Chen Ying (Chinese: 陳瑩; pinyin: Chen Ying; Wade–Giles: Chen2 Ying2; born 15 November 1972), also known as Asenay Daliyalrep[3] in Puyuma language, is a Taiwanese politician and musician who is currently serving as a member of the Legislative Yuan. A member of the Democratic Progressive Party, Chen served previous terms in the Legislative Yuan, from 2005 to 2012. Chen is a Puyuma Taiwanese and currently represents the Lowland Aborigine Constituency.
Chen Ying | |
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陳瑩 | |
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| Member of the Legislative Yuan | |
| Assumed office 1 February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Lowland Aborigine |
| In office 1 February 2005 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Constituency | Lowland Aborigine Party-list (Democratic Progressive Party) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 November 1972 Taitung, Taiwan |
| Political party | Democratic Progressive Party |
| Education | Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages[1] Brigham Young University–Hawaii (did not graduate)[1][2] San Francisco Conservatory of Music (BMus) University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (MMus, DMus) |
Early life and education
editChen was born in Taitung and belongs to the Puyuma tribe. She earned a bachelor's degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (2000), and a master's degree from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (2002) and a doctorate. She also earned a degree from Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages in Kaohsiung and attended Brigham Young University–Hawaii.[1]
Member of the Legislative Yuan (2005–2012, 2016–present)
editIn 2004, Chen ran in the legislative election and secured a seat for the DPP. She was the first and only member of the DPP to have won in the Lowland Aborigine Constituency.
In 2011, at an event where then-President Ma Ying-jeou and Premier Wu Den-yih signed their names on a Tao canoe to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Republic of China's founding, Chen criticized Ma for showing contempt for aboriginal culture. She was quoted as saying, "100th anniversary of the ROC was also a demarcation of the 100 years during which Aborigines lost their land."[4]
Chen again secured a Lowland seat in 2016.[5]
In 2018, Chen negotiated a deal for a Pinaski palakuwan, an important institution in the Puyuma tribe, to be sold to an indigenous buyer. The palakuwan was previously registered to an "Aniu" (アニウ) during the Japanese era but was transferred to a Han Chinese ownership. As the property was rumored to be listed for sale in the previous year, Puyuma tribal members expressed concern that the palakuwan would be jeopardized. Chen requested the Executive Yuan to aid the tribe in repurchasing the property, and this request was granted in October 2018. The initiative was part of Chen's larger campaign to realize transitional justice in the prior treatment of the Taiwanese indigenous peoples in previous administrations.[6]
In July 2019, Chen announced that the government had nationalized land that was registered to a defunct Japanese-era organization. The land was never properly registered in the modern era, and was neither public nor private. Chen worked with Kuomintang legislator Sra Kacaw to facilitate a bipartisan process of recognizing the land as public and reserving it for indigenous use.[7]
Chen was re-elected in 2020 along with Wu Li-hua, and the 2020 election became the first time the DPP was able to secure seats in both the Lowland and Highland Aborigine constituencies.[5] Chen called attention to the Chinese propaganda campaign targeted at the Taiwanese aboriginal population. She cited National Security Bureau findings that China had for decades carried out wide-ranging united front tactics such as "business incentives and procurement, funding and donations, cultural exchanges, promoting China as the “motherland" for Taiwanese youth, China-centric news and social media, and political lobbying." Chen demanded the bureau investigate cases of Chinese money being used to support Beijing's preferred candidates and influence elections in aboriginal districts.[8]
In September 2021, along with other DPP colleagues as well as Taiwan Statebuilding Party legislator Chen Po-wei, Chen Ying called for the establishment of a permanent athletic training and sports science center similar to ones in the United States, Japan, and South Korea, to facilitate the training of competitive athletes in Taiwan.[9]
Personal life
editChen is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[2] Her father Chen Chien-nien was former Taitung County magistrate from 1993 to 2001.[10]
Her grandfather Chen Kung-yuan (Agematsu Kouichi) was a member of the famed Kano baseball team, the Taiwanese high school team that won second place at Japanese High School Baseball Championship (Koshien) in 1931, portrayed in the 2014 film Kano. In honor of his father, Chen Chien-nian launched the Kung-Yuan Cup (耕元盃棒球賽), an annual baseball tournament that was restarted by Chen Ying in 2016.[10]
Awards and honors
editIn 2017, Māori King Tūheitia Paki awarded Chen a royal order for her work in promoting medical diplomacy as part of Taiwan's New Southbound Policy. Attendees of the ceremony included the Swiss and United States ambassadors to New Zealand.[11]
References
edit- ^ a b c "陳瑩 > 委員簡介". Legislative Yuan. 23 July 2013. Archived from the original on 18 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
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- ^ Sawawan, Aras (1 February 2022). "族群文化融入春聯 特製虎年紅包代廣受好評". TITV News. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Lin, Shu-hui (18 July 2011). "Signing of names on Tao canoe sparks controversy". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ a b "綠營2女將立功！民進黨首次山原平原雙龍抱". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 11 January 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Su, Fang-he (19 October 2018). "政院核定專案補助下賓朗部落 價購取回巴拉冠土地地". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Huang, Ming-tang (3 July 2019). "台東218筆日本幽靈土地！將收歸國有、劃編原住民保留地". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Chen Yu-fu, Yu-fu; Pan, Jason (1 March 2021). "Aborigines target of China's 'united front': legislators". Taipei Times. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Chien, Hui-ju (3 September 2021). "民進黨立委籲成立國家級運動科學中心 系統性協助運動選手". Liberty Times (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ a b "棒球／耕元盃錦標賽46隊創新高 設有啦啦隊和紀律獎". United Daily News (in Chinese (Taiwan)). 16 August 2023. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- ^ Cheng, Chih (24 August 2017). "台紐外交新突破 立委陳瑩獲頒紐西蘭毛利皇室勳章". Mirror Media (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Retrieved 25 November 2023.