Vice President Commends New Immigrant Mothers' Contributions, Hopes Society Will Be Strongest Support
Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended a Mother's Day event in Changhua, expressing admiration for new immigrant mothers who overcome language and cultural barriers to raise their children and contribute to Taiwanese society. She highlighted government policies like "0-6 year olds raised by the state" to ease parenting burdens and called for societal support for families and mothers.
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wen Gui-xiang, Taipei, May 9) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended a Mother's Day event in Changhua today. In her speech, she stated that she had read the stories of many new immigrant mothers beforehand and deeply admired their dedication in raising children with maternal love and contributing to Taiwanese society, despite challenges such as language and cultural barriers. She mentioned that the government continues to promote policies such as "0-6 year olds raised by the state" to alleviate childcare burdens, and called on society to support each other when facing difficulties, jointly becoming the strongest backing for families and mothers.
The Presidential Office announced this afternoon that the Vice President attended the "Changhua Child Welfare League Foundation Self-Reliant Mothers Care and Mother's Day Event" this morning, celebrating Mother's Day with self-reliant new immigrant mothers, model mothers from self-supporting families, and model foster mothers. Upon arrival, the Vice President first listened to the self-introductions of the self-reliant new immigrant mothers and their specially prepared hometown dishes, and then warmly interacted with the mothers and their children during the meal.
In her speech, the Vice President stated that before coming to the event, she read the stories of many new immigrant mothers. In unfamiliar Taiwan, even when facing various challenges and difficulties such as language and cultural barriers, they still raised their children with full maternal love and made many contributions to Taiwanese society, which is deeply admirable. She also thanked the mothers for preparing their specialties today, bringing the taste of their hometowns to Taiwan with care, allowing everyone and the next generation to share.
The Vice President pointed out that the government is promoting many policies to alleviate the burden on hard-working mothers, including "0-6 year olds raised by the state," which provides childcare subsidies and widely establishes more public and non-profit kindergartens, offering comprehensive support. She also thanked the Child Welfare League Foundation and many private charitable organizations for jointly acting as a strong backing for everyone.
The Vice President believes that setbacks and difficulties are inevitable in life. Many successful and accomplished people in society often have their struggles and hardships along the way overlooked. She encouraged Taiwanese society, when facing difficulties, to support and care for each other, and through the cooperation of the government, social institutions, and private forces, she believes any difficulties and challenges can be overcome.
The Vice President said that today was a warm Mother's Day event, and she hoped that all mothers could relax, fully reward their hard work on this Mother's Day, give themselves a small holiday, and also share their life stories and the warmth and flavors from their hometowns through the event.
Finally, the Vice President cut the cake with the self-reliant mothers to celebrate the arrival of Mother's Day, and presented bouquets to the mothers, thanking them for their long-term dedication to their families. The atmosphere at the scene was warm and touching. (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150509
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(Central News Agency Reporter Wen Gui-xiang, Taipei, May 9) Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attended a Mother's Day event in Changhua today. In her speech, she stated that she had read the stories of many new immigrant mothers beforehand and deeply admired their dedication in raising children with maternal love and contributing to Taiwanese society, despite challenges such as language and cultural barriers. She mentioned that the government continues to promote policies such as "0-6 year olds raised by the state" to alleviate childcare burdens, and called on society to support each other when facing difficulties, jointly becoming the strongest backing for families and mothers.
The Presidential Office announced this afternoon that the Vice President attended the "Changhua Child Welfare League Foundation Self-Reliant Mothers Care and Mother's Day Event" this morning, celebrating Mother's Day with self-reliant new immigrant mothers, model mothers from self-supporting families, and model foster mothers. Upon arrival, the Vice President first listened to the self-introductions of the self-reliant new immigrant mothers and their specially prepared hometown dishes, and then warmly interacted with the mothers and their children during the meal.
In her speech, the Vice President stated that before coming to the event, she read the stories of many new immigrant mothers. In unfamiliar Taiwan, even when facing various challenges and difficulties such as language and cultural barriers, they still raised their children with full maternal love and made many contributions to Taiwanese society, which is deeply admirable. She also thanked the mothers for preparing their specialties today, bringing the taste of their hometowns to Taiwan with care, allowing everyone and the next generation to share.
The Vice President pointed out that the government is promoting many policies to alleviate the burden on hard-working mothers, including "0-6 year olds raised by the state," which provides childcare subsidies and widely establishes more public and non-profit kindergartens, offering comprehensive support. She also thanked the Child Welfare League Foundation and many private charitable organizations for jointly acting as a strong backing for everyone.
The Vice President believes that setbacks and difficulties are inevitable in life. Many successful and accomplished people in society often have their struggles and hardships along the way overlooked. She encouraged Taiwanese society, when facing difficulties, to support and care for each other, and through the cooperation of the government, social institutions, and private forces, she believes any difficulties and challenges can be overcome.
The Vice President said that today was a warm Mother's Day event, and she hoped that all mothers could relax, fully reward their hard work on this Mother's Day, give themselves a small holiday, and also share their life stories and the warmth and flavors from their hometowns through the event.
Finally, the Vice President cut the cake with the self-reliant mothers to celebrate the arrival of Mother's Day, and presented bouquets to the mothers, thanking them for their long-term dedication to their families. The atmosphere at the scene was warm and touching. (Editor: Yang Kai-hsiang) 1150509
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