ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by Haruka Sakaguchi @hsakag | Belonging is a complicated topic for many Asian Americans. Shortly after the Atlanta spa shootings in 2021—in which eight people lost their lives when a shooter targeted spas where Asian Americans work—writer Elaine Teng and I sat down with 13 Asian American families in the Atlanta area and asked them what "belonging" and the American Dream means to them. Meet Ruth McMullin and her daughter, Anh. Ruth, whose Black father met her mother in Vietnam, grew up in small-town Alabama where she was one of the only biracial children. She says her daughter is growing up in a more diverse community that neither she nor her husband, who is Black, experienced. She tells Anh, who has albinism, not to let other people’s perspectives define her. Their responses to our question (also seen in their own handwritten notes in the following images): Ruth McMullin: “My American dream is for my children to grow up in a country where stereotypes and assumptions about gender and ethnicity are removed. My American dream realizes that race is a social construct designed to isolate and marginalize.” Anh McMullin: “My American dream is that my country will become a place people of all backgrounds can feel safe in and where you can be who you are without being a target.” To read more about what belonging means for Asian Americans, head to the link in bio. Follow me @hsakag for more stories about cultural identity. #AAPIMonth #AAPIHeritageMonth」5月2日 7時00分