Travelling on the Cultural Mind Path: The Narrative of Three Second Generation Malaysian Chinese in Process of life and Cultural Identity

• Main Authors: LAI LEE PING, 賴麗萍
• Other Authors: Ping-Hwa Chen
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2011
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/68340590335653865796

碩士 === 國立臺灣師範大學 === 教育心理與輔導學系 === 99 === The purpose of this research is to investigate the formation, development, and transformation of cultural identity by narrators brought about as a result of the specific social, cultural, historical, and political paths threaded by each individual. Three narrators, who are second generation Malaysian Chinese with national education background and age between 60 and 70, participated in this research. These narrators have had enriched life experiences and have actively participated in their activities of their own communities. This research adopts the descriptive-analytic method developed by Lieblich, Tuval-Mashiach, and ZIlber, using “holistic-content approach” as the major model of analysis. By ways of analysis of individuals, inter-case analysis, and through comprehensive-synthesis discussion, this research interprets the process of cultural identification formation of the three narrators and their associated meanings. Through the descriptions of the life of the three narrators and the analysis of the individuals, seven major sources of formation are identified: (1) the growth environment in the family; (2) the growing up environment and experience; (3) language learning experience and identify; (4) the positive and negative experiences brought about by inter-ethnic relations and the nation policy system; (5) demonstrated personality characteristic and values; (6) self identity and self label; and (7) the participation in the specific ethnic communities’ activities. Through the interpretation of the generality and conclusions of the seven sources of formation, they are integrated into five core themes: (1) the family and the growth environment are the important ingredients of establishing cultural identity; (2) ethnicity or mother tongue language is the key to initiate ethnic identity and cultural identity; (3) discriminations and repressions expose the differences between ethnic groups, increase the identification and belonging of their own groups, and heighten the conscience and pursuit of fairness and justice; (4) the stimulation of other value and the positive experience of ethnic relations encourages the change individual thought toward diversity, openness, and fairness values; and (5) the process of transformation in the cultural identity of the second generation Malaysian Chinese. This research is based combining the discovery derived from the five major themes and the discussions of many related documents. Finally, the researcher attempts to make related proposals and appeals to Malaysian Chinese, Malaysia government, Malaysia education, future researches, and you the readers. KEYWORDS: Second Generation Malaysian Chinese, Cultural Identity, Narrative Research