HARNESSING PAIN: Tran Thi Hue said she heard many heartbreaking stories from female migrants, which inspired her to write the story

Taipei Times
Date: Oct 01, 2019
By: Staff Writer, with CNA

Vietnamese immigrant Tran Thi Hue (陳氏桂) won first prize at the sixth Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants for her work That Year, the Plum Blossom Bloomed, which tells the story of a Vietnamese woman who was abused by her Taiwanese husband and developed a mental illness.

The award was established to showcase the literary talents of immigrants and migrant workers, and the prizes were presented at the Alishan National Scenic Area on Sunday.

Tran, born in Vietnam in 1987, moved to Taiwan in 2015 after marrying a Taiwanese man.

It is difficult for Vietnamese women to integrate into Taiwanese society, Tran said, adding that she hopes her story will help more people to understand the plight of migrants and treat them with greater respect.
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