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Paradise Lost? Orchid Island’s Rocky History

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Photo: Trista di Genova 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 version of this article. By Trista di Genova, The…

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Cultural Survival on Taiwan’s Orchid Island

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A Special Report on Taiwan By Linda Gail Arrigo, with Si Jilgilan (Huang Ching-Wen) and Si Maraos (Chung Chi-Fu) The indigenous people of Orchid Island, an island off the southeast coast of Taiwan, are a small but distinct group – cut off from their closest relatives in the Philippines – among Taiwan’s remaining two percent…

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