Two Chiang (兩蔣)

Chiang Kai-Shek (蔣介石,1887~1975)
蔣中正總統玉照

Chiang Ching-Kuo (蔣經國,1910~1988)
Chiang Ching-kuo 1948

The Chinese Nationalist Party (Kuo-min-tang, as Known as KMT, 國民黨)

Emblem of the Kuomintang (黨徽)
Emblem of the Kuomintang

The Founder of KMT, Sun Yat-Sen (孫中山, 1866~1925). Later, KMT calls him as Father of the Nation.
Dr. Sun in London

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Kuomintang


National Women's League of the Republic of China (婦聯會)


The National Women’s League of the Republic of China was founded by Madame Chiang Kai-Shek on April 17, 1950. The purpose of the League was to support the soldiers' families. To be seen as KMT Affiliate.

Madame Chiang Kai-Shek, Soong Mei-Ling.
Soong May-ling giving a special radio broadcast





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Soong Mei-Ling
Chinese Women’s League Controversy Illustrates Difficulty Parsing ROC And KMT Institutions



China Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps (CYC, 中國青年反共救國團)


The Flag of China Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps
Flag of China Youth Corps

The CYC was established in 1952, on the recommendation of Chiang Kai-Shek, and Chiang Ching-Kuo was the first chairperson.



The Cross-Island Highway Hiking Team (中橫健行隊)




Chientan Youth Activity Center (劍潭青年活動中心)
Enterance of CTOYAC

Kenting Youth Activity Center (墾丁青年活動中心)
Kenting Youth Activity Center information 20060403

Go to see more Youth Activity Centers of China Youth Corp:
http://chinshan.cyh.org.tw/?page_id=7242&lang=en


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China Youth Anti-Communist National Salvation Corps


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The History of White Terror to Democratic Taiwan

Introduction


Martial Law in Taiwan (台灣的戒嚴)



Read:
White Terror (Taiwan)
Taiwan Garrison Command (警總)
Seoul exhibition of White Terror era banned books ends

April 6 Incident (四六事件, 1948~1949)




Read:
Group seeks to raise awareness of April 6 Incident

713 Penghu Incident (澎湖七一三事件, 1949)



Read:
70th Anniversary of the July 13 Penghu Incident
Students, soldiers and spies

Luku Incident (鹿窟事件, 1952)




Read:
Luku Incident survivor pens memoir of events

The Case of Tsou people (高砂民族自治會案, 1954)

Uyongu Yata’uyungana (高一生, 1908~1954)
Uyongu Yata'uyungana
About him: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyongʉ_Yata%27uyungana

Uyongu Yata’uyungana and his family
臺灣原住民族權利先驅高一生與家人 Taiwanese Pioneer for Aboriginal Autonomy Uyongu Yatauyungana (Kao Yi-sheng) and his Family


A song that Uyongu Yata’uyungana wrote for his wife while he was in prison. 



The last letter that he wrote to his wife.

Is everything all right?
Heath is more important than anything. Children are more precious than silver, gold, or Jewelry.
Do you remember this song?
It would be better if having a home and land.
It wouldn’t be a matter that the property was taken away if we had many children who were dignified and outstanding.

Someday my grievance will be revealed eventually. 
Before they take away the sewing machine, I am eager to wear clothes that you sewed for me.
I need a pair of underpants and a four-feet long square white cloth.
My soul will protect the mountains and fields.
Don’t sell our paddy field.


Yapasuyongʉ Yulunana (湯守仁, 1924~1954)
Yapasuyongʉ Yulunana
Atayal Leaders, Losing Watan (樂信·瓦旦, 1899~1954)
臺灣原住民泰雅族領袖樂信.瓦旦(林瑞昌) Indigenous Taiwanese Atayal Leaders Loshin Wadan who Killed by Brutal Regime from China in 1954

Pictures are from Wikimedia Commons

Read:
All We Have Left are Ashes and Bones

Ding Yao-Tiao (丁窈窕) and Shih Shui-Huan (施水環) (台南市委會郵電支部案,1954)

Ding Yao-Tiao (丁窈窕, 1927~1956), 11th Grade
高二時的丁窈窕
Right before execution; she was 28 years old.
丁窈窕女士
Shih Shui-Huan (施水環, 1925~1956), 1945 in Girls' High School
Shih Shui-Huan
Late 1940s
Shih Shui-Huan 1
Pictures are from Wikimedia Commons





Taida (National Taiwan University) Student Journal 
2018/10/09
A Sole Survivor
by Chienn Tai


The Case of Lei Zhen (雷震) and Ying Hai-Guang (殷海光) in 1960

Free China Journal
Zeyou Zhongguo

Picture is from Wikimedia Commons

Read:Free China Journal


Lei Zhen
雷震.jpg

Picture is from Wikimedia Commons

Read: One man's struggle for a nation's freedom



Ying Hai-Guang
殷海光

Picture is from Wikimedia Commons

Read:
Yin Haiguang

Declaration of Formosan Self-salvation (台灣人自救運動宣言,1964)

Read: Declaration of Formosan Self-Salvation

Peng Ming-Min (彭敏明,1923~)

A young professor of Taiwan University at 1950s.
彭明敏年輕照片
Prof. Peng in 2016
彭明敏 (26518482873) (cropped)

Prof. Peng Ming-Min spoke on martial law in France.


Read:
Peng tells details of escape from KMT

INTERVIEW: A US missionary couple, Milo and Judith Thornberry, played a key role in Taiwanese democracy activist Peng Ming-min’s escape to Sweden during the White Terror era. 

The Seattle Times: Taiwanese Dissident Going Home After 22 Years In U.S.

Go to read Dr. Peng's Book, A Taste of Freedom



Hsieh Tsung-Min (謝聰敏,1934~2019)



Read: Hsieh Tsung-Min



Wei Ting-Chao (魏廷朝,1935~1999) 

Kaohsiung Incident, also known as the Formosa Incident (高雄事件/美麗島事件,1979~1980)





Read:
Kaohsiung Incident
A tale of two Formosa Incidents

The Case of Chen Wen-Chen (陳文成事件,1981)






Read:
Chen Wen-chen
EDITORIAL: Remembering Chen Wen-chen

The Case of Deng Nan-Jung (Cheng Nan-Jung) (鄭南榕自焚案,1989)



Deng Nan-Jung (Taiwanese pronunciation)
Cheng Nan-Jung (Mandarin pronunciation)

Read:
A brief biography of Mr. Cheng Nan-Jung
Taiwan at the brink of freedom
Scandal Breaks Out Regarding Transitional Justice Efforts And Hou You-Yi

Taiwan Independent Association Incident (獨立台灣會案, 1991)

A documentary Film: The Last Insurrection (末代叛亂犯)


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History through young eyes



Lee Chen-Yuan (李鎮源, 1985-1988), the founder of  Taiwan Independence Party (建國黨) and 100 Action Union (100行動聯盟). He was a recipient of the prestigious Redi Award from the International Society on Toxinology (IST).

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Chen-Yuan Lee


Chen Shih-Meng (陳師孟, 1948-)


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Chen Shih-meng






Life Under Martial Law: You Needed a "Goddess" to Teach Party-State Ideology


The Reporter:
Life Under Martial Law: You Needed a "Goddess" to Teach Party-State Ideology
By Tang Shu-wen (湯舒雯)
Translation by Harrison Chen

Go to read:
https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/7/11/life-under-martial-law-you-needed-a-goddess-to-teach-party-state-ideology


Life Under Martial Law: “I Was on My Classmates' Blacklist”

The Reporter:
Life Under Martial Law: “I Was on My Classmates' Blacklist”
By Annpo (阿潑) 
Translation by Harrison Chen

Go to read:
https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/7/9/life-under-martial-law-i-was-on-my-classmates-blacklist


Life Under Martial Law: It Was Suddenly Over, But Then What?

The Reporter
Life Under Martial Law: It Was Suddenly Over, But Then What?
By Hsu Yu-hsiu (許玉秀) 
Translation by Harrison Chen

Go to read:
https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/7/14/life-under-martial-law-it-was-suddenly-over-but-then-what



About Hsu Yu-Hsiu (許玉秀):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsu_Yu-hsiu

Life Under Martial Law: The Miseducation of a Party-State Youth


The Reporter:
Life Under Martial Law: The Miseducation of a Party-State Youth
By Chen Tsui-lien (陳翠蓮) 
Translation by Harrison Chen

Go to read:
https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/7/8/life-under-martial-law-the-miseducation-of-a-party-state-youth



About Chen Tsui-Lien (陳翠蓮):
Professor of History Department at Taiwan University
Research Field:
Political history of Taiwan
Taiwan history under Japanese rule


Life under Martial Law: “Teacher, I’m not Chinese"


The Reporter:
Life Under Martial Law: “Teacher, I’m not Chinese”
By Chen Rou-jin (陳柔縉)
Translation by Harrison Chen

Go to read:
https://www.taiwangazette.org/news/2019/6/26/life-under-martial-law-teacher-im-not-chinese

Spies on campus

The New York Times

DEATH OF TAIWAN PROFESSOR CAUSES UPROAR ON A PITTSBURGH CAMPUS

Special to the New York Times
July 21, 1981

This article is about the death of Dr. Chen Wen-Chen (陳文成). It mentions that spying by Taiwanese on Taiwanese in the United States and informants reported to the Taiwan government on the action of Taiwanese faculty and students in the country.

Go to read:
https://www.nytimes.com/1981/07/21/world/death-of-taiwan-professor-causes-uproar-on-a-pittsburgh-campus.html




The Washington Post

After Police Interrogation, a Death

July 28, 1981

It's also an article about the death of Dr. Chen Wen-Chen. In the article, Rep of Iowa, Jim Leach, said that it sent a very chilling message to Taiwanese in this country. The Kuomintang regime had an exceedingly extensive network of spies on American campuses. Some of the agents were paid, and some did it to curry favor with authorities.

Go to read:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/07/28/after-police-interrogation-a-death/24a5b464-c563-4546-a3da-353b34c0526a/



Read:
Commission outlines past KMT spying on students

Hong San-Syong (洪三雄) and Chen Ling-Yu (陳玲玉)

Banned Books and Private Reading Groups (禁書和讀書會)

Movie Trailer: Detention (返校)


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Seoul exhibition of White Terror era banned books ends

The National Human Rights Museum (國家人權博物館)

The National Human Rights Museum (NHRM) was set up on Octo­ber 19th 2011 and officially started operation on Decem­ber 10 the same year under the ad­ministration of the Council of Cultural Affairs, which has now become the Ministry of Culture of Taiwan. The Museum has two divisions: Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park as well as Green Island White Terror Memorial Park. Both parks are the most important historical sites of White Terror.

Read:
Walking down Memory Lane



Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park (白色恐怖景美紀念園區)




Here is the man's story: Play depicts White Terror victim’s tale(Chin Him-San, 陳欽生)


Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall
Read: Chiang Kai-Shek Memorial Hall


Green Island White Terror Memorial Park (白色恐怖綠島紀念園區)



 



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Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park
Green Island White Terror Memorial Park