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Taiwanese pray to this water goddess for Ukraine peace

We dive deep into the Taiwanese practice of Mazu worship. And we visit a Ukrainian restaurant in southern Taiwan, where a Kyiv woman cooks her native food for locals to soothe her longing for home.

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Editor’s note: Our banner today includes a new addition to our mascot Rex – a Taiwanese flag bandana! It symbolizes our effort to start telling occasional stories from Taiwan, where I find myself reporting today. 

Our mission is to tell the personal stories of people threatened by authoritarianism all around the world, while headquartered in Kyiv. Please…

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