Says the teacher Tajis Bawan, "Before I met Teng Hsiang-yang, I didn't have a very clear image of who we were as a people, and I had only heard unsubstantiated rumors and snippets about the Wushe Incident." Later, however, he was invited to accompany Teng on his trips to interview old folks in the mountains. These forays were very moving experiences for Bawan.
達吉斯．巴萬是個教師，「認識鄧相揚之前，我對我們的族群印象模糊，對霧社事件也只是道聽途說階段」，巴萬說，後來鄧相揚邀他一起上山訪問老人家，幾次下來，巴萬深受感動。