Meaning of new immigrant | Babel Free

Definitions

A person that immigrated to Taiwan after 1987, during and after the end of the martial law era; mainly used for Mainland Chinese and Southeast Asian women who migrate to Taiwan for marriage.

Examples

“Personally, I prefer to call myself a “new immigrant” in Mandarin (新住民), but it is a bit strange for Taiwanese when I call myself that because the term is mostly associated with foreign brides from Southeast Asia. […] I love my adopted home and am proud of counting myself among its new immigrant population.”

“Many new immigrants that have come to take up a new life in Taiwan have not been able to return home for the past two years because of the pandemic.”

“Candidates like Ms Lu – who is standing for re-election as the head of Pingtung county’s Yanpu rural township – are trying to court new immigrants. Often referred to locally as “new residents”, they became Taiwanese typically through marriage. This means that they are eligible to vote.”

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