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Introduction

The topic we want to explore is the culture conflicts of the new immigrants between their hometown and Taiwan and their trouble fitting in at school. In order to know more about new immigrants in Taiwan, we went to Zhongping Road Story House for “The Lecture Series on Southeast Asian Culture three times.” We analyzed questionnaires to know if the new immigrants and their children have any trouble fitting in in Taiwan, and interviewed some schoolmates. We hope we can promote new immigrants’ culture to help new immigrants adapt themselves to their school life by helping other students to know more about new immigrants’ dilemma, language, and culture. We hope to make our campus more and more diverse.

In order to systematically carry out this research, we decided to use the ORID Focused Conversation to conduct the research. The table is as follows:

01 【O】

-Objective-

1.Through the protagonist Ha in Inside Out & Back Again, we know about the cultural conflicts new immigrants may have in the new environment and how they could adapt themselves to the new environment.

2.We find out new immigrants’ cultural conflicts, the working environment, language learning, the education of their children, the cultural identity, the community support system, and now how people in Taiwan deal with the new immigrants.

Amber: After reading the dissertations, I found out that

new immigrants still need our help to improve their life

in Taiwan.

Ashley: "After reading Inside Out & Back Again, I was impressed in how she dealt with the cultural conflicts and started her new life."

Monica: "In those dissertations, I found out Taiwanese are friendly to new immigrants, and that they can adapt themselves well to life in Taiwan."

Joanne: "In those dissertations, I think Taiwanese know more and more about new immigrants and accept their culture."

Maxine: "After reading those dissertations, I find that our government has good policies to help new immigrants."

Jane: "After reading those dissertations, I know that our government pays attention to the education of immigrants’ children."

02【R】

-Reflective-

03【I】

-Interpretive-

In Taiwan, new immigrants may encounter many difficulties. It is not easy for them to better their life in the new environment. We should help them with tolerance and friendship.

04【D】

-Decisional-

Through the novel Inside Out & Back Again and the dissertations on new immigrants, we decided to have three following activities to help new immigrants and their children around us:

1. We want to know more about new immigrants in our school with questionnaires and interviews.

2. We want to join some community activities to interview the new immigrants and migrant workers in Chungli.

3. We want to promote new immigrants’ cultures with a multicultural fair.