2002/06/11 Claire Wang
Taiwanese should keep their language

My name is Claire Wang, and I am a citizen of Japan. 
However, I am originally Taiwanese. I speak English, 
Japanese, Taiwanese, and Mandarin. I heard that in a 
few years English will become the official language 
of Taiwan. WHY? Taiwan has it's own language, and 
it's not Chinese. People speak Taiwanese, otherwise 
known as Hokkien.  It is thought to be a problem 
writing Taiwanese, since Chinese characters must be 
used, and there are many which aren't commonly used. 
So what? It can still be spoken (it is) and it 
certainly can be written. All you have to do is 
learn the English alphabet and write down how you 
pronounce it. Simple. I'm going to say "I am a 
Taiwanese person." Gwa shi taiwan lang. easy, 
isn't it? You can tell what it says. At least I 
can. I'm not saying English is a bad language to 
use for Taiwan, cause I always speak English. 
What I'm saying is, the language of Taiwan shouldn't 
be forgotten,. if it has one. Taiwanese should be 
kept. That's all I'm saying.