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此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。TED英语演讲：我不是你们心目中的那个亚裔形象华裔姑娘CanwenXu来自中国南京，2岁时随父母移民到美国，目前在纽约哥伦比亚大学读书。她前阵子，她的TED演讲视频在社交媒体上引发热议。演讲中，她谈到作为一个少数族裔在美国面临的身份和种族问题。在最初失去自我以后，CanwenXu学会了反思自己的亚裔身份，渐渐褪去了当年的惶恐与不安，为自己的身份感到骄傲。下面是小编为大家收集关于TED英语演讲：我不是你们心目中的那个亚裔形象，欢迎借鉴参考。我不是你们心目中的那个亚裔形象MynameisCanwen,andIplayboththepianoandtheviolin.Iaspiretosomedaybeadoctor,andmyfavoritesubjectiscalculus.Mymomanddadaretigerparents,whowon'tletmegotosleepovers,buttheymakeupforitbyservingmyfavoritemealeverysingleday.Rice.AndI'mareallybaddriver.Somyquestionforyounowis,"HowlongdidittakeyoutofigureoutIwasjoking?"Asyou'veprobablyguessed,todayIamgoingtotalkaboutraceandI'llstartoffbysharingwithyoumystoryofgrowingupAsian-American.ImovedtotheUnitedStateswhenIwastwoyearsold,soalmostmyentirelifehasbeenablendoftwocultures.Ieatpastawithchopsticks.I'maddictedtoorangechicken,andmychildhoodherowasYaoMing.ButhavinggrownupinNorthDakota,SouthDakota,andIdaho,allstateswithincrediblelittleracialdiversity,itwasdifficulttoreconcile此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。myso-calledexoticChineseheritagewithmymainstreamAmericanself.UsedtobeingtheonlyAsianintheroom,Iwasself-consciousatthefirstthingpeoplenoticedaboutmewas,thatIwasn'twhite.AndasachildIquicklybegantorealizethatIhadtwooptionsinfrontofme.Conformedtothestereotypethatwasexpectedofme,orconformedtothewhitenessthatsurroundedme.Therewasnoinbetween.Forme,thismeantthatIalwaysfeltself-consciousaboutbeinggoodatmaths,becausepeoplewouldjustsayitwasbecauseIwasAsian,notbecauseIactuallyworkedhard.Itmeantthatwheneveraboyaskedmeout,itwasbecausehehadtheyellowfever,andnotbecauseheactuallylikedme.Itmeantthatforthelongesttime，myidentityhadformedaroundthefactthatIwasdifferent.AndIthoughtthatbeingAsianwastheonlyspecialthingaboutme.TheseeffectswereemphasizedbytheplaceswhereIlived.Don'tgetmewrong.Onlyasmallpercentageofpeoplewereactuallyracist,or,evenborderlineracist,butthevastmajoritywerejustalittlebitclueless.Now,Iknowyouareprobablythinking,"What'sthedifference?"Well,hereisanexample.Notracistcansoundlike,"I'mwhiteandyou'renot."Racistcansoundlike,"I'mwhite,you'renot,andthatmakesmebetterthanyou."Butcluelesssoundslike,"I'mwhite,you'renot,andIdon'tknowhowtodealwiththat."此资料由网络收集而来，如有侵权请告知上传者立即删除。资料共分享，我们负责传递知识。Now,Idon'tdoubtforasecondthatthesecluelesspeoplearestillniceindividualswithgreatintentions.Buttheydoasksomequestionsthatbecomeprettyannoyingafterawhile.Hereareafewexamples."You'reChinese,ohmygoodness,IhaveaChinesefriend,doyouknowhim?""No.Idon'tknowhim.Becausecontrarytoyourunrealisticexpectations,Idonotknoweverysingleoneofthe1.35billionChinesepeoplewholiveonPlanetEarth."Peoplealsotendtoask,"Wheredoesyournamecomefrom?",andIreallydon'tknowhowtoanswerthat,soIusuallystickwiththetruth."Myparentsgaveittome.Wheredoesyournamecomefrom?"Don'tevengetmestartedonhowmanytimespeoplehaveconfusedmewithadifferentAsianperson.Onetimesomeonecameuptomeandsaid,"Angie,Iloveyourartwork!"AndIwassupercon...