The cultural divide in these marriages often leads to educational problems for the kids. Not to mention that Hualien and Taitung have always had fewer educational resources than western Taiwan, and that most of these families are also socioeconomically disadvantaged.
異國婚姻的文化隔閡容易引發子女教養問題，外配家庭又多屬社經弱勢，再加上花東地區本來就有教育資源落差的問題，對於未來的地區發展是很大的衝擊。」