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here is my letter to editor, can you read it and add it to your blog.?

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Letter to Editor

Hi everyone, this is my letter to editor.i've seen my
paper posted on the mail (and re-send one again to
aiden on 5/31), but i can't see that from e-zine. So
now i tried to post it again.

Dear Editor,
I would like to express my opinion on the recent
disputes on rectification, and thank you for your
time.

Name: Trisha, Ying-ting Hsiao
Address: 12F-2, No.9, Da-fu St., San-min District,
Kaohsiung, 807, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Mobile: 0928733392
E-mail: kalumi_155@yahoo.com.tw

Actions speak louder than words
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Recently, in the heart of many name rectification lies
the usage of language and the hunt for cultural
identity. Harboring the hope for clear distinction
from China, the government promotes a series of
rectification campaigns to abate the bond with China.
Thus, Chiang Kai-shek International Airport became
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport; Central Bank of
China altered into Central Bank of the Republic of
China (Taiwan); Chinese Petroleum Corporation was
added Taiwan afterwards, and recently, Chiang Kai-shek
Memorial Hall has turned into National Taiwan
Democracy Memorial Hall. Everything is "Taiwanized."
However, the modification of the names does not unite
the bipolar national identities and somehow increase
the confusion among the citizens of Taiwan and the
foreign tourists.
According to Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, language shapes
one's culture and identity. The rectification voices
Taiwanese identity worldwide but is it the pursuit of
national recognition or simply a political strategy?
It is becoming clearer to Taiwanese when KMT converted
Ketagalan Boulevard into Anti-corruption Boulevard.
This contention with language results in another
combat between pan-blue and pan-green.
Instead of amalgamating solidarity via identity
labels, the government should endeavor to useful and
practical language policies to protect the minority
languages and to form a unique and solid cultural
pride among Taiwanese.

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Wait a minute! I always know I am Taiwanese!!

Wait a minute!I always know I am Taiwanese!!
Submitted by Cassidy

As a post-colonial country, Taiwan has always been struggling in searching for its own identity. Especially when the DPP(I��(Bthe so-called "real Taiwanese" representatives(I��(Bwon the election, they claimed that their first aim was to make Taiwan become an independent country. This, therefore, became a great expectation for their constituents, even until now, after 7 years of the "Bien government". In order to reach this goal, they asserted that rectification of names is inevitable, for fearing of being treated as an affiliated nation and furthermore, for wiping out the dictator's cult of personality, who had retrieved from China in 1949.

However, there is a myth here. Does the government now suggest that "Taiwan is not an independent country?" In the past, people know that there was a group of people who retreated from China in the hot war time. And the leader of this group then became the leader of Taiwan and then established ROC government in this place. However, Taiwanese identity, because of the claims and the rectification of names, suddenly becomes a real blur. Seeing the Chiang Kai-shek statues being torn down and cut in pieces and the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall being changed in order to not to "memorize" him, as a country urging for democratic independence, especially in this modern time when other countries are putting their efforts in protecting their cultural legacy even including China, we are actually going to an opposite way. If one is cultivated enough, he would immediately notice that we are in fact going through another "Cultural Revolution", fortunately, in a less bloody way, or unfortunately, in a more insidious way. Is it really possible to root our identity by destroying the other culture, or rather, our history? In other words, without the history of being one part of China and the culture derived from it, can we really find our identity? These are indeed, considerable questions needed to think about before pursuing further action.

Is the native speaker the better teacher?

Dear Editor,
I'd like to share my opinion about whether the native speaker is the better
teacher.

Sincerely,
Amy Tsai
___________________________________________

Name: Yi-Hua Tsai

__________________________________________

Is the native speaker the better teacher?

Every time parents want their children to learn English, they always ask
the cram schools the same question: Is the English teacher a native
speaker? It¡¦s almost the most important thing the parents consider about.
If the clerks say no, some parents may just turn around and go away.
Actually, there¡¦re some reasons. One of the main reasons is that parents
may compare the English pronunciation of friends¡¦ children. And no matter
the intonation or fluency, the student of native speaker often present
better than the student of non-native speaker. However, there are more
factors the parents should give attention to. Does the English teacher have
ability to control a class of students? If the teacher cannot make the
student listen to him or her, there is no classroom rule in class. Does
teacher have the skills to teach students? If the teacher doesn¡¦t know
have the skills to teacher English grammar, learning English becomes a
boring activity to the students. Is the teacher patient, responsible, and
stable? If the teacher¡¥s individuality without those qualities, he cannot
be regard as a good teacher. There are lots of factors more important than
that the English teacher is a native speaker or not. Parents should not
only focus on the native speak or not issue. Moreover, leaning English is
a long way for the students.

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[language-and-culture] about Amy's letter to editor

Dear Aiden,
I am Amy Tsai. I've sent the letter to China Post twice and sent to you
with the mail adress-researchwriting.languageandculture@blogger.com before
10p.m.. But my classmates said they didn't receive my letter. I don't know
the reason. Therefore, I sent it to you again. I am sorry about it.

Is the native speaker the better teacher?

Every time parents want their children to learn English, they always ask
the cram schools the same question: Is the English teacher a native
speaker? It's almost the most important thing the parents consider about.
If the clerks say no, some parents may just turn around and go away.
Actually, there're some reasons. One of the main reasons is that parents
may compare the English pronunciation of friends' children. And no matter
the intonation or fluency, the student of native speaker often present
better than the student of non-native speaker. However, there are more
factors the parents should give attention to. Does the English teacher have
ability to control a class of students? If the teacher cannot make the
student listen to him or her, there is no classroom rule in class. Does
teacher have the skills to teach students? If the teacher doesn't know
have the skills to teacher English grammar, learning English becomes a
boring activity to the students. Is the teacher patient, responsible, and
stable? If the teacher's individuality without those qualities, he cannot
be regard as a good teacher. There are lots of factors more important than
that the English teacher is a native speaker or not. Parents should not
only focus on the native speak or not issue. Moreover, leaning English is
a long way for the students.

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Good to see Cabinet finalizes draft law on nat'l language development

by Han Chen-Ying, Kaohsiung City

    Taiwan is a beautiful place with plenty natural sceneries and various ethnics. It will be really a pity if we lose the diversity of the aboriginal culture. Therefore, the finalization of the draft law on national language development is really a good news for the aboriginal culture in Taiwan. I remember I was taught there were 9 aboriginal ethnics in Taiwan when I was in elementary school; now we have over 13. As a result, I know our country does put some efforts on preserving the aboriginal culture, or there wouldn't be so many aboriginal ethnics now. Although language for someone is just a media for communication, the preservation of the aboriginal languages or other languages is actually like protecting a culture. Without a language, a culture of that ethnic will not be complete. I'm glad to see our government finally does something meaningful. Also, not only the government, the minorities strive for it a lot. I see more and more singers singing Taiwanese songs; in many activities held by the government in Kaohsiung, I see Taiwanese and Hakka rappers performing on stage. I can see the whole nation focusing its ethnic culture more and more!    

Letter to Editor

Dear Editor:

  I would like to give comment on the news " Cabinet

finalizes draft law on nat'l language development" which

posted on May,17. 

 

sincerely,

Connie

 

Name: Yi-Ting,Dong Connie

Address: No. 10, Nan-Ko Rd, Chiao-Tao Village, Kaohsiung County.

Mobilephone: 0912982218

 

Taiwanese parents' attitude toward the national languages development draft law and nativist education

 

The nativist education has been promoted and implemented for years. In order to protect the equality of languages, the government had approved the national languages development draft law. The policy and law benefit Taiwanese resident because the younger generations will be able to understand the natural history, geography, dialects, arts and local diverse culture of their homeland, respect the different culture and ethnic groups, and build their personal identity.

 

The nativist education, however, is not supported by parents due to their concern of limited usefulness of native languages. They might consider the language policy in Taiwan is just a political trick. Once the language policy contains political interest, there is no meaning to implement it. Moreover, based on the pressure of test-oriented and competitiveness concern, parents prefer English or other "useful" language education rather than nativist education. As a result, the national languages development draft law may be just an addition pressure for their children.

 

Native language is the language spoken in the area we live, especially in daily life. Language itself includes the local and ethnic cultures, customs, spirits and personal identity. Those are the core values of a language which deserve to be protected and preserved. Parents are responsible with constructing the correct concept of language and recognition of native languages, or their children will lose in the struggle of who they are.

 

Parents' attitudes toward language development and nativist education are important because family is an effective language environment as well. The government should express the essence of language preservation to have the citizens understand why instead of enforcing nativist education. With this in mind, I believe the goal of language development and nativist education could be achieved.

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to the editor

Jess Liou
500-5 Heti Rd.,
Sanming District,
Kaohsiung City
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Zip Code: 807
Phone number: 0919888074

Reply for the topic of Cabinet finalizes draft law on nat'l language
development

Indeed in recent years the language policy in Taiwan is especially
focused on the native languages and it do encourage people to learn their
own mother tongue. Acts such as supports of some famous singers or
politicians shows that DDP government does try their best to fulfill this
task before 2008.
However, language policy may help the misunderstanding occurred among
people when DDP uses it as a weapon to provoke the cultural contrariety.
Furthermore, to win more support from people especially for the
presidential election in 2008, DDP has tactically provoked angers of
Hokien, Hakka and aboriginal people to Chinese while they were promoting
the language policy, such as appropriate speeches for the 228 event,
removing the statue of Jiang and the issue of re-name the national company.
All these t events that are related with language policy will just
overgrow the social harmony.
Moreover, weakness still exists in the process of language policy in
school. School and parents acclaim that language policy disturbs the
teaching order. For parents, they complain that it will just give more
burdens for their children as they are in a furious studying environment in
Taiwan. As the policy and the reaction of people can not match with each
other, government should find ways to solve it but make it even worse.

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Letter to the editor

To whom it may concern:
 
    I'd like to give opinion on the news "Fed up with identity game".
  
Lisa Hsu
Phone: 0912439469
Add: 15F,#231,Dajhong 1st Rd,
         Sangming District, Kaohsiung 807
         Taiwan, R.O.C.
 

        Exaggerating Identity Politics Endangers the Integration of Ethnic Groups

 

        Advocating clear identity for Taiwanese is a good deed but overplaying identity politics and creates the subsequent woes that haunt the citizens can be seen as shouting wolf which cause panic over the diverse ethnic groups in the Island.

        Near 70% of the population identify themselves as Taiwanese thus ethnicism is no longer a priority for citizens instead nation's global competitiveness, economy power, and political stability are more of the crucial concerns among Taiwanese.  However, Chen Shui-bian's administration neglects the preference of the citizen and kept detruding new menu. 

        Diverse ethnic groups in Taiwan, however, are not suitable for an Exaggerating ethnicism tactic playing by the DPP.  While promoting Taiwanese identity or rather say "Southern Fujianese" identity can be seen as playing down the position of other ethnic groups in Taiwan.  People are classified strictly by their own ethnicity as the result of over playing identity politics; therefore, it creates conflicts between ethnic groups.

        The ruling party DPP is acting like an old dog which can not play new tricks, endless identity upheavals since the political shift in 2000 up to now panic the society.  The DPP won the ruling position by its identity campaign and afterwards the concentration focuses on identity as if other pragmatic issue is out of concern.  Other than that, patriotism is judged by being a Taiwanese or being a Chinese descendent instead of the patriotic saga which a politician contributes.  Using the identity politics against its rivals gradually creates its own obstacles in wining the next presidential election because many are fed up with identity politics.

        As a whole, Taiwanese people are having their own, clear identity in their hearts. It need not be disturb by a newer exaggerating political tactics over such an issue.

 

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Letter to the Editr

Jess Liou
500-5 Heti Rd.,
Sanming District,
Kaohsiung City
Taiwan (R.O.C)
Zip Code: 807
Phone number: 0919888074

Reply for the letter of A New Language Equality Drawns in Taiwan

Indeed in recent years the language policy in Taiwan is especially
focused on the native languages and it do encourage people to learn their
own mother tongue. Acts such as supports of some famous singers or
politicians shows that DDP government does try their best to fulfill this
task before 2008.
However, language policy may help the misunderstanding occurred among
people when DDP uses it as a weapon to provoke the cultural contrariety.
Furthermore, to win more support from people especially for the
presidential election in 2008, DDP has tactically provoked angers of
Hokien, Hakka and aboriginal people to Chinese while they were promoting
the language policy, such as appropriate speeches for the 228 event,
removing the statue of Jiang and the issue of re-name the national company.
All these t events that are related with language policy will just
overgrow the social harmony.
Moreover, weakness still exists in the process of language policy in
school. School and parents acclaim that language policy disturbs the
teaching order. For parents, they complain that it will just give more
burdens for their children as they are in a furious studying environment in
Taiwan. As the policy and the reaction of people can not match with each
other, government should find ways to solve it but make it even worse.

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Letter to the editor

Dear Editor, I would like to express my opinion about
the freedom of expressing the idea of Taiwan's
independence.

Name: Wendy Chen
Address:高雄市三民區延慶街137號10樓
Phone:0989634475

Do we have freedom of speech to express the idea of
Taiwan's independence?
Again, the announcement of Taiwan's independence of
President Chen upset the US officials. Again, the US
officials worried about whether the announcement would
influence the status quo in Taiwan Strait or not.
Certainly, another familiar consequence is that
Beijing asserted its anti-secession position.
This kind of news is really not "news" to most
residents in Taiwan; we all can predict what will
happen next. Actually, the idea of independence seems
to become a "taboo" within Taiwan's society. Except
some advocates of independence, most of us avoid
mentioning and expressing any comment related to the
issue of independence. From many cases and events, we
perceive that we are under the threat of Beijing and
pressure of Washington; therefore, we don't have
freedom to express the idea of independent, but have
freedom to express the idea of unification or
maintaining status quo.
In addition, we realize and acknowledge the fact that
Taiwan can not match mainland China. By degrees, the
atmosphere of being threaten and the feeling of
helpless oppress many Taiwanese's will of free
expression on the issue of independence. Even though
the advocates according to their free will bravely
propose the idea of independence in public; they are
treated as the trouble makers and not valued for the
aspect of freedom of speech.
If we are already deprived of free speech of any
determination, such as the idea of independence, I
doubt that we can determine Taiwan's future actually
according to our free will. Because of the reality of
survival, in fact, we are forced and bent to certain
orientation of Taiwan's future.

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Letter to the editor

Comment on "Freedom of the press is being taken for granted"

 

By Nicole Juan

0928998448

高雄市三民區鼎金後路420巷101號8樓

 

 

        News we are watching everyday, which are supposed to provide accurate and balanced information, no longer stay neutral.  Due to the freedom of the press that is protected by Taiwanese constitution, media is able to report what they want and what they discover.  As Taiwan has become the freest nation of the press in Asia, it should be a good thing.  Yet the media takes it for granted. 

I agree with local media is biased.  Every news channel has their favor in parties.  Therefore, when they are reporting the same news, we will have different aspect because different angles are used to protect their favorite party.  It is reasonable but when the media fabricate the news, it is another story.

Another interference that makes media not trust worthy is watching rate.  The press has to follow the favor of the audiences in order to attract them.  People love watching scandals and gossip, so it becomes a trend.  The more and dirtier news the journalists find, the better the watching rate is.  Gradually the freedom of the press is abused. 

Maintain balance report is definitely not easy yet it is a challenge.  I expect to see more true news.

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Name: Lee Tsai Tien Address:6F-1 631# Bo-Ai 3rd Rd. Zuo Yin Zone Kaohsiung City.  Phone:0963117846  Dear Editor, I would like to expresson my opinion about Asian Beauty    

The crown of miss universe 2007 was placed on the 20 year old Riyo Mori from Japan. What is special about this second Japanese beauty ever won the title is that contrary to the traditional Asian idea of feminine beauty, Mori shines with her much tanned skin.

In most of Asian, women are obsessed with having white skin. Not only millions of beauty product sales are based on selling whitening products, you can also see girls walking on the street with giant masks that make them look like characters from the star wars. Or girls cover themselves so completed when they go out as if they have a third degree burn. As I ponder on the phenomena of Asian women dying to the white but white women dying to be tan, I find it is more about showing the status of life style more than anything. If a white woman can lie under the sun, sipping juices, and putting coconut oil on her so she can get the perfect tan everyone would envy about, that becomes the beauty standard white society purses. On the other hand, if an Asian woman doesn't have to go out to the field to work and can stay home to develop the traditional feminine traits, then she will have the white skin to show her privilege. So now we see the other side of the grass is always greener, people keep wanting what they do not have. But has it gone too far? As we see all the whitening beauty products fill the market and every open space, what is it really telling us? When using a white person to be the model for whitening beauty products, as in my opinion, is so manipulating. Is it saying that by using this whitening product you will be so white that even become a different race? Or is it simple encouraging people to buy more products to achieve this impossible task.  When having white skin becomes the only beauty standard in this society, people become even more narrow minded. They follow and obey blindly any vales society wants them to carry, instead of learning to accept all kind of beauty and possibility. Most important of all, they don't want to be themselves. Having only one standard for beauty is only a small example of how media controls people's mind in this society, as we see plenty more examples in fashion, politics, and so on. I think it is important to acknowledge this condition and learn to be an independent thinker.

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Letter to the editor

Dear editor,

 

I would like to express and common on the issure of "free speech in media"

 

 

Name: Annie Lin

Address:  高雄市左營區天祥二路111巷50號3樓

Phone #: 0932-005037

 

 

Free Speech in Media

 

        As time went by, the free speech in media is getting more and more open and liberal today without the strict regulation and suppression compared with the old day. From the media, we audiences receive a variety of news, messages from a good number of media --- no matter it is in the forms of newspaper, magazine, TV station, broadcasting station and so forth. However, it is seemingly obvious that almost every media take their standpoint and have a political prejudice or preference while reporting the news towards the mass. Although the respect and freedom of speech should be given to media, how to convey and inform correct and neutral news to the audiences is quite crucial as well since the readers or audiences deserve the right to receive what it is true in the messages we are given. Sometimes, it is quite disappointing to see the same circumstances got various distinct conclusion or consequences from different media; as a news-receiver, at times we can't help

wondering the authenticity and objectivity of the media since it certainly causes confusion and more doubt for the audiences. Thus, we expect true and no-biased news from the mass media while the media implements their freedom of speech properly.

 

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Letter to editors

Dear Editors,

Hi, I would like to give commends on " War over renamed CKS memorial
continues" on May 29th.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Constance, Yeh Fang-Chun
No. 12 Minde Village, Tashi, Taoyuan
0989474197

Taiwan's politics are very interesting, actually. Every time when
there is election coming up, "playing with name" or "Code war" this
kind of old trick will just pop up again and again. It is like using a
Taoist magic figure to cure disease, unreal, but very useful. This is why
our government, the DPP, keep doing the renaming from CKS International
Airport、China Post to CKS Memorial Hall, because it just works!
DPP try to use the ideology behind the action of renaming to enlarge
the opposing position between people, or I should say between
pro-independent or anti-independent on this island, in order to reduce its
responsibility to the people for making them wait years and years. When
politics had become cheap enough not to have any principles, moral standing
or prospective, Taiwan, actually are moving forward to "third world-lize"
, just like South Africa or Albania.
When will this game stop? Perhaps let's wait for the next ruling
party, maybe they will give us answer.

letter to editor

Dear Editor, i want to espression my opinion about Asian culture                       The crown of miss universe 2007 was placed on the 20 year old Riyo Mori from Japan. What is special about this second Japanese beauty ever won the title is that contrary to the traditional Asian idea of feminine beauty, Mori shines with her much tanned skin.

In most of Asian, women are obsessed with having white skin. Not only millions of beauty product sales are based on selling whitening products, you can also see girls walking on the street with giant masks that make them look like characters from the star wars. Or girls cover themselves so completed when they go out as if they have a third degree burn. As I ponder on the phenomena of Asian women dying to the white but white women dying to be tan, I find it is more about showing the status of life style more than anything. If a white woman can lie under the sun, sipping juices, and putting coconut oil on her so she can get the perfect tan everyone would envy about, that becomes the beauty standard white society purses. On the other hand, if an Asian woman doesn't have to go out to the field to work and can stay home to develop the traditional feminine traits, then she will have the white skin to show her privilege. So now we see the other side of the grass is always greener, people keep wanting what they do not have. But has it gone too far? As we see all the whitening beauty products fill the market and every open space, what is it really telling us? When using a white person to be the model for whitening beauty products, as in my opinion, is so manipulating. Is it saying that by using this whitening product you will be so white that even become a different race? Or is it simple encouraging people to buy more products to achieve this impossible task.  When having white skin becomes the only beauty standard in this society, people become even more narrow minded. They follow and obey blindly any vales society wants them to carry, instead of learning to accept all kind of beauty and possibility. Most important of all, they don't want to be themselves. Having only one standard for beauty is only a small example of how media controls people's mind in this society, as we see plenty more examples in fashion, politics, and so on. I think it is important to acknowledge this condition and learn to be an independent thinker.

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letter to the editor

 

 

Name: Lai, Jou yu (Zoe)

Address: 5F-1, #154 Ping-Teng Rd. Fong shan city, Kaohsiung

Mobile: 0960005417

 

 

 

 

 

Dear editor: I would like to comment on the recient serious problem of the false reports in Taiwan.

 

 

Freedom of Speech and the Responsibility of the Media

       

The Media are the main source from which the public gains fresh pieces of information. However, they do not seem to realize the power and the responsibility of theirs, refusing to face the fact that rights enjoyment also involve the payment of duty. To pursuit high circulation has become their main and nearly the only goal. Moreover, most of the presses have a clear political stance. People in Taiwan are overwhelmed by un-neutral news.

 The media bears the responsibility of educating. In Taiwan, we enjoy the freedom of speech, but it's a pity the Media makes a very complete use of their freedom by representing astonishing, catching false reports even false ones, which has set a ill model for the pubic and as well change people's value. They indeed have the right to report the news that they favor due to their political stance, but they can not neglect the responsibility of the effect of their reports. Un-neutral reports have constrained Taiwanese's thoughts.

The general quality of the reporters is lower than it used to be in terms of moral level. In my opinion, the media need to be re-educated so that, while owning the freedom of speech, they can learn more about bearing the duty of transmission of massages and educating, rather than seeing benefits only.    

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opinion letter to the editor

Dear editor:

I would like to respond my opinion about the article Taipei celebrates Africa Day posed on May 26, 2007.

 

Name: Hsu Yun-Chen
Address: No.1, Lane 532, Dingjhong Rd., Sanmin District, Kaohsiung City 807, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Phone No.0919038066

 

Thank you very much.

 

 

 Cultural Interaction is not A Slogan.

 

Africa Day was held few days ago in Taipei . When I ran through this news, I felt surprised because I had no idea about Africa Day, and never heard that our government promoted this celebration. As the friend-nation of Taiwan , Africa is not familiar with Taiwan 's people, either do I. From my point of view, people in Taiwan are too less chances and experiences to contact with other different ethnic groups in the world.

Therefore, I suggest the government should hold more culture- interactive activities and encourage people or students to participant. The parents should join more cultural activities with their children. Students should learn the difference of ethnic groups in the school as well as family. The most important thing is that adults should set a good example of respect each other to show to the next generations instead of talking gossip in TV.

Taiwan is a small island. Competition among big countries to catch up with them is intense. The thing we can present ourselves is our cultural enlightenment in really action of everybody's mind. Every person and group has its unique culture to be respect no matter what kind of groups, Africa, America , or Asian are. We have to maintain our curious and respectful mind toward everything. With curiosity, we will find the answers or get more information through the Internet or books. "Equal of ethnic groups" is maybe still far away. Hence, as humans, the citizens in the world, have to take responsibilities to achieve the common goal.

 

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