TEDxKakumaCamp
Halima Aden: How I went from child refugee to international model
哈利玛·亚登: 我是如何从难民儿童变成国际知名模特的
Filmed:
Readability: 4.2
1,498,890 views
哈利玛·亚登是第一个戴着希贾布头巾登上时尚杂志的女性，书写了新的历史篇章。现在她回到了肯尼亚的卡库玛难民营——这片生她养她直到她七岁的土地。她要向大家分享她的励志经历——从难民儿童变为国际知名模特。
Double-click the English transcript below to play the video.
00:13
This is me at age seven.
0
1592
2217
这是我七岁的时候，
00:17
And this is also me.
1
5839
1698
这也是我。
00:21
(Applause and cheering)
2
9160
3661
（掌声和欢呼）
00:24
To be standing here in Kakuma
refugee camp feels so surreal,
refugee camp feels so surreal,
3
12845
4346
能够站在卡库马难民营做演讲，
感觉是那么的不真实，
感觉是那么的不真实，
我的内心不禁感慨良多。
00:29
and I'm overcome with so much emotion.
4
17215
2461
00:32
These very grounds are where I was born
5
20255
2003
我出生在卡库马这片土地，
00:34
and spent the first
seven years of my life.
seven years of my life.
6
22282
2177
也在这里度过了我人生的第一个七年，
00:37
I think many people are surprised to hear
7
25878
2080
我想很多人听到
00:39
that I had a great upbringing
here at Kakuma.
here at Kakuma.
8
27982
2529
我能在卡库马受到良好的教育
都很惊讶，
都很惊讶，
（在这片土地）我很开心，
00:43
But I was happy,
9
31250
1249
00:44
I was smart, I had friends
10
32523
2466
我很聪明，还交了许多朋友，
00:47
and above all, I had hope
for a brighter future.
for a brighter future.
11
35013
2895
最重要的是，我相信
我的未来是光明的。
我的未来是光明的。
00:50
That's not to say that we didn't
have our obstacles.
have our obstacles.
12
38842
3079
那不是说我们没有任何障碍了，
我的意思是，
生存在这儿本身就是困难的。
生存在这儿本身就是困难的。
00:53
I mean, boy were there struggles.
13
41945
1631
00:55
I would sometimes get sick with malaria
14
43600
2490
有时候我会感染疟疾，
00:58
and didn't always know
where our next meal would come from.
where our next meal would come from.
15
46114
3458
而且总是吃了上顿不知道
还有没有下顿，
还有没有下顿，
01:01
But the sense of community
that is here in Kakuma
that is here in Kakuma
16
49596
3426
但是在卡库玛，
大家对这个社区有着很强的归属感，
大家对这个社区有着很强的归属感，
01:05
and the pride that everyone here possesses
17
53046
2445
还为身为这个社区的一份子感到自豪，
01:07
is simply unparalleled.
18
55515
1959
这些感情都是无可比拟的。
01:11
When I was younger,
I remember conflicts breaking out.
I remember conflicts breaking out.
19
59716
3055
早些年的时候，
我记得冲突时常爆发，
我记得冲突时常爆发，
01:15
That tends to happen when people
come from different backgrounds
come from different backgrounds
20
63155
3259
主要是因为大家有着不同的背景，
01:18
and don't speak the same language.
21
66438
1864
说着不同的语言。
01:20
Eventually, Swahili --
22
68326
1281
最终，斯瓦希里——
01:21
the main language here --
23
69631
1239
这里的主要语言——
01:22
became our common ground.
24
70894
1202
成为了我们共同的根基。
01:24
I made friends with the kids at the camp
25
72867
1928
我和难民营的孩子们成为了朋友，
01:26
and even started embracing
some of their cultures,
some of their cultures,
26
74819
2683
甚至开始接受他们中一些人的文化，
01:29
celebrating holidays like Christmas
even though I was raised Muslim.
even though I was raised Muslim.
27
77526
3646
比如庆祝像圣诞节一样的节日，
即便我生长在穆斯林的家庭，
即便我生长在穆斯林的家庭，
01:33
The other kids would embrace
my culture as well,
my culture as well,
28
81772
2690
其他的孩子们也同样会接受我的文化，
01:36
sometimes even praying right alongside me.
29
84486
2425
有时候他们甚至会在我身旁一起做祷告。
01:39
It was easy, as children,
to come together,
to come together,
30
87943
2718
孩子们总是很容易就打成一片，
01:42
blend all of our beliefs
31
90685
1452
将我们的信仰融合在一起，
01:44
to form our own unique,
multicultural environment.
multicultural environment.
32
92161
3455
形成一个独一无二的多元文化环境。
01:49
My name is Halima Aden
33
97258
1718
我的名字是哈利玛·亚登，
01:51
and I'm a black, Muslim,
Somali-American from Kenya.
Somali-American from Kenya.
34
99000
3680
我是一个黑人，信奉伊斯兰教，
我还是索马里裔的美国人，来自肯尼亚。
我还是索马里裔的美国人，来自肯尼亚。
01:56
(Applause)
35
104030
2958
（掌声）
01:59
Some have called me a trailblazer --
36
107012
2267
有些人称我为先锋——
02:01
I was the first Muslim
homecoming queen at my high school,
homecoming queen at my high school,
37
109303
3019
我是我高中返校日舞会上
第一个获得皇后桂冠的穆斯林，
第一个获得皇后桂冠的穆斯林，
02:04
the first Somali student
senator at my college
senator at my college
38
112346
2763
我是我大学里第一个索马里裔的议员，
02:07
and the first hijab-wearing
woman in many places,
woman in many places,
39
115133
2807
还是第一个在许多场合
带希贾布头巾的女性，
带希贾布头巾的女性，
02:09
like the Miss Minnesota USA
beauty pageant,
beauty pageant,
40
117964
2971
如明尼苏达州举办的美国小姐选拔赛，
02:12
the runways of Milan
and New York Fashion Weeks
and New York Fashion Weeks
41
120959
3059
米兰和纽约时装周的舞台上，
02:16
and even on the historic cover
of British "Vogue."
of British "Vogue."
42
124042
3038
甚至我还破天荒的登上了
英国《时尚》杂志的封面。
英国《时尚》杂志的封面。
02:19
As you can see,
43
127778
1150
正如大家所看到的，
02:21
I'm not afraid to be the first,
to step out on my own,
to step out on my own,
44
129730
3119
我不惧怕成为一名先锋，
踏出自己的舒服区，
踏出自己的舒服区，
02:24
to take risks and seek change,
45
132873
1596
去冒险，去寻求改变，
02:26
because that's what being
a minority is about.
a minority is about.
46
134493
2501
因为成为少数群体的意义所在，
02:29
It's about using yourself
as a vessel to create change
as a vessel to create change
47
137018
2921
就是要将自己当成创造改变的媒体，
02:31
and being a human representation
for the power of diversity.
for the power of diversity.
48
139963
4513
成为展现多元力量的人类大使，
02:36
And now I use my platform to spread
an important message of acceptance.
an important message of acceptance.
49
144500
4032
现在我在利用自己的平台，
传递包容开放的重要信息，
传递包容开放的重要信息，
02:42
But it hasn't always been easy.
50
150472
1620
但这并非易事。
02:44
When we first arrived to the United States
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
and made St. Louis, Missouri home,
51
152726
3809
在我初次抵达美国，
在圣路易斯密苏里州安家后，
在圣路易斯密苏里州安家后，
02:49
I remember asking my mom,
"Is this really America?"
"Is this really America?"
52
157464
3963
我记得我问我的母亲，
“这真的是美国吗？”
“这真的是美国吗？”
02:54
There were things
that were sadly familiar,
that were sadly familiar,
53
162194
2874
因为有一些事让我觉得熟悉的悲哀，
02:57
like hearing gunshots at night
54
165092
1522
像在半夜听到枪声，
02:58
and the streets looking impoverished.
55
166638
1828
街道看起来那么的穷困，
03:01
But there were things
that were also very different.
that were also very different.
56
169328
2836
但也有一些非常不同的地方。
03:04
Like when I started first grade,
57
172188
1688
比如在我上一年级的时候，
03:05
I noticed how the kids played in groups.
58
173900
2108
我注意到孩子们都是
分小团体玩耍的，
分小团体玩耍的，
03:08
In America, we call them "cliques."
59
176032
2126
在美国，我们称之为“小圈子”
03:10
Back here, we all played together.
60
178182
2235
而在卡库玛，我们是大家一起玩的。
03:13
Gender didn't matter,
61
181024
1571
性别无关紧要，
03:14
and race most certainly never mattered.
62
182619
2145
种族更加不是问题。
03:17
I remember asking myself,
63
185246
2159
我记得我问自己，
03:19
"Why don't they understand Swahili?
64
187429
1912
为什么他们听不懂斯瓦希里语呢？
03:21
Swahili is the language
that brings people together."
that brings people together."
65
189653
2939
斯瓦希里语可以让人团结在一起。
03:26
To make matters worse,
66
194605
1182
更糟糕的是，
03:27
the school I was enrolled in
didn't have an English immersion program.
didn't have an English immersion program.
67
195811
3702
我上的那所学校不提供
全英文培训课程，
全英文培训课程，
03:32
So everyday I would get up,
68
200033
2192
虽然（和其他同学一样）
我每天起床，
我每天起床，
03:34
go to school, sit in my desk
69
202249
2095
上学，坐在课桌前，
但我却什么都没学到。
03:36
and never learn a thing.
70
204368
1217
03:38
This is when I started losing hope,
71
206773
1997
我开始失去希望，
03:40
and I wanted nothing more
than return to Kakuma,
than return to Kakuma,
72
208794
3082
一心只想回到卡库玛，
03:43
a refugee camp.
73
211900
1156
一个难民营。
03:47
Soon, my mother learned
that many Somalis found refuge
that many Somalis found refuge
74
215838
2909
很快，我母亲得知许多索马里人
在明尼苏达州的一个小镇上
找到了一处容身之所，
找到了一处容身之所，
03:50
in a small town in Minnesota.
75
218771
1942
03:53
So when I was eight,
we moved to Minnesota.
we moved to Minnesota.
76
221113
2770
所以在我八岁的时候，
我们就搬去了明尼苏达州。
我们就搬去了明尼苏达州。
03:57
My life changed as I met
other students who spoke Somali,
other students who spoke Somali,
77
225326
4114
我的生活在就此完全改变了，
我遇到了其他同样说索马里语的学生，
我遇到了其他同样说索马里语的学生，
参加了全英文培训课程，
04:01
attended a school that had
an English immersion program
an English immersion program
78
229464
3255
还遇到了一些不辞劳苦，
真心付出的老师，
真心付出的老师，
04:04
and found teachers that would go
above and beyond,
above and beyond,
79
232743
2739
04:07
staying there after school hours
and lunch breaks,
and lunch breaks,
80
235506
2650
愿意在放学后或者午餐时间留下来，
04:10
dedicated to helping me
find success in the classroom.
find success in the classroom.
81
238180
3126
帮助我在学业上重新取得成功。
04:14
Being a child refugee has taught me
that one could be stripped of everything:
that one could be stripped of everything:
82
242427
4905
身为一个难民营的孩子，
我知道我们随时会失去一切：
我知道我们随时会失去一切：
04:19
food, shelter, clean drinking water,
83
247356
2944
食物，住所，干净的饮用水，
甚至友谊，
04:22
even friendship,
84
250324
1589
04:23
but the one thing that no one
could ever take away from you
could ever take away from you
85
251937
3079
唯有一样不会被夺走的东西
04:27
is your education.
86
255040
1331
那就是教育。
04:28
So I made studying my top priority
87
256778
2755
所以我把教育摆在了优先的位置，
04:31
and soon started flourishing
within the classroom.
within the classroom.
88
259557
2548
很快我就在教室里崭露头角。
04:36
As I grew older,
I became more aware of others
I became more aware of others
89
264154
3227
随着年龄的增长，
我更懂得了人情世故，
我更懂得了人情世故，
04:39
and how they viewed
my race and background.
my race and background.
90
267405
2407
以及其他人如何看待我的种族和背景。
04:42
Specifically, when I started
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
wearing the head scarf known as a hijab.
91
270303
3367
尤其是，在我开始戴上头巾，即希贾布的时候。
04:46
When I first started
wearing it, I was excited.
wearing it, I was excited.
92
274665
2653
第一次戴头巾的时候，我很兴奋，
04:49
I remember admiring my mother's,
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
and I wanted to emulate her beauty.
93
277342
4689
我记得我很喜欢我母亲的头巾，
我想像她戴上头巾时一样美丽，
我想像她戴上头巾时一样美丽，
但在我上中学时，
04:54
But when I started middle school,
94
282055
2237
04:56
the students teased me
about not having hair,
about not having hair,
95
284316
2776
我的同学们嘲笑我，说我没有头发，
04:59
so to prove them wrong,
96
287116
1610
为了证明他们错了，
05:00
I started showing them my hair --
97
288750
2443
我开始给他们展示我的头发，
05:03
something that goes against my beliefs,
but something I felt pressured to do.
but something I felt pressured to do.
98
291217
4104
虽然这与我的信仰相悖，
但却是我不得不做的，
但却是我不得不做的，
05:07
I wanted so badly to fit in at the time.
99
295943
2364
因为那个时候我太想融入他们的群体。
05:12
When I reflect on the issues
of race, religion, identity,
of race, religion, identity,
100
300620
5039
当我回想起关于种族，信仰和身份
这些问题时，
这些问题时，
05:17
a lot of painful memories come to mind.
101
305683
2306
许多痛苦的回忆涌上心头。
05:20
It would be easy for me to blame
those of another culture
those of another culture
102
308644
3290
也许指责那些因为不同文化背景
而给我带来痛苦的人会让我好受得多，
05:23
for making me feel the pain I felt,
103
311958
2726
05:26
but when I think deeper,
104
314708
1413
但想深一层，
05:28
I also recognize that the most impactful,
105
316145
2904
我意识到曾经发生在我身上，
影响我最深，
影响我最深，
05:31
positive, life-changing events
that have happened to me
that have happened to me
106
319073
3508
最积极，彻底改变我命运的事件，
都是多亏于那些与我不同的人。
05:34
are thanks to those people
who are different than me.
who are different than me.
107
322605
2619
05:38
It was at this moment that I decided
to step outside of my comfort zone
to step outside of my comfort zone
108
326600
3659
而正是那一刻，
我决定我要踏出我的舒服区，
我决定我要踏出我的舒服区，
05:42
and compete in a pageant
wearing a hijab and burkini.
wearing a hijab and burkini.
109
330283
3154
戴上希贾布头巾和穿上博基尼泳衣
参加选美比赛。
参加选美比赛。
05:46
I saw it as an opportunity
to be a voice for women
to be a voice for women
110
334422
3097
我将这个比赛看作一次
为女性发声的机会，
为女性发声的机会，
05:49
who, like myself,
had felt underrepresented.
had felt underrepresented.
111
337543
2532
尤其是像我自己这样的女性，
因为没有人为我们代言。
因为没有人为我们代言。
05:53
And although I didn't capture the crown,
112
341767
2057
尽管我没有夺得桂冠，
05:55
that experience opened
so many doors for me.
so many doors for me.
113
343848
2451
但那段经历为我开启了许多大门。
05:58
I was receiving emails and messages
from women all over the world,
from women all over the world,
114
346952
3991
我收到了许多来自世界各地的女性
发给我的邮件和信息，
发给我的邮件和信息，
06:02
telling me that I've inspired them
by simply staying true to myself.
by simply staying true to myself.
115
350967
4191
告诉我，是我坚持做自己的精神
激励了她们。
激励了她们。
06:08
The other "firsts" kept coming.
116
356107
1946
因此许许多多的“第一次”接踵而来，
06:10
I was invited to New York City
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
by fashion icon Carine Roitfeld
117
358763
4741
我受到了时尚偶像卡琳·洛菲德的
邀请前往纽约
邀请前往纽约
06:15
to shoot my very first editorial.
118
363528
2223
拍摄我的第一组时尚写真。
06:18
It was around this time that I became
the first hijab-wearing model,
the first hijab-wearing model,
119
366212
3564
而正是那时候，
我成为了第一个戴希贾布头巾的模特，
我成为了第一个戴希贾布头巾的模特，
06:21
and in my first year,
120
369800
1544
在（我工作的）第一年里，
06:23
I graced the covers
of nine fashion magazines.
of nine fashion magazines.
121
371368
3278
我登上了九本时尚杂志的封面，
06:27
It was a whirlwind, to say the least.
122
375210
2757
毫不夸张的说，
这一切就像一场旋风一样。
这一切就像一场旋风一样。
06:29
But with all the overnight success,
123
377991
2369
但即使我一夜成名，
06:32
there was one thing
that remained constant --
that remained constant --
124
380384
2920
有一点始终不变的是，
06:35
the thought that this could be
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
what brings me back here to Kakuma,
125
383328
3787
让我也许会重返这里，
重返卡库玛的想法，
重返卡库玛的想法，
06:39
the place that I call home.
126
387139
1634
这片我称为家的土地。
06:42
And just a few months ago,
something incredible happened to me.
something incredible happened to me.
127
390780
4197
几个月之前，一件不可思议的事
发生在我身上了，
发生在我身上了，
06:47
I was in New York City, on a photo shoot,
128
395767
2643
当时我在纽约拍摄一组照片，
06:50
when I met South Sudanese
model Adut Akech,
model Adut Akech,
129
398434
3049
就在那我遇到了一个来自南苏丹的
模特阿度特·艾凯奇（Adut Akech），
模特阿度特·艾凯奇（Adut Akech），
06:53
who also happened to be born
right here in Kakuma.
right here in Kakuma.
130
401507
3121
她恰巧也出生在这儿，卡库玛。
06:58
That experience in itself
is the definition of hope.
is the definition of hope.
131
406163
3727
那段经历向我们诠释了什么叫希望，
07:02
I mean, just imagine:
132
410399
1940
我的意思是，想象一下，
07:04
two girls born in the same refugee camp,
133
412363
3642
两个来自同一个难民营的女孩，
07:08
reunited for the first time
on the cover of British "Vogue."
on the cover of British "Vogue."
134
416029
3942
因为拍摄英国《时尚》杂志，
而首次团聚了。
而首次团聚了。
07:12
(Applause and cheering)
135
420557
5532
（掌声和欢呼）
07:18
I was given the distinct pleasure
of partnering up with UNICEF,
of partnering up with UNICEF,
136
426740
3763
我受到了莫大的殊荣，
能够和联合国儿童基金会合作，
能够和联合国儿童基金会合作，
07:22
knowing firsthand the work
that they do for children in need.
that they do for children in need.
137
430527
3623
直接了解到他们为需要帮助的儿童
所做的一切。
所做的一切。
07:27
And I want you to remember
138
435286
1660
我希望大家可以记住，
07:28
that although the children
here may be refugees,
here may be refugees,
139
436970
3006
卡库玛里的孩子也许是难民，
07:33
they are children.
140
441016
1897
但他们依然是孩子。
他们同样应该享有发展，
抱有希望，拥有梦想——
抱有希望，拥有梦想——
07:35
They deserve every opportunity
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
to flourish, to hope, to dream --
141
443230
5095
07:41
to be successful.
142
449114
1628
取得成功的机会。
07:44
My story began right here
in Kakuma refugee camp,
in Kakuma refugee camp,
143
452522
4711
因为我的故事，
不就发生在卡库玛难民营里吗？
不就发生在卡库玛难民营里吗？
07:49
a place of hope.
144
457257
1754
这片充满希望的土地。
07:51
Thank you.
145
459501
1151
谢谢大家。
07:52
(Applause)
146
460676
4585
（掌声）
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Halima Aden - ModelHalima Aden was the first ever hijab-wearing fashion model.
Why you should listen
Somali-American model Halima Aden was born in Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya, after her family fled civil war in Somalia. She lived there for seven years before traveling to the United States and settling in St. Louis. Though she spoke Somali and Swahili, Aden was thrust into an English-speaking school system that lacked a language immersion curriculum entirely. Despite this seeming detriment, she quickly found herself in advanced placement English classes in high school, outperforming her classmates and demonstrating the resilience that makes her a powerhouse today.
Aden first made headlines after competing in the Miss USA state pageant, wearing a hijab and sporting a burkini in the swimsuit portion of the competition -- a first in the 65-year history of the event. She finished among the top 15 finalists, and her performance caught the eye of Carine Roitfeld, who recruited her to appear in what was Aden's first editorial. The CR Fashion Book cover, however, came as a surprise to Aden and marked the beginning of a new cultural phenomenon. Since then, she has covered Vogue Arabia, British Vogue, Teen Vogue, Grazia UK, S Moda and Allure, in which the publication heralded her as an all-American beauty, a crucial acknowledgment for America's Muslim community. Aden's editorial credits also include Harper's Bazaar and Glamour, and she appeared on the runway for Yeezy, Alberta Ferretti, Max Mara, Philipp Plein and Dolce & Gabbana. Rihanna tapped her to appear in the campaign for her inclusive beauty brand, Fenty Beauty.
Aden was recently named an official UNICEF Ambassador. When she's not working, she covets time spent with family and friends on the couch indulging in Netflix marathons.
Halima Aden | Speaker | TED.com