ORAL HISTORY: Survivors and families of victims of the massacre recounted the arrests, torture, killings and disappearance of many innocent people 71 years ago
Taipei Times
Date: Mar 01, 2018
By: Lai Hsiao-tung, Su Fu-nan and Jake Chung / Staff reporters, with staff writer
Due to the nature of the 228 Massacre and the subsequent White Terror period, many of
People release balloons at a ceremony held yesterday at the 228 Memorial Park in Yunlin County’s Gukeng Township to mark the 71st anniversary of the 228 Incident. Photo: Huang Shu-li, Taipei Times
those who were arrested or questioned disappeared, making survivors of the massacre and their direct families precious sources of oral histories.
The 228 Incident refers to an uprising that began on Feb. 27, 1947, against the then-Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) authoritarian regime. The resulting brutal crackdown left tens of thousands dead and led to nearly four decades of martial law.
New Taipei City 228 Association director-general Hung Hsien-chao (洪顯詔), son of massacre victim Hung Chin-mu (洪金木), urged the government to release historical records so the public could learn the truth.
Survivors and the families of victims, including Taiwanese social elite and many innocent people, have long lived under the shadow of the massacre and the White Terror era, he said. [FULL STORY]
