From Cradle to Society: Stories about“New Second Generation”in Taiwan

• Main Authors: Hao-Ning Chen, 陳浩寧
• Other Authors: 張錦華
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2017
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/p593dr

碩士 === 國立臺灣大學 === 新聞研究所 === 105 === Amid the rise in new immigrants over the years, there are now over 350,000 second generation members of new immigrant families. The public usually named these second generation, especially the ones whose foreign parent is from Southeast Asia, the “New Second Generation (NSG)”. Public perception on the New Second Generation is mired in controversy. Media used to focus on their learning performances, health conditions, or financial circumstances, and label them as the disadvantaged people that have poor language skills, mental retardations, and living in bad economic conditions. As there are more NSG go to school, get involved in the society, and the implantation of “New Southbound Policy”, the NSG become one of the most popular talents in the country. Many NSG grew up in an unfriendly environment that their relatives, classmates, teachers, and even strangers discriminated them. To deal with these kinds of unfriendly treatments, some of the NSGs chose to hide their identity; however, others faced it in a positive way. The concept that NSG would express the meaning “We are the same, yet we are all special.” This in-depth report focuses on NSG that are above 18 years old and concerns the progress and the development of NSG’s internal struggle and self-identity on their way of growing up. Fortunately, most NSG now think that the society becomes friendly and open to the diversity of human. Thus, NSG will be able to remove those labels made by misunderstanding.