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‘We really struggle to say ‘no’’: Eldest daughters in Taiwan and the invisible burden they carry
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Taiwanese writer Chang Hui-tzu's book is based on her own experience as an eldest daughter and has sparked discussions about "eldest daughter syndrome" in Taiwan.
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TAIPEI – Whenever Taiwanese writer Chang Hui-tzu holds a talk about her book Eldest Daughter Syndrome: We Weren’t Born To Carry Responsibility, at least a few attendees will start crying.
The 38-year-old writer was taken aback by this at first, but has since come to expect it at her events.
