The politics of homecoming in the works of Zhu Tianxin

There are times when becoming Taiwanese seems irrational or counterintuitive. Zhu Tianxin shares what lies behind her identity change and how it came into being. The second-generation Mainlander suffered an identity crisis at the time of bentuhua . She chronicles the bias, the betrayal, and the question of “which region is home: Taiwan or China?” Chapter 8 commences with the writer’s memoir about growing up in the military village ( juancun ) and the existential predicament of the Chinese ethnic group. The chapter closes with her reconciliation with Taiwan as home. The short route to Taiwanese brought her a rewarding personal life and a sense of belonging.