The Hakka Affairs Council (HAC; Chinese: 客家委員會; pinyin: Kèjiā Wěiyuánhuì; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Kheh-ka Úi-oân-hōe, Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Hak-kâ Vî-yèn-fi) is a cabinet-level unit under the Executive Yuan of the government of Taiwan. Its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, and promoting Hakka cultural research and exchange.

History

The Hakka Affairs Council, officially established January 1, 2012, is a new agency resulting from the Executive Yuan’s structural reorganization. Its predecessor was the Council for Hakka Affairs, Executive Yuan, founded on June 14, 2001. The Council is the only central authority responsible for Hakka affairs in the world, and its mission is to revitalize Hakka language and culture, build a unifying Hakka identity promoting happiness, confidence and dignity, and become a global center for Hakka cultural research and exchange.

In order to catalyze the Hakka language revival and development, the Council re-structured two departments on January 18, 2021. The Department of Culture and Education is transformed into the Department of Language Development, undertaking the task of building Hakka language infrastructure and strengthening the ethnic language promotion. The Department of Communication and Marketing is re-organized as the Department of Art, Culture and Communication, dedicating to the development and marketing of Hakka cultural content industries.

Responsibilities

To promote ethnic mainstreaming and construct Hakka culture that can be shared by the public through cross-sector collaboration:

  1. To formulate Hakka policies and lay the foundation for the rule of law.
  2. To develop a Hakka language system and build a Hakka-friendly environment for local communities.
  3. To foster innovation of Hakka arts and share diverse cultures.
  4. To revitalize Hakka industries and rebuild community-based economy.
  5. To strengthen Hakka communication and enhance Hakka prestige.
  6. To cultivate Hakka citizens and enable them to connect global Hakka communities.
  7. To enrich Hakka cultural resources and find more opportunities for international exchanges.

List of ministers

Political Party:   Democratic Progressive Party   Kuomintang   Non-partisan/ unknown

See also

  • Hakka dialects in Taiwan

References

External links

  • Hakka Affairs Council: Home Page
  • 客家委員會Hakka Affairs Council - YouTube
  • Hakka Culture Development Center-客家文化發展中心
  • Japanese Artist’s Sketches of Hakka Impressions Hit Bookstores in Taiwan, Japan-Taiwan News
  • Taiwan to host 1st World Hakka Expo next year-Taiwan News
  • National Hakka project marks new milestone in Taiwan’s multiethnic society
  • The Hakka Language Restoration Movement

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