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TAIWAN HISTORY - Formosa Files Episodes

Oct. 17, 2024

S4-E27 - 1946

Taiwan in 1946. How will post-war Formosa turn out? Will the KMT be successful in managing the local economy? Will there be strife between the new Chinese rulers and – until very recently – Japanized Taiwanese people? Who knows? Well, …

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Aug. 29, 2024

S4-E21 - Beggar Boy - an incredible tale of resilience

Lai Dongjin 賴東進 was born into a “beggar family.” His dad is blind, his mom has a mental illness. He has 11 siblings! Many born into such a disadvantaged position would throw up their hands, blame fate, and quit the …

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May 9, 2024

S4-E10 - Radio Wars

John recently visited the National Radio Museum in Minxiong Township, Chiayi County. This led to some research on the use of radio for propaganda. Whether harnessed by the imperial Japanese military or the CIA, “Free China” or the People’s Republic …

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Jan. 25, 2024

S3-E42 - Taiwan in 1958

1958. Just 66 years ago, yet Taiwan back then was like a completely different country. There was no television, but there were Russian-language radio broadcasts to Siberia. Eryk and John share nuggets from a 1959 ROC booklet, “101 Questions about …

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Jan. 11, 2024

S3-E40 - Sold to a Bargirl at the Age of Five (1955) – The Nancy Chen…

Nancy Chen Baldwin's early life – when she was sold by her parents to a bargirl for US$100 – might sound like something out of a novel set in the Middle Ages. But the old practices of selling, “lending,” giving, …

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