Native Taiwanese
Native Taiwanese may refer to: * Benshengren, Han people who settled in Taiwan prior to 1945 * Taiwanese indigenous peoples Taiwanese indigenous peoples (formerly Taiwanese aborigines), also known as Formosan people, Austronesian Taiwanese, Yuanzhumin or Gaoshan people, are the indigenous peoples of Taiwan, with the nationally recognized subgroups numbering about 5 ...

Benshengren
Benshengren (),http://taiwanease.com/theknowledge/index.php?title=Native_Taiwanese are ethnic Hoklo or Hakka Taiwanese nationals who settled on the island prior to or during the Japanese colonization of Taiwan. Its usage is to differentiate the different culture, customs, and political sentiments within contemporary Taiwan between those who lived through World War II on the island and later migrants from Mainland China, who are known as Waishengren. Hoklo and Hakka people who migrated to Taiwan after 1945, especially those who migrated with the retreat of the Nationalist-Led Chinese Government to Taiwan in 1949 are not included in this term. Etymology During Japanese Occupation, the term "native islanders" was used to refer to "Taiwanese", and the term "mainlanders" was used to refer to people in Japan. "Tangshan people" was used to refer to people who migrated to Taiwan from mainland China during the Japanese period. It can thus be inferred that the term "Benshengren" came in ...
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