Back to Taiwan: Adaptation and Self-Identity of Young Taiwanese Return Migrants from Australia

澳洲回流台灣年輕移民之跨國經驗與身分認同

姜蘭虹(Lan-Hung Nora Chiang) ； 廖珮君(Pei-Chun Sunny Liao)

《人口學刊》 36期 (2008/06) Pp. 99-135

https://doi.org/10.6191/jps.2008.4

摘要

近年來，台灣移民自澳洲回流的人數持續增加中，其主要原因是希望能回台就業或創業。本研究的目的即在探討這些當初隨父母移出的年輕移民，長大後回流台灣的原因，以及他們在澳洲和台灣社會之間的適應情形與自我認同。研究的進行採取質性研究方法，藉由滾雪球的抽樣方法，深度訪談22位在台北就業的年輕回流移民。本研究發現：年輕移民們自澳洲回流台灣主要是為了尋求更好的工作機會及發展，而並非因為不能適應澳洲或找不到工作。此外，回台與家人團聚、接掌家中事業、尋找結婚對象及對台灣的情感等因素，也影響他們回流台灣的意願。年輕回流移民在台灣與澳洲社會不同文化的經驗下，必須面臨因環境轉換而產生的適應問題，諸如環境、語言、家庭關係、人際網絡、文化與生活方式等。他們的自我認同亦產生矛盾而傾向於雙邊認同。年輕回流移民們對未來事業的規畫，呈現一種跨國性的事業版圖，在全球化的趨勢下，尋求最有利的發展空間。這些優秀的回流移民，不只是應驗了台灣中產階級社會父母親的期待，更應受到台灣及澳洲政府對人才流動更多的關注。

關鍵字

回流台灣年輕移民 ； 適應 ； 雙邊認同 ； 跨國經驗 ； 澳洲

並列摘要

This study investigates adaptations and self-identities of young return migrants from Australia to Taiwan, employing a semi-structured questionnaire to interview 22 young Taiwanese migrants who emigrated at young ages with their parents to Australia and have returned. It was found that these young returnees came back mainly to look for better career opportunities. However, the chance of reunions with their families in Taiwan, the search for potential spouses, and their affection towards Taiwan were also important factors leading to their reverse migration. The young returnees' different experiences in the two societies of Taiwan and Australia mean that they had to adapt to various aspects of their environments with deliberate effort. Meanwhile, they have developed a dual identity that encompasses Taiwanese and Australian cultures, through which they strive to make the best use of their backgrounds in the global community. Not only do the young return migrants fulfill the hopes of their parents of middleclass background, but should arouse more attention from the Australian and Taiwan governments in incorporating them as important human resources in their respective societies.

並列關鍵字

Taiwanese young return migrants ； adaptation ； dual identity ； transnational experience ； Australia

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