Radio Taiwan International
Date: 2018-05-22

President Tsai Ing-wen presented awards to 10 outstanding mothers at the Presidential

President Tsai Ing-wen (front, right) addresses a group of ten outstanding mothers at the Presidential Office on Tuesday.

Office on Tuesday.

Tsai expressed gratitude for all the mothers who have contributed both to their families and to society. She said their efforts have also helped raise awareness of the many families with members who have physical disabilities.

The president especially touched on the story of one award recipient named Huang Hsu-Tsai-Yu. Tsai said Huang cared for her son after he entered a coma after a car accident and nurtured him to overcome his psychological disabilities after he woke up. Tsai also said that Huang has a daughter who is Taiwan’s first ever female captain of a class-1 combat vessel.    [FULL  STORY]