Tsay Chung-han (; or ; born 1943) is a Taiwanese sociologist and politician. He was a member of the

Legislative Yuan The Legislative Yuan () is the unicameral legislature of the Republic of China (Taiwan) located in Taipei. The Legislative Yuan is composed of 113 members, who are directly elected for four-year terms by people of the Taiwan Area through a ...

from 1987 to 2005.

Personal life

Tsay is of Amis descent. He earned a master's degree in international studies at

Soochow University Soochow University or Suzhou University may refer to: *Soochow University (1900–1952) (), a university in Suzhou (Soochow), Jiangsu, China *Soochow University (Taiwan) (, 1951–present), a university in Taipei, Taiwan, founded by faculty from th ...

and a

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in sociology at the

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, and was one of 21 people of indigenous descent interviewed for the book ''The Story of their Lives: the Academic Path of Taiwan's Aboriginal Doctorate Holders'', which stated that, from 1945 to 2004, there were 23 indigenous people to have earned a doctorate. He has taught with the Social Science Center at

National Chengchi University National Chengchi University () is a public research university in Taipei, Taiwan. First established in Nanjing in 1927, the university was subsequently reestablished in 1954 in Taiwan as the first reestablished "National University". The u ...

, served as an associate professor at

Tamkang University Tamkang University (TKU; ) is a private university in Tamsui District, New Taipei City, Taiwan. It was founded in 1950 as a junior college of English. Today it is a comprehensive university with 11 colleges that serves nearly 25,000 students ...

, a visiting professor at

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, and a lecturer at

Ryutsu Keizai University is a Japanese private university in Ryūgasaki, Ibaraki. It was founded in 1965. The school has secondary campuses in Matsudo, Chiba and also in Kashiwa, Chiba. See also * Ryutsu Keizai University F.C., affiliated football Football is a ...

Political career

Tsay was elected to the First Legislative Yuan in 1986 and 1990, as a representative of what became the

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, under the

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banner. He remained affiliated with the Kuomintang during the second and third convocations of the

. In 1987,

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was lifted, and Tsay became an advocate for the sailors captured during the Tuapse incident. His efforts and press coverage by the ''

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'' led

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to release all remaining captives in 1988. Tsay won reelection as a political independent in 1998, working with the . In 2001, Tsay returned to the Legislative Yuan via the party list of the People First Party. As a legislator, Tsay took a lead role in the review of indigenous welfare policies, and commented on biomedical research involving indigenous people. In 2004, Tsay took part in protests that occurred after vice president

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stated that the

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were not the original inhabitants of Taiwan, including a hunger strike. In 2004, Liu Wen-hsiung,

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and Tsay accused

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of sexually harassing

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. Separately, Chen and Moscoso sued the trio of accusers. The Taipei District Court issued a decision on Chen's lawsuit against Liu, Jaw, and Tsay in January 2006, ruling that Jaw was not guilty, but that Liu and Tsay had to publish public apologies in major Chinese-language newspapers.

References

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