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TAIWAN HISTORY - Formosa Files Episodes

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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Aug. 1, 2024

S4-E18 - Taiwan's Greatest Modern Company - TSMC (The Morris Chang st…

The person who did most of the work creating the company people around the world almost immediately associate with Taiwan has no ancestors from this island, was not born here, didn't go to school here, and only came here for …

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Feb. 22, 2024

S4-E3 - The 1973 Qijin Ferry Tragedy - 旗津渡輪

Twenty-five young women and girls drowned after a severely overloaded ferry capsized in 1973. The deaths spurred changes in public transport safety in Kaohsiung, and the victims became part of a social debate over women's rights.

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Feb. 1, 2024

S4-E1 - The Lugang Rebellion (鹿港 1986)

In the left corner, mega-multinational corporation DuPont. In the right corner, farmers from central Taiwan’s Lugang 鹿港. Ready? Fight!! To open Season Four, we have a David vs. Goliath story, made more complicated by the fact that the Davids in …

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