Coming soon! The first major book from our new publishing venture Plum Rain Press (English translation): "Three Tribes in Dutch Formosa" by Dr. Chen Yao-chang 陳耀昌.

TAIWAN HISTORY - Formosa Files Episodes

June 16, 2022

S2-E16 - Ang Lee in the Spotlight: His Story from Pingtung to Hollywood

Two-time Academy Award winning director Ang Lee (李安) is probably the most globally famous person from Taiwan. But this Pingtung-born movie master actually started out wanting to be an actor. And, if it had not been for his w…
Jan. 16, 2022

S1-E24 - Taiwan's Awesome National Health Insurance System

In the mid-1990s Taiwanese politicians got together, and, after much wrangling, settled on a national health insurance system that today is the envy of many countries around the world. Here's the story of how we got to a sin…
Nov. 18, 2021

S1-E14 - Buddhism "In Action" – Taiwan's Remarkable Tzu Chi 慈濟 Charity Group

Tzu Chi is unique in relying on mostly laypersons instead of clergy, focusing on real-world problems instead of only the spiritual, and having an extremely open-minded attitude towards other faiths – this Buddhist group buil…