Hsia began to work with the Meinong People's Association, started by a group of younger locals, and in 1995 they began holding the first "Chinese Literacy for Foreign Brides" classes in Taiwan.
於是夏曉鵑與當地青年組成的美濃愛鄉協進會合作，於 1995 年開設了全台首創的「外籍新娘識字班」。