Episode Synopsis "S2 - Episode 3 (Catherine Tsai): Shinto Shrines in Colonial Taiwan"

In this episode, Catherine Tsai - a PhD Candidate in History and East Asian Languages at Harvard University - talks about 20th century Taiwanese history including Kominka, a Japanese colonial reform program, and Catherine’s own personal experience with COVID-19. Editor's Note: in the episode, Catherine states that the Tongxiao or Tsusho Shrine is in Taoyuan but it is actually in Miaoli. There is also a Shinto shrine in Taoyuan, which is called the Taoyuan Martyr’s Shrine.

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