Focus Taiwan
Date: 2018/08/04
By: Shih Hsiu-chuan 

Taipei, Aug. 4 (CNA) The fifth Taiwan Literature Awards for Migrants were announced Saturday, with eight migrant workers from the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam depicting such themes in their works as longing for family, stories of migration and how they observe their host societies.

The eight winning pieces were chosen from among a total of 553 entries, of which 230 were written in Tagalog, 165 in Indonesian, 92 in Vietnamese and 66 in Thai, said Chang Cheng (張正), owner of the Southeast Asian bookstore Brilliant Time.

Chang, who initiated the awards in 2014, said that this year’s competition has received the highest number of submissions because eligibility for entry was expanded to include immigrants and migrant workers in Hong Kong, Macau, Singapore and Malaysia, in addition to Taiwan.    [FULL  STORY]