#overseaschinese

[yvesmai]

君滾棍骨群滾郡滑 Taught a Taiwanese lesson at ROC Overseas Chinese Community in Kobe (中華民国留日神戸華僑総会) today. 🇹🇼#overseaschinese #taiwanesecommunity #三太子 (中華民国留日神戸華僑総会会館)

[yvesmai]

覺得自己在這個會場中已經像是在走灶跤一樣，穿梭自如，談笑風聲，好不愉快。 關西地方各個華僑總會會長、友台組織的議員聯盟、各種僑胞或日本人團體、各航空支店代表等等，每張臉孔都記得清清楚楚，更遑論還能遇到自己教過的學生。走在會場中也會不時被叫住，「黄くん、元気してますか？」然後跟對方喝上一杯寒暄幾句。 今年有太多巧合，只能說很有緣份，這些對一個留學生來說都太珍貴，珍貴到用文字跟相片也無法跟內心的澎湃相比。中華民國走到一個大家都說這要汰舊換新而被爭論不休的局面，但是在這個會場裡，大家都先放下這些，齊聚一堂，為台灣也好，為「中華民國」也好，為的不就是在海外的打拚嗎？ #overseaschinese #overseastaiwanese #community #natioanl #anniversary #celebration #華僑 #台僑 #國慶 #祝賀會 #祝賀会 #Taiwan #台灣 #ROC #RepulicofChina #🇹🇼 (神仙閣神戸店)

[yvesmai]

祥獅獻瑞🦁️ 一年一度最愛像個愛國青年的時候，待過海外才可能更愛一些這個國號跟這面國旗🇹🇼。就算歷史沒弄懂，了解史實，清楚當今國際情勢就好，畢竟理想跟現實總有出入，而這也是在外僑胞（不管是台僑還是其他認同中華民國的華僑）共同的體悟。希望我們的家園更好，相信才可能改變。 #overseaschinese #overseastaiwanese #celebration #ROC #Taiwan #國慶 #酒會 #國慶酒會 (The Westin Osaka)

[yvesmai]

岡野君的照片だけど、これは與神戶華僑總會及駐大阪辦事處處長等人提前慶祝下個禮拜一的雙十國慶日の写真🇹🇼 今天的日文跟中文都壞掉了 許して！言葉を混ぜてしゃべる1日だった。結局、最後は台湾語でインタヴューを受けた😂 #nationalday #Taiwan #ROC #Kobe #overseastaiwanese #overseaschinese #celebration (第一楼)

[textangel]

My Culture - the Overseas Chinese

What is my community? Every immigrant faces this question, inevitably, at some point in their lives, a question that shapes the contours of our lives. What is my culture?

The Overseas Chinese community is one of the most storied diaspora groups anywhere. Expanding from the Chinese continent since the 1500s, oveseas Chinese have settled in what seem to be every corner of the globe. As a minority group, we have having come to play a dominant role in the economies of many countries and have contributed to the cultural melting pot in places like America. There are as many types of overseas Chinese as there are Chinese, but there are certain common cultural traits that are the most mainstream in large parts of our communities. The predominance of southern Chinese culture, for example (Cantonese etc) is a prominent one. 

Like all diaspora groups, all overseas Chinese populations have to deal with the concept of being between cultures. As one of the most established diaspora groups, we are fortunate to have an enormous web or resources to draw from. The founding father of the Republic of China himself, after all, was an overseas Chinese, and our rank also includes many influential statesmen and cultural icons in both China and their respective regions. They inspire me. In addition to the stories of our Chinese heritage, our shared heritage also includes the stories of our ancestors’ migrations, the degrees to which we have changed and adapted to the cultures’ of our respective locations. the struggle of settling and succeeding in foreign cultures, and the interlinking web of history that ties all of our communities together. 

Most of the overseas Chinese heritage that I mentioned above is not specifically my background. I do not have the Southern Chinese migrant heritage that many of my overseas Chinese friends have, having immigrated more relatively recently. Still yet, as a very porous, yet established identity, the heritage of the overseas Chinese is one I have taken on and come to identify with. In places as far-flung as Hawaii, the Philippines, to Brazil, to Singapore, to London, the overseas Chinese has and continues to inspire me.