本文章主要探討現居於澳門特別行政區中的澳門籍菲律賓裔第二代居民對作為澳門居民的身份認同以及探討如何協助其更好地融入澳門社區當中。期盼在本研究完成之後，除了能夠歸納前人研究的成果，深入理解菲律賓裔第二代人士的融入澳門社會的障礙，並且提出排除問題的對策，做為決策的參考。依照上述觀點，本研究運用了開放式訪談和半結構式的深入訪談法蒐集八名於澳門出生菲律賓裔「澳門永久性居民」，從他們的人生故事分享得悉和解答上述的研究問題。主要以兩項研究問題作為主軸，從而設計訪談問題，並引領參與者分享人生經歷。兩項問題如下：於澳門出生的菲律賓裔「澳門永久性居民」如何解說其作為澳門人的身份認同？於澳門出生的菲律賓裔「澳門永久性居民」如何解說其於澳門生活的難處、社會對其目光和融入社會的問題？
本研究發現四大重點，分別為從出生地和法律上對澳門身份認同的角色定位；從文化上對澳門身份認同的角色定位；「菲律賓裔澳門永久性居民」在澳門生活的難處；「菲律賓裔澳門永久性居民」認為澳門社會普羅大眾對其的目光。總體而言，作為澳門社區的一分子，研究者以及本研究期盼能為以澳門出生的「菲律賓裔澳門永久性居民」如何解說其作為澳門人的身份認同的研究成果協助一眾非主流群體的居民更好地融合於澳門社區當中，從而更好地鞏固澳門作為東亞地區東西文化共融的一個著名的城巿。
This research study investigated the social identity and how to assist Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents in Macau to include into the social communities. The researcher hoped that after the completion of this research study, the research could gather literature reviews and results from previous studies for the purpose of understanding the problems of Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents, particularly for social policy developments.
The research study employed the open-ended and semi-structured in-depth interview tools for eight Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents in Macau. Two research questions were listed to guide the participants for their lived stories. The research questions were:(1) how do Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents describe their social identity;(2) how do Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents describe their problems of living in Macau, the social perspectives from general public members, and the assimilations in the social communities in Macau.
Four significances were discovered, which were: (1) social identity based on born-located and law; (2) social identity based on cultural perspectived; (3) the difficulties in the social communities in Macau; (4) the perspectives from the general public members in Macau. In conclusion, as a public member of the society in Macau, the researcher hoped to provide a result of social identity for Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents in Macau and assist Macau-born second generation Filipino Macau SAR Permanent Residents in Macau to assimilate into the social communities. As Macau is one of the unique cities where the East met the West, this research could serve as the blueprint for the readers to enhance the social communities and social policies in the East Asian region.
