A Study on the Development of Taiwan Multi-Cultural Policy and Hakka Culture in the 21st Century

At present Hakka people are the second largest population in Taiwan. But Hakka culture and Hakka language in Taiwan are getting more and more oblivious during last decade. The changes in the social structure in Taiwan over a long period of time have greatly affected the Hakka culture. The mission for the Hakka people is to do their best for the promotion and development for Hakka culture and language, and for the sake of a long-term life for the Hakka culture and language in the 21st century. This paper aims to discuss various aspects of Hakka and Hakka culture and the multi-cultural policy developing in Taiwan. There has to be some advancement to enable the Hakka culture and language to find their positions, the spaces for existence and to make them survive for generations.