Prof. Scott Simon to speak on Seediq Bale @ Academia Sinica

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April 29, 2013January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, academia sinica, Austronesian language and cultures, CEFC Taipei, Ethnography, Japanese in Taiwan, Professor anthropologist Scott Simon, Taiwan history, Taiwan history in film, Taiwan-French relations, Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale, writers, writers on Taiwan

Anthropologist Scott Simon will be speaking at Academia Sinica in Taipei on May 6 at 2:30pm, on the topic “Sadyaq Balae! State and Indigeneity on Formosa” in Room B202, RCHSS Academia Sinica (map) Like indigenous peoples around the globe, the Austronesian peoples of Formosa (Taiwan) have lost their sovereignty because

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Behind the legend of the Little Black People Ritual

Saisayat festival Pasta`ay

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June 29, 2012November 27, 2016 Sean Kaiteri 0 Comment aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, Council of Indigenous Peoples, festival of the little people, indigenous peoples, little black people ceremony, or "Ritual of the Little Black People" (矮靈祭), pigmies in Formosa, Saisiyat tribe, wufeng, Wufeng (五峰鄉 ‘five peaks’), wufong

By Sean Kaiteri / Contributor, The Wild East The Story of the Legend of the Pas’ ta ay in my own words:) (editor’s note: The Basta/Pasta Ai/Ay, or “Ritual of the Little Black People” (矮靈祭) is performed by the Saisiyat tribe in northeast Taiwan) No one is really sure exactly

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Orchid Island’s rocky history, Part 3/4

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May 31, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment aboriginal cultures in Taiwan, aboriginal history, Austronesian language and cultures, Badaiwan Diving in Hengtou, cheap travel tour package deals, flying fox (Taiwanese fruit bat) or birdwing butterflies, formosa indigenous peoples, nuclear dumping on Orchid Island, Orchid Island Lanyu 蘭嶼, outdoor adventures, Scops owl, snorkeling and diving, Taipower, Taiwan eco-tourism, Taiwan travel, Tao tribe Yami 達悟族

Part One here; and Part 2 If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future looks bright for this amazing but remote haven Check out this link at Travel & Culture magazine to read AmCham’s abridged version

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‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel: BOOK REVIEW

Expat literature

March 1, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aborigin, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal history, best places to see in Taiwan, Canadian teachers in Taiwan, Cosplay, dating in Taiwan, expat living and lifestyle in Asia, expat writers, Japanese in Taiwan, life as a foreigner, Matsu Mazu goddess 妈祖媽祖, Nick Kembel, Peacefest Taiwan, photography, punk rock community, Strawberry Generation, Sun Moon Lake, Taiwan music festivals, teaching English in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, wulai hot springs

‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel Buy it on Amazon.com. Published by www.tsais-idea.com.tw By Trista di Genova, The Wild East It’s really great to see expat writers on Taiwan come out with work of this calibre. Taiwan from the eyes of a foreigner is a kind

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