CARRYING THE TORCH: YouTuber Tsai A-ga, whose videos have been viewed more than 19 million times, was recognized for his daily videos teaching Hoklo
Taipei Times
Date: Feb 23, 2020
By: Rachel Lin and William Hetherington / Staff reporter, with staff writer
The Ministry of Education on Friday gave awards to eight people and two groups for their contributions to
Photo: Lin Hsiao-yun, Taipei Times
Lee Hsiu-chien (李修鑑) — the 72-year-old son of Taiwanese lyricist Lee Lin-chiu (李臨秋) — was recognized for promoting Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese).
While receiving his award Lee Hsiu-chien said that to him, speaking Hoklo felt “like singing — it sounds nice and it moves people emotionally.”
YouTuber Tsai A-ga (蔡阿嘎), 36, was also recob gnized for promoting Hoklo, becoming the first person to receive the award for language contributions made through social media.
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