American Values and Taiwan Values ESL 5 Culture Study Presenters: Hsiao,Hsin-Chieh Lin,Ting-Yi Instructor: Lyra Riabov

Outline  Historical Factors that affected USA Values and description of the American Values  Historical Factors that affected Taiwan Values and Taiwanese Values  Social and political problems that can affect the 21 st century culture in Taiwan  Possible solutions  References

Historical Factors that affected USA Values and Description of the American Values Historical Factors  WWII  Great depression  Cold War  Civil Rights movement  Assassination of JFK  Assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. American Values  Individualism  Freedom  Self-reliance  Equality of opportunity  Competition  Material wealth  Hard working

Taiwan-Formosa Area : Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu, as well as the Pratas and Spratly islands, with a total land area of 36,179 sq km. Population: 23 million Capital : Taipei City People : Han people 98 %of the population The 11 tribes of indigenous inhabitants and other ethic minorities comprise the other 2%. Language : Mandarin/Taiwanese/Hakka Religion : Buddhism/Taoism/Christian President : Chen Shui-bian

Historical Factors that Affected Taiwan Values and Description of the Taiwanese Values Historical Factors  Chiang-Kai-shek's troops occupy Taiwan  February 28th Incident  Martial law declared  Kaohsiung Incident  Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) founded  Martial Law lifted  First democratic legislative elections  First presidential elections  DPP's Chen Shui-bian wins presidency Taiwan Values  Hard working  Individualism  Independence  Freedom  Democracy  Friendly relationship among the people

Chiang-Kai-shek's troops occupy Taiwan February 28th Incident

First presidential elections

DPP's Chen Shui-bian wins presidency

Social and Political Problems that can Affect the 21 st Century Culture in Taiwan  Economy depression  Problems with our system of constitution  China kept Taiwan out of the World Health Organization following the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)  China’s continuous efforts to constrict Taiwan’s activities in international community, Taiwan is unable to freely establish diplomatic relations with other countries and participate in international organizations

Possible solutions  Economic revitalization  Comprehensive reform  Push for a new constitution of Taiwan  Join the member of the World Health Organization (WHO)  Join the member of the Union Nation (UN)

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