| dc.description.abstract | Since the 1990s, new female marriage migrants have become one of the important groups in Taiwan due to cross-border marriages. In Taoyuan city, marriage migrants are Vietnamese Chinese and some of them have Hakka origin. Speaking in Hakka makes marriage migrants more adaptable in Taiwan. However, many people regard them as foreign spouses, but they are also Chinese or Hakka. Thus, they have some difficulties between ascribed identification by others and self-identification. By observing marriage migrants’ everyday life in Taiwan, this study employs interview and participant observation to understand marriage migrants’ identity construction, language, ethnic consciousness, and Hakka identity
Social relationship, social situation, and husband’s family lifestyle affect these new Hakka Vietnamese immigrants’ identity and communication skills. In addition, local social status, and cultural differences of life experiences unconsciously influence and produce the new cultural experiences. Patriarchy of husbands’ family alters and assimilates the self-identity and Hakka accents when these Vietnamese marriage migrants live in Taiwan. The cross-border marriages exert considerable influence on women’s identification and language communication in these Vietnamese female marriage migrants under study.
Keywords: Vietnamese female marriage migrants, language, Hakka identity | en_US |