International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of Wushe Incident Began at NCKU
Tainan, Taiwan, October 25th, 2010
The International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of Wushe Incident began at the Library Conference Room, Cheng-Kung Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, on October 25th, where scholars and experts from Taiwan and Japan gathered together to explore the cultural significance and historical meanings of Wushe Incident from the angles of history, film and show, literature and drama, as well as tribe.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, Director Tai Hua of NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin of Council of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Yuan, Director Li-Cheng Lu of National Museum of Taiwan History and Director Ing-Hai Pan of Graduate Institute of Anthropology at National Chi Nan University as well as more than one hundred Taiwanese and Japanese scholars and experts have attended the opening ceremony.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed, “After it is raised by the NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, the International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of Wushe Incident immediately received great response from the Council of Indigenous Peoples, National Museum of Taiwan History and Graduate Institute of Anthropology at National Chi Nan University, thus revealing the cross-disciplinary research characteristics of NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences and highlighting the emphasis of each industry on this research topic.”
President Lai revealed, “The Wushe Incident occurred on October 27th, 1930. The tribespeople of the Wushe region grasped the opportunity of Japanese colonial government holding athletic festival in Wushe Primary School and initiated raids against the Japanese. The Japanese colonial government acquired firearms and ammunition to engage in retaliation, resulting in great casualties.”
President Lai pointed out, “For 80 years, many historical scholars have devoted themselves to the findings of historical materials and the related research. Both in Taiwan or Japan, many writers have approached this literary genre with touching stories. From what I know, some have filmed movies and television dramas about the Wushe Incident and even drew comics about it.”
President Lai said, “Wushe Incident is not merely the object of academic research. It is also a serious historical incident related to the survival and dignity of the tribespeople. Thus, the conference has especially arranged a section for the tribespeople to explore and interpret the Wushe Incident from their own point of view.”
Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin of Council of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Yuan, mentioned, “Wushe Incident is a historical incident which has left a deep impression on the minds of the indigenous people in the last century. In the past, the policy environment in Taiwan had little tolerance for the Taiwanese society to discuss similar issues, thus generally, the community and even the indigenous people are not familiar with the incident. Our initial understanding of the Wushe Incident came from Japanese literature. From my understanding, the few survivors of the incident have troubles recalling the incident because of their fear. As they pass away, the incident is deeply buried in the tribe.”
Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin stressed, “In light of the 80th Anniversary of the Wushe Incident, I hope with the discussion of scholars and experts in the conference, we can strive for the indigenous people and allow the community to have a historical and better understanding of the Wushe Incident.”
The International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of Wushe Incident began at the Library Conference Room, Cheng-Kung Campus, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Tainan, Taiwan, on October 25th, where scholars and experts from Taiwan and Japan gathered together to explore the cultural significance and historical meanings of Wushe Incident from the angles of history, film and show, literature and drama, as well as tribe.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai, Director Tai Hua of NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin of Council of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Yuan, Director Li-Cheng Lu of National Museum of Taiwan History and Director Ing-Hai Pan of Graduate Institute of Anthropology at National Chi Nan University as well as more than one hundred Taiwanese and Japanese scholars and experts have attended the opening ceremony.
NCKU President Michael Ming-Chiao Lai expressed, “After it is raised by the NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, the International Conference for the 80th Anniversary of Wushe Incident immediately received great response from the Council of Indigenous Peoples, National Museum of Taiwan History and Graduate Institute of Anthropology at National Chi Nan University, thus revealing the cross-disciplinary research characteristics of NCKU Research Center for Humanities and Social Sciences and highlighting the emphasis of each industry on this research topic.”
President Lai revealed, “The Wushe Incident occurred on October 27th, 1930. The tribespeople of the Wushe region grasped the opportunity of Japanese colonial government holding athletic festival in Wushe Primary School and initiated raids against the Japanese. The Japanese colonial government acquired firearms and ammunition to engage in retaliation, resulting in great casualties.”
President Lai pointed out, “For 80 years, many historical scholars have devoted themselves to the findings of historical materials and the related research. Both in Taiwan or Japan, many writers have approached this literary genre with touching stories. From what I know, some have filmed movies and television dramas about the Wushe Incident and even drew comics about it.”
President Lai said, “Wushe Incident is not merely the object of academic research. It is also a serious historical incident related to the survival and dignity of the tribespeople. Thus, the conference has especially arranged a section for the tribespeople to explore and interpret the Wushe Incident from their own point of view.”
Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin of Council of Indigenous Peoples, Executive Yuan, mentioned, “Wushe Incident is a historical incident which has left a deep impression on the minds of the indigenous people in the last century. In the past, the policy environment in Taiwan had little tolerance for the Taiwanese society to discuss similar issues, thus generally, the community and even the indigenous people are not familiar with the incident. Our initial understanding of the Wushe Incident came from Japanese literature. From my understanding, the few survivors of the incident have troubles recalling the incident because of their fear. As they pass away, the incident is deeply buried in the tribe.”
Deputy Minister Chiang-Yi Lin stressed, “In light of the 80th Anniversary of the Wushe Incident, I hope with the discussion of scholars and experts in the conference, we can strive for the indigenous people and allow the community to have a historical and better understanding of the Wushe Incident.”
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