Hakka Language News Today

Dressed in a robe fringed with beaded tassels, traditional Taiwanese opera singer Jen Chieh-li applies the final touches to her heavily painted face as she prepares to take the stage. "We are getting the audiences to know Hakka opera through more innovative performances and hopefully they would also want to watch the traditional ones," Jen said.

New department to promote Hakka language LOCAL COMMUNITIES: The newly established Department of Language Development is to encourage the use of the Hakka language in schools, families and communities By Sherry Hsiao / Staff reporter The Hakka Affairs Council on Tuesday said it has restructured its organization to create a new Department of Language Development dedicated to promoting the Hakka language. The promotion and revival of Hakka language and...