Filmmaker to run for legislative seat

STILL DARING:Mayaw Biho said if elected he would propose that the Constitution be amended to include a new chapter specifically to address Aboriginal affairs

Taipei Times
Date: Jul 18, 2015
By: Su Fang-ho and Jake Chung  /  Staff reporter, with saff writer

Filmmaker Mayaw Biho of the Amis Aboriginal community on Thursday announced he would

Filmmaker and Aboriginal activist Mayaw Biho, right, stands next to Paiwan singer Ara Kimbo on Wednesday in Taipei at an event where Mayaw Biho announced his decision to run for a legislative seat.  Photo: CNA

Filmmaker and Aboriginal activist Mayaw Biho, right, stands next to Paiwan singer Ara Kimbo on Wednesday in Taipei at an event where Mayaw Biho announced his decision to run for a legislative seat. Photo: CNA

run for a seat representing the Pingpu people in the Legislative Yuan.

He made the announcement at a news conference attended by celebrities such as singers Ara Kimbo, Chang Chen-yue (張震嶽) and Panai.

The event was also attended by heavy metal band Chthonic lead vocalist and New Power Party founder Freddy Lim (林昶佐), Social Democratic Party (SDP) founder Fan Yun (范雲) and Green Party Taiwan (台灣綠黨) convener Lin Ken-cheng (林根政).     [FULL  STORY]

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