Commemoration of Taiwanese History in March

Commemoration of Taiwanese History in March (sent to the board: Wed, Feb 15, 2017 at 6:27 AM)

• A. Purpose: Facilitate the awareness of historical methods in dealing with Taiwanese identity in the community of Taiwanese Americans in St. Louis through knowing what happened before and what are coming in the near future. 目的：透過認識「已經發生的事情」跟「不久可能發生的事情」來促進在聖路易台美人社區裡處理「台灣認同」時對於所牽涉到的歷史方法的認知。

• B. Format: video-recording a small-scale panel discussion in casual chatting without specific appeal or amount of knowledge to be shared. 形式：透過錄影下來的「沒有特別訴求」跟「沒有特別圈定要分享的知識領域」的「小組聊天式座談」

• C. Effect expected: entertaining, educational, easy and safe for at-home-participation by watching the video later on without specific timing, promote the openness and non-partisan nature of TAASTL 預期效益：具有娛樂性與教育性，透過可讓人輕易地透過事後在家觀看錄影而安全地參與，或「不需特約時間」的「重複觀賞」的錄影節目而推廣台灣同鄉會的「超黨派」與「開放性」

• D. Participants in the recording: invited guests and the board members, without open invitation in the community for the recording session. Since this is the first professionally recorded session the complexity of the proceeding will be minimized. Those participated in the commemoration in the past would be invited in addition to the board members. Commitment is required.

• E. Expenses: not expected

• F. The event will not be open to the public. The recording will be open to the public and announced to the community when it becomes available.

• G.Initial outline: (avoid judgmentally criticizing any of the views)

1. The existing historical views (ideology) among Taiwanese and among those involved in the history of Taiwan.
2. Key points in the history of Taiwan, especially the contemporary history.
3. Rarely mentioned / under-table agenda in the history and the on-going events.
4. What ordinary Taiwanese need to watch and be prepared for.

Outline - 2nd draft

1. What to watch out - the study and discussion of history of Taiwan is not only controversial but also scary to some. Why is it different between the study of Taiwan history and the study of US history, or the study of other history?
2. What can we expect to reach or achieve - the result or the effect of such discussion?
3. What can we do to make this discussion worthwhile, interesting to watch once, worth watching repetitively? Supportive information, such as pictures, can be added to the video recording.
4. A rare approach of utilizing and focusing on questions and questioning as a foundation of raising awareness among friends and sociable participants.
5. Encourage the participants to try various types of questions and questionings, without nailing down on immediate answers (every answer to historical question is temporary.).
6. Practical elements of new information of Taiwan history - encourage the participants to share information acquired in the last 12 months and discuss based on these new information
7. Implication and new thoughts, including questions, from the questions and questioning.
8. Summary for now, March 2017.

• A. Types of questions:
1. The questions that entice or block thinking/conversation
2. The source of information
3. The carriers of information
4. The means of information transportation/transference
5. The interpreter of information
6. The framework of the interpreters (many kinds of possible bias)
7. The evidence related to the information / judgments.
8. The judgmental statements circulating in the market.
• B. Types of questioning
1. Timing - taking turns or cutting off others
2. Timing - question after providing information
3. Timing - question after receiving information from others
4. Timing - start sharing information with questions
5. Timing - question after combining information pointing to various directions.
• C. Levels of effects from question and questioning 
1. for facilitating discussion
2. for curiosity
3. for fun (entertaining)
4. for quidelines
5. for operation
6. for application
7. for management
8. for tactic planning
9. for strategy planning
10. for education
11. for further thinking, probing, summary, etc.

In other words, a discussion / chatting on the history of Taiwan among friends and for the unknown public with potential fear and conflicting interests, we need to consider making the event inspiring, encouraging friendship and continuous interactions rather than wining or losing the debates, in addition to making it fun to watch, repeat watching, and worth recommending to others.

Hisam (20:11 2/24/2017)

Revised outline. For the originally formatted version see the blog by clicking this link.

流程 program flow

1.         佈置

1.1.           事先由蘇希三清理場地

1.2.          下午兩點開場、開始場地佈置（地下室, 956 Chesterfield Villas Circle）與暖場 we will open the door for arranging the setting and warming up the talking. （basement, 956 Chesterfield Villas Circle）

1.3.          與談人座位：兩張會議桌在壁爐與鋼琴前面斜排與談人背對壁爐那片牆，一張桌子面向洗手間，另一張面向三人座沙發椅，提供八張合椅

1.4.          攝錄影機

1.4.1.      導演操作鏡頭-三人座沙發椅前面

1.4.2.      全程全面鏡頭-在導演左手邊

1.4.3.      全程全面鏡頭-在導演右手邊

1.4.4.      蘇希三提供一台攝錄影機及 SD 記憶卡兩張。

1.5.          清理背景

1.5.1.      移開壁爐上擺設

1.5.2.      移除鋼琴上擺設

1.5.3.      移除窗前工作桌上物件

1.6.          蘇希三提供 SD 記憶卡兩張。

2.       暖場

2.1.          提供筆記紙與筆給與談人。

2.2.        分發本要點單張

2.3.        製作人口頭說明下列數項要點

2.4.        主持人說明操作要點

2.5.        與談人提問與交消換意見Q&A among the panelists

3.       製作要點（錄存做為參考用及傳承用的附件）

3.1.          聖路易台美文化特質

3.1.1.      美國人- 多元包容、尊重、並融匯異己、

3.1.2.      台灣人-忍辱、個人個別努力、知識/技術導向、謹慎聲色

3.1.3.      聖路易- 遠離戰場，融匯「過路客」、研究開發者、冒險拓荒者與賺取拓荒財的保守商務使兩者互益

3.1.4.      聖路易台美人社區的願景：贏造新的聖路易台每人文化與傳承，包括「創新」、「融合」、「致蔭異己」、「向全世界介紹台灣及其新傳統」

3.2.        本次與談人特質

3.2.1.      專業攝錄影師兼導演

3.2.2.      長期居住聖路易的移民

3.2.3.      各有特殊經歷：寫歷史的人、專業研究員、創業並經營在地事業、台美社團領導人、多語生活

3.2.4.      歷年都參加紀念台灣三月天的活動

3.2.5.      樂於發言

3.2.6.      肯參與嘗試新方法、曝光

3.3.        本次活動特質

3.3.1.      探討、嘗試新的活動方式與技術：以非公開的活動提供從全球各地長期研讀的資訊與機會；發揮、發揚同鄉會的獨立性與中立性。

3.3.2.      預期效果與效益：找出有效的問題以及提出問題的要領；尋找引發興趣以致長期關心的談話要領，做為「復甦並永續經營」同鄉會的基礎。

3.3.3.      著重設計、準備、事後持續報導與延伸應用。建立新模式與方法給世界各地台灣同鄉會做參考。

3.4.        預設題庫（開場題庫）

3.4.1.      一年來的新資訊與新觀點（包含新解釋），比如新解密的文件、救國團跟婦聯會的歸屬及財物等新的歷史話題

3.4.2.      新的歷史方法（包括觀點），如，日本在台灣歷史探究的角色、中學生的歷史教育（課綱）、現代國民黨的歷史觀與方法。

3.4.3.      新的歷史議題

3.4.4.      新的歷史應用，尤其是在聖路易的台美人特殊需要的應用，包括「台美人如何展現哪些文化特色與貢獻，如何避免跟因應來自「新的移民措施」的困境或傷害、「如何協助第二、三代台美人以台美人身份為基礎去營造新的生活與生命」。

3.5.        與談模式（一般脫口秀的模式當中，本次預計猜用第一種模式以便促使本地鄉親樂意接近同鄉會並積極參與）

3.5.1.      由主持人公開徵求發言，引發與談人對話，分配並控制發言的時機與時間，並在必要時插話維持焦點與流程進度

3.5.2.      由主持人指定與談人就事先分配的主題發言，只由主旨持人與發言人對話

3.5.3.      主題由主持人解說後開放與談人自由插話以刺激性言論吸引觀眾

 3.6.        後製

3.6.1.      由陳維源與蘇希三剪輯成為可公開播放的影片

3.6.2.      參與者都有機會參加過濾用的各自預覽並發表意見。

3.6.3.      由蘇希三將錄影檔案擺在Youtube.com 以及 taa-stl.org 網站，並透過電子報以及平面媒體以同鄉會名義宣傳。

3.6.4.      由蘇希三提供與談人全程錄影的DVD留念。

3.7.        預算-零預算。時間、設備、材料全部由參與者捐用。