[[alternative]]A veteran from sweet potato gardens: A narrative study on the topic ＂home＂ for a mainlander

[[abstract]] 我的父親是一位榮民，這個特殊身分在時代背景下有其特別的生活境遇，眼見如我父的老榮民們逐漸凋零，身影漸漸從歷史的現場淡出時，曾經的努力耕耘、默默付出，即將化為煙塵成，被人們遺忘……。 尤其，近幾年族群認同問題隨著政黨的起伏，被炒作得紛紛擾擾，尤其每逢重大選舉期間，甚至引發家庭失和的情事時有所聞，我是外省第二代，且是芋仔番薯的我，想藉此論文的研究書寫，為照顧我家族、生養我的父親佔據一個歷史位置，留下真實的見證。是以本研究將探討以下的問題：一、 以我的外省父親為例，父親的特殊經歷對其『家』的意涵影響為何？二、 以我為例，身為芋仔番薯的外省第二代，族群認同問題為何？三、 關於外省父親特殊意涵的「家」，對我的影響為何？ 本研究之目的如下：一、 追溯及記錄父親的生命歷程，寫出父親的生命故事。二、 表達弱勢榮民及芋仔番薯的心聲。三、 探究研究者本身對「家」的詮釋觀點。 本研究僅以我的父親的特殊生命歷程為主軸，不在塑造榮民的英雄形象，只是一個充滿孺慕之情的女兒，單純的回顧關於榮民父親－一個小人物的生命故事。書寫父親，不僅是記憶父親的儀式，更是一個創造經典過程。經典涵攝了個體的身分認同，所要求的是對前人智慧的積極接引和承續，進而回歸到傳統領域人們的精神世界。[[abstract]] My father is a veteran who has devoted his entire life for our country in the old days. With this special status in the background of war time, the old veterans lived under special circumstances. Nevertheless, as time passes, the old veterans have now gradually faded from the historical site and are forgotten by the society. Moreover, in recent years, the conflicts between the Mainlanders and local residents are the hot topics during every major political election. Sometimes, even causes family discord and creates chaos for our society. Aside from being the second-generation Mainlander, I have a Taiwanese mother. Therefore, I have more concerns about these issues. I would like hence to leave the true witness and occupy a historical position for my father through this thesis writing. This study will discuss the following questions:1. Take my father as example, what are the affects on the definition of “home” by his special experiences?2. In my case, being the combination of Taro and Sweet Potato, the second-generation Mainlanders, what are the problems of the “ethic identity”?3. What are the influences of my father's special concern toward ＂home＂ on me? Therefore the purpose of this study goes as followings: 1. To write and records my father's life course and history in a retrospective attitude. 2. To express and convey the aspiration of the disadvantaged veterans and their descendents.3. To explore the interpretation of researcher's perspective on “home.” This study will focus only on my father's special life encounters, not to shape the heroic image of the veterans, only a daughter with love and respect to fulfill a simple review of the life stories about her veteran's father. Writing about my father's life story is not only a ritual to memory, but also a process of classic creation. Furthermore, classic which includes individual identity has strongly demanded the positive attitude to accept and succeed the former wisdoms of our ancestors, then return to the traditional areas of people's spiritual world