20.04.2023_Edi

When it comes to the history of Taiwan, the focus is usually on the year 1949, when Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai-shek relocated his troops to the island. The centuries-long occupation of Taiwan by various Chinese, European and Japanese forces that preceded it receives less attention – and so does the indigenous population of Taiwan, that felt the increasing influence of each occupier. They were sometimes pushed into mountainous regions, socially marginalized, and their linguistic diversity was thinned out.