S1E4: Taiwan wakes up to its tribal culture: Letter From The Bureau Ep 4

The Straits Times Podcasts · Aug 5, 2021 · 13m

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…