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Beyond Formosa
Betrayed Seminar - September 25, 2009 |
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On
September 25, 2009, the Formosan Association for Public
Affairs (FAPA) along with the Formosa Foundation, the
Professor Chen Wen-Chen Memorial Foundation and the Formosan
Association for Human Rights co-hosted a seminar, "Beyond
Formosa Betrayed", in the National Press Club in Washington,
DC.
The seminar took the Hollywood
movie "Formosa Betrayed" (www.formosathemovie.com),
as its starting point. The movie depicts events in the early
1980s during the era most critical to Taiwan's
democratization. The film presents Taiwan's unique
political perspective and provides a broader audience with
an opportunity to get a glimpse of the human story behind
Taiwan's struggle for democracy and identity on the world
stage.
Speakers on the first panel of
the seminar reviewed the history of Taiwan's transition to
democracy, drawing from their own experience, and what role
they themselves played in U.S.-Taiwan relations and in
Taiwan's democratization process. Speakers on the second
panel addressed Taiwan's truth and reconciliation efforts
(or lack thereof) and its implications for Taiwan today.
Panel I : Taiwan's Transition to Democracy: The History
(Listen to the speakers' presentation by clicking on the speaker's
name.)
Opening remarks:
Bob Yang
(FAPA)
Moderator: Gerrit van der Wees (FAPA)
Panel II: Implication for Today: Towards Truth and Reconciliation
in Taiwan
Moderator: Terri
Giles (The Formosa Foundation)
Questions and Answers and Closing Remarks:
Bob Yang (FAPA)
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