The second generation of Indonesian new residents takes root in Taiwan education. He Jing Rong shows a pluralistic society!

In cooperation with IC Voice FM97.5 【New Students Registration-We are in Taiwan】, a series of exciting stories about new immigrants in Taiwan is launched. This episode features the second generation of Indonesian new residents in Taiwan- He Jing Rong (何景榮). He is currently teaching in the English Bachelor of the Department of Global Political Economy at Tamkang University (淡江大學).

At the same time, he also has his own column "Taiwan Obama" on the Crossing (國際換日線). You are welcome to search it online.【Taiwan Immigrants' Global News Network】also translated this episode into 5 languages including Chinese, English, Vietnamese, Thai and Indonesian, allowing more readers and listeners to know the wonderful story of He Jing Rong.

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He Jing Rong uses "education" to show Taiwan's cultural diversity to students. (Picture / Provided by He Jing Rong)

When He Jing Rong graduated with a master’s degree, he applied Government Scholarships for Overseas Study to study in the U.S. and enrolled in the "Ph.D. Program of Sociology at the University of Hawaii, USA". After obtaining the qualification of a doctoral candidate, he resolutely returned to Taiwan to do research and chose to work in the catering industry to save living expenses. Writing papers every morning; working in the restaurant at noon; studying in the library in the afternoon; working in the restaurant at night, he had a very regular life.

He even sold his mobile phone to stay focused and finally, he successfully obtained a doctorate and devoted himself to the field of education as a teacher. Through "education", students can understand Taiwan's multiculturalism.

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He Jing Rong introduced Indonesian culture to the students. (Picture / Provided by He Jing Rong)

The exploration of multiculturalism not only takes root on education, but He Jing Rong has also been promoting multiculturalism of Indonesia, Muslims, and new residents through actions.

He also mentioned that Jakarta, the capital of Indonesia, is now a base for new ventures in the world. For example, the ride-hailing mobile apps Grab and GoJek developed by Indonesia are very commonplace. If you have the opportunity to go to Indonesia, you must experience it.

He Jing Rong believes that learning languages enables one to have a broader view of the world. (Picture / Provided by He Jing Rong)

He Jing Rong, who is fluent in Indonesian, believes that the best way to learn a language is to let children hear all kinds of languages in the most natural environment so that they will have a broader view of the world too.

In addition, he and his wife reach a consensus on the language teaching for their daughter. They speak Indonesian and Taiwanese at home, and learn Mandarin at school, so that the child can learn languages naturally.