Abstract

The ethnic group researcher was concerned about the issue of the construction in ethnic identity. Oftentimes, the ethnic identity was been constructed by the external conditions, which nothing more than living space, blood relationship, language culture and experience of life, and etc. But in Taiwan the Hakka language fall away, so do the traditional Hakka culture and experience of life. Consequently the external conditions for constructing an ethnic identity become difficult. Although the external conditions are unfavorable, new possibilities unceasingly grows in the internet world, as network of information expanding constantly. The Hakka ethnic identity was constructed from ”real world” into ”virtual world”. The Hakka culture, which constructed from the inside, becomes an important source of the common historical memory and the cultural symbol. This article studies the ptt BBS, especially focusing on ”Hakka-Dream” for the case study. Besides, we discussed how the Hakka identity is shaped and constructed in internal world.

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