She wasn’t the only one; for decades few dared to speak of the 228 Incident of 1947, an anti-government uprising that was violently suppressed. As wife of the famous painter Chen Cheng-po (陳澄波), Chang is one of the better known widows of the 228 Incident, and not just because of her husband’s name. Hsu Chiang-chun, seated left, attends a 228 Incident event in 2004. There’s no use being angry, but I just can’t forget.”Chen Cheng-po painted My Family 16 years before he was killed in the weeks following the 228 Incident. TRAGEDY STRIKESShen first noticed the lack of female voices regarding the 228 Incident around 1991 while collecting and editing oral histories in Yilan County.

Source: Taipei Times March 06, 2021 15:56 UTC