Since May, COVID-19 has affected all of Taiwan, and the nationwide level 3 alert has lasted for more than two months. Now that the epidemic alert has been reduced to level 2, Tsung Chu-mei (宗菊梅), the deputy director of the Taichung City Chinese Couples in Taiwan Caring Friendship Association (台中市陸配關懷促進會), called on new immigrants from different countries to share their love to help the socially disadvantaged groups in various places to cope with the epidemic.
Taichung City Chinese Couples in Taiwan Caring Friendship Association and Changhua County Lifeline Association, together with various groups of new immigrants, donated two hundred sets of anti-epidemic materials. (Photo/Photo taken from the Facebook page of the Taichung City Chinese Couples in Taiwan Caring Friendship Association)
New immigrants who just arrived in Taiwan need more time to adjust to life in Taiwan because of the differences in culture and language. Thanks to the passion, care, and assistance of the people of Taiwan, the new immigrants fall in love with Taiwan. To express their gratitude, Taichung City Chinese Couples in Taiwan Caring Friendship Association and Changhua Lifeline Association (彰化生命線協會) work with various new immigrants’ groups from different countries to donate two hundred sets of anti-epidemic materials to the Ren An Homeless Social Welfare Foundation Changhua Ping An Station (人安基金會彰化平安站) to assist the homeless and other disadvantaged ethnic groups to survive the epidemic.
According to statistics from the National Immigration Agency (NIA, 移民署), as of June 2021, there are 568,762 new immigrants in Taiwan. Even if the new immigrants are only a small part of the population of Taiwan, with the active promotion and assistance of the NIA, more and more migrants finally choose to settle in Taiwan. The new immigrants have become an indispensable ethnic group in Taiwan and are no longer considered a disadvantaged group by others. The new immigrants turn the help that they received into strength and will pass on this love.
