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Contrasting Women's Experiences in Beijing and Taipei

While I was in the United States pursuing my academic degree, I experienced conflicts with people from mainland China. I think they are important to resolve. Although I was born and raised in Taiwan, both my parents came to Taiwan from mainland China in 1949 (the year the Chinese government was defeated by the Chinese communists and forced to retreat to Taiwan), and almost all of my relatives from both sides are still in China. Because of this, I feel a sense of identity with people on the mainland. But the Taiwanese social and political context I grew up in taught us that communist China occupied our land; it was seen as the enemy. Many innocent people were killed during the Cultural Revolution (my uncle was killed in that movement). The threat to reunite us using military force continues to this day. Mistrust and negative ideas and rumors about China exist among the Taiwanese population, which resulted in the limited degree of interaction I pursued toward the people from mainland China. I feel sad about this kind of distance, especially with respect to people with whom I share the same Chinese heritage. There is a need to unveil any political threat to truly understand the people from China through personal exploration of their life experiences, thoughts, and feelings in order to remove the barrier to building true friendship.