In partnership with the Taiwanese Association of Greater Seattle and Seed Kite Foundation, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to our 228 Memorial Screening and Director Q&A: In Search of a Mixed Identity (2024) with Co-directors Ming-zheng HUANG and Chen-Hui LIEN!
TICKET GIVEAWAY IS HERE! We have a limited number of complimentary tickets for the TSP community. To claim yours, email Ellen at eychang@uw.edu. Plus-ones are welcome!
When Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025, 2:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Where Lincoln Square Cinemas (700 Bellevue Way NE #310 Bellevue, WA 98004)
Admission $10 via https://tinyurl.com/MixedIdentity
About the Film
In Taiwan, at the heart of Tainan City, there is a park and a road named after Thng Tek-chiong, though most local citizens don’t know who he is.
Thng Tek-chiong was born in Taiwan during the Japanese colonial period. His father, a Japanese policeman, died when Thng was eight during an armed confrontation between the locals and the authorities. Following in his father’s footsteps, he joined the police force before becoming a lawyer. After World War II, he forgot the lesson taught by his father’s history and died in the February 28 incident, a conflict that erupted amid the transition of political power in Taiwan. As a half-Taiwanese, half-Japanese man, Thng witnessed the injustices of colonization and spent his life searching for the truth of his identity.
The history of the Thng Tek-chiong family not only reflects the confusion and the pursuit of Taiwanese identity throughout the eras but also serves as a cautionary tale for the people living in Taiwan.
Director Ming-zheng HUANG 黃銘正
Director/ Producer Chen-Hui LIEN連楨惠
Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BY4a1JyuNZk&t=3s
Rate: G
Language: Mandarin, Taiwanese
Subtitles: Mandarin, English
Duration: 92 minutes
Festivals & Awards
2024 the 18th Five Lakes Film Festival / Fuenf Seen Film Festival