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Anti-Nuclear Protests Mark Anniversary of the Fukushima Disaster
Thousands of people braved the cold and rain around Taiwan today, Saturday March 12, 2016, the day after the fifth anniversary of…
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Orchid Island
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Travel
Touring Taiwan’s outlying islands
An excerpt of the Lin Yang (of the DPA, Deutsche Presse-Agentur) interview with Trista di Genova, who has traveled to and written…
History
Orchid Island’s problem won’t just go away, needs monitoring by scientific community
Editorial / The Wild East Taipei Times‘ Dec. 2 editorial, “Living in a nuclear wasteland”, was an informative summary outlining the Tao…
History
Paradise Lost? Orchid Island’s Rocky History
If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future…
Travel
An Adventure 'round the Island: Couchsurfing, Hitchhiking, and Island Hopping
The Wild East As soon as I had secured myself a teaching position in Taipei, I decided to take a couple months…
Travel
Cultural Survival on Taiwan’s Orchid Island
A Special Report on Taiwan By Linda Gail Arrigo, with Si Jilgilan (Huang Ching-Wen) and Si Maraos (Chung Chi-Fu) The indigenous people…