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The Miaoli Bombing Dragon event, from Feb. 25 to March 5, celebrates Hakka culture with firecrackers and dragon dances. Join to experience blessings and community spirit.

Taiwan’s Executive Yuan unveils plans for cultural, Hakka, and sports digital currencies, boosting the digital economy. Learn about eligibility and distribution.

The Hakka Affairs Council launched the 2025 Global Hakka Culture Conference in Taipei, focusing on public participation, language preservation, and cultural innovation.

The Ministry of Culture clarifies that ＂Taiwanese Hokkien＂ is a national language, not all-encompassing. The term change sparks debate on its synonymy with Taiwanese.

Discover Taiwan’s new initiative to preserve its linguistic heritage with the establishment of a national language research and development center, aiming to promote Taiwanese, Hakka, Indigenous languages, and Matsu’s Mindong language.

Taiwan/Ireland Poetry Translation Competition announces Li Lo from Taiwan and Michael Sharkey from Northern Ireland as winners in the Hakka poetry category. The competition focused on translating Hakka poetry, with a piece titled ＂Daylight＂ by Taiwanese poet Tseng Gui-hai. Tseng expressed delight over the exceptional English translations, emphasizing their ability to connect people worldwide to Hakka culture and draw parallels between Taiwan and Ireland’s histories. Director James Hadley commended the winning entries for their creative interpretation and capturing the musicality of English while resonating with Hakka’s phonetic variations and cultural sentiments. Taiwan’s representative to Ireland, Yang Tzu-pao, highlighted the importance of understanding Hakka culture in comprehending Taiwan as a whole.

Presidential candidate Ko Wen-je of the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) has proposed several cultural initiatives to strengthen the rights of various ethnic groups in Taiwan. He emphasized that Taiwan’s composition is primarily a result of self-identification among different groups, with 67% identifying as Fujianese, 19% as Hakka, 5% from various Chinese provinces, 2% indigenous Taiwanese, and 8% as ＂new residents＂ including migrant workers, professionals, new immigrants, second-generation immigrants, and foreign university students. Ko advocated for Taiwan to become a melting pot for diverse ethnic groups and proposed a law against ethnic discrimination. Specifically addressing the Hakka community, he unveiled proposals to preserve Hakka culture and position Taiwan as a global hub for Hakka society. Ko also presented policies to support Taiwan’s indigenous populations, including granting more rights and establishing tribal self-governance councils.