ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Priya Vulchi - Social entrepreneur, student activist
Priya Vulchi is traveling to all US states with her friend Winona Guo, learning and listening to stories about race.

Why you should listen

For a collective future of racial justice, we must educate and empower our young generation now. Yet, the first time 18-year-olds Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo were required to talk about race in school was the 10th grade. 

That same year, Vulchi co-founded CHOOSE with Guo to equip us all with the tools we lack to both talk about race and act toward systemic change. Their latest publication, a racial literacy textbook and toolkit for educators called The Classroom Index, has been recognized by Princeton University's Prize in Race Relations & Not in Our Town's Unity Award, featured in Teen Vogue, the Philadelphia Inquirer, & the Huffington Post, and called a “social innovation more necessary than the iPhone” by Professor Ruha Benjamin. Currently on a gap year before attending Princeton University, Vulchi and Guo have been traveling to all US states collecting hundreds of powerful stories about race, culture, and intersectionality for another book to be released in spring 2019. Follow their journey on princetonchoose.org or @princetonchoose on Instagram and Facebook.

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Winona Guo - Social entrepreneur, student activist
Winona Guo is spending her gap year traveling to all US states with her friend Priya Vulchi, learning and listening to stories about race and trying to find innovative ways to tackle inequity.

Why you should listen

For a collective future of racial justice, we must educate and empower our young generation now. Yet, the first time 18-year-olds Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi were required to talk about race in school was the 10th grade.

That same year, Guo co-founded CHOOSE with Vulchi to equip us all with the tools we lack to both talk about race and act toward systemic change. Their latest publication, a racial literacy textbook and toolkit for educators called The Classroom Index, has been recognized by Princeton University's Prize in Race Relations & Not in Our Town's Unity Award, featured in Teen Vogue, the Philadelphia Inquirer, & the Huffington Post, and called a “social innovation more necessary than the iPhone” by Professor Ruha Benjamin. Currently on a gap year before attending Harvard University, Guo and Vulchi have been traveling to all US states collecting hundreds of powerful stories about race, culture, and intersectionality for another book to be released in spring 2019. Follow their journey on princetonchoose.org or @princetonchoose on Instagram and Facebook.

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Winona Guo | Speaker | TED.com
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Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo: What it takes to be racially literate

普莉雅伍爾奇 & 薇諾娜郭: 需要什麼來達到種族識能

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去年普莉雅伍爾奇與薇諾娜郭造訪了美國 50 州,收集關於種族和多元交織性的個人故事。現在她們的任務是要讓每一位美國人都能夠有足夠的工具,來協助了解、指引和改善這個由種族分裂所建構成的世界。在這場動態的演說中,普莉雅伍爾奇與薇諾娜郭把她們收集到的個人故事和研究與統計數字搭配連結,揭示出我們在種族識能上的兩項根本隔閡,並說明我們能如何去克服。
- Social entrepreneur, student activist
Priya Vulchi is traveling to all US states with her friend Winona Guo, learning and listening to stories about race. Full bio - Social entrepreneur, student activist
Winona Guo is spending her gap year traveling to all US states with her friend Priya Vulchi, learning and listening to stories about race and trying to find innovative ways to tackle inequity. Full bio

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Priya普里亞 VulchiVulchi: Four years年份 ago,
we really thought we understood了解 racism種族主義.
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普莉雅伍爾奇:四年前,
我們真的以為我們了解種族主義。
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Just like many許多 of you here today今天,
we had experienced有經驗的 and heard聽說 stories故事
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就像今天在座許多人一樣,
我們都經歷過也聽過
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about race種族, about prejudice偏見,
discrimination區別 and stereotyping定型
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關於種族、偏見、歧視,
及刻板印象的故事,
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and we were like, "We get it,
racism種族主義, we got it, we got it."
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我們心想:「我們懂啦,
種族主義嘛,我們懂的。」
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But we weren't even close.
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但其實我們離「懂」還差得遠呢。
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Winona薇諾娜 Guo: So we decided決定
that we had to listen and learn學習 more.
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薇諾娜郭:所以,我們決定
我們得要再多聽多學。
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We talked to as many許多
random隨機 people as we could
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我們盡可能與很多
隨機選中的人交談,
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and collected hundreds數以百計
of personal個人 stories故事 about race種族,
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收集了數百個個人的種族相關故事,
00:40
stories故事 that revealed透露 how racial種族 injustice不公正
is a nationwide全國 epidemic疫情
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這些故事揭露出種族不公平
是全國都在流行的狀況,
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that we ourselves我們自己 spread傳播
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且是我們自己散播出去的,
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and now can't seem似乎
to recognize認識 or get rid擺脫 of.
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現在似乎卻無法承認或擺脫它。
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PVPV: We're not there yet然而.
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普:我們還沒達到目標。
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Today今天, we are here to raise提高
our standards標準 of racial種族 literacy讀寫能力,
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今天,我們來這裡是要提高
我們對於種族識能的標準,
00:56
to redefine重新定義 what it means手段
to be racially種族 literate識字.
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重新定義具有種族識能的意義。
01:00
WG工作組: We want everywhere到處
across橫過 the United聯合的 States狀態
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薇:我們希望在美國各地,
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for our youngest最年輕的 and future未來 generations
to grow增長 up equipped裝備
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我們最年輕的一代
以及未來的世代在成長的過程中,
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with the tools工具 to understand理解,
navigate導航 and improve提高
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都能夠有足夠的工具,
來協助了解、指引,和改善
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a world世界 structured結構化的 by racial種族 division.
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這個由種族分裂所建構成的世界。
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We want us all to imagine想像
the community社區 as a place地點
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我希望所有人能夠把
這個共同社會想為這樣的地方:
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where we not only feel proud驕傲
of our own擁有 backgrounds背景,
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在這裡,我們不僅為
我們自己的背景感到驕傲,
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but can also invest投資 in others'其他'
experiences經驗 as if they were our own擁有.
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同時也能投資他人的經驗,
彷彿那是我們自己的經驗一樣。
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PVPV: We just graduated畢業
from high school學校 this past過去 June六月.
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普:我們去年六月才剛從高中畢業。
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WG工作組: And you'd think --
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薇:你們可能會認為——
01:28
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
01:31
And you'd think after 12 years年份
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你們可能會認為,經過了十二年,
01:34
somebody in or out of the classroom課堂
would have helped幫助 us understand理解 --
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教室內或教室外總會
有人協助我們了解——
01:37
PVPV: At a basic基本 level水平 at least最小 --
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普:至少在最基本的層級上——
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WG工作組: The society社會 we live生活 in.
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薇:了解我們所處的社會。
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PVPV: The truth真相 for almost幾乎
all our classmates同學 is that they don't.
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普:對我們絕大多數的
同學而言,事實是「沒有」。
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WG工作組: In communities社區 around our country國家,
so many許多 of which哪一個 are racially種族 divided分為,
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薇:我們國內有好多的
社區都被種族給分裂,
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PVPV: If you don't go searching搜索
for an education教育 about race種族,
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普:如果你不去尋找
關於種族的教育,
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for racial種族 literacy讀寫能力 --
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尋找種族識能,
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WG工作組: You won't慣於 get it.
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薇:你就得不到。
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It won't慣於 just come to you.
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它不會自己來找你。
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PVPV: Even when we did
have conversations對話 about race種族,
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普:就算我們已有關於種族的對話,
02:00
our understanding理解 was always superficial.
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我們的了解仍然是很表面的。
02:03
We realized實現 that there are two big gaps空白
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我們發現在我們的種族識能當中
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in our racial種族 literacy讀寫能力.
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有兩個巨大的隔閡。
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WG工作組: First, the heart gap間隙:
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薇:第一個是心的隔閡:
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an inability無力 to understand理解
each of our experiences經驗,
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無法理解我們的每一次經歷,
02:15
to fiercely激烈 and unapologetically辯解
be compassionate富於同情心的 beyond lip service服務.
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激烈而毫不抱歉地表達出
超越口頭話的同理心。
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PVPV: And second第二, the mind心神 gap間隙:
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普:第二個是腦的隔閡:
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an inability無力 to understand理解 the larger,
systemic系統的 ways方法 in which哪一個 racism種族主義 operates操作.
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無法了解種族主義所採用的
更大、系統化的運作方式。
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WG工作組: First, the heart gap間隙.
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薇:首先,心的隔閡。
02:35
To be fair公平, race種族 did pop流行的 up
a few少數 times in school學校, growing生長 up.
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老實說,在成長過程中,
種族的確有在學校中出現幾次。
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We all defend保衛 our social社會 justice正義 education教育
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我們都會守護我們的社會正義教育,
02:41
because we learned學到了
about Martin馬丁 Luther路德 King國王 JrJR.
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因為我們學過金恩博士、
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and Harriet哈里特 Tubman塔布曼 and Rosa羅莎 Parks公園.
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哈莉特塔布曼,
以及羅莎帕克斯的事蹟。
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But even in all of those conversations對話,
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但就算是在那些對談當中,
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race種族 always felt outdated過時的, like,
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感覺起來種族也像是過時的,就像:
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"Yes, slavery奴隸制度, that happened發生
once一旦 upon a time,
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「是的,奴役制度很久以前發生過,
02:55
but why does it really matter now?"
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但現在為什麼還有重要性?」
02:58
As a result結果, we didn't really care關心.
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結果就是,我們其實不會去在乎。
03:02
But what if our teacher老師 introduced介紹
a story故事 from the present當下 day,
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但如果我們的老師能
介紹一個現今的故事呢?
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for example, how TreniyaTreniya
told us in Pittsburgh匹茲堡 that --
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比如,崔奈雅告訴我們,
在匹茲堡——
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PVPV: "My sister妹妹 was scrolling滾動 through通過
FacebookFacebook的 and typed類型 in our last name名稱.
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普:「我姐姐在滑手機看臉書,
輸入了我們的姓氏。
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This white白色 guy popped膨化 up,
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結果跳出了這個白人,
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and we found發現 out that his
great-great-grandfather大曾祖父 owned擁有的 slaves奴隸
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我們發現,他的
曾曾曾祖父擁有奴隸,
03:19
and my great-great-偉大的-偉大的-
great-grandmother曾祖母 was one of them.
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而我的曾曾曾祖母就是其中之一。
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My last name名稱 -- it's not who I am.
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我的姓氏——並不是我的。
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We've我們已經 been living活的
under a white白色 man's男人的 name名稱.
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我們一直活在白人的名字之下。
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If slavery奴隸制度 didn't happen發生,
who would I even be?"
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如果奴役沒有發生,我會是誰?」
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WG工作組: Now it feels感覺 relevant相應, immediate即時,
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薇:這馬上就讓人感受到重要性了,
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because the connection連接 to slavery's奴隸制的
lasting持久 legacy遺產 today今天 is made製作 clear明確, right?
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因為奴役所遺留至今的
影響就顯而易見,對吧?
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Or what would happen發生 is our teacher老師
would throw out these cold statistics統計.
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或,可能會發生的狀況是,
老師會把冰冷的數據丟給我們。
03:43
You've probably大概 seen看到 this one before
in news新聞 headlines新聞頭條.
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你可能曾經在新聞頭條看過這個。
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PVPV: African-Americans非洲裔美國人 are incarcerated嵌頓
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普:被監禁的比例
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more than five times
the rate of white白色 people.
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非裔美國人是白人的五倍。
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WG工作組: Now consider考慮 Ronnie羅尼, in Seattle西雅圖.
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薇:現在,來看看西雅圖的朗尼。
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PVPV: "My father父親 means手段 everything to me.
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普:「我爸爸是我的一切。
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He's all I've got, I don't know my mother母親.
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我也只有他了,我不認識我的媽媽。
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My father's父親的 currently目前 being存在
wrongly incarcerated嵌頓 for 12 years年份.
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我爸爸被冤枉,目前
已經被監禁了 12 年。
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I've got a daughter女兒, and I try to be
that same相同 fatherly figure數字 for her:
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我有個女兒,我也為她
努力成為同樣的父親典範:
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always involved參與 in everything she does,
it might威力 even be annoying惱人的 at some points.
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參與所有她做的事,
即使有些時候會很煩人。
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But I'm afraid害怕 I'll go missing失踪 in her life
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但我害怕我會從她的人生中消失,
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just like my father父親 did in mine."
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就像我爸爸從我人生中消失一樣。」
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WG工作組: Throwing投擲 out just the statistic統計,
just the facts事實 alone單獨,
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薇:只丟出統計數字,只有事實,
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disconnected斷開的 from real真實 humans人類,
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沒有和真實的人類連結,
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can lead to dangerously危險 incomplete殘缺
understanding理解 of those facts事實.
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結果可能很危險,會造成
對那些事實的了解不完全。
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It fails失敗 to recognize認識 that for many許多 people
who don't understand理解 racism種族主義
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這麼做就是沒能夠了解到,
對許多不懂種族主義的人來說,
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the problem問題 is not a lack缺乏 of knowledge知識
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問題並不是缺乏知識
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to talk about the pain疼痛
of white白色 supremacy霸權 and oppression壓迫,
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來談論白人至上和
壓迫所造成的痛苦,
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it's that they don't recognize認識
that that pain疼痛 exists存在 at all.
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而是他們根本不知道那痛苦存在。
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They don't recognize認識 the human人的 beings眾生
that are being存在 affected受影響,
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他們無法看出會有人類受到影響,
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and they don't feel enough足夠 to care關心.
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且他們的低感受度也
不足以讓他們去在乎。
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PVPV: Second第二, the mind心神 gap間隙.
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普:第二,腦的隔閡。
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We can't ignore忽視 the stats統計, either.
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我們也不能夠忽略統計。
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We can't truly grasp把握 Ronnie's羅尼的 situation情況
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我們無法真正領會朗尼的狀況,
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without understanding理解 how things
like unjust不公 laws法律 and biased policing治安
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如果我們不了解如不公平的
法律、偏見的政策制訂,
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systematic系統的 racism種族主義 has created創建
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及有系統的種族主義是如何造成
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the disproportionate不成比例
incarceration監禁 rates利率 over time.
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監禁比例隨時間變得
越來越不成比例。
05:07
Or like how in Honolulu檀香山,
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或是像在檀香山,
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the large prison監獄 population人口
of native本地人 Hawaiians夏威夷 like Kimmy吉米
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監獄中大量的夏威夷
原住民囚犯,像是金米,
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is heavily嚴重 influenced影響
by the island's島嶼 long history歷史
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受到該島過去被美國長期殖民的
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with US colonialization殖民,
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深遠影響,
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it's impact碰撞 passing通過 down
through通過 generations to today今天.
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經過世世代代,它的
衝擊力一路傳到現今。
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For us, sometimes有時 we would talk
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對我們來說,有時我們會
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about people's人們 personal個人,
unique獨特 experiences經驗 in the classroom課堂.
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在教室裡別人的個人獨特經驗。
05:27
Stuff東東 like, how Justin賈斯汀 once一旦 told us --
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像是,賈斯汀有次告訴我們——
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WG工作組: "I've been working加工 on psychologically心理
reclaiming回收 my place地點 in this city.
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薇:「我一直努力,想在心理
層面上在這城市中取回我的位置。
05:34
Because for me, my Chicago芝加哥
isn't the nice不錯 architecture建築 downtown市中心,
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因為,對我來說,我的芝加哥
並不是有著漂亮建築物的鬧區,
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it's not the North Side.
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並不是北區。
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My Chicago芝加哥 is the orange橙子 line,
the pink line, the working加工 immigrant移民 class
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我的芝加哥是橘線和粉紅線,
(註:地鐵線)
搭地鐵的移民勞工階級。」
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going on the train培養."
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PVPV: And while we might威力 have
acknowledged承認 his personal個人 experience經驗,
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普:雖然我們也許可以
了解他的個人經驗,
05:51
we wouldn't不會 have talked
about how redlining圈閱
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但我們不會去談拒絕提供貸款
05:53
and the legalized合法化 segregation隔離 of our past過去
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以及我們過去的合法種族隔離
05:55
created創建 the racially種族 divided分為
neighborhoods社區 we live生活 in today今天.
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如何造成現今我們居住的
街坊中的種族分裂。
05:59
We wouldn't不會 have completely全然 understood了解
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我們不會完全了解
06:01
how racism種族主義 is embedded嵌入式 in the framework骨架
of everything around us,
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種族主義如何深植在我們
周圍所有事物的架構當中,
06:05
because we would stay narrowly險些 focused重點
on people's人們 isolated孤立 experiences經驗.
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因為我們的焦點很狹隘,
只放在人的個別經驗上。
06:10
Another另一個 example,
Sandra桑德拉 in DCDC once一旦 told us:
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另一個例子,華盛頓
特區的珊卓告訴我們:
06:14
WG工作組: "When I'm with my Korean朝鮮的 family家庭,
I know how to move移動 with them.
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薇:「當我和我的韓國家庭
在一起時,我知道如何配合他們。
06:18
I know what to do in order訂購 to have them
feel like I care關心 about them.
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我知道該做什麼就能
讓他們感受到我在乎他們。
06:21
And making製造 and sharing分享 food餐飲
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做菜和分享食物
06:23
is one of the most fundamental基本的
ways方法 of showing展示 love.
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是用來展現愛的最基本方式之一。
06:27
When I'm with my partner夥伴
who's誰是 not Korean朝鮮的, however然而,
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但,我的另一半不是韓國人,
和他在一起時,
06:30
we've我們已經 had to grapple抓鉤 with the fact事實
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我們得要努力解決的問題是
06:31
that I'm very food-centric以食品為中心
and he's just not.
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我是以食物為中心的人,但他不是。
06:34
One time he said that he didn't
want to be expected預期
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有一次,他說他不希望我期待
06:37
to make food餐飲 for me,
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他會為我下廚,
06:39
and I got really upset煩亂."
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而我就非常沮喪。」
06:40
PVPV: That might威力 seem似乎 like a weird奇怪的 reaction反應,
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普:那似乎是個很怪異的反應,
06:43
but only if we don't recognize認識
how it's emblematic象徵 of something larger,
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但會這麼覺得,只是因為我們
沒看出它其實象徵某種更大、
06:47
something deeper更深.
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更深的東西。
06:49
Intragenerational代內 trauma外傷.
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世代內的創傷。
06:51
How in Sandra's桑德拉的 family家庭,
widespread廣泛 hunger飢餓 and poverty貧窮
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在珊卓的家庭中,飢餓和貧困都還
06:54
existed存在 as recently最近
as Sandra's桑德拉的 parents'父母' generation
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存在於在她父母親那一代,
這麼近期的世代,
06:57
and therefore因此 impacts影響 Sandra桑德拉 today今天.
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因此會影響到現今的珊卓。
06:59
She experiences經驗 someone有人 saying --
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她遇到有人說
薇:「我不想弄食物給你。」
07:01
WG工作組: "I don't want to feed飼料 you."
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普:感覺就會像
薇:「我不想擁抱你。」
07:03
PVPV: As --
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07:04
WG工作組: "I don't want to hug擁抱 you."
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普:若她和她的另一半沒細部了解
07:06
PVPV: And without her and her partner夥伴
having that nuanced細緻入微 understanding理解
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她的反應和這反應背後的來龍去脈,
07:09
of her reaction反應 and the historical歷史的
context上下文 behind背後 it,
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07:12
it could easily容易 lead
to unnecessary不必要 fighting戰鬥.
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就很容易會造成不必要的吵架。
07:14
That's why it's so important重要
that we proactively主動 --
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所以,很重要的是我們要能主動地
07:18
(Both speaking請講): Co-create共同創建 --
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(兩人齊聲):共同創造
07:19
PVPV: A shared共享 American美國 culture文化
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普:一種共享的美國文化,
07:21
that identifies識別 and embraces擁抱
the different不同 values and norms規範
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能夠認同並擁抱我們多樣化社區中的
07:25
within our diverse多種 communities社區.
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不同價值觀和標準。
07:28
WG工作組: To be racially種族 literate識字 --
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薇:要具有種族識能,
07:30
PVPV: To understand理解 who we are
so that we can heal癒合 together一起 --
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普:要了解我們是誰,
才能夠一起療癒,
07:33
WG工作組: We cannot不能 neglect忽略 the heart --
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薇:我們不能夠忽視心
普:或是腦。
07:35
PVPV: Or the mind心神.
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07:37
So, with our hundreds數以百計 of stories故事,
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所以,我們收集了數百個故事後,
07:39
we decided決定 to publish發布
a racial種族 literacy讀寫能力 textbook教科書
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我們決定要出版一本
種族識能的教科書,
07:42
to bridge that gap間隙
between之間 our hearts心中 and minds頭腦.
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搭起橋樑,跨越我們的
心和腦的隔閡。
07:45
WG工作組: Our last book, "The Classroom課堂 Index指數,"
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薇:我們最新的書《教室索引》
07:47
shares分享 deeply personal個人 stories故事.
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分享了非常個人化的故事。
07:49
PVPV: And pairs those personal個人 stories故事
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普:並將那些個人的故事
07:51
to the brilliant輝煌 research研究
of statisticians統計學家 and scholars學者.
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與統計學家和學者的
出色研究搭配連結起來。
07:54
WG工作組: Every一切 day, we are still
blown away by people's人們 experiences經驗,
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薇:每天,我們都還是會
受到別人經驗的衝擊,
07:59
by the complexity複雜
of our collective集體 racial種族 reality現實.
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受到我們集體種族現實的
複雜度所衝擊。
08:02
PVPV: So today今天, we ask you --
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普:所以,我們今天想請問各位
08:05
WG工作組: Are you racially種族 literate識字?
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薇:你們有種族識能嗎?
08:07
Are you there yet然而?
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你們做到了嗎?
08:08
PVPV: Do you really understand理解
the people around you,
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普:你們真的了解你們周遭的人、
08:11
their stories故事, stories故事 like these?
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他們的故事,像這些例子的故事?
08:14
It's not just knowing會心
that Louise路易絲 from Seattle西雅圖
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並不只是知道路易絲來自西雅圖,
08:17
survived倖存 Japanese日本 American美國
internment拘留 camps營地.
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待過日裔美國人拘留營且存活下來。
08:20
It's knowing會心 that, meanwhile與此同時,
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重要的是,同時也知道
08:22
her husband丈夫 was one of an estimated預計
33,000 Japanese日本 Americans美國人
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估計有 33,000 名日裔美國人,
在戰爭時為美國打仗,
而她的丈夫就是其中之一,
08:27
who fought戰鬥 for our country國家 during the war戰爭,
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08:29
a country國家 that was simultaneously同時
interning實習 their families家庭.
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這個國家同時也是
拘留他們家人的國家。
08:34
For most of us, those Japanese日本 Americans美國人
both in camps營地 and in service服務,
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對大部分人而言,在拘留營中
及在為美國服勤的那些日裔美國人,
08:39
now see their bravery, their resilience彈性,
their history歷史 forgotten忘記了.
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現在看著他們的英勇、他們的
恢復力、他們的歷史都被遺忘了。
08:43
They've他們已經 become成為 only victims受害者.
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他們變成僅是受害者。
08:45
PVPV: It's not just knowing會心
that interracial異族 marriages婚姻
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普:不只是要了解到
跨種族婚姻是存在的,
08:48
like ShermaineShermaine and Paul保羅 in DCDC exist存在,
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就像華盛頓特區的夏嫚和保羅,
08:51
it's acknowledging承認 that our society社會
has been programmed程序 for them to fail失敗.
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同時也要知道,我們的社會
注定會讓他們失敗。
08:55
That on their very first date日期
someone有人 shouted喝道,
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在他們的第一次約會,有人大喊:
08:58
"Why are you with that black黑色 whore妓女?"
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「你幹嘛和那個黑人妓女在一起?」
09:00
That according根據 to a Columbia哥倫比亞 study研究
on cisCis straight直行 relationships關係
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根據一份哥倫比亞的研究,
在順性別的異性戀關係當中,
09:04
black黑色 is often經常 equated劃等號 with masculinity陽剛之氣
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黑人通常被視為是陽剛的,
09:07
and Asian亞洲 with femininity女人味,
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而亞洲人則是陰柔的,
09:09
leading領導 more men男人 to not value black黑色 women婦女
and to fetishize迷戀毒菜 Asian亞洲 women婦女.
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導致更多男人不重視黑人女性,
反而盲目崇拜亞洲女性。
09:14
Among其中 black-white黑,白 marriages婚姻
in the year 2000,
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在 2000 年,黑人與
白人結合的婚姻中,
09:17
73 percent百分 had a black黑色 husband丈夫
and a white白色 wife妻子.
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73% 是丈夫為黑人,妻子為白人。
09:21
Paul保羅 and ShermaineShermaine defy違抗 that statistic統計.
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保羅和夏嫚拒絕服從那統計數字。
09:24
Black黑色 is beautiful美麗,
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黑人是美好的,
09:26
but it takes a lot to believe so
once一旦 society社會 says otherwise除此以外.
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但當社會不這麼認為時,
要花很多心力才能相信這一點。
09:29
WG工作組: It's not just knowing會心
that white白色 people like Lisa麗莎 in Chicago芝加哥
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薇:不只要知道芝加哥的
白人,比如麗莎,
09:33
have white白色 privilege特權,
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有白人的特權,
09:34
it's reflecting反映 consciously自覺
on the term術語 whiteness白度 and its history歷史,
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也要有意識地反思白人
這個詞以及它的歷史,
09:38
knowing會心 that whiteness白度
can't be equated劃等號 with American美國.
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要知道白人並不等於美國人。
09:42
It's knowing會心 that Lisa麗莎 can't forget忘記
her own擁有 personal個人 family's家庭的 history歷史
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重要的是能了解麗莎無法
忘記她個人家庭的歷史,
09:46
of Jewish猶太 oppression壓迫.
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關於猶太人被壓迫的歷史。
09:48
That she can't forget忘記 how, growing生長 up,
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她無法忘記,在長大過程,
09:50
she was called a dirty Jew
with horns牛角 and tails尾巴.
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她被稱為骯髒的猶太人,
有角和尾巴(魔鬼的樣子)。
09:53
But Lisa麗莎 knows知道 she can pass通過 as white白色
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但麗莎知道她可以用
白人的身份走下去,
09:55
so she benefits好處 from huge巨大 systemic系統的
and interpersonal人際交往 privileges特權,
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所以她能受惠於大量的
體制特權與人際特權,
09:59
and so she spends every一切 day
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所以她把每一天都花在
10:00
grappling擒拿 with ways方法 that she can
leverage槓桿作用 that white白色 privilege特權
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努力想辦法盡可能
發揮白人的特權,
10:04
for social社會 justice正義.
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用在社會正義上。
10:05
For example, starting開始 conversations對話
with other people of privilege特權 about race種族.
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比如,和有特權的人
展開關於種族的談話。
10:10
Or shifting the power功率
in her classroom課堂 to her students學生們
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或是把她教室內的權力
轉移給她的學生,
10:14
by learning學習 to listen to their experiences經驗
of racism種族主義 and poverty貧窮.
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做法是學習傾聽他們關於
種族主義和貧困的經驗。
10:19
PVPV: It's not just knowing會心
that native本地人 languages語言 are dying垂死.
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普:重點不只是要知道
原住民語言正在消失中。
10:22
It's appreciating欣賞 how fluency流暢
in the Cherokee切諾基 language語言,
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還要能體會到,能流利地說現今只有
10:25
which哪一個 really only less
than 12,000 people speak說話 today今天,
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不到 12,000 人會說的切羅基語,
10:28
is an act法案 of survival生存,
of preservation保存 of culture文化 and history歷史.
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其實是一種生存行為,
保存文化和歷史的行為。
10:34
It's knowing會心 how
the nongenderednongendered Cherokee切諾基 language語言
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重點是要知道,
切羅基語當中沒有性別之分,
10:37
enabled啟用 Ahyoka'sAhyoka 的 acceptance驗收
as a trans反式 woman女人
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這個特性讓艾尤卡的變性女人身份
10:40
in TahlequahTahlequah, Oklahoma俄克拉何馬州.
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能在俄克拉荷馬的塔勒闊被接受。
10:43
Her grandmother祖母 told her firmly牢牢
a saying in Cherokee切諾基,
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她的祖母很堅定地告訴她
一段切羅基的格言:
10:46
"I don't tell me who you are,
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「我不會告訴我你是誰,
10:48
you tell me who you are.
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你來告訴我你是誰。
10:50
And that is who you are."
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而那就是你。」
10:52
WG工作組: These are just parts部分 of a few少數 stories故事.
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薇:這些只是其中少數幾個故事。
10:55
There are approximately
323 million百萬 people in the United聯合的 States狀態.
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美國大約有 3 億 2300 萬人。
10:59
PVPV: And 7.4 billion十億 people on the planet行星.
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普:地球上大約有 74 億人。
薇:所以,我們有很多要傾聽的。
11:02
WG工作組: So we have a lot to listen to.
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11:03
PVPV: And a lot to learn學習.
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普:還有很多要學習的。
11:05
WG工作組: We need to raise提高 the bar酒吧.
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薇:我們得要提高水平。
11:06
PVPV: Elevate提高 our standards標準
for racial種族 literacy讀寫能力.
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普:把種族識能的標準提高。
11:09
Because without investing投資
in an education教育 that values --
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因為,若我們投資的教育不懂得重視
11:12
WG工作組: Both the stories故事 --
PVPV: And statistics統計 --
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薇:故事
普:及統計,
薇:人
普:及數字,
11:14
WG工作組: The people --
PVPV: And the numbers數字 --
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薇:人際的
普:及體制的,
11:16
WG工作組: The interpersonal人際交往 --
PVPV: And the systemic系統的 --
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薇:那麼將永遠會缺了一塊。
11:18
WG工作組: There will always be a piece missing失踪.
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11:20
PVPV: Today今天, so few少數 of us
understand理解 each other.
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普:現今,好少人能夠了解彼此。
11:24
WG工作組: We don't know how to communicate通信 --
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薇:我們不知道如何溝通、
11:26
PVPV: Live生活 together一起 --
WG工作組: Love one another另一個.
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普:住在一起、
薇:相親相愛。
11:28
We need to all work together一起
to create創建 a new national國民 community社區.
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我們所有人要同心協力,
創造一個新的全國共同體。
11:31
PVPV: A new shared共享 culture文化
of mutual相互 suffering痛苦 and celebration慶典.
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普:一種新的共享文化,
有著共同的苦難和頌揚。
11:35
WG工作組: We need to each begin開始 by learning學習
in our own擁有 local本地 communities社區,
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薇:我們每個人都得要從在自己的
地方社區中學習,做為第一步,
11:39
bridging橋接 the gaps空白 between之間
our own擁有 hearts心中 and minds頭腦
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搭起橋樑,跨越我們的
心和腦之間的隔閡,
11:42
to become成為 racially種族 literate識字.
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變成具有種族識能的人。
11:43
PVPV: Once一旦 we all do,
we will be that much closer接近
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普:等我們都做到了,
我們所身處的空間和體制,
11:46
to living活的 in spaces空間 and systems系統
that fight鬥爭 and care關心 equally一樣 for all of us.
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就會更能在乎所有人的
平等,並為其而戰。
11:52
WG工作組: Then, none沒有 of us
will be able能夠 to remain distant遙遠.
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薇:接著,就不會再有人是疏遠的。
11:56
PVPV: We couldn't不能 -- sorry,
mom媽媽 and dad, college學院 can wait.
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普:我們不能—— 抱歉,
老爸、老媽,大學可以等。
11:59
WG工作組: We're on a gap間隙 year before college學院,
traveling旅行 to all 50 states狀態
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薇:我們現在正處於大學前的
空檔年,行遍 50 州,
12:02
collecting蒐集 stories故事 for our next下一個 book.
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為我們的下一本書收集故事。
12:04
PVPV: And we still have 23 states狀態
left to interview訪問 in.
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普:我們還有 23 個州
還沒去做訪談。
12:07
(Both) Let's all get to work.
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(兩人齊聲):咱們上工吧。
12:09
Thank you.
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謝謝。
12:10
(Applause掌聲)
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(掌聲)
Translated by Lilian Chiu
Reviewed by nr chan

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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS
Priya Vulchi - Social entrepreneur, student activist
Priya Vulchi is traveling to all US states with her friend Winona Guo, learning and listening to stories about race.

Why you should listen

For a collective future of racial justice, we must educate and empower our young generation now. Yet, the first time 18-year-olds Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo were required to talk about race in school was the 10th grade. 

That same year, Vulchi co-founded CHOOSE with Guo to equip us all with the tools we lack to both talk about race and act toward systemic change. Their latest publication, a racial literacy textbook and toolkit for educators called The Classroom Index, has been recognized by Princeton University's Prize in Race Relations & Not in Our Town's Unity Award, featured in Teen Vogue, the Philadelphia Inquirer, & the Huffington Post, and called a “social innovation more necessary than the iPhone” by Professor Ruha Benjamin. Currently on a gap year before attending Princeton University, Vulchi and Guo have been traveling to all US states collecting hundreds of powerful stories about race, culture, and intersectionality for another book to be released in spring 2019. Follow their journey on princetonchoose.org or @princetonchoose on Instagram and Facebook.

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Priya Vulchi | Speaker | TED.com
Winona Guo - Social entrepreneur, student activist
Winona Guo is spending her gap year traveling to all US states with her friend Priya Vulchi, learning and listening to stories about race and trying to find innovative ways to tackle inequity.

Why you should listen

For a collective future of racial justice, we must educate and empower our young generation now. Yet, the first time 18-year-olds Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi were required to talk about race in school was the 10th grade.

That same year, Guo co-founded CHOOSE with Vulchi to equip us all with the tools we lack to both talk about race and act toward systemic change. Their latest publication, a racial literacy textbook and toolkit for educators called The Classroom Index, has been recognized by Princeton University's Prize in Race Relations & Not in Our Town's Unity Award, featured in Teen Vogue, the Philadelphia Inquirer, & the Huffington Post, and called a “social innovation more necessary than the iPhone” by Professor Ruha Benjamin. Currently on a gap year before attending Harvard University, Guo and Vulchi have been traveling to all US states collecting hundreds of powerful stories about race, culture, and intersectionality for another book to be released in spring 2019. Follow their journey on princetonchoose.org or @princetonchoose on Instagram and Facebook.

More profile about the speaker
Winona Guo | Speaker | TED.com