I-Kona Nui Nights umcimbi wanyanga zonke wamahhala ohlonipha futhi ogqamisa ulimi lwesiHawaii, umculo, nobuciko be-hula. Isingethwe ngaphansi kwetende elikhulu ngemuva kwebhilidi le-IBM, i-Ward Village iveza okokuzizwisa kwamasiko okuhle kakhulu e-Oahu. Ubusuku obukhethekile bangoDisemba bubonise u-Kupaoa (Kellen no-Lihau Paik) no-Mark Yamanaka. Lobu busuku be-Kona Nui obujabulisayo bekuwumkhosi olungele umndeni onemisebenzi enetimu yeholide kanye nezidlo ezidliwayo ubusuku bonke. Izivakashi bekufanele zenze i-RSVP kusenesikhathi, futhi umcimbi ubhukhwe ngokuphelele. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izihambeli ezikhubazekile ezinamathikithi zathola ukuthi ziphucwe lesi sipho sikaKhisimusi ngenxa yenkampani yakwaGrinch eyanquma ukuvimba indlela yokukhubazeka kanye nerempu ngeLexus yayo. Esikhundleni sokuvumela indlela engama-intshi angu-50 ukuze isihlalo esinamasondo sidlule, kumelwe ukuba wacabanga ukuthi abantu abakhubazekile badinga amasentimitha ambalwa kuphela ukuze bahlalise izihlalo zabo zabakhubazekile nezihamba ngezinyawo endaweni ephakathi kwemoto yakhe nodonga lukasimende. (Bheka isithombe) Umuntu okhubazekile wangempela ubengazi kangcono.
Umshayeli weLexus unqume ukugigiyela yonke indawo ebekelwe yona, yakhelwe ukuthi kube neveni elizovula izicabha zayo futhi lelule isihlalo esinamasondo. Ngokwenza lokho, wavimba ikhithi yeveni, indawo yesihlalo esinamasondo, kanye nerempu yesihlalo esinamasondo. Ngamanye amazwi, upake iLexus yakhe esikhaleni esingahlosile nhlobo ukupaka imoto. Lokhu kuvimbele izihambeli ezikhubazekile ukuthi zingakwazi ukungena ebhilidini le-IBM eWard Village. Umshayeli, insizwa, nentombi yakhe encane beza emotweni izikhathi ezingaphezu kwesisodwa kusihlwa bezokhipha izinto esihlalweni esingemuva emotweni. Isihlalo sangemuva sasigcwele izinto phezu kwaso; bekungaphushelwe lutho okukhombisa ukuthi bekuhlezi umuntu okhubazekile. Umuntu okhubazekile "oyimfihlakalo", owayegcinelwe indawo yokukhubazeka, wayengabonakali ndawo - i-AWOL.
I-Lexus ibonise imvume yoMnyango Wezokuvikela, i-B6F 8S2 ngokugqamile kudeshi. Ukulenga esibukweni kwakuyibhodi labakhubazekile eliphelelwa yisikhathi ngoJulayi 2020, eligxivizwe ngo-P-074-338. Mina ngokwami angikaze ngimbone umuntu ohamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo elwa kodwa ngiyahlehla. Le nsizwa nentombi yayo kwakucaca ukuthi banamandla futhi bengayidingi indawo yesihlalo esinamasondo ngomcabango nje. Umuntu okhubazekile ngempela ngeke akwazi ukuphuma kwi-Lexus njengoba ekhona ngenxa yokuthi ibingekho indawo nhlangothi zombili zemoto yokudlulela esihlalweni esinamasondo. Umshayeli onobugovu uvele wazenzela indawo yakhe yokupaka, encisha abantu abambalwa ukuthi bakwazi ukusebenzisa indawo yokukhubazeka kanye nerempu. Umshayeli wakwaLexus uswele ubuqotho bokupaka egaraji lamahhala eWard Centre. Ubefuna indawo ye-Lexus yakhe kunokuvumela umuntu okhubazekile wangempela ukuthi asebenzise indawo noma asebenzise irempu. Kunomnyango owodwa kuphela wokungena okhubazekile esakhiweni se-IBM, kodwa iLexus Grinch yayinenhliziyo ebandayo kakhulu ukuthi inganakekelwa.
Anginayo i-Lexus. Nginesifo sokuqina kwemisipha. Ngisebenzisa isihlalo esinamasondo sikagesi futhi kufanele ngihanjiswe evenini nge lift. Ngibheke ku-google ukuthi iphrofayili yomshayeli we-Lexus ingaba yini. I-National Network Hit ibuze abafundi bayo ukuthi uyini umbono wabo ngabashayeli be-Lexus. Omunye ummangalelwa wasayina uJulia, wabhala: “Ngizothembeka ngesihluku… ngokuvamile banolaka kakhulu - abayinaki imithetho yomgwaqo futhi ikakhulukazi imithetho yokupaka, okusho ukuthi abacabangi lutho ngokuvala izikhala ezimbili ukuze izimoto zabo eziyigugu zingashayi. Ngithola ukuthi lokhu kwenzeka kakhulu kubanikazi beLexus. … Ngokwerekhodi, Umama wami, umyeni wami, nabangane bami abambalwa bakubonile lokhu futhi.”
Ngethuka ngibona le moto ehambisana neFort Shafter. Ubaba ongizalayo wayeseButhweni Lezempi, umfowethu omdala wayeseButhweni Lasemanzini, umfowethu omncane eseButhweni Lezempi, umkhulu wakhonza eMpini Yezwe I, kanti umalume wami omkhulu wakhonza eMpini Yezwe II ePearl Harbor. Umndeni wami ngiwazi kahle, awusoze, eminyakeni eyisigidi, uthathe ngobugovu indawo yomuntu okhubazekile, noma uvimbe indlela yokukhubazeka kanye nerempu, ukuvimbela abantu ukuthi bangene emcimbini kaKhisimusi.
Selokhu ngabona laba bantu abasha bengena emotweni, ngabona ukuthi isihlalo sabo sangemuva sasibukeka kanjani sengathi akekho umuntu okhubazekile owayengaphuma lapho, noma ngabe yimuphi umuntu okhubazekile owayengaphuma emotweni, njengoba iLexus yayingene esikhaleni esingekho. eyenzelwe ukubekwa okunjalo, ngishayele amaphoyisa ucingo ukuthi athole ithikithi lemoto. Amaphoyisa aseHonolulu awazange afike. Ngakho ngemva kwemizuzu engu-20, ngaphinde ngashayela amaphoyisa ucingo futhi ngazwakalisa ukudumala kwami ngokuthi abazange bathumele iphoyisa. Ngakho-ke umthumeli wathi uthumela isikhulu ngokushesha.
Lapho kuqhamuka isikhulu uChin, ibheji elingu-2991, ngabona kusukela emizuzwini emihlanu yokuqala ukuthi wayengenaso isithakazelo sokusiza noma ukuvikela izidingo zabakhubazekile. Ngikhombise u-Officer Chin ukuthi i-Lexus ibivimba kanjani indlela yokukhubazeka kanye nerempu. Ngamtshela ukuthi lezi ntsha ezimbili zazingaphakathi kwendawo yokucima ukoma i-Kona Nui Night futhi nganikeza incazelo yazo, kodwa wenqaba ukungena ukuze abacele ukuba basuke endaweni ebekelwe yona. Khona-ke umshayeli weLexus “Fort Shafter” wabuyela emotweni yakhe esinye isikhathi, ukuze alande ezinye izinto. Isikhulu uChin sabuza insizwa yase-Asia, “Ingabe le moto yakho?” Futhi umshayeli wathi "Yebo." Iphoyisa labuza, “Ingabe leyo yimvume yakho yokukhubazeka?” Umshayeli wathi, “Ngeka-anti wami, kodwa akasekho, uhambe nomunye umuntu. “U-Anti” igama lendawo elisho “isalukazi,” hhayi u-anti wakho wangempela, noma umama wakho noma ugogo wakho. I-semantics yokukhethwa kwakhe kolimi inqume ukuthi imvume ngeyomuntu ongesona isihlobo sakhe, ngakho-ke isimo esolisa kakhulu.
Manje, ngiyazi ngokubuka imibiko yophenyo ku-TV, lapho izigebengu zibanjwa ngokungemthetho zisebenzisa izimvume zokukhubazeka, izaba zokuqala ezinikezwa abakhwabanisi ukuthi “Kungokukabani nokuthi, kodwa usanda kuhamba.” Ukwemukelwa kukaMnu Lexus kwaba yisizathu sokuthi akhiphe i-citation futhi imoto idonswe ngoba ibingasapakwe ukuze kusizakale umuntu okhubazekile, kodwa kuhlomule ozakwabo baseFort Shafter. Umshayeli uvumele iphoyisa ukuthi u-anti “oyimfihlakalo” ubengekho emagcekeni. UChin utshele umshayeli wakwaLexus ukuthi, “Kulungile,” wabe esevumela umshayeli ukuthi abuyele emcimbini wakhe. Akazange acele ngisho u-Grinch ukuthi athuthele endaweni yokupaka abantu abanamandla. Ngabuka uChin ngase ngimtshela ukuthi “Umnike iphasi lamahhala ngoba engowase-Asia!”
UChin akazange akuphike ukusolwa kwami ngokucwasa okusobala, kodwa wabonisa intukuthelo. Yeka isibindi lesi sivakashi esimhlophe esihamba ngesihlalo sabakhubazekile sisola isikhulu somthetho ngokubonisa ubandlululo lobuhlanga kumuntu wase-Asia okhubazekile opake endaweni ekhubazekile!
“Awuzange umcele umazisi ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi imvume yokukhubazeka ngeyakhe. Kungaba yimvume kagogo wakhe owashona kudala,” ngitshela uChin.
“Yeyi unemvume futhi upake endaweni enokukhubazeka”, kwaba impendulo kaChin. “Anginayo indlela yokuhlola ukuthi ngekabani imvume noma ngekagogo wakhe ongasekho.”
“Lokhu akukho emthethweni ngokusobala. Uyakhokhelwa ukuze usize futhi uvikele izidingo zabakhubazekile,” ngitshela uChin, “futhi awenzi lutho nhlobo. Umyeke ahambe."
"Ungangitshela ukuthi uthini umthetho awephula?" Kubuza uChin.
Ngifuna bonke abafundi abayizigidi eziningi balolu shicilelo bazi ukuthi uma unquma ukuletha imali yakho oyisebenze kanzima e-Hawaii ukuze uye eholidini, zilungiselele ukusho umthetho oqondile ophathelene nokwephulwa komthetho, uma udinga usizo lwamaphoyisa. Isikhulu uChin sathi ngaphandle kokuthi ngimtshele umthetho oqondile, angeke akhiphe ingcaphuno - yeka inqubomgomo enengekayo.
Lena imithetho isikhulu uChin afunga ukuthi uzoyigcina. Lena imithetho ekhokhelwa isikhulu uChin ukuze siyisebenzise. Uma umuntu engawazi umthetho, ngicabanga ukuthi amaphoyisa athatha isinqumo ngokusekelwe ekutheni acwasa luphi uhlanga.
Kungenzeka yini isigameko esibi kangaka? Ngokwenhlangano ehlala ibhekile amaqembu anenzondo, impendulo inguyebo. Esihlokweni esithi “IHawaii Ukuhlupheka Ngokucwasa Ngobuhlanga” iSouthern Poverty Law Center yabika ukuthi “Sekuyiminyaka abantu baseHawaii begwema ukukhuluma ngobugebengu obuphathelene nobuhlanga nenzondo ... Inhlangano ehlonishwa kakhulu yaxoxa indaba yokuthi amaphoyisa awayona kanjani ingxenye yesixazululo; bayingxenye yenkinga:
UDkt. Cecilia Pardon waya eholidini laseHawaii ngonyaka odlule, akhangwe ithemba lamabhishi amahle nabantu abanobungane. Yena, umyeni wakhe namadodakazi amabili asanda kweva eshumini nambili babejabulela ugu olunesihlabathi lwalezi ziqhingi. Kodwa intombazane yaseHawaii yathethisa amadodakazi ayo amabili aseminyakeni eyishumi nambili, ithi, “Buyelani ezweni” futhi “Khumula imbongolo yakho emhlophe emabhishi ethu,” kusho uDkt. Padron, udokotela wezifo zemiphunga yezingane eNew Jersey. Lapho umyeni wakhe, owayeneminyaka engu-68 ngaleso sikhathi, engena phakathi kwamantombazane, izinsizwa ezintathu zaseHawaii zamshaya ngemoto, zamnquma indlebe, zamklinya futhi zamshaya ngesibhakela, kusho uDkt. Padron. Amaphoyisa anxenxe abakwaPadrons ukuthi bangawabeki amacala, bethi kuzobiza ukuthi babuye bazovela enkantolo kanti ijaji laseHawaii lizohambisana nabahlaseli baseHawaii, kusho udokotela.
Amaphoyisa anesandla ekuvuniseni ukucwasa ngokwebala ngokwenza imizamo esobala yokuvimbela izivakashi ezimhlophe ukuthi zithole ubulungiswa uma umenzi wobubi engeyena owabamhlophe. Umnyango wamaphoyisa waseHonolulu ubizwa ngokuthi “ihlazo lesizwe.” Izibonelo eziphindaphindiwe zokuziphatha azihambisani neze nezimiso zeNhlonipho Nobulungiswa ezishiwo ku-HPD Mission Statement ziye zaphawulwa. Nokho, izinto sezizoshintsha lapha e-Honolulu, sitshelwa.
Emasontweni ambalwa edlule, kube nokuzamazama komhlaba emnyangweni. Baqasha “u-haole” (omhlophe) wesifazane, uSusan Ballard njengoMphathi Omkhulu Wamaphoyisa. Akafani nanoma yini elake layazi idolobha. UStephen Watary, owathatha umhlalaphansi ku-HPD ngo-2007, utshele i-KHON umabonakude, “Ngesikhathi ngisebenza naye, wayehlale aziwa ngokwethembeka kwakhe, indlela yakhe eqondile, nendlela engenabugovu.” Ubugovu nokungathembeki kuyanyanyeka kuNkosi uSusan Ballard; uyakwenyanya ukuziphatha okubi okunjalo. Ngikholwa ukuthi ukube ubesendaweni yesigameko lapho umshayeli weLexus onobugovu evimbe khona indlela yokukhubazeka, wahlohla imoto yakhe endaweni okuwukuphela kwayo evulekile ukuze abantu abakhubazekile bakwazi ukulawula izihlalo zabo, futhi wezwa umshayeli evuma ukuthi akekho umuntu okhubazekile. emagcekeni ngenkathi imoto yakhe ibambe indawo yokukhubazeka, ngabe wamphoqa ukuthi asuse imbongolo yakhe kaGrinch. Ngikholwa futhi ukuthi ubengaphikisana nokusebenzisa kwakhe indawo egcinelwe abantu abakhubazekile.
Nakuba i-Officer Chin iphikisana ngokuthi yayingenayo indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-Fort Shafter-tagged Lexus yayisebenzisa ngokusemthethweni imvume yokukhubazeka e-Ward Centre, ngikholelwa ukuthi iNduna uSusan Ballard wayezowulandela umthetho futhi watshela uMnu. Lexus ukuthi akhiphe umazisi onikezwe abantu abakhubazekile. abantu uma bethola i-hang tag, njengoba kushiwo ku-§11-219-10 yeMithetho Yokuphatha yase-Hawaii, Isihloko 11, Isahluko 219 [Eff 12/31/84; am kanye comp 4/18/94; i-rem evela ku-§19-150-10, am and comp 12/15/00; am kanye comp 12/24/01; comp 1/23/03; am kanye comp 7/26/04; comp 8/19/06; am kanye comp 7/2/12; comp 9/25/15] (I-Auth HRS §291-56) (Imp: HRS §291-54; 23 CFR ingxenye 1235).
UMnu. Lexus uthe, “U-Anti” uke wangena emotweni phambilini kodwa wahamba nomunye umuntu, yingakho kungekho “anti” kule ndawo. Iqiniso lokuthi “u-anti” ongabonakali engazange ahambe nemvume yakhe yokukhubazeka lapho eyovalelisa nomunye umuntu lalingenza noma ubani onengqondo ayingabaze indaba yakhe. UChin wayazi ukuthi kwenzekani; akasona isilima. Lokhu kungokwemvelo, hhayi ukuqonda.
Ngenkathi isikhulu uChin siphikisa ngokuthi uMnu. Lexus wathi “u-anti” ongabonakali wake wagibela imoto kodwa wayengasekho emagcekeni ngakho-ke uMnu Lexus wayepake ngokusemthethweni, ngikholwa ukuthi iNduna uSusan Ballard wayezowulandela umthetho futhi watshela uMnu Lexus. “Akekho u-anti lapha; indawo yokupaka ingeyenzuzo yakhe, hhayi eyokuzuzisa WENA, ngakho susa imoto endaweni yokukhubazeka ngaphandle kwalapho ungafakazela ukuthi uthutha u-anti ongabonakali” njengoba kushiwo ku-§11-219-11 ye-Hawaii Administrative Rules, Isihloko 11, Isahluko 219 [Eff 12/31/84; am kanye comp 4/18/94; i-rem evela ku-§19-150-10, am and comp 12/15/00; am kanye comp 12/24/01; comp 1/23/03; am kanye comp 7/26/04; comp 8/19/06; am kanye comp 7/2/12; comp 9/25/15] (I-Auth HRS §291-56) (Imp: HRS §291-54; 23 CFR ingxenye 1235).
Ngenkathi u-Chin u-Chin ephikisana ngokuthi akaboni lutho olungalungile ngokuthi uMnu Lexus avimbe irempu yokukhubazeka futhi abe ngumuntu okwaziyo ukuzicabangela yena yedwa, ngikholwa ukuthi iNduna uSusan Ballard ngabe ulandele umthetho futhi watshela umshayeli ukuthi akhiphe imbongolo yakhe engakwazi ukungena. indawo, njengoba kuhlelwe ku-§11-219-14 yeMithetho Yokuphatha yase-Hawaii, Isihloko 11, Isahluko 219 [Eff 12/31/84; am kanye comp 4/18/94; i-rem evela ku-§19-150-10, am and comp 12/15/00; am kanye comp 12/24/01; comp 1/23/03; am kanye comp 7/26/04; comp 8/19/06; am kanye comp 7/2/12; comp 9/25/15] (I-Auth HRS §291-56) (Imp: HRS §291-54; 23 CFR ingxenye 1235).
Isikhulu uChin wangitshela ukuthi ufuna ngisho umthetho oqondile ngaphambi kokuthi athenge imoto yomshayeli wase-Asia ngoba wagcizelela ukuthi awukho umthetho omnikeza igunya lokuthatha isinyathelo.
Ngisho noma wayengawazi ngempela umthetho owenqabela indoda ephilayo ukupaka endaweni ekhubazekile ngenxa yokuba khona “kuka-anti” ongabonakali, isikhulu uChin kwakufanele sibheke indlela uMnu. Lexus ayevimba ngayo indlela yokukhubazeka. kanye nerempu, wabe esecela i-Grinch enobugovu ukuthi isuke endaweni yokufinyelela njengendaba yozwelo kwabakhubazekile. Kodwa uyazi, awukwazi ukufundisa ububele kubantu asebekhulile nabakhubazekile, abantu kungenzeka banalo ngokwemvelo noma abanalo. Ngokufanayo, awukwazi ukugcwalisa abantu ngobuqotho, udumo, inhlonipho, noma ukuqonda. Amaphoyisa aseHonolulu athumela uMnu. Chin ukuba awamele; iyiphi isevisi yama-epic, noma kufanele ngithi dis-service?
Ngashaqeka lapho ngibona imvume yaseFort Shafter kudeshibhodi yeLexus. Ngiphuma emndenini wezempi; Ngiyazazi izindinganiso zempi, futhi udumo luhlonishwa kakhulu. Ngiyazi abantu baseFort Shafter, abasoze bangabahloniphi kangako abakhubazekile. Ngatshela uMnu. Lexus ngemva kokuba isikhulu uChin simtshela ngokujabula ukuthi akumele asuse imoto yakhe, ngizombikela amasosha. Leli iso elimnyama kubo bonke abesilisa nabesifazane bezempi abanikele kakhulu, ngisho nokuphila kwabo, egameni lokuhlonishwa. UMnumzane uLexus wayengeyona indoda, indoda yangempela ANGEKE ANGEKE angibheke, esesihlalweni esinamasondo, futhi wenqaba ukuhambisa imoto yakhe evimba umzila wesihlalo esinamasondo. Wanikina ihlombe, ukuze angazisa ukuthi akanandaba, wabe esebuyela entombini yakhe encane ukuze aqhubeke nokuzijabulisa endaweni yokucima ukoma IBM.
Indlela ayeziphatha ngayo yayingenanembeza. Amadoda ezempi anobuqotho awadonsi lokho kudlala ngabantu abakhubazekile. Ngiyawazi amadoda amasosha. Banesimilo. Banodumo. Ngiyazi amadoda anikela ngezimpilo zawo ukuze avikele abantu bakuleli. Kuwukudelela ukuhlonishwa kwamasosha ukuba nomunye wabantu bawo ozicabangela yena yedwa engeke aze asuse imoto yakhe kude nomgwaqo ohamba ngesihlalo esinamasondo ayivimbile.
UGeneral Robert Brooks Brown ungumkhuzi e-Fort Shafter. Ngiyamazi; ungumnumzane nesifundiswa. Uthole iziqu eGrosse Pointe North High School eGrosse Pointe, eMichigan. Yilapho engiphuma khona. Ngafundisa eGrosse Pointe Public Schools kanye neMfundo Yomphakathi eGrosse Pointe War Memorial. Ngiyawazi umndeni wakhe; bangabantu abanobuqotho nodumo oluphakeme kakhulu. Abahambisani nalolo hlobo lokungahloniphi abantu abakhubazekile. UJenene nomndeni wakhe baziwa kakhulu eNingizimu-mpumalanga Michigan; umkakhe, uPatti Pope waseGrosse Pointe Woods unguthisha wezingane ezinesiphiwo. Bayomangala lapho bebona enye “yamadoda” abo iziphatha kanjalo.
Ngikholwa ukuthi ukuziphatha kukaChin Chin kuyihlazo eMnyangweni Wamaphoyisa wase-Honolulu, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, iso elimnyama embonini yezokuvakasha yaseHawaii. Lokhu akuwona ukungenisa izihambi. Ubuqaba lobu. Ukwenqaba kukaMnu. Lexus ukubonisa isizotha kubantu abakhubazekile kuwukudelela bonke abantu abahlonishwayo e-Fort Shafter; le ndoda ijabulela inkazimulo nenhlonipho etholwa ngamasosha asebenza naye, kodwa iyingulube ngemuva kwamasosha. IWard Village yaphuma yonke indlela yayo ukuhlinzeka umphakathi ngokuzijabulisa okusezingeni lomhlaba; abantu bekumele benze ama-RSVP amasonto kusenesikhathi, futhi wonke amathikithi omcimbi athathwa. Kodwa ngenxa kaMnu Lexus, injabulo yabo yaphucwa.
Iziqu zami ze-post-doctorate graduates ku-anthropology yamasiko. Ngiyazi ukuthi abantu baseShayina bakwazisa kangakanani ukuhlonishwa kwabadala, futhi ngiyazi ukuthi abasoze bavimba irempu yokukhubazeka edingwa abadala. Ukuziphatha kwesikhulu uChin kuyihlazo emphakathini waseShayina; babengeke bavumele ukuganga abantu abadala.
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