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An Education on Taiwan

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June 25th 2007
Our first event in Taipei was to visit a local elementary school. One of the DNC members on the trip requested that we visit a school while here, so it was set up for us. We were all so thankful that she made the request because the visit to the school was incredible. We all left the school feeling like we got an authentic taste of Taiwanese culture and we all left realizing how much better Am ... read more

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In 1895, military defeat forced China to cede Taiwan to Japan. Taiwan reverted to Chinese control after World War II. Following the Communist victory on the mainland in 1949, 2 million Nationalists fled to Taiwan and established a government using th... ... read more