2022-06-25
Written by Chiu Mu-Jung; Photo credit: Lin Jing-Yi
I am hewen a ta:in tawtawazay, SaySiyat from Miaoli. It took me two years (2018-2020) to recover my indigenous name. My mother is Hakka, and my father is from Kaehkaeh’oe’an Community in Nangzhuang, Miaoli. I relocated to Taipei to continue my education in high school, and am currently based in Taipei for work. I call myself a SaySiyat child recognized by the ancestral spirits halfway through the journey. Growing up unfamiliar with my own culture and without awareness of my identity, I only came to realize the fundamental questions, as asked by my friends, after leaving my ...