加州SAT考滿分的華裔高中生自殺身亡，誰的錯?
文章來源: 文學城子女教育論壇 於 2014-10-05 07:53:27 -
子女教育論壇 作者：閑人忙人
上周三（9月24日），北加州的一個華人家庭，又發生令人痛心的悲劇，一對父子，自殺身亡。其兒子，年僅17歲，學業優秀，美國大學入學考試（SAT）獲得滿分2400分，申請多所名校被拒，結果錄取的最好學校隻有UCSD（加州大學聖地亞哥分校）。他咽不下這口氣，選擇了用煤氣自殺。當時也在公寓內的父親一同身亡。
消息傳出，在北美華人中，尤其是加州的華人圈中，引起震驚。許多人認為，這對父子是因為遭受到種族歧視而自殺。
這種說法的背景是，加州名校眾多，亞裔尤其是華裔聚集。1996年，加州通過了一項州憲法平權法案修正案，立法禁止州立公共教育及其他單位在招生、招工時考慮申請人的種族、膚色、性別、國籍、出生地等因素，也就是著名的Prop 209. 這項反歧視的法案實施後，華裔以至整個亞裔成為最大的受益者，加州各個大學亞裔學生比例節節上升，遠大於亞裔所占的人口比例。譬如在加州大學柏克利分校，亞裔學生已經占到全部學生人數的40%。
這種趨勢近年來引起了許多其他族裔（主要是西語裔）及一些學校管理層的不安。許多名校在招生時，已經與Prop 209相違背，考慮申請人的種族、膚色及性別來決定是否錄取。比如一名華裔學生可能各方麵都比另一名西裔學生更優秀，但學校卻拒絕了華裔而錄取西裔學生，理由是，“要保證學生種族的多樣性”。
今年初，加州參議院甚至通過了一項SCA5法案，要推翻反歧視的Prop 209，將許多學校已經暗地裏推行的根據膚色種族來招生的行為公開化、合法化。消息一出，在全美華裔社區中造成掀然大波，華裔參政熱情空前高漲、前所未有地團結，不僅是加州的華裔，全美各地的華裔都加入了行動，以各種形式抗議、網上數十萬人簽名、向當地民選議員施壓，終於取得了勝利，被譏諷為Skin Color Act的SCA5提案未能在加州眾議院獲得通過。
正是基於以上的背景，當這名華裔高中生自殺的消息傳出時，有人在網上發文，認為他是死於加州大學對華人的種族歧視。有人提議華裔應借題發揮，去爭取自己的更大的權益。甚至有人認為他沒有盧剛有種，絕望了也可以買把槍，寫封遺書，拉幾個墊背的，至少也算為後來的同胞踏平一些荊棘。
我為這對父子的去世感到痛心，卻實在不敢苟同這種觀點。該生不是因為種族歧視而自殺，是因為自身心理承受能力太差而自殺。
世界從來都是不公平的。我們當年那會兒，高考考個五百分出頭，在北京可以上北大，在其他很多省份卻連重點大學都上不了，都不活了？這種事件隻能說是他家庭教育的失敗和他自身的問題，不應該亂推到種族歧視上。當然，我們要努力去爭取公平公正，但當不公平落到你頭上時，也要學會心平氣和地去麵對，找到與這個不公平的世界相處的方式，或抗爭或適應或另尋出路，但決不是自殺或者他殺。
設想一下，如果他上了哈佛或者UCLA（加州大學洛杉磯分校），結果發現比不過別人，學業上或者其他方麵遇到挫敗，他會怎麽辦？說不定還是會自殺。剛剛從一個同學那得到消息，她的一對中國朋友的兒子，上了MIT(麻省理工大學），因為壓力太大而自殺了。夫妻倆悲痛欲絕、心灰意冷，打算回國，離開這個讓人傷心的地方。去年新澤西最好的高中，就是那所華裔巨多、一年幾十個考上常春藤盟校的高中，也有一個華裔學生自殺。
類似事件的一再發生，說明根源在教育的失敗，而不在大學錄取製度。說實話，這類事件的發生，非但不會促使有關學校改變他們按族裔按比例錄取的製度，反而會使他們麵對高分華裔時，錄取更謹慎。
所以，華裔不應就此事件亂借題發揮，反而應該真正反思自己的教育方法、教育理念、成功論、世界觀。我們到底要培養什麽樣的孩子？教育的目的是什麽？一個會讀書、門門考試滿分的人？一個朗朗？一個得諾貝爾獎的人？還是許許多多心理健康、人格健全、真實正直善良快樂、並對社會有用的人？
local news:
by Kevin Forestieri / Mountain View Voice
Longtime Milk Pail employee, son killed in apartment fumes
The two bodies found in an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday have been identified as James Liu and his teenage son William, according to a post on the Milk Pail Market Facebook page.
Liu was the store director and the brother-in-law of Steve Rasmussen, owner of the Milk Pail Market. According to the Facebook post by Kai Rasmussen, Liu's niece, he was a "brilliant manager, buyer, and grocer who was greatly admired by our staff, customers, and vendors alike."
The cause of death for Liu and his 17-year-old son William is still under investigation, as Mountain View police continue to investigate the noxious smell that broke out at 2025 California St. and triggered an evacuation Wednesday evening. The bodies of both victims were located in one of the apartment units by fire crews.
Investigators later found that calcium sulfide and sulfuric acid were present in the the complex at 2025 California St., as well as the byproducts of both chemicals -- sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, according to Shino Tanaka, spokeswoman for the Mountain View Police Department.
Hydrogen sulfide in lower concentrations can cause nausea, eye irritation and headaches, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Higher concentrations can lead to unconsciousness, serious eye damage and death.
Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a pungent odor that causes irritation to the eyes and skin, and can lead to eye damage, lung damage and skin burns.
Police are not releasing any additional information on the investigation.
Police received reports of the noxious "rotten egg" smell in the apartment complex at 6:09 p.m. Wednesday night, and evacuated residents in the area until 8 a.m. the next morning.
During the evacuation and investigation, four responding officers were sickened by the fumes and reported feeling lightheaded. They were treated and released.
Tanaka confirmed that the noxious smell was not caused by a gas leak, and that no suicide note had been left at the apartment where the two bodies were located. Police had originally suspected a gas leak caused the noxious smell, and PG&E crews shut off gas lines in the area.
Another apartment building adjacent to the complex was also evacuated, and an estimated 30 or 40 evacuees were sheltered at the nearby community center on Rengstorff Avenue.
文章來源: 文學城子女教育論壇 於 2014-10-05 07:53:27 -
子女教育論壇 作者：閑人忙人
上周三（9月24日），北加州的一個華人家庭，又發生令人痛心的悲劇，一對父子，自殺身亡。其兒子，年僅17歲，學業優秀，美國大學入學考試（SAT）獲得滿分2400分，申請多所名校被拒，結果錄取的最好學校隻有UCSD（加州大學聖地亞哥分校）。他咽不下這口氣，選擇了用煤氣自殺。當時也在公寓內的父親一同身亡。
消息傳出，在北美華人中，尤其是加州的華人圈中，引起震驚。許多人認為，這對父子是因為遭受到種族歧視而自殺。
這種說法的背景是，加州名校眾多，亞裔尤其是華裔聚集。1996年，加州通過了一項州憲法平權法案修正案，立法禁止州立公共教育及其他單位在招生、招工時考慮申請人的種族、膚色、性別、國籍、出生地等因素，也就是著名的Prop 209. 這項反歧視的法案實施後，華裔以至整個亞裔成為最大的受益者，加州各個大學亞裔學生比例節節上升，遠大於亞裔所占的人口比例。譬如在加州大學柏克利分校，亞裔學生已經占到全部學生人數的40%。
這種趨勢近年來引起了許多其他族裔（主要是西語裔）及一些學校管理層的不安。許多名校在招生時，已經與Prop 209相違背，考慮申請人的種族、膚色及性別來決定是否錄取。比如一名華裔學生可能各方麵都比另一名西裔學生更優秀，但學校卻拒絕了華裔而錄取西裔學生，理由是，“要保證學生種族的多樣性”。
今年初，加州參議院甚至通過了一項SCA5法案，要推翻反歧視的Prop 209，將許多學校已經暗地裏推行的根據膚色種族來招生的行為公開化、合法化。消息一出，在全美華裔社區中造成掀然大波，華裔參政熱情空前高漲、前所未有地團結，不僅是加州的華裔，全美各地的華裔都加入了行動，以各種形式抗議、網上數十萬人簽名、向當地民選議員施壓，終於取得了勝利，被譏諷為Skin Color Act的SCA5提案未能在加州眾議院獲得通過。
正是基於以上的背景，當這名華裔高中生自殺的消息傳出時，有人在網上發文，認為他是死於加州大學對華人的種族歧視。有人提議華裔應借題發揮，去爭取自己的更大的權益。甚至有人認為他沒有盧剛有種，絕望了也可以買把槍，寫封遺書，拉幾個墊背的，至少也算為後來的同胞踏平一些荊棘。
我為這對父子的去世感到痛心，卻實在不敢苟同這種觀點。該生不是因為種族歧視而自殺，是因為自身心理承受能力太差而自殺。
世界從來都是不公平的。我們當年那會兒，高考考個五百分出頭，在北京可以上北大，在其他很多省份卻連重點大學都上不了，都不活了？這種事件隻能說是他家庭教育的失敗和他自身的問題，不應該亂推到種族歧視上。當然，我們要努力去爭取公平公正，但當不公平落到你頭上時，也要學會心平氣和地去麵對，找到與這個不公平的世界相處的方式，或抗爭或適應或另尋出路，但決不是自殺或者他殺。
設想一下，如果他上了哈佛或者UCLA（加州大學洛杉磯分校），結果發現比不過別人，學業上或者其他方麵遇到挫敗，他會怎麽辦？說不定還是會自殺。剛剛從一個同學那得到消息，她的一對中國朋友的兒子，上了MIT(麻省理工大學），因為壓力太大而自殺了。夫妻倆悲痛欲絕、心灰意冷，打算回國，離開這個讓人傷心的地方。去年新澤西最好的高中，就是那所華裔巨多、一年幾十個考上常春藤盟校的高中，也有一個華裔學生自殺。
類似事件的一再發生，說明根源在教育的失敗，而不在大學錄取製度。說實話，這類事件的發生，非但不會促使有關學校改變他們按族裔按比例錄取的製度，反而會使他們麵對高分華裔時，錄取更謹慎。
所以，華裔不應就此事件亂借題發揮，反而應該真正反思自己的教育方法、教育理念、成功論、世界觀。我們到底要培養什麽樣的孩子？教育的目的是什麽？一個會讀書、門門考試滿分的人？一個朗朗？一個得諾貝爾獎的人？還是許許多多心理健康、人格健全、真實正直善良快樂、並對社會有用的人？
local news:
by Kevin Forestieri / Mountain View Voice
Longtime Milk Pail employee, son killed in apartment fumes
The two bodies found in an apartment complex in Mountain View on Wednesday have been identified as James Liu and his teenage son William, according to a post on the Milk Pail Market Facebook page.
Liu was the store director and the brother-in-law of Steve Rasmussen, owner of the Milk Pail Market. According to the Facebook post by Kai Rasmussen, Liu's niece, he was a "brilliant manager, buyer, and grocer who was greatly admired by our staff, customers, and vendors alike."
The cause of death for Liu and his 17-year-old son William is still under investigation, as Mountain View police continue to investigate the noxious smell that broke out at 2025 California St. and triggered an evacuation Wednesday evening. The bodies of both victims were located in one of the apartment units by fire crews.
Investigators later found that calcium sulfide and sulfuric acid were present in the the complex at 2025 California St., as well as the byproducts of both chemicals -- sulfur dioxide and hydrogen sulfide, according to Shino Tanaka, spokeswoman for the Mountain View Police Department.
Hydrogen sulfide in lower concentrations can cause nausea, eye irritation and headaches, according to the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration. Higher concentrations can lead to unconsciousness, serious eye damage and death.
Sulfur dioxide is a colorless gas with a pungent odor that causes irritation to the eyes and skin, and can lead to eye damage, lung damage and skin burns.
Police are not releasing any additional information on the investigation.
Police received reports of the noxious "rotten egg" smell in the apartment complex at 6:09 p.m. Wednesday night, and evacuated residents in the area until 8 a.m. the next morning.
During the evacuation and investigation, four responding officers were sickened by the fumes and reported feeling lightheaded. They were treated and released.
Tanaka confirmed that the noxious smell was not caused by a gas leak, and that no suicide note had been left at the apartment where the two bodies were located. Police had originally suspected a gas leak caused the noxious smell, and PG&E crews shut off gas lines in the area.
Another apartment building adjacent to the complex was also evacuated, and an estimated 30 or 40 evacuees were sheltered at the nearby community center on Rengstorff Avenue.
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