A Racial Problem
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Today, I read very interesting article which was written by an American psychologist.
今日は興味深い論文を読みました。アメリカの心理学者が書いたものです。
The article says that people from Puerto Rico have higher self-esteem than one from the Dominican Republic despite that both countries are located in almost the same position geographically.
プエルトリコとドミニカ共和国からアメリカに来た人達では、地理的に同じような場所から来たのにプエルトリコ人のほうが自己評価が高いという結果が書いてありました。
That is because the skin color of Puerto Ricans is lighter than that of Dominicans, and the formers can speak English better than the latters.(That's why the formers can get a good job).
その原因はプエルトリコ人のほうが肌の色が明るく、よりアメリカ人の近いということと、プエルトリコ人のほうが英語が上手でアメリカでの経済的地位が高いという理由です。
Is that true?
本当でしょうか？
I have never cared my skin color because I was born and brought up in Japan (Japan is a mono-cultural nation).
私は日本で生まれて育って、自分の肌の色なんて気にしたことがありませんでした。
However, I have started being conscious of my race since I came to UK because Asians are a minority here. Besides, of course I can't speak English like native speakers so that I sometimes feel isolated.
でも、イギリスにはアジア人が少ないし、英語はもちろんネイティブのように話せないのでなんだか自分が一人ぼっちのような気がするときがあります。
Although America is said to be 'melting pot', perhaps some people cannot have confidence due to the reason why they were not born in the country.
アメリカが人種のるつぼと言われますが、ある人達はアメリカ生まれではないというだけで自分に自信が持てない人もいるのかもしれません。
A racial issue is very complex.
人種の問題はとても複雑です。
今日は興味深い論文を読みました。アメリカの心理学者が書いたものです。
The article says that people from Puerto Rico have higher self-esteem than one from the Dominican Republic despite that both countries are located in almost the same position geographically.
プエルトリコとドミニカ共和国からアメリカに来た人達では、地理的に同じような場所から来たのにプエルトリコ人のほうが自己評価が高いという結果が書いてありました。
That is because the skin color of Puerto Ricans is lighter than that of Dominicans, and the formers can speak English better than the latters.(That's why the formers can get a good job).
その原因はプエルトリコ人のほうが肌の色が明るく、よりアメリカ人の近いということと、プエルトリコ人のほうが英語が上手でアメリカでの経済的地位が高いという理由です。
Is that true?
本当でしょうか？
I have never cared my skin color because I was born and brought up in Japan (Japan is a mono-cultural nation).
私は日本で生まれて育って、自分の肌の色なんて気にしたことがありませんでした。
However, I have started being conscious of my race since I came to UK because Asians are a minority here. Besides, of course I can't speak English like native speakers so that I sometimes feel isolated.
でも、イギリスにはアジア人が少ないし、英語はもちろんネイティブのように話せないのでなんだか自分が一人ぼっちのような気がするときがあります。
Although America is said to be 'melting pot', perhaps some people cannot have confidence due to the reason why they were not born in the country.
アメリカが人種のるつぼと言われますが、ある人達はアメリカ生まれではないというだけで自分に自信が持てない人もいるのかもしれません。
A racial issue is very complex.
人種の問題はとても複雑です。
Today, I read a very interesting article which was written by an American psychologist.
The article says that people from Puerto Rico have higher self-esteem than ones from the Dominican Republic, despite the fact that both countries are located in almost the same position geographically.
That is because the skin color of Puerto Ricans is lighter than that of Dominicans, and the former can speak English better than the latter.(That's why the former can get a good job). *(we usually just use "former" and "latter" as singular terms, even if talking about plural groups :))*
I have never cared about my skin color because I was born and brought up in Japan (and Japan is a mono-cultural nation).
However, I have started to become conscious of my race since I came to the UK because Asians are a minority here.
Besides, of course I can't speak English like native speakers so that I sometimes feel isolated.
In the UK we're generally very accepting of people from different countries and races, so please try not to be conscious about it :)
(I hope you're enjoying your stay here, too!)
Today, I read a very interesting article which was written by an American psychologist.
The article says that people from Puerto Rico have higher self-esteem than people from the Dominican Republic despite the fact that both countries are located in almost the same position geographically.
That is because the skin color of Puerto Ricans is lighter than that of Dominicans, and the former can speak English better than the latter (That's why the former can get a good job).
I have never cared about my skin color because I was born and brought up in Japan (Japan is a mono-cultural nation).
Besides, of course I can't speak English like a native. So I sometimes feel isolated.
Although America is said to be a "melting pot", perhaps some people cannot have confidence due to the reason that they were not born in the country.
The article says that people from Puerto Rico have higher self-esteem than those from the Dominican Republic despite the fact that both countries are located in nearly the same position geographically.
Besides, of course, I can't speak English like native speakers, so I sometimes feel isolated.
Although America is said to be a "melting pot", perhaps some people do not have confidence due to the fact that they were not born in the country.
I don't understand why Japan is described as "mono-cultural", given that it has always had three distinct ethnic groups, has had Chinese and Korean communities for centuries, and also has Burakumin, and now has large numbers of immigrants.