Draft:Tehphen Tsai

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Tehphen Tsai
Born1925/12/6
 Taiwan Chiayi County Puzi
Died2015/8/29
 Taiwan Tainan City
OccupationEnglish teacher at National Tainan First Senior High School
LanguageJapanese, Taiwanese, Mandarin, English
Nationality Japan (to 1945)
 Republic of China (from 1945)
EducationNational Taiwan Normal University
Tokyo Meikyo Gakuen Junior High School
Fukuoka Prefectural Moji Senior High School
Puzi Boys’ Public Elementary School
Notable worksElegy of Sweet Potatos
SpouseTsai Huang Fan Tao

Tehphen Tsai (Chinese: 蔡德本; 6 December 1925 – 29 August 2015) was a Taiwanese educator and writer. He was born in Puzi, Chiayi County, Taiwan. Tsai taught at Dongshi Junior High School and National Tainan First Senior High School. From 1954 to 1955, he was detained in connection with political cases. In his later years, he became known for memoir-style works such as Elegy of the Sweet Potato Boy (original Japanese title: 台湾のいもっ子).

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