Posters (Asynchronous Session)
Media, Globalization, and Human Integration: A Case Study of Taiwan's Foreign Live-in Caregivers View Digital Media
Poster Session Shu Ling Chen Berggreen
Taiwan is experiencing rapid population aging. The dependency ratio between working-age person and aged citizen is increasing dramatically. The ratio is predicted to rise to more than 45% by the mid-2030s. This means every three working-age persons will have to support one aged citizen by then. In addition to the potential economic burden, family members’ employment situations make it difficult to offer home-based care to their elders. Long-term elder care has become an urgent issue socially, economically, and politically in Taiwan. Responding to this social and economic demand, the government initiated a foreign live-in caregiver program in 1992. As of 2021, foreign live-in caregivers—mostly from the Philippines, Vietnam, and Indonesia—make up a large share of the more than 700,000 migrant workers in Taiwan. These caregivers usually sign 3-year contracts at a time and, therefore, become a quasi-member of the family. New patterns of family dynamics as well as social interaction ensue. Oscillating between the two ends of the continuum of cultural convergence and cultural hybridization, one can observe the emergence as well as the resistance of multiculturalism within the family unit and in society in general. This study examines how media reflect and cover this new social phenomenon in Taiwan and their potential in shaping public opinion of foreign workers and multiculturalism in Taiwan.
Forecasting Resilience: A Future-hunter Approach to a Prosperous Central America View Digital Media
Poster Session Eleanor Melero, Matthew O'brien, Yi Wen Wong, Skye Cooley, Jared Rotha, Kelli Norton, Campbell Clark, Asya Cooley
Regional instability in Central America caused by poverty, corruption, and gang violence has led to an influx of migration to the United States in recent years. The US’ outdated immigration system is unable to keep up with such a heavy flow of migration, so finding solutions to create regional stability is of key importance. This research project proposes a future-hunter approach that focuses on five areas of importance to regional stability: culture, security, economy, technology, and strategic partnerships. To address the issues of corruption, gang violence, and poverty, we suggest working with churches, schools, and other local organizations to harness the collectivist tendencies of Central American communities to promote stability in the family unit as well as the community as a whole. Police reform is also necessary to combat corruption, improve regional security, and re-instill trust in the systems meant to protect people. Addressing infrastructure issues is also important for increasing stability in the region, particularly sanitation infrastructure. Promoting education can help address problems in all these areas. All the problems outlined in the various areas of this report are interconnected, and solutions cannot focus solely on one area. These proposed solutions, over time, can help to build a more prosperous Central America.
The Environment and Humans Ecological Commune through Nature by Data in Smart World 4.0.: Creation of a 'Smart Auto Commune' System View Digital Media
Poster Session Soeun Paek
Philosophy emerges in undefine era in the 4th industrial revolution today, only humans own the features that think. Humans built science that produces logical value by data. The data is significant to the Anthropocene by humans. ‘Smart Worlds 4.0(SM4)’ is the definition of today’s physical & digital space, which is connected by two worlds the ‘offline and online(O2O)’, the spatial transformation technology by data. In this sense, focusing on humans (I) commune with nature (environment) considers multi-crises (e.g., Climate crisis, multi-pollutions and pandemic). By design dealing with the issues (e.g., global warming, pollution, and anti-infection) could have reality a vital source of application in the 4th Industrial Revolution. Create a 'Smart Auto Commune (SAC)' system. It is by data of species in an 'air and water' through the 'breathing and drinking' process, that condition of species transforms to digitalization. The value of species purifies through the plasma (electric discharge) system automatically operates to the value of the optimal state. The human (Subject) and Environment (Object) “space (by species)-communication by sensor” through the natural vital process. Through the natural process naturally, you could sense in the skin, but also available to see to appear physically betterment. Humans and environment will experience a healthy life.
