Lives in the Lotus Blossom, Chapter 26: More Politics, Sports Day, More Fractured English, Homesickness, Asia Trek, a Butt-Ugly Houseguest
March 5th 2008 Insofar as life is ever "normal" for foreigners living in Taiwan, life has returned to normal after our wonderful holiday. Lunar New Year has come and gone, as has Lantern Festival.
We had Thursday February 28th off for Peace Memorial Day. This is a politically charged pro-independence holiday, to commemorate the massacre of peaceful anti-KMT protesters in 1948, and it will likely be taken awa
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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 
