Lin Hsiu-chin
Having been raised in a high-rise apartment building, Lin Hsiu-chin
is an Amis aborigine from the city. As a child, “Amis” was just a name
to her. But one day after leaving home, she saw the Formosa Aboriginal
Song and Dance Troupe perform the song “Beautiful Rice Seedlings.” She
could barely believe her ears, and promised herself that she would learn
to sing the song herself. And as she began to sing, she saw troupe member
A-Dao, and the tears began to stream down her face. Just like that,
she finished a moving rendition of the the song “Beautiful Rice Seedlings,”
with tears accompanying her voice. Even though Hsiu-chin was never experienced
the culture of her tribe first-hand as a child, she uses her own method
to express a strong cultural understanding of her people.
Having been raised in a high-rise apartment building, Lin Hsiu-chin
is an Amis aborigine from the city. As a child, “Amis” was just a name
to her. But one day after leaving home, she saw the Formosa Aboriginal
Song and Dance Troupe perform the song “Beautiful Rice Seedlings.” She
could barely believe her ears, and promised herself that she would learn
to sing the song herself. And as she began to sing, she saw troupe member
A-Dao, and the tears began to stream down her face. Just like that,
she finished a moving rendition of the the song “Beautiful Rice Seedlings,”
with tears accompanying her voice. Even though Hsiu-chin was never experienced
the culture of her tribe first-hand as a child, she uses her own method
to express a strong cultural understanding of her people.