This is perhaps something that many people do not know about, but Japan has some domestic raised Chinese (albeit less in numbers than in the West). For the sake of simplicity, let's refer to them as JBCs.

这也许是很多人不知道的事情,但在日本有一些在其国内长大的华人(尽管数量比在西方的少)。为了简单起见,我们将它们称为日本出生的华人(JBC)。

I have talked to many JBCs and their parents and I have come to the conclusion that despite Japan being an obxtively insular country who hates Chinese people, JBCs are much better integrated and socially accepted. Here are some trends that I'm observing with JBCs compared to ABCs.

我与许多日本出生的华人及其父母交谈过,我得出的结论是,尽管日本客观上是一个厌恶中国人的岛国,但日本出生的华人的融入程度和社会接受度要高得多。以下是我观察到的日本出生的华人与美国出生的华人相比的一些趋势。

1) Japan born Chinese usually experience full social integration. Most JBCs are accepted by their peers and on average have more friends than ABCs. I was a bit surprised since I expected Japanese kids to be racist towards JBCs, but the reality is that the vast majority literally do not care and treat JBCs the same as how they treat other Japanese kids.

1)日本出生的华人通常会经历充分的社会融合。大多数日本出生的华人都受到同龄人的接受,并且平均比美国出生的华人拥有更多的朋友。我有点惊讶,因为我预计日本孩子会对日本出生的华人持种族主义态度,但现实是绝大多数人根本不在乎这个,他们对待日本出生的华人就跟对待其他日本孩子一样。

Meanwhile, ABC kids in the West especially ABC males face a lot of passive aggressive behaviours and micro aggression which makes it harder for them to befriend white kids. I would argue that ABCs in the West occupy a similar social position to Jewish Europeans in 1930s Europe; they are a fringe population that is undeniably "othered" by the bulk populace including "anti-racist" White people, which contributes to why ABCs oftentimes just have other ABC friends unlike JBCs, who seem fully integrated and many even state that they have never experienced bullying for being "Chinese".

与此同时,西方的美国出生的华人孩子,尤其是美国出生的华人男孩,面对着许多被动攻击行为和微暴力,这使得他们更难与白人孩子交朋友。我认为在西方的美国出生的华人与20世纪30年代欧洲的犹太欧洲人有着相似的社会地位。他们是边缘人群,无可否认地受到包括“反种族主义”白人在内的广大民众的“排斥”,这就是为什么美国出生的华人经常只有其他美国出生的华人朋友,与日本出生的华人不同,他们日本出生的华人似乎完全融入社会,许多人甚至声称他们从未因身为“华人”而遭受欺凌。

2) JBCs (for male) differ significantly to ABC males in terms of dating experiences and self esteem. Most JBC males report having some amount of Japanese girls overtly liking them/confessing to them/giving them gifts as early as elementary school. Even below average looking males usually have at least one girl who shows interest in them during their childhood/adolescence.

2) 日本出生的华人(男性)在约会经历和自尊方面与美国出生的华人男性显着不同。大多数日本出生的华人男性报告说,早在小学时就有一些日本女孩公开喜欢他们/向他们表白/给他们礼物。即使是长相低于平均水平的男性,通常也至少有一个在童年/青春期对他们表现出兴趣的女孩。

However, this is a foreign concept to many ABC males raised in the West, who frequently report no girls showing overt interest in them, especially in white areas. This applies even if they are above average looking, not to mention they rarely receive compliments. Over time, the lack of validation from women negatively impact how an ABC male perceives himself, leading to low self esteem. Meanwhile, JBCs are frequently extroverted with high self esteem and most perceive themselves as good looking.

然而,对于许多在西方长大的美国出生的华人男性来说,这是一个陌生的概念,他们经常报告说没有女孩对他们表现出明显的兴趣,尤其是在白人地区。即使他们的相貌高于平均水平,更不用说他们很少受到赞美了。随着时间的推移,缺乏女性的认可会对美国出生的华人男性的自我认知产生负面影响,从而导致自卑。与此同时,日本出生的华人型人往往性格外向,自尊心强,大多数人认为自己长得很好看。

3) JBCs are frequently very athletic. This surprised me at first, but apparently JBCs make up a large proportion of Japanese athletes especially in sports such as basketball and volleyball. Famous JBC athletes include Haku Ri, Yuto Kawashima, Tomokazu Harimoto and many more. I suspect this is mostly due to racism. In the West, ABC kids are frequently told by their non-Asian peers that Asians are unathletic. This results in stereotype threat where ABC kids and their parents end up internalizing these racist beliefs, thus discouraging them from sports and affirming this racist stereotype even more. Meanwhile, JBCs do not have this barrier at all and most are encouraged to be athletic.

3) 日本出生的华人通常非常擅长运动。起初这让我感到惊讶,但显然日本出生的华人在日本运动员中占很大比例,尤其是在篮球和排球等运动领域。著名的日本出生的华人运动员包括李博、川岛悠翔、张本智和等。我怀疑这主要是由于种族主义。在西方,美国出生的华人孩子们经常被非亚裔同龄人告知,亚裔不擅长运动。这导致了刻板印象威胁(一个人会担忧或焦虑自己的行为,将会验证那些对于自己所属社会群体的负面刻板印象,而这种焦虑使得他的表现变差),美国出生的华人孩子和他们的父母最终将这些种族主义信仰内化,从而阻止他们参加体育运动,并进一步肯定这种种族主义刻板印象。与此同时,日本出生的华人根本不存在这种障碍,并且大多数人都被鼓励参加体育运动。

Overall, despite the stereotype of how much the Japanese people hate the Chinese, JBCs are much more likely to become accepted by their country than ABCs.

总体而言,尽管存在日本人有多么讨厌中国人的刻板印象,但日本出生的华人比美国出生的华人更容易被他们所在的国家接受。