Work, Life, and Identity Negotiation in a Foreign Land
A Study of Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers in Belgium
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2641588 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hsien Ming Lin (KU Leuven, corresponding author), Ching Lin Pang (0000-0002-5222-9734, KU Leuven), Da Chi Liao (0000-0002-6802-3802, National Sun Yat-sen University) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2-3 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cosmopolitan Civil Societies An Interdisciplinary Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1837-5391 • E-ISSN: 1837-5391 |
| Publisher | University of Technology, Sydney (UTS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5130/ccs.v12.i2-3.6946 |
| OpenAlex | W3114977020 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 30 |
This study examined the living and working experiences of 14 Taiwanese working holiday makers (WHMs) in Belgium as they negotiate their identity and social lives while they live overseas, using both participant observation and semi-structured interviews. The study demonstrates that the low salary level and high work pressure in Taiwan are two of the major factors pushing these young Taiwanese to leave their homeland and work overseas. However, the majority of these Taiwanese WHMs face difficulties in speaking Belgium's local languages, and their opportunities for work are further limited by the temporary visa regulations. Workplaces run by mainland Chinese, especially in the hospitality industry, have become vital places for Taiwanese WHMs to negotiate their ethnonational identity. Although they only have limited social lives and networks in the host society, they claim that they have developed intercultural competences and a greater open-mindedness by living in the multicultural and international environments of Brussels or other Belgian cities
China · Geography · Homeland · Hospitality · Identity negotiation · Mainland · Mainland China · Multiculturalism · Negotiation · Participant observation · Pedagogy · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Salary · Social science · Sociology · Tourism · Diverse Aspects of Tourism Research · Engineering · Gender Studies · Hospitality and Tourism Education · Law · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy
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| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,5 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2025 (4) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |