Location: The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Alexa Room
In 1986, Nicole Yang founded the Harmony Home. For almost thirteen years, she has looked after more than seven hundred migrant workers’ children. Everyone calls Nicole, “Mimi”, meaning “mother”. Mimi is always busy with so many things, including driving the expectant mothers to the hospital at night, taking care of the babies, sewing stuff for the charity sales as well as communicating with the public and other organizations. Sometimes, she even has to deliver babies with her bare hands. All these are what Mimi does every day. Away from home, some migrant workers have children while working in Taiwan. However, so often when the female workers get pregnant, they do not receive any blessing and are even treated as if they did something wrong. Due to various reasons, many pregnant female migrant workers run away from their employers, going into hiding with their children. As these invisible children have lost their rights to everything, Mimi fearlessly comes to their rescue since she believes that humanitarian aid should not be hampered by any conditions. Some people are moved by her spirits, but some criticize her for protecting those who break the law. On the margin of society, Mimi has established a settlement to share love and resources with others. For her, it is an art, and one needs total freedom in artistic creation. Nonetheless, does the Utopia filled with selfless love exist only in Mimi’s dream? No matter what happens, Mimi keeps marching on and never wobbles…