Ep 17 – Tao People of Lanyu and My Sister, the Serial Killer

As Lin returns from her trip to Taiwan, she shares a little about what she learned of the Tao people, an indigenous group from Lanyu Island off the coast of Taiwan. Her stories highlight the objectification of people when they become tourist attractions. 

Margrit did some traveling through books when they read My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite. In the book, older sister Korede is a nurse who cleans up after her younger sister, Ayoola, who has a habit of killing her boyfriends. It is a story about sisterhood, love and trust, and standing together against the patriarchy. 

Question of the Episode: Have you ever traveled to a new place and learned about the historical complexities of that place? 

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