When I was pregnant, my biggest fear regarding becoming the mother a mixed race child was the thought that my child may become a victim of bullying - being denied from either side of his cultural background.
In Japan, my child would be labeled "hafu" meaning "half." Most people would ignore the fact that he is part Japanese and concentrate on the fact that he is part "gaijin" - an outsider. Likewise, I have heard several Latinos call him "Chino" - meaning Chinese. He's supposed to have the best of both worlds but some will try to blind him from seeing that.
In picturing my son as a teenager, I often wonder "What
will he say about the kind of mother I was?" I hope he will say that I
made mistakes but learned from them. That I taught him how to be happy
not by expecting him to choose what makes me happy but by
pursuing whatever it is that makes him come alive. I hope that no matter how hard some one will try to bring him down, he will know that I will always be there to lift him up.
To all those who have been affected by bullying, whether we've been victims,
perpetrators or stood silent witnesses....
全米で今話題の映画”ＢＵＬＬＹ”（ブリー）。アメリカでは毎年およそ５０万人の子が学校やネット上でイジメの被害にあっています。そしてＢｕｌｌｙｃｉｄｅ（ブリーサイド）、イジメによって自殺する子供たちが大変増えています。その現状を知るためにぜひこのドキュメンタリーを見てください。
