To help new immigrants better integrate into Taiwanese society, the Taichung City North District Household Registration Office successfully concluded a three-day "New Immigrant Specialty Guidance Program - Chinese Cuisine Cooking Class" on July 6. This course included C-Level Chinese cuisine cooking classes, aimed at helping new immigrants master knife skills, food handling, and cooking techniques. Many new immigrants attended the course with their families, experiencing the joy of family learning together.
Taichung City Civil Affairs Bureau Director Wu, Shi-wei pointed out that food is the best entry point to understand a new culture. This course will help new immigrants enhance their understanding of Taiwanese culinary culture, satisfy their family's taste buds, and strengthen family bonds. He mentioned that in recent years, the city government has actively promoted empowerment courses for new immigrants, aiming to help them adapt to life in Taiwan while enhancing their professional skills and employment capabilities. This Chinese cuisine cooking course combines theory and practice, allowing new immigrants to learn Chinese cooking methods and gain a preliminary understanding of the Chinese cuisine certification, hoping to develop their vocational potential, promote cross-cultural integration, and create "New Taiwanese Cuisine."
Cheng, Feng-qiu, the director of the North District Household Registration Office, stated that in addition to the Chinese cuisine cooking course, the workshop also included courses on basic home care skills and digital gender violence prevention, enhancing new immigrants' self-protection abilities. The course also invited paramedics from the Fire Department to teach disaster response knowledge, including debunking fire scene myths, CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation), AED (Automated External Defibrillator), and the Heimlich maneuver, along with hands-on practice, raising disaster prevention and rescue awareness.
The North District Household Registration Office indicated that participants of this course came from Vietnam, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and China. They shared laughter and cooperation during the course, successfully concluding three days of learning Chinese cuisine. Participants highly praised the course arrangement and the city's care measures for new immigrants. Ms. Nguyen, a new immigrant from Vietnam with multiple certifications in baking, beverage preparation, and interpretation, expressed her special interest in Chinese cuisine. She hopes to improve her culinary skills through this course and plans to take the Chinese cuisine certification exam, to open a Chinese-Vietnamese fusion restaurant in the future.
Ms. Liu, a new immigrant from China who has been married in Taiwan for over 20 years, shared that she had been apprehensive about interacting with people and the workplace due to her long-term domestic life. Participating in this course allowed her to experience the cooperation and interaction among participants, appreciating the value of interpersonal interaction. She now feels more confident about stepping into society and joining the workforce.
