Foote, Carrie E.Liu, ZhaoAponte, RobertHaas, Ain E.2014-01-032014-01-032014-01-03https://hdl.handle.net/1805/3796http://dx.doi.org/10.7912/C2/695Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)The national identity of Taiwanese people has been a topic under public debate and academic inspection since Taiwan’s democratization in the 1980s and the 1990s. In this study, I interviewed fifteen Taiwanese students studying in the United States and talked with them about their national identity. Interviews with the fifteen students reveal that an independent Taiwanese identity has taken shape, while a Chinese cultural identity still remains part of the Taiwanese identity. It was also discovered that although a Taiwanese national identity has formed, a Taiwanese ethnicity has not yet taken a complete form. Discussions with the Taiwanese students also indicate that studying in the multi-cultural United States renders them more aware of their Taiwanese national identity, as well as their Chinese cultural identity.en-USTaiwaneseTaiwannational identitycultural identityChineseGroup identity -- Taiwan -- StudentsIntercultural communication -- Research -- United States -- StudentsNationalism -- History -- 21st century -- Research -- TaiwanTaiwan -- Politics and government --1988-2000Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 21st centuryTaiwan -- Foreign relations -- ChinaChina -- Foreign relations -- TaiwanNational characteristics, Taiwan -- Political aspectsNational characteristics, Chinese -- Political aspectsEthnopsychology -- Political aspects -- TaiwanStudents -- Attitudes -- Research -- TaiwanPolitical sociology -- Attitudes -- 21st century -- Research -- TaiwanTaiwan -- History -- 1895-1945Taiwan -- History -- 21st centuryQualitative research -- Methodology -- InterviewsTaiwan -- HistoryThesis