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- Title
Vietnamese Mothers, Taiwanese Children: Socializing Practices with Young Children in Sino-Vietnamese Cross-Border Marriage Families in Taipei, Taiwan.
- Authors
Fung, Heidi; Chi-han Liang
- Abstract
Taiwan has recently received a wave of female marriage immigrants from China and Southeast Asia. With their children gradually entering the educational system, there have been concerns in Taiwan over whether these foreign brides are capable of properly raising their next generation, the so-called "new Taiwanese children." Nevertheless, we know little about their daily socializing practices, particularly regarding whether and how the mother's native language and culture might play a role in the process. This study hopes to fill these gaps. Seven Sino-Vietnamese transnational families residing in metropolitan Taipei have participated in our ongoing project for over three years since the focal child was 2;6. In addition to parental interviews and fieldwork in Vietnam, the children's daily interactions with their family members were systematically observed and video-recorded. Analysis of our first year data reveals that the fathers were worried about their spouses' competence in educating their children, but the mothers had quickly acquired the new language and culture. Although translated into Chinese or appearing in forms conforming to Taiwanese customs, two culturally Vietnamese notions can be identified from their daily interactions with their youngsters: politeness training through vòng tay and affect cultivation through thuong. These notions reflect the meaning of filial piety in Vietnamese culture
- Subjects
TAIWAN; MARRIAGE; IMMIGRANTS; NATIVE language; CULTURE; TAIWANESE people
- Publication
Taiwan Journal of Anthropology, 2008, Vol 6, Issue 2, p47
- ISSN
1727-1878
- Publication type
Article