越洋之愛的真切演繹

汪岳云 范秀娟

“小游璐！你用筷子夾菜試試看……”3月22日中午，在龍游縣福利院食堂內，保育員童愛玲親熱地招呼一名從美國明尼蘇達州回龍游探親的10歲女童游璐。只見女孩靦腆地笑著，右手相當熟練地用竹筷夾住點心盤中一片龍游發糕往嘴里塞，邊嚼邊豎起左手大拇指，并朝阿姨們做鬼臉，表示家鄉的土特產“真好吃”！

當日上午，這個長發披肩的小姑娘在美國養父斯格特（Scott）、養母珍妮芙（Jennifer）、姐姐邵小娜（Marie）、妹妹趙昆（Justine）等人的陪同下，從太平洋彼岸，不遠萬里，興致勃勃地回到了闊別10年的故鄉龍游。游璐曾經是龍游縣福利院的孤兒，如今在美國有了家，有了幸福的家庭生活。雖然生活在不同國度、不同文化氛圍的家庭，但她的中文名字卻姓“游”，寓意自己的根在中國浙江龍游。“當年去美國時她還是襁褓中11個月齡的嬰兒，兩腮胖乎乎，雙眼大大的，模樣很機靈。”龍游縣福利院院長陳永華與童愛玲憶起往事，當時的情景仿佛又浮現在眼前：“是我們民政部門的工作人員幫她辦好相關手續后，由美國來的這對夫婦依法領養的。”

據了解，在美國，領養家庭出于交流的需要，成立了各種民間協會。“領養中國兒童家庭協會”(簡稱FCC)是美國最大的非盈利性組織，在美國近40個州都設有分會。家長們積極參加領養協會以及中國大使館的活動，通過領養家庭網格化的橫向聯系，增進孩子們的交流和友誼。在日常生活中，美國家庭大都采取開放的教育策略，不僅不隱瞞孩子的身世，反而想方設法向他們傳授中國文化。大多數家庭都會保留孩子原來的中文名字；有的家庭用中國的手工藝品裝飾孩子的臥室；有的請華人婦女做孩子的保姆；有的父母送孩子上中文學校，自己也花時間學習中文和中國文化；每逢中國傳統節日，他們還要帶著孩子去唐人街參加節慶活動。此外，為了讓孩子們長大后不為身份認同而困惑，洋爸洋媽們還利用各種機會帶孩子們回中國“尋根”。

游璐首次回鄉探親，隨行的13歲姐姐和8歲妹妹是斯格特、珍妮芙夫婦分別從湖南邵陽、沅陵兩地的福利機構中依法領養的。在明尼蘇達州，斯格特是一位食品專業工程師，珍妮芙是一位學前班的教師，夫婦倆十分有愛心，他們都希望女兒們能繼承中國傳統文化，以保持她們的身份認同。斯格特表示，中國悠久燦爛的文化對于自己的女兒們非常重要，延續文化最直接的方法是從語言開始。他和妻子除了讓三個女兒在學校學習中文，家庭生活中還讓大家一起練習使用中國的筷子用餐。珍妮芙對翻譯蔡女士說：“孩子們剛來我家時，我們就說得非常清楚，她們來自中國，我們雖不是她們的親生父母，但是我們和她們的親生父母一樣，渴望她們同其他孩子一樣能享有快樂的人生！”對此，趕來看望慰問的龍游縣農村信用合作聯社員工陳賽君感動地說：“這次跨越太平洋的回鄉探親之旅，傳遞了人世間最珍貴的親情和鄉情！”

在龍游縣福利院花園的暖陽下，得知孩子們回國訪親的喜訊后，近百名爺爺、奶奶紛紛圍攏過來，大家對外國友人斯格特、珍妮芙夫婦和三個黃皮膚、黑頭發的女孩子好奇地問個不停，翻譯蔡女士一一笑答。在漢語和英語交疊聲里，小游璐掏出筆，俯下身，在一張白紙上用漢字寫出她的心聲：“龍游您好！我回來看您啦！游璐”聽到周圍響起一陣掌聲和喝彩聲后，她面帶自豪神情，通過翻譯向故鄉的長輩們報告：“我平時喜歡彈鋼琴、踢足球、打籃球，還是學校同年級的快跑項目第一名呢。長大后，我希望能像國際籃球巨星姚明那樣，在中美兩國間架起一座文化交流的橋梁，不斷把好消息帶給故鄉龍游！”在其樂融融、互敘家常話的親情氛圍中，斯格特先生幽默地說：“今后，我們愿意幫助游璐不定期地回龍游看看，中國有首歌唱得好——《常回家看看》嘛！”□

Girl Comes Back to Seek Her Roots in Longyou County

By Wang Yueyun, Fan Xiujuan

You Lu is now 10 years old. She is a Chinese American. She was adopted by Scott and Jennifer, an American couple living in Min-nesota, USA when she was merely 11 months old. Her birth parents are unknown. Scott works as an engineer in food industry and Jen-nifer works as a teacher for preschoolers. You Lu lived at Longyou County Orphanage before she was adopted. In March 2012, You Lu came back to visit her roots in Longyou for the first time.

You Lu is one of numerous Chinese children adopted by Ameri-can families. Families with Children from China (FCC) is one of Americas largest non-profit organizations with chapters in 40 states. Most American families with children adopted from China tell adoptees that they are from China. In most of these families, adopted babies keep their Chinese names. Some families have Chinese nannies and some send adopted Chinese kids to study Chi-nese. Some come back now and then to visit their roots in China. The families often take part in events organized by FCC and by the Chinese embassy. The three daughters of Scott and Jennifer keep in touch with their Chinese roots this way.

Scott and Jennifer are two of these open-minded American adop-tive parents and their daughter You Lu is a dearly loved girl who speaks some Chinese but writes Chinese quite well.

In early March this year, the Longyou County Orphanage received a letter from Zhejiang Administration of Civil Affairs that said Scott and Jennifer would bring You Lu to visit the orphanage.

Chen Yongnian, now director of the orphanage, remembered You Lu as a little baby. He was working at the orphanage when You Lu was adopted. He checked the archives, but the nanny who had looked after the baby girl had left. Chen invited many old people and children over to wel-come the American family.

On the morning of March 22, You Lu came to the orphanage, accompanied by her adoptive parents and two sisters. The family was warmly welcomed. Through a transla-tor, the family chatted with the crowd. You Lu wrote on a piece of paper the following words in Chinese: “Hello, Longyou. I am back to see you! You Lu.” The people ap-plauded. Through the translator, the ten-year-old girl reported to her hometown people: “I play piano. I play the football and the basketball. I am the fastest runner of my grade at school. I hope I can, like Yao Ming, the basketball player, build a bridge between China and America for cultural exchanges and bring good news to Longyou my hometown.”

The family had dinner at the orphanage. Naturally, You Lu used chopsticks. □