Research into the Hakka Community Empowering－Takes HsinChu County Da Wo Ko Association as a Case Study

• Main Authors: Chang, Yi-Han, 張懿涵
• Other Authors: 陳佳吉
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/8jrwkx

碩士 === 國防大學政治作戰學院 === 政治研究所 === 102 === As social movements thrive and citizens’ consciousness increases, Council for Cultural Affairs of the Executive Yuan proposed a "community empowering " project in order to further Taiwan’s democratization. Its main aim is to evoke community consciousness and community autonomy to jointly operate cultural construction of the entire community. The government has put a lot of emphasis on Hakka culture, as evidenced by the opening of LiuDui National Hakka Cultural Park and Miaoli National Hakka Cultural Park, thus arousing the concern and attention of many Hakka youths on the traditional culture and drawing discussions about Hakka research topics in recent years. Starting off with self awareness, the Hakka community is characterized by a distinct Hakka culture, and is merged with the value of the local people. The Hakka community involves the Hakka identity, community awareness, sustainable community development, cultural preservation in four aspects. The purpose of this study is to analyze Da Wo Ko which is responsible for promoting non-profit organizations in Hukou old neighborhood. The paper includes a case study and a corresponding method focusing on secondary data analysis, interviews, and participant observation. The study concludes that the models of Da Wo Ko are: hold regular seasons of the routine celebration activities, actively seek to participate in the public sector activities to increase their exposure to community residents, and integrate existing resources in the community. The influence or contribution of Da Wo Ko is that it provides the community platform, a sense of community, the activity in the preservation of Hakka culture, innovation and integration to establish local characteristics. Finally, this study suggests: first, increase the source of funds for the open source organization; second, invite neighboring community organizations to organize activities and expand the scope of community building; third, get involved in community education in high schools and elementary schools; fourth, evaluate community building effectiveness with a set of indicators to assist in future development.