We were invited to help out with book packing for an organization called Books for Taiwan, which was spearheaded by Amy Lin (賴淑娟). In July the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce in New York gave Amy the Community Spirit Award and we are sharing her inspiring story in this episode. The concept behind Books for Taiwan, is pretty straightforward. They collect children’s books and ship them to schools, organizations and businesses in Taiwan.
Books for Taiwan collects books that are stored at a warehouse donated to them located in New Jersey and volunteers gather regularly throughout the year to pack up books to be put on pallets and shipped over to Taiwan. Books for Taiwan has been around for over 20 years and they have already shipped over 1.3 million books to Taiwan.
In this episode you’ll learn how you can get involved and help out with this meaningful project. We’ll list how you can donate to and learn more about Books for Taiwan below in our related links section.
Related Links:
Books For Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BooksForTaiwan
Donate to Books For Taiwan: https://globalheritagesociety.org/books-for-taiwan/
Taiwan’s Bilingual 2030 Policy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_Bilingual_Nation
https://english.ey.gov.tw/News3/9E5540D592A5FECD/c9ce3800-d7bf-47f5-9d6e-a244d215ea00
https://research.library.fordham.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1211&context=jmer
Cozy Tea Loft: https://order.snackpass.co/cozyteaedison
Bowlba Taiwan Eatery: https://www.bowlbataiwaneatery.com/
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