#Whiteterror
A bit late for #Taiwan's time zone, but it's never too late for a #228commemoration. What happened on that day and for way too many years after has left scars in the society. As could be seen in #Taipei at the 228 Memorial Park today. Justice has not been served yet. #whiteterror https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2025/02/28/2003832675
Today in Labor History February 28, 1947: The Kuomintang government in Taiwan put down an anti-government uprising known as the February 28 Incident. They killed 28,000 civilians. And in the White Terror that followed, the government killed, imprisoned or disappeared 30,000 more. These events helped spark the Taiwanese independence movement.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #kuomintang #taiwan #uprising #formosa #massacre #civilian #slaughter #WhiteTerror #independence #chiang
![On February 28, 1947, crowds gathered at the Monopoly Bureau Taipei Branch to protest, and the inventories of matches, cigarettes and other items in the Monopoly Bureau Taipei Branch were piled up and burned. By [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21836](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/114/081/959/134/244/891/original/b08f6bb17be1843b.jpg)
"'Judgement' by John MacWhirter for the WPA, ca. 1935–43" https://markstoneman.com/2025/02/26/judgement-by-john-mcwhirter-for.html Follow the link for a detailed description of this print.
#SocialCriticism #Art #BHM #Religion #WarAndSociety #WhiteTerror #Hunger
#Taiwanese #Hokkien #Taigi phrase of the week
Lô-môa kau tsa̍p gōo hō (TRS)
Lô-môa kau cha̍p gō͘ hō (POJ)
流麻溝十五號
Lô-môa kau section Number 15
Lô-môa kau is a river in Green Island. Section Number 15 is a women's prison in Green Island during #WhiteTerror.
Dr Chen Wen-chen Memorial Square (陳文成事件紀念廣場) at National Taiwan University
Dr Chen Wen-chen was an associate professor at Carnegie Mellon University. In 1981 he returned to Taiwan. He was found dead on the campus of NTU one day after being detained for questioning by the Taiwan Garrison Command. He is believed to have been murdered for his activities supporting human rights and democracy in Taiwan while living in the USA
#Taiwanese #Hokkien phrase of the week
ká-chioh siaⁿ (POJ)
ká-tsioh siann (TRS)
假借聲
a borrowed voice
This book tells the role expats played in Taiwan democratization during the height of #WhiteTerror from 1960 - 1980. Courage by those with privilege made a difference.
#Taiwanese #Hokkien phrase of the week
Sè-kài ūn-tōng-hōe (POJ)
Sè-kài ūn-tōng-hūe )TRS)
世界運動會
Olympic Games
Taiwan under #whiteTerror was forced by the authoritarian Kuomintang (KMT) to represent itself as "Chinese Taipei" though in 1976, the International Olympic committee asked them to be simply called Taiwan.
https://www.instagram.com/p/C9hoCKhhDuR/
@ProfundumPhoto
General Cash-my-Cheque, a triad member and mass murderer of fine people in #Taiwan. His sculptures should be put in some dark basements. He has been orchestrating the #WhiteTerror and decades of oppression, murder and violations of #humanrights.
An interview with Cheng Chu-mei, head of the Nylon Cheng Memorial Foundation #鄭南榕 #whiteTerror #Taiwan https://youtu.be/gQEC6q_vqNk?si=csZwF38DNH0d-Ff_
On this particular date, it's time to remind everyone that #Taiwan's way to #democracy, #civicrights and #ruleofLaw was a long and rocky path with plenty of tragedy, bloodshed and tears.
Never forget about the #228massacre and the #KMT's role in this. The #WhiteTerror era should serve as a stark reminder of what is at stake when #freedom is under attack.
If you want to read into the topic:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formosa_Betrayed_(book)
#TaiwanisnotChina #humanrights #FarEast
Today in Labor History February 28, 1947: The Kuomintang government in Taiwan put down an anti-government uprising known as the February 28 Incident. They killed 28,000 civilians. And in the White Terror that followed, the government killed, imprisoned or disappeared 30,000 more. These events helped spark the Taiwanese independence movement.
#workingclass #LaborHistory #kuomintang #taiwan #uprising #formosa #massacre #civilian #slaughter #WhiteTerror #independence #chiang
![On February 28, 1947, crowds gathered at the Monopoly Bureau Taipei Branch to protest, and the inventories of matches, cigarettes and other items in the Monopoly Bureau Taipei Branch were piled up and burned. By [1], Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=21836](https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/112/009/566/918/868/717/original/50536cde062ca914.jpg)
France 24 report on Taiwan's White Terror era and efforts to achieve transitional justice
https://youtu.be/YklS28lchjI?si=hhXKGmgIOZLWNYPk
#Taiwan #WhiteTerror #TransitionalJustice #HumanRights #France24
Thank you all so much for the boosting! Feel free to keep it up! :)
For those who want to play along, here are the books in my shopping cart (so far):
Gods of Want by K Ming Chang
https://bookshop.org/p/books/gods-of-want-stories-k-ming-chang/17502295
Green Island by Shawna Yang
https://bookshop.org/p/books/green-island-shawna-yang-ryan/8571556
Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan by Jonathan Manthorpe
https://bookshop.org/p/books/forbidden-nation-a-history-of-taiwan-jonathan-manthorpe/12843627
A Pail of Oysters by Vern Sneider
https://bookshop.org/p/books/a-pail-of-oysters-vern-sneider/278181
#bookstodon #Taiwan #History #Literature #Colonialism #WhiteTerror
Testing the #academia outreach here on Mastodon. Please boost if you think you know others who might know.
I'm looking for some good light undergraduate-level books/articles in English about Taiwan under the Japanese and during the White Terror. History, culture, I would even love recommendations of short fiction if you have any.
Thanks
#Taiwan #Colonialism #WhiteTerror #JapaneseColonialism #History #CulturalStudies #Literature
"For older civilians, the armed forces are tainted by memories of #MartialLaw, when #Taiwan was ruled as a brutal military dictatorship between 1949 and 1987. Between 3,000 and 4,000 actual or perceived critics of the military government were executed during the decades known as the #WhiteTerror. Some 140,000 were imprisoned."
‘Ukrainian strategy has become a model’: Taiwanese beef up military to face #China threat | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/jul/09/ukrainian-strategy-has-become-a-model-taiwanese-beef-up-military-to-face-china-threat
#HongKongers in #Leeds today held a silent protest for the #HK47, wearing white masks to symbolize the #WhiteTerror of the #NSL. Many shed tears thinking of their imprisoned brothers & sisters in HK. Passers-by expressed solidarity. 1 of 20+ HK47 protests worldwide this weekend. https://nitter.hongkongers.net/hkdc_us/status/1647345003939725312#m