亞裔──沈默的少數族裔：美國歧視亞裔現象面面觀

Asian American──A Reticent Minority: An Overview of the Anti- Asian Phenomenon in the USA

自新冠病毒大流行以來，美國亞裔受到的歧視和攻擊急劇上升。一方面這與新冠病毒被政治化有關，但是也反映了美國社會對亞裔的系統性歧視。在長達一個多世紀裡，亞裔因經濟、種族以及其他原因受到了美國主流社會的歧視。在經過艱苦努力之後，亞裔在經濟上和教育程度上取得了巨大的成功， 被美國人認為是一個模範少數族裔，似乎已然融入美國社會。然而情況並非如此，亞裔受歧視的隱性使得問題更加糟糕，也導致公共政策不再關注亞裔問題。本文試圖從歷史和現實兩個層面剖析亞裔最近遭受攻擊的深層原因，以期為緩解和解決問題提供更為可行的方案。

Discrimination against, and assaults on, Asian-Americans have risen dramatically since the Covid-19 pandemic. This is partly owing to politicization of the pandemic, but it also reflects the systemic discrimination against Asian-Americans which is deeply rooted in American culture. For more than a century, Asian-Americans have been discriminated against for various reasons, including economic competition and racial bias among others. Through diligent work, Asian-Americans have achieved enormous success financially and educationally and been viewed as a “model minority” in the United States. It might seem that Asian-Americans have integrated well into American society. However, facts prove otherwise. Discrimination against Asian-Americans has never stopped; indeed, it has got worse. The hidden nature of this discrimination means that it fails to win public attention, resulting in little public policy devoted to addressing the issue. This article analyzes the root causes of the discrimination against Asian-Americans from both a historical and contemporary context with the purpose of developing a more practical solution to alleviate and solve the issue.