A-Mei, the great recall crusader.
As part of our great recall coverage in Taiwan, on July 25th the day before the vote to recall 24 Kuomintang (KMT) legislators, we sat down to interview A-Mei the spokesperson for the Shān chú wēi hài (山除薇害) recall group.
We talked about why she got involved in the recall effort, how she got doxed by the Kuomintang (KMT) and how the recall effort was supported by overseas Taiwanese in over 38 cities from over 20 different countries. We previously interviewed three recall campaigners from this group- Carol, Eric and Acho in episode 316. We were also with A-Mei and the recall group on the day of the recall vote July 26th to watch the results of the recall vote.
Special thanks to Mei-Ling Lin for her translation assistance.
Related Links:
Instagram posts (translated via Instagram) about overseas participation in the Great Recall from the Shān chú wēi hài (山除薇害) recall group Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/wanghongwei2025gg
A great explainer video on how the recall mechanism in Taiwan works: https://youtu.be/9KDN8pFgKLc?si=nipvyMCFTEhnP1Vy
LINE messenger app: https://www.line.me/en/
Chinese Nationalist/ Kuomintang (KMT): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuomintang
Chinese Communist Party (CCP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Communist_Party
Democratic Progressive Party (DPP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Progressive_Party
Taiwan People’s Party (TPP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwan_People%27s_Party
Sunflower Movement: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Student_Movement
Bluebird Movement: 3 Experts Discuss the Controversial Bills Leading to Protests at the Legislative Yuan Ep 286: https://talkingtaiwan.com/bluebird-movement-3-experts-discuss-the-controversial-bills-leading-to-protests-at-the-legislative-yuan-ep-286/
Reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground Zero: Jiho Chang Tells the Inside Story Ep 174
Reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground Zero: Jiho Chang Tells the Inside Story Ep
Eric Chang: On the Unfolding Situation at the Legislative Yuan during the Sunflower Movement Ep 231
Eric Chang: On the Unfolding Situation at the Legislative Yuan during the Sunflower
Movement Ep 231: https://talkingtaiwan.com/eric-chang-on-the-unfolding-situation-at-the-legislative-yuan-during-the-sunflower-movement-ep-231/
FireEx 10th Anniversary Sunflower Movement: Sam Yang Tells How “Island’s Sunrise”
Became Its Anthem Ep 278: https://talkingtaiwan.com/fireex-10th-anniversary-sunflower-movement-sam-yang-tells-how-island-sunrise-became-its-anthem-ep-278/
The Great Recall Movement in Taiwan: A Historic Unprecedented Boots on the Ground Exercise in Democracy Ep 316:
https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-movement-effort-in-taiwan-boots-on-the-ground-ep-316/
The Great Recall Explained by Courtney Donovan Smith Ep 317:
https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-great-recall-explained-by-courtney-donovan-smith-ep-317/
First Day in Taiwan, Day Before The Great Recall Ep 320: https://talkingtaiwan.com/first-day-in-taipei-day-before-the-great-recall-ep-320/
Day After Recall Analysis with Dr. Linda Gail Arrigo Ep 322: https://talkingtaiwan.com/day-after-recall-analysis-with-dr-linda-gail-arrigo-ep-322/
The Day of Taiwan’s Historic Recall Vote Ep 321: https://talkingtaiwan.com/the-day-of-taiwans-historic-recall-vote-ep-321/
Jiho Chang: Why Did the Recall Fail, and How Can the DPP Do Better? Ep 323
Jiho Chang: Why Did the Recall Fail, and How Can the DPP Do Better? Ep 323: https://talkingtaiwan.com/jiho-chang-why-did-the-recall-fail-and-how-can-the-dpp-do-better-ep-323/