Since 2013, The Alliance Cultural Foundation (ACF) has continued to sponsor Taiwan indigenous youths to pursue advanced studies and internship at Hawaii’s Brigham Young University (BYU) and its neighboring, Polynesian Cultural Center (PCC). Through global encountering on an island that celebrates native culture, ACF believes the advanced studies program will expand horizons and inspire ideas to cultivate positive growth in the villages and communities of Taiwan. Nearly three years on since the return of its first candidate – Kwali. now Chief of Yilan’s Bulao Bulao Aboriginal Village (不老部落), he develops a unique in-tribe diploma program for the village’s high school dropouts to have a second chance at education.