- 期刊
日久他鄉是故鄉加拿大臺裔移民的心聲
Reluctant Exiles History, Lived Experiences and Identity of Taiwanese-Canadians
摘要
近年有許多學者從事加拿大華人移民之研究，但是並未強調不同來源的加拿大華人移民因背景不同所產生的差異性。而且儘管這已經顯現了加拿大華人來自於不同的國家（地方），但是臺灣人（臺灣出生或者從臺灣移民者）一直是一個很少被研究的族裔群體。作者在加拿大的田野經驗中初步發現，在加拿大的臺灣移民社群依照遷移的時間，遷移的原因，從臺灣以外的國家移民，以及對於加拿大與臺灣兩地政策的反應等因素，而有所差異。本研究透過瞭解60年代初至80年代末移居加拿大之「中期臺灣移民」的歷史、生活經驗與認同，來填補華人移民現存文獻之不足。 雖然近年來已經有許多臺灣移民的經驗研究，例如僑委會所委託的各項調查研究計畫，但是在方法論上爲實證研究取向，僅在短時間內對大量的臺灣移民進行了快速的訪談。在目前已有的加拿大華人移民的經驗研究中，較缺乏早期移民－也就是在「新移民」潮之前移民加拿大的臺灣人－的聲音。本研究的目的，首先是提供加拿大中期臺灣移民一個歷史面貌，這部分將透過與加拿大臺灣移民討論他們融入加拿大社會的過程，以及對於臺灣與加拿大兩個國家的移民政策的反應。在這樣的背景下，本研究的第二個目的在使用口述歷史的質性研究法，設身處地來呈現「中期臺灣移民」的生活經驗與策略、地方認同以及歸屬感。作者透過大溫哥華臺灣同鄉會、長老教會以及台加文化協會等機構，與當地的臺灣人進行合作，以對這些「中期臺灣移民」的各種面向進行深度瞭解，並讓他／她們的聲音能在多元文化的加拿大社會中，不受到忽略而被重視。
並列摘要
Taiwanese-Chinese (Taiwan-born and migrants from Taiwan) are still an understudied sub-ethnic group in North America and Australasia. This study aims to fill the gap in the existing literature on the diaspora of Taiwanese-Chinese, by discussing the history, lived experiences, identity and sense of belonging of self-identified Taiwanese-Canadian, who migrated to Canada between the early sixties and the late eighties, before the wave of 'new' Taiwanese immigrants, who began to arrive in large numbers in the late eighties, and at which time the latter became predominate. By using in-depth interviews and oral history methods, the authors hope to empathize with the experience of the interviewees/narrators, and avoid the over-assumptions of structured interviews. The first objective of this research is to provide an historical overview of Taiwanese immigrants in Canada, with a focus on their process of integration into Canadian society, and their reaction to legislations both in Taiwan and Canada. The second objective is to answer questions such as lived experiences, self-identity, and sense of belonging to the host society. This study is intended to give voice to those who emigrated from Taiwan due to their dissatisfaction with the political climate at the time that they left and have subsequently found ways of making a living in Canada. By working with local Taiwanese-Canadian collaborators for the last two years, we hope to obtain an in-depth understanding of various aspects of the early Taiwanese immigrants. In this paper, we record the social experience and self-presentation from the stories being told by the Taiwanese-Canadians who are a part of multicultural Canada.