據美媒報道，針對日益高漲的反亞裔情緒，著名的娃娃製造商“美國女孩”公司宣佈了該公司史上第一個亞裔“年度女孩”——科琳·譚。據該公司介紹，科琳來自科羅拉多州阿斯彭，喜歡滑雪，正在鼓起勇氣回擊“仇外言論”。
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American Girl has revealed its first ever “Girl of the Year” of Chinese descent as advocates call for more steps to combat challenges some children face amid an increase in anti-Asian hate incidents that have occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
新冠疫情期間，針對亞裔的仇恨事件增多，在該背景下，美國女孩公司宣佈了有史以來它的第一個華裔“年度女孩”，以此呼籲採取更多措施幫助一些兒童應對挑戰。
More than 10,300 hate incidents against Asian Americans have been reported between March 19, 2020 and September 30, 2021, according to Stop AAPI Hate, a coalition that tracks the incidents.
追蹤亞裔仇恨事件的“停止仇恨亞太裔美國人”組織稱，在2020年3月19日至2021年9月30日之間，已經報告超過10300起針對亞裔美國人的仇恨事件。
The Mattel-owned company announced last week that its 2022 doll is named Corinne Tan, who is an avid skier from Colorado who is adjusting to changes after her parent's divorce.
美泰旗下“美國女孩”公司上週宣佈，其2022年度玩偶名為科琳·譚，她來自科羅拉多州，酷愛滑雪，正在適應父母離婚後的變化。
She's proud of her heritage and is trying to find "courage to speak up when faced with xenophobic comments," like being told she has "Kung flu," a racist reference to COVID-19, according to a statement from the company.
據該公司宣告介紹，科琳·譚對自己的血統感到自豪，並試圖“勇敢直面仇外言論”，例如，有人說她得了“功夫流感（一個帶有種族歧視的新冠病毒表述）”時。
Her backstory, like many "Girl of the Year" dolls, is timely: Reports of racist remarks and deadly violence against Asian and Asian Americans increased dramatically as the coronavirus began spreading across the nation in March 2020 and some people, including former President Donald Trump, blamed China for the pandemic.
科琳的身份背景和許多“年度女孩”玩偶一樣緊跟時事：2020年3月新冠病毒開始在美國傳播，隨之而來的是針對亞洲人和亞裔美國人的種族主義言論和致命暴力事件的報告急劇增加，而包括美國前總統唐納德·特朗普在內的一些人指責中國是此次疫情的罪魁禍首。
Development of the doll's backstory started in early 2020, but as the pandemic began to spread the company decided to address what girls like Corinne might experience, including the rise in anti-Asian sentiment, by working with experts and advisers who weighed in on the authenticity and accuracy of key products, the company said in a statement to USA TODAY.
該公司在《今日美國》釋出宣告稱，科琳的背景故事開發始於2020年初，但隨著新冠疫情開始蔓延，該公司決定透過與專家和顧問合作，對主要產品的真實性和準確性進行評估，解決像科琳這樣的女孩可能經歷的問題，如仇恨亞裔情緒的上升。
Author Wendy Wan-Long Shang was among those who helped craft the character.
作家Wendy Wan-Long Shang參與了科琳的角色創作。
“What I really hope is that there is some part of Corinne’s story that makes readers feel seen, whether it’s because they are Asian American, or because they’re part of a blended family, or because they love skiing," Shang said in a statement. "I think when readers feel seen, they realize that they matter and their experiences matter, and that they are meant to be the stars of their own stories!”
她在一份宣告中表示：“我真心希望科琳的一些故事能讓讀者感到被關注，不管是因為他們是亞裔美國人，還是因為他們來自繼親家庭，或者因為他們熱愛滑雪。我認為，當讀者感到被關注時，他們就會意識到他們很重要，他們的經歷也很重要，他們應該成為自己故事的主角！”
Toymakers, including Mattel, have been working to create more inclusive products in recent years. In 2020, American Girl's "Girl of the Year" was Joss Kendrick, a 10-year-old surfer and competitive cheerleader who uses a hearing aid, the company's first-ever doll with a disability.
近年來，美泰等玩具製造商一直在努力創造更具包容性的產品。2020年，美國女孩的“年度女孩”是喬斯·肯德里克，10歲的衝浪愛好者和競賽拉拉隊隊長，她佩戴助聽器，是該公司第一個殘疾人娃娃。
來源：國會山報，今日美國編輯：董靜
來源：中國日報網
