Thursday, May 02, 2024

台灣演義: 台灣前進

This episode of 台灣演義 introduces Lin Hsien-t'ang, Chiang Wei-shui, and other Taiwanese of the Japanese colonial era who founded the Taiwan Cultural Association (台灣文化協會). It uses old photographs as well as animation to depict the work of these early advocates of equal treatment of Taiwanese under the Japanese colonial government. It also introduces the founding of the Taiwan Minpao (臺灣民報), a newspaper published for Taiwanese. It also discusses the Erlin Incident (二林事件), a conflict between sugarcane farmers and sugar refineries, and the eventual demise of the Taiwan Cultural Association. 

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