The 2023 Multicultural Regional Revitalization Cultivation Camp for Children of New Immigrants concluded on July 28th with a closing ceremony and results presentation. Following the completion of the five-day multi-course and field trips with 42 children of new immigrants and children of Taiwanese nationals, each child's distinct cross-cultural background combined with local characteristics, then integrated with multicultural materials, created a unique "local one-day light travel map" (在地一日輕旅行地圖) as the theme of the results.
Children of new immigrants exhibit new energy of regional revitalization with local Taiwanese children.Photo provided by NIA
The findings of this year's event, according to the chief secretary (謝文忠) of National Immigration Agency, were released with the idea of "a light travel map in one day." The trainees take classes in multicultural development, regional revitalization, and excursions to locations with a multicultural heritage. They then mix their own multiculturalism with the multiculturalism of their parents' original nationalities to reinterpret Taiwan's regional revitalization in a fresh way. In addition, the judging panel chose three groups as the winners of the results presentation, and those individuals received a bonus of NT$6,000.
Children of new immigrants exhibit new energy of regional revitalization with local Taiwanese children.Photo provided by NIA
Chief secretary (謝文忠) of National Immigration Agency expressed his wish for each trainee to make the most of their individual strengths in the future, incorporate multiculturalism and the spirit of regional revitalization into their lives, sow the seeds of local creation, bravely face challenges, and explore a new sense of who they are.
