Essays on KMT

Generation gap has been a widely discussed topic because of its significant impact on work, family and social relationships. The issue started being discussed during the post war era when globalization and multiculturalism were taking root in society. In most situations where a generation gap exists, the older generation always holds relatively more conservative opinions, while the younger generation is more accepting of their current worldview, and this evidently introduces conflict between the two generations (). The unique historical background of Taiwan notwithstanding, the country (region) has also had generation gap as one of the most challenging social problems after ...

Stage One: Initial Settlement and Growth

Siu Hoi Wan is located in the southern part of Canton, and has been populated by Cantonese-speaking Han people known as the Hakka since this time. Initially settled in 206 BC during the Qin Dynasty, the area has been occupied since (Van Dyke). The Hakka found Siu Hoi Wan, or “little bay,” to be largely protected from the worst of the typhoons that annually strike the southern regions of China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. Because of the historical infighting that existed between the different city-states, the people of Siu Hoi Wan found the area to be particularly helpful in ...

How my Race, Ethnicity, Heritage and Gender Impact my Life

Although some people claim that they know themselves better than others do I believe it takes a whole life to reveal one’s personality. Modern world is full of diversity and multicultural factors but if we narrow an idea to expressing ourselves through the origin, race and ethnicity we could understand who we are .

According to the Diversity Wheel which was created by Marilyn Loden and Judy Rosener, I can identify myself as a twenty-one year old male, Asian and Taiwanese, non-disabled, and heterosexual. Those are features of the inner circle of the Diversity Wheel. From a perspective of the outer ring ...