Passing through the disaster – Zheng Chun-mei fights to revive the Tsou people

In 2009, Typhoon Morakot inflicted heavy damage on Laiji Village (來吉部落) in Alishan. Over the past few years, Tsou woman Zheng Chun-mei (鄭春美) has assiduously worked to gain a profession and open the “Tsou Women’s Workshop (鄒族女人的工藝房)”, which is hidden within row after row of post-disaster emergency shelters. It was here after the disaster, left with literally nothing, that Zheng Chun-mei resolved to stand up strong and participate in a post-disaster art program – a process that transformed her from novice to expert.

She has utilized her own post-disaster experience to encourage other women in the tribe, saying: “As long as you’re willing, you can definitely do it.” After the fierce assault of typhoon Morakot, Zheng Chun-mei showed strong determination to persevere and confront a whole array of difficulties. She has always believed that through working hard and refusing to give up, one day she could retrieve back the light of hope in life.

Passing through the disaster – Zheng Chun-mei fights to revive the Tsou people
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(以下是中文對照)
歷經風災 鄒族鄭春美堅強重生

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