在 AANHPI 遗产月期间，让我们庆祝亚裔美国人，而不仅仅是亚洲人

通常，表彰亚裔美国人贡献的尝试都会失败，因为人们不区分亚裔美国人和美国以外的其他亚裔社区。

Every May, the nation celebrates Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month. While this is a time to recognize the contributions and resilience of AANHPIs, it's also crucial to address a common misconception that often undermines these efforts.

每年五月，全国都会庆祝亚裔美国人和夏威夷原住民/太平洋岛民 (AANHPI) 传统月。虽然现在是表彰 AANHPI 的贡献和韧性的时候，但解决经常破坏这些努力的常见误解也至关重要。

Many people tend to conflate Asian Americans with other Asian communities outside the US, rendering the attempts at honoring AANHPIs less impactful. To clarify, the second "A" in "AANHPI" stands for American, distinguishing this group from Asians living in other parts of the world.

许多人倾向于将亚裔美国人与美国以外的其他亚裔社区混为一谈，这使得表彰 AANHPI 的努力效果不那么明显。需要澄清的是，“AANHPI”中的第二个“A”代表美国人，将这一群体与生活在世界其他地区的亚洲人区分开来。

For instance, this year, Billboard featured South Korean DJ-producer Peggy Gou on their cover for the first-ever "AAPI" issue. However, Gou was raised in Europe and currently resides there, making her part of the Korean European community rather than Asian American.

例如，今年《公告牌》首期“AAPI”杂志的封面人物是韩国 DJ 制作人 Peggy Gou。然而，郭台铭在欧洲长大，目前居住在那里，这使她成为韩国欧洲社区的一部分，而不是亚裔美国人。

Similarly, the publication celebrated AAPI Heritage Month with a chart highlighting 10 Billboard achievements by various Asian artists. While this list included well-known Asian stars like Psy and K-pop sensations BTS, only one of them—Mark Tuan of the K-pop group GOT7—is an actual Asian American.

同样，该出版物还用图表突出了不同亚洲艺术家的 10 项公告牌成就，以庆祝亚太裔传统月。虽然这份名单包括像 Psy 和韩国流行音乐明星 BTS 这样的知名亚洲明星，但其中只有一位—​​—韩国流行乐队 GOT7 的 Mark Tuan——是真正的亚裔美国人。

Another example can be seen in GRAMMY.com's "genre-spanning playlist" released to "celebrate AAPI artists." Upon closer examination, it becomes evident that most artists featured were from Asia or Europe; for example, the South Korean K-pop boy band ATEEZ and Icelandic singer-songwriter Laufey.

另一个例子可以在 GRAMMY.com 为“庆祝 AAPI 艺术家”而发布的“跨流派播放列表”中看到。经过仔细检查，我们发现大多数艺术家都来自亚洲或欧洲。例如，韩国韩国流行男孩乐队 ATEEZ 和冰岛创作型歌手 Laufey。

This tendency to highlight Asians who spent their lives outside the US is a pervasive issue that extends beyond print and digital media.

这种强调在美国境外度过生活的亚洲人的倾向是一个普遍存在的问题，其影响超出了印刷媒体和数字媒体的范围。

For instance, last year's "Good Morning America" television segment paid tribute to Asian American Heritage Month by discussing the soaring popularity of the Korean language. However, K-culture blogger Kat Turner noted that the segment didn't feature a single individual from the AANHPI community.

例如，去年的“早安美国”电视节目通过讨论韩语的飙升受欢迎程度来向亚裔美国人传统月致敬。然而，韩国文化博主 Kat Turner 指出，该片段中没有任何来自 AANHPI 社区的个人。

Instead, it focused on two white women discussing their Korean language learning experiences and the South Korean CEO and co-founder of the Korean language learning platform Talk To Me In Korean, Hyunwoo Sun.

相反，它的重点是两名白人女性讨论她们的韩语学习经历，以及韩语学习平台“用韩语跟我说话”的韩国首席执行官兼联合创始人 Hyunwoo Sun。

"Imagine if the story had profiled Korean Americans learning their ancestral language," Turner remarked. It's disheartening that AANHPIs are usually overlooked in American media, prompting outlets to reach out to non-Americans instead.

“想象一下，如果这个故事描述了韩裔美国人学习他们祖先的语言，”特纳评论道。令人沮丧的是，美国媒体通常忽视 AANHPI，这促使媒体转而接触非美国人。

Furthermore, a study by the Asian American Foundation found that over 50% of Americans couldn't name a single famous Asian American. Among those who could, Jackie Chan, who isn't even an Asian American (he's from Hong Kong), was mentioned most frequently. The same goes for Chinese-Malaysian actress Michelle Yeoh, despite her being of Asian descent.

此外，亚裔美国人基金会的一项研究发现，超过50%的美国人无法说出一位著名的亚裔美国人的名字。在那些能做到这一点的人中，最常被提及的是成龙，他甚至不是亚裔美国人（他来自香港）。马来西亚华裔女演员杨紫琼也是如此，尽管她有亚洲血统。

This misclassification of Asian Americans with Asian communities elsewhere or with diasporas outside the US leads to an unfortunate reality where Asian Americans continue to be perceived as outsiders in their own country.

这种对亚裔美国人与其他地方的亚裔社区或美国境外侨民的错误分类导致了一个不幸的现实，即亚裔美国人在自己的国家仍然被视为局外人。

If media organizations continue to publicize Asian folk beyond the US during Asian American Heritage Month, they miss out on countless instances to spotlight and uplift the AANHPI community, ultimately contributing to the general public's lack of awareness of Asian Americans' accomplishments.

如果媒体机构在亚裔美国人传统月期间继续宣传美国以外的亚裔民间活动，他们就会错过无数次关注和提升 AANHPI 社区的机会，最终导致公众对亚裔美国人的成就缺乏认识。

There are plenty of Asian Americans with breakthrough achievements, like Lulu Wang, the Chinese-American filmmaker who directed "The Farewell," and Mindy Kaling, the Indian-American icon who has acted in, written, and directed various shows, including "The Office" and "The Mindy Project."

有很多亚裔美国人取得了突破性的成就，比如执导了《别告诉她》的华裔电影制片人王璐璐，以及曾参演、编剧和导演了多部电视剧的印裔美国偶像明迪·卡林，其中包括《别告诉她》。办公室”和“明迪项目”。

Moreover, Steven Yeun, a Korean-American actor, is well-known for his leading roles in "The Walking Dead" series and the award-winning show "Beef." He also has impressive works in the cinema.

此外，韩裔美国演员史蒂文·元（Steven Yeun）因主演《行尸走肉》系列和获奖电视剧《牛肉》而闻名。他在电影界也有令人印象深刻的作品。

In the music industry, we have massive names like Bruno Mars and Olivia Rodrigo, along with indie favorites such as Mitski and Japanese Breakfast, and up-and-coming artists like Sarah Kinsley, keshi, Lyn Lapid, and Audrey Nuna.

在音乐界，我们拥有 Bruno Mars 和 Olivia Rodrigo 等巨星，还有 Mitski 和 Japanese Breakfast 等独立音乐人，以及 Sarah Kinsley、keshi、Lyn Lapid 和 Audrey Nuna 等崭露头角的艺术家。

I hope that by May, media outlets will acknowledge that there's no need to search for Asian talent abroad since there is so much talent right here in the United States.

我希望到五月份，媒体会承认没有必要在国外寻找亚洲人才，因为美国有这么多的人才。