论当代亚裔美国人的精神生存空间

具有公民身份的亚裔美国人及其后代目前仍被美国主流社会视为“异国人”或“外来者”。尽管相当一部分亚裔美国人在经济上融入美国中产阶级、意识形态上认同美国的社会制度和核心价值观 ,可是根深蒂固的种族偏见、80年代涌入美国的亚洲难民潮、美国与亚洲的经贸关系以及美国媒体关于亚裔人的舆论导向 ,均使亚裔美国人的精神生活处于一种两难境地 :名义上他们是美国公民 ,实际上是自己国家里的外国人 ,被隔绝在主流社会之外。亚裔美国人的这种特殊的精神生存状态将导致亚裔族群意识的集体觉醒

On Asian Americans' Psychical Dilemma

Despite many Asian Americans being longtime legitimate U.S. citizens, many people continually view and treat them as outsiders or foreigners. Although many of Asian Americans are well educated and living comfortable middle- class life style, their material gains have not yielded social acceptance. Due to the deeply rooted racial prejudice, the influx of Asian refugees, the impact of Asian economy on the anti - Asian sentiment and the misleading of the “Model Minority” thesis, Asian Americans are psychically living in a dilemma: on one hand, they are U.S. citizens, on the other, they are still viewed as foreigners in their own country, isolated from the mainstream. This psychical dilemma has potential for heightening pan- Asian awareness, the recognition of common experience and interests among various Asian subgroups.