Minority cultures were often featured in stereotypical or tokenistic ways, for example, by portraying Asian culture with chopsticks and traditional dress.

少数民族文化通常以刻板印象或象征性的方式得以呈现，例如，用筷子和传统服饰来描绘亚洲文化。

My question is, are individual efforts, like ditching plastic straws or going vegan, making a difference or are they just tokenistic drops in the ocean?

我的问题是， 个人的努力， 比如放弃塑料吸管或成为素食主义者，是否有所作为， 或者它们只是象征性的沧海一粟？