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Tzu Chi Foundation

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October 10th 2012
This happen in the first month or so of my stay in Taiwan. Lily found a volunteer organization which turned out to be HUGE and importnat; not just in Taiwan but globally as well. I will elaborate later....I always say that, but I have a ton of papers and plans to finish! Quick thing to note in that Tzu Chi is a Buddhist organization and has done a lot of things from education, volunteer and aid wo ... 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