Article Review About Taiwanese Community

The primary focus of the article is based on Taiwanese community, exploring what is identified as the 1.5 generation of the Taiwanese population in Brisbane. The authors, David and Richard investigate this research through conducting in-depth interviews with approximately 20 Taiwanese migrants, between 18 to 25 years. The foundation of the study is based on the fact the immigration rate of the Taiwanese has been rapid and most of them come in the country under Business Migration program. However, the study shows that they continually travel to and fro to ensure they maintain their businesses in their home country and spending time with their children. The emphasis of the study is on transitional expression and declared Identities of the Taiwanese migrants, which is expressed in the following aspects.

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First, the article indicates that most of the migrant children are of 1.5 rather than the 2nd generation. The study shows that most of males of the 1.5 age are encouraged to study fields like medicine and engineering while females study humanities. This in it way can be viewed as gender imbalance in the education sector.

Secondly, most children migrated with their parents to Austria as most parents believed that their children would get the better education while in Australia than other countries. The articles demonstrate that the 1.5 generation is proficient of engaging in multinational ways but not have their place to the host community. The Taiwanese identity living in Austria is implanted in the ways they engage with the profession, culture, education, and marriage. The author bases this as the beginning of gender imbalance. The 1.5 generation men are still well-known with old Taiwanese gender values in selecting courses of study like engineering and work-related paths, and extra pressures from their mother and father inspiring them to adapt.

Thirdly, the females are under minimal pressure to adopt the customary expectations required while picking out their martial spouse than men. In that, it was natural for a Taiwanese woman to be married off to an Austrian man unlike in the situation of a Taiwanese man marrying an Austrian woman was problematic. The usual transnationalism of the old generation of Taiwanese migrants in Australia appears to have played a significant part in strengthening the gendered, tribal characters and choosy acculturation of the one and a half generation.

In conclusion, the 1.5 generation observes some of the cultures from their homeland as showed by their parents. However most have already adapted the Australian education system and are familiar with the host country culture.

Synthesis

The two articles focus on the issue of the Taiwanese immigrants to Australia, with different perspectives understanding of the problem. Chiang and Yang 2008, concentrate on the adaptation and self-identification of some young Taiwanese who migrated to Australia. On the other hand, David and Richard focus more on 1.5 generation of Taiwanese migrants in Australia looking at various issues like if it's possible for the development of the rise of a transnational distinctiveness among the second generation looking at assimilation, and culture(education, marriage, occupations).Overall the two articles look at the impacts and influences of the transmigrates. The Taiwanese are a community that migrated to Australia for various reasons like education and jobs.

The authors indicate that most parents believed that Australia offered better education since they wanted their children to have the best training they moved them to Australia through specific ways like illegally via immigration or as business migrants (David and Richard 2006; Chiang and Yang 2008). The authors at some point indicate that parents played a primary role in the type of primary their children were to pursue while in the universities. The authors agree that the parents preferred the male to continue challenging majors as they saw that as opportunities. Education is an essential aspect of a person's life as it opens up possibilities to various occupations and acquisition of different knowledge that assist one in the day to day operations. Both authors also agree on the importance education to an individual and the society.

However, they are barriers such as cultural differences and a language barrier that affect the way of life of the Taiwanese in Australia. According to Chiang and Yang, the children encountered various challenges while in their Australia school due to the language barrier and the different setting of the education system. Notably, understanding of the Australia language and way of life made them absorbed into the culture. However according to Richard and David, only the female Taiwanese were allowed to marry the Australia men as the Taiwanese male was required just to marry Taiwanese female indicating that despite the migration. The Taiwanese movement has increased, and most of their children are at risk of losing their Chinese culture. The Taiwanese are continuously increasing in Australia, however, they are still gender biased as, as male are encouraged to pursue serious science courses and ladies to pursue humanities, One cultural practice they are yet to drop.

References

Chiang, L. H. N., & Yang, C. H. S. (2008). Learning to be Australian: Adaptation and identity formation of young Taiwanese-Chinese immigrants in Melbourne, Australia. Pacific Affairs, 81(2), 241-258.

Ip, D., & Hsu, R. J. (2006). Transnationalism and gendered identity: The case of the "one and a half generation" Taiwanese migrants. Asian Studies Review, 30(3), 273-288.