庇护——一个无可奈何的选择Seeking Asylum–A Choice Made Out of Helplessness

新的一年到来，有人可能搬了家、换了工作、迎来了新的生活节奏；而有一群人，却仍然处于漂泊之中，静静等待命运的审理结果。ta们就是庇护申请者。听闻“庇护申请”时，你的第一反应是同情、疑惑，还是敬而远之？ta们飘洋过海所追求的仅仅是一纸文书或身份吗？在公共讨论中，庇护申请者常常被标签化、被误解，在日常生活中，他们的身份也经常不被看见，从而忽略ta们是真实并有血有肉的人。落于纸上的叙述容易将每个独特的故事归纳为样貌刻板的群体。政治庇护其实往往是一段漫长、没有明确终点的旅程，但因为身在祖国的令人唏嘘的经历，迫使ta们为了能免于恐惧、安心生活的未来，无可奈何地选择飘洋过海。欢迎你来到热风，听听跨性别朋友子露和走线来美的皮皮鲁讲述自己的故事，聆听ta们在中国经历了什么，驱使ta们背井离乡。通过ta们的真实声音，看到庇护群体里这些立体的人物。从倾听出发，理解并打破刻板印象，为那些在异乡漂泊的人带来一份最基本的关怀与同理。

As a new year begins, some people move, change jobs, or settle into new rhythms of life. There’s a group of people, however, who remain in limbo—still drifting in diaspora, quietly awaiting decisions that will shape their fate.They are asylum seekers.When we hear the term “asylum application,” do we feel sympathy, confusion, or distance? Do those who cross oceans seek only a piece of paperwork? Too often, asylum seekers are labeled, misunderstood, and rendered invisible, their individual stories flattened into stereotypes.In reality, political asylum is a long journey with no clear end. Driven by painful experiences in their home countries, they are left with little choice but to leave in search of safety and a life free from fear.Welcome to Zephyr Society. Listen to Pipilu, who “walked the line”, and transgender friend Zilu, as they share what they experienced in China and what compelled them to leave. Through listening, we begin to see asylum seekers as real people—and take a first step toward understanding, empathy, and care.