2.14.2018
NEW YORK TIMES EDITOR THINKS AMERICAN-BORN MIRAI NAGASU IS AN IMMIGRANT
By Jenn Fang. Cross-Posted from Reappropriate.
Perpetual Foreigner stereotype alert: shortly after US figure skater Mirai Nagasu became the first American woman to land a triple axel in an Olympic competition, New York Times Opinion section editor Bari Weiss (@bariweiss) tweeted "Immigrants: they get the job done," a line from Hamilton.
The implication from Weiss' tweet was obvious: Nagasu should be celebrated as an American immigrant. One problem, though: Nagasu was born in Montebello, California. And yet, for Weiss, the place of Nagasu's birth doesn't seem to matter: instead, the colour of her skin appears to have marked Nagasu as foreign.
アジア系はーーアメリカ国籍もって、アメリカで生まれ育ってもーーいつまでたっても外人かい！！！ってのは他人事ではなくて、日本でも、アフリカ系、あるいは、白人系はいつまでもたっても外人かい！！！という不満を持つ人達は多い。
ここらへん他者鏡にすべき。
因みに、長洲さんはアメリカで生まれ育ったわけだが、
Others have more tenuous links to their new countries: Boston-born Alexander Gamelan, who is white, is ice dancing for South Korea. Gamelin was only naturalized by the Olympic host country last year, after a test in which he was asked to sing the South Korean national anthem. His primary affiliation to the Republic of Korea appears to be through his dance partner Yura Min, who already held passports from both countries.
Boston native Alexander Gamelin competes for South Korea in figure skating with his partner Yura Min, who holds both American and South Korean nationality (Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)
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(The United States has also benefited from this trend. Over 40 non-native born athletes represented America at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. California native and Olympic bronze medalist figure skater Mirai Nagasu also held Japanese citizenship, but reportedly gave it up as an adult.)
South Korea is fielding the largest corps of non-native athletes, with 18 born elsewhere, per the CapRelo analysis. Athletes who wish to represent a new country at the Olympics have to conform to a thicket of sometimes complex rules. In general, you have to be a citizen of the country whose colors you wear. Some sports, like association football, or soccer, don’t allow you to change allegiances after you’ve already repped one country. For others, the Olympic Charter requires a three year wait before you can compete for another nation, though there are some exceptions.
オリンピックのためただけの、にわか韓国人とか、にわかイギリス人もいるわけだね。
日本でも、以前、フィギュアかなんかでいたね。
国別対抗や男女別対抗というオリンピックのあり方は、今後、変わっていくかもしれないね。
