This study investigates the constitution of the development of hybrid identity in young Australian Chinese from the perspective of language applied. The literature review focuses on bicultural and bilingual, and Chinese as heritage language. The guiding research questions is: How Language applied strategy used by 2 and 1.5 generations Chinese immigrants in Australia to develop their hybrid identity. Data was drawn from a focus group collected from three participants. It is grounded in the third space theory. It suggests that hybrid identity formation in Australia for young immigrants involves a fluid, diverse and complex cultural identity formation. The experiences of bilingual applied shape their hybrid identities. Australia as a third space provides the ground for constructing interplays between culture, environment, and community.

Yanxi Li. The Hybrid Identity Construction of Young Australian Chinese—From the Language Applied Perspective. International Journal of Frontiers in Sociology (2023), Vol. 5, Issue 4: 1-9. https://doi.org/10.25236/IJFS.2023.050401.

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