Methodology

In order to get the most truthful statements of feelings and experiences from family members, face-to-face interview method, which is usually quickly approved, was adopted. This method was applied to ten people willing to be interviewed in the local Chinese community. Although there were not enough subjects for statistical analysis,  data from ten persons is enough for a small-scale pilot study. Within the study, one-hour interviews were carried out on each person, using whatever language the interviewees were most comfortable with-- Mandarin, Taiwanese, or English so that they could express their feelings accurately. The interview was semi-structured, i.e. there was not a fixed lit of questions.