Taiwanese in LA mark 228 anniversary with children’s eventStaff writer, with CNAThe Taiwanese community in Los Angeles commemorated the 79th anniversary of the 228 Incident over the weekend, with nearly 20 children taking part in a bilingual storytelling session introducing one of Taiwan’s darkest chapters. Taiwanese-American Alina Yang, back row, second right, is pictured at a bilingual storytelling session hosted by the Taiwanese community in Los Angeles on Saturday. Photo: CNAThe 17-year-old Yang was referring to the 228 Incident, a bloody crackdown on protesters and dissenters in 1947 following the brutal beating of a tobacco vendor in Taipei by government agents. It later incorporated children’s picture books recommended by Taiwan’s Transitional Justice Commission to introduce the history of the 228 Incident through storytelling. As one example, he said that when he took his daughter back to Taiwan, she even asked to see where Tianma Tea House -- the site where the 228 Incident started -- had once stood.

Source: Taipei Times March 01, 2026 17:16 UTC