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我的華裔女儿是韩粉

My daughter is a K-Pop fan

作者:Tiantian
文字校對:計冠光

 
English Abstract:
   Ever since she was in seventh grade, my daughter started listening to Korean pop music often abbreviated as “K-Pop”after being introduced to the Korean boy group, BTS, from her friend. Throughout her four years of channeling her passion into its artistic attributes, she has developed multiple outlets to release her creative ideas and innovations, and when she entered high school, she organized the first K-pop club. During the past few years, she frequently would learn the dance moves to popular Korean pop songs by her favorite artists, and by establishing this club, it helped her truly take her simple hobby to the next level. This form of artistry also helped her through the year-long pandemic, allowing her to further her skills and even begin to film her own covers. These videos later turned into online performances as they became recognized by her school’s annual Holiday Show and the Great Pittsburgh Chinese Community’s Lunar New Year Gala. My daughter has inspired both me and others around her to appreciate all kinds of Culture and Art, no matter what country itoriginates from.

 
   你們家的高中生這超過一年的“疫情社交封鎖”是怎麼熬過來的?大家的回答估計是五花八門,五味俱全,有的甚至可以上升到五內俱焚。無論怎樣,都是聊起來停不住的話題。
   而在我家,怎麼也不會想到,要感謝的,是一股“韓風”。
   有四年了呢!女兒在一個越南裔同學的生日派對上“認識”了七個活力四射的大男孩,他們是出自韓國,火遍全球的男團“防彈少年團”,英文名BTS。從此後,一發而不可收,已經從聽他們的歌,觀他們的舞,發展到自己唱、自己跳的“ARMY”(BTS粉絲名)鐵粉了。
   為了“追星”,我們已經搶灘了兩場現場演唱會,一次在紐澤西,一次在芝加哥,要不是因疫情取消,第三次也已經去過了。
   夠瘋吧?有時間不刷數學題,不練鋼琴小提琴,不推深得人心的球類比賽,去追星?還追韓星?!這家華裔父母怎麼想的?這些問題我們又何嘗沒有自問過。可是秉承“對青少年應該鼓勵+疏導”的教育理念,我們不單未多置噱,還幫著在網上搶票,訂行程訂旅館,做司機當攝影師,買海報買周邊,著實跟著瘋狂年輕了一把,很不錯的體驗呢!
   沒想到,“付出就有回報”這次的體現可謂出人意料:新冠疫情襲來,學校關閉,網課開設,居家隔離,禁止聚會?這一年來的辛苦字不多表。對年輕人來說,正是“你愛談天我愛笑”的花樣年華,他們需要忍受的,不只比成年人不遑多讓呢。據研究數據,青少年這一段時間的心理問題,已引起了社會的廣泛關注。好在!女兒找到了獨特的“洩洪口”。每天,她幾乎都能堅持跟著電視跳一段K-pop, 大汗淋漓之後,身心俱爽。然後,她又開始了自己錄視頻,剪輯視頻。為了找到跟原跳同色同款的衣服,翻遍了媽媽的衣櫥。做媽媽的呢,也克服羞赧,把她的視頻片段分享到微信朋友圈,獲得的鼓勵和點贊,都化作了小姑娘繼續下去的動力。這一年的學區線上節日晚會,破天荒地收錄了她的舞蹈,今年的大匹茲堡春節聯歡晚會,也給了她幾個鏡頭。在這些支持和鼓勵之下,女兒在高中組織了K-pop俱樂部,還要開辦線上K-pop舞蹈課呢。
   剛剛過去的五月,是美國的“亞太傳統月”。我們一直堅持的觀念是,我們亞裔,已經是少數族裔,就不要自己再去劃分什麼華裔、韓裔、日裔、越南裔??了。做為美國人,我們的利益是一體的,應該盡自己所能,互相守望相助,彼此相攜相知,包容慷慨,多向奔赴,才會讓這個世界多一束光,多一份溫暖。所以,我家的華裔女兒,迷上了韓風舞蹈,我們很為她驕傲,與有榮焉!