White Terror Non-Lost Maps Reveal Victims' Life Stories, Deepening Transitional Justice

The Ministry of Education's General Affairs Department of Education (National Tainan Girls' Senior High School) Human Rights Education Resource Center research team, following up on the "White Terror Non-Lost Map (Tainan Edition)" in 2022, has completed four "White Terror Non-Lost Maps (Local Edition)". An achievement presentation ceremony was jointly organized with the Kaohsiung Museum of History, attended by Control Yuan Member Fan Xunlu and Kaohsiung Museum of History Director Li Wenhuan. The story maps presented this time focus on four victims: Li Gewen (Taipei), Zhong Xinkuan (Yunlin), Ke Qihua (Kaohsiung), and Chen Yuzhen (Pingtung). The research team, through interpreting political archives, historical theses, geographic information tools, audio-visual materials, and spatial verification, has recreated the life stories of these predecessors and their spirit of fighting for freedom and democracy. Control Yuan Member Fan Xunlu stated that since the establishment of the Human Rights Education Resource Center at National Tainan Girls' Senior High School by the General Affairs Department of Education in 2019, the White Terror Map presentation has been an important promotional item for the center. Through the reappearance of the "White Terror Non-Lost Maps", not only are the life stories of the victims seen, but it also reminds society to continue paying attention to human rights protection. The presentation also invited Researcher Xu Fengyuan from the National Development Council Archives Bureau to give a lecture. Xu Fengyuan mentioned that these maps are not only teaching aids but have also been transformed into interactive teaching materials, allowing students to feel the sentiments of the victims and thereby contemplate social justice and civic responsibility. It is hoped that schools can make good use of these resources, making human rights education not just an abstract concept but a concrete learning experience. The General Affairs Department of Education pointed out that the "White Terror Non-Lost Maps" are not only research results exploring past history but are also part of educational resources. It is expected that through these story map lesson plans, teachers and students will be guided to understand the life experiences of the victims, and it is also hoped that the general public will remember the history of human rights violations under the authoritarian regime in the past, deepening their identification with the values of freedom and democracy. (Editor: Chen Qingfang) 0420