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Fortigurn



Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 10:13 am    Post subject: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
Briefly:


  • My wife wants to work while she's over here as well.

  • She doesn't want to do ESL.

  • She's from the US.

  • She's black.


What are her chances? Be blunt now, prejudice doesn't faze me. Twisted Evil
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jason_seeburn



Joined: 26 Apr 2003
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Location: Toronto
PostPosted: Mon Nov 24, 2003 9:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
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Aristotle



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Taiwan
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
If you do not have a ROC id card then your wife will most probably be refused a visa for residency.
The easiest way for teachers to get their dependents residency is for those dependents to get their own ARC's. Even your children will be refused an ARC unless you have ample amounts of quanxi.
I would recommend volunteer work. She can get an ARC for that purpose and no real qualifications are required if the ARC is through a reputable institution.
Try contacting anyone of the various NGO's.
The Community Center in Taipei might be a good place to start.
http://www.community.com.tw/
Good luck and if you need any assistance please contact me.
A.
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Fortigurn



Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:24 am    Post subject: Re: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
jason_seeburn wrote:

If she had a university degree and wanted to teach ESL I would say her chances are alright, but not so good as a white person unfortunately.


She doesn't have a degree, and she doesn't want to teach ESL.

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It's not that the Taiwanese are racist, it's just that the parents have this image of the ideal teacher for their kid and they want that person (like the preppy white 20 something college kids they see on American TV). But if she doesn't want to teach ESL then I really don't know.


Undertood, thanks.

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Does she like doing housework?


Her own.

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Does she speak Chinese at all?


No.

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What skills does she have?


About ten years in administration, management, accounts, finances and payroll.

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If she doesn't speak Chinese, her chances of getting a job that isn't menial labour are about zero or .00000001%. There just aren't any jobs outside of the ESL market unless you are fluent in Mandarin (written and spoken). Even driving a tour bus or working at McDonalds' would need Chinese language skills. There's really nothing at all.


Thanks, that's what I needed to know. Idea
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Fortigurn



Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 5:26 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Aristotle wrote:
If you do not have a ROC id card then your wife will most probably be refused a visa for residency.
The easiest way for teachers to get their dependents residency is for those dependents to get their own ARC's. Even your children will be refused an ARC unless you have ample amounts of quanxi.
I would recommend volunteer work. She can get an ARC for that purpose and no real qualifications are required if the ARC is through a reputable institution.
Try contacting anyone of the various NGO's.
The Community Center in Taipei might be a good place to start.
http://www.community.com.tw/
Good luck and if you need any assistance please contact me.
A.


Thanks Aristotle. We might also try the US Consulate.
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chi-chi



Joined: 16 Jan 2003
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Location: Back in Asia!
PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:14 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Go to Japan.
Japan is much kinder than either Taiwan or Korea.
Seriously.
Chi-Chi
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Fortigurn



Joined: 29 Oct 2003
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 25, 2003 6:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
chi-chi wrote:
Go to Japan.
Japan is much kinder than either Taiwan or Korea.
Seriously.
Chi-Chi


I'm sure it's a lovely place, but Japan is not an option.
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jason_seeburn



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 1:23 am    Post subject: Re: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
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Fortigurn



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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 6:30 am    Post subject: Re: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
jason_seeburn wrote:

Is she religious? She could go as a missionary.


We're both religious. We're both going as missionaries. Smile

But do you mean there's some formal capacity of which the government takes note? You register or something? Shocked
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PostPosted: Wed Nov 26, 2003 3:54 pm    Post subject: Re: Ethnicity and Employment Reply with quote
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