For 400 years, Taiwanese have been subject to foreign colonizers -- first the Dutch and Spanish, then the Manchu Empire, then the Japanese empire and finally the "Republic of China" KMT Chinese Nationalist Regime of Chiang Kai-shek and his son. In particular the last 100 years of first Japanese then KMT rule were brutal in attempted obliteration of Taiwan's Identity. Herein is chronicled the fight for its recovery.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Writing Camps -- a good way to start
"Academics were invited to teach the Seediq members how to use their own writing system and grammar structures in creative writings."
"... invited elders to describe community life in the old days to inspire participants to create their own works."
"Now that a writing system is available, it is an urgent task for the Seediq as well as other indigenous groups to document and preserve their culture in writing."
Resource: Atayalic language family
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