Taiwan wakes up to its tribal culture: Letter From The Bureau Ep 4
Letter From The Bureau Ep 4: Taiwan wakes up to its tribal culture 13:40 mins Synopsis: The Straits Times's foreign editor Bhagyashree Garekar chats with ST’s correspondents in the Asia-Pacific, the US and Europe every month. They talk about life as it goes on, amid the screaming headlines and bubbling crises. In this episode, she chats with ST's Taiwan correspondent Katherine Wei about the following: How Taiwan's native tribes were repressed (1:10) Rediscovering tribal roots, history and culture (6:03) How tribes try to preserve their languages (7:25) Tribal songs now on streaming platforms; some have won awards (9:34) Integration of tribes in today’s society (11:38) Produced by: Bhagyashree Garekar (bhagya@sph.com.sg), Ernest Luis & Fa'izah Sani Edited by: Hadyu Rahim Subscribe to our Asian Insider Podcast channel to follow our various shows each week and rate us on your favourite audio apps: Channel: https://str.sg/JWa7 Apple Podcasts: https://str.sg/JWa8 Google Podcasts: https://str.sg/Ju4h Spotify: https://str.sg/JWaX Website: http://str.sg/stpodcasts Feedback to: podcast@sph.com.sg Read Katherine Wei’s story - Taiwan indigenous peoples' long road to preserving mother tongues https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/taiwan-indigenous-peoples-long-road-to-preserving-mother-tongues Read Katherine Wei’s stories: https://www.straitstimes.com/authors/katherine-wei Follow Katherine Wei on Twitter: https://twitter.com/katweiyc Read more of ST's Letters From The Bureau: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/letter-from-the-bureau Asian Insider newsletter: https://www.straitstimes.com/tags/asian-insider --- Discover more ST podcast series: Asian Insider Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa7 Green Pulse Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaf Health Check Podcast: https://str.sg/JWaN ST Sports Talk Podcast: https://str.sg/JWRE Life Weekend Picks Podcast: https://str.sg/JWa2 #PopVultures Podcast: https://str.sg/JWad Bookmark This! Podcast: https://str.sg/JWas Lunch With Sumiko Podcast: https://str.sg/J6hQ Discover BT Podcasts: https://bt.sg/pcPL Follow our shows then, if you like short, practical podcasts! #STAsianInsider See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.