Dear Taiwan Tech faculty and students,

【2022 International Perspective Weeks】“Image of Taiwan” Lectures

Lecture: Dive in the White Terror Period of Taiwan (English-delivered)

Date: 12:20 - 13:20 PM, Tuesday, November 15

Speaker：Malaysian Political Victim, the White Terror Period, Mr. Fred him-san Chin

Venue: RB - 102

Link for registration: 國際視角展報名表單 | Instagram, Facebook | Linktree (meal box provided)

How long have you been or even lived in Taiwan? And how much do you know about the history of Taiwan? 

In the 2021 Democracy Index rankings by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Taiwan has been ranked as the No. 1 "full democracy" in Asia and eighth place globally. The index ranking could mean something. However, the nation, Taiwan was not always this liberal and tolerant of different voices, especially in the White Terror Period. History makes past, present and future.

We honorably invite the oral historian – Mr. Fred him-san Chin from Malaysia, having been persecuted in the White Terror Period to give the lesson about the history that had been silenced and scarified during that period. Join the lecture to explore, discover and be part of the truth of history.

Mr. Fred him-san Chin

Coming to Taiwan in 1967 to study at National Chung Kung University in Tainan, Mr. Fred him-san Chin was tortured, forced to confess to a bombing in the United State Information Service library and imprisoned for 12 years from 1971 – 1983. After released in 1983, he started his own family and struggling to make ends meet. He worked as a volunteer and told his own story in 2009 and since then after retire and began involving in more and more activities regarding human rights and oral history.

Best regards,

Office of International Affairs