点评:This location is extremely disappointing from multiple perspectives--cultural, historical, civic. It has a few plaques that highlight a limited and rather random assortment of Southeast Asian peoples, amidst a poorly maintained collection of big box store perennials (no natives, whether Asian or North American). The pagoda is the only actually structure--no other art/architecture is featured. But, and I think worst of all, there are dozens of "donated by" plaques and a large donor sign that make you wonder whether this was some sort of attempt by local businesses to show that they support diversity. I mean, the donation plaques have absolutely nothing to do with the rest of the garden--donated what exactly? The bizarre assortment of man-made rocks? The no-longer-functioning algae-clogged and filthy pool? This is a slap-dash sight, and I hope someone will decide to renovate it and do right by the cultures (the few listed and the many, many that are missing) that it purports to celebrate.
翻译:从文化、历史及社会等多个角度来看,这个地方都极其令人失望。那里只有几块铭牌,上面介绍了数量有限且挑选相当随意的东南亚各民族;周边则是一堆疏于打理的、来自大型零售店的多年生植物(既没有亚洲本土植物,也没有北美本土植物)。那座宝塔是这里唯一真正的建筑——再无其他任何艺术或建筑作品。不过,我认为最糟糕的是……那里有几十块“由某人捐赠”的铭牌,还有一个大型捐赠者标志牌,让人不禁疑惑:这是否是当地商家试图表明自己支持多元化的一种举动呢?说真的,这些捐赠铭牌与花园的其他部分毫无关联——到底捐赠了什么呢?那些杂乱无章的人造岩石?还是那个早已无法使用、满是藻类且脏兮兮的池塘?整个景象显得相当草率且杂乱无章。我希望有人能决定对它进行翻修,从而好好地尊重那些它声称要弘扬的文化——包括那些被提及的少数文化,以及大量未被提及的众多文化。