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The city press release didn’t give a full list of languages tested, but participants specifically mentioned in the text took exams in Isbukun Bunun and Amis. Officials said many older participants were strong in speaking their Indigenous languages but needed more practice with computer use and Romanized spelling.
Chen has a backstory that would work well for a film. At 13, he left Taiwan for Vienna. His parents stayed behind as he entered a rigorous training system—the kind few young musicians today would be expected to endure. “My parents basically had no idea what I was doing,” Chen said. “In the first ten years, I only made two phone calls a year. Letters back and forth would take months,” he recalled.
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