tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post2314218916730790559..comments2023-10-22T18:25:39.688+08:00Comments on The View from Taiwan: Red Headed IslandMichael Turtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17974403961870976346noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10698887.post-47036005267685916192018-08-06T08:51:35.677+08:002018-08-06T08:51:35.677+08:00Ever notice how a surprising number of Hoklo Taiwa...Ever notice how a surprising number of Hoklo Taiwanese and Indigenous Taiwanese in the south of the country have naturally red (or at least a rusty auburn) hair? <br /><br />It blew me away when I read that it comes from a tiny strain of Dutch genes that worked its way through the many generations since the Dutch started Anping and interacted with local Indigenous and Hoklo girls. Also read something about Koxinga flipping the script with Dutch female captives.<br /><br />Whatever the source, I know several people in the south with natural red-brown hair: within Asia a phenomenon I have only ever seen in Taiwan.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com