During the Japanese era Chiu went to Tunghsiao Elementary School. When he reported as a new student, the teacher gave every new student a Japanese name. Before the teacher had even gotten through the 50 characters in the Japanese alphabet, the air-raid siren sounded and everyone hurriedly left the classrooms. On the following day, with the American bombing raids growing more and more frequent, the school cancelled classes.
在戰火中，讀書也亂不成調；日治時期邱錫勳就讀通霄國小，新生報到第一天，老師幫每個新生取日本名，日語的五十音還沒教完，空襲警報響起，只好匆匆下課，由於美軍轟炸次數頻繁，隔天學校就停課。