Vickie Wang (王宇平) is a writer, interpreter, and stand-up comedian born and raised in Taiwan. She’s lived in Shanghai, China for nearly a decade, where she started doing stand-up comedy under censorship. Last year I sat down to interview Vickie. in part one of my interview with Vickie, we talked about the perceptions and attitudes ..Read More
December 13, 2023
Academics, Activism, Asian International Affairs, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Medical Professionals, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Self-Empowerment, Sunflower Movement, Taiwan, Taiwan Books, Taiwan Citizenship, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Studies, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China, Writers
January 13, 2024 is not just the date of the Taiwan presidential election; seats for the Legislative Yuan will also be elected on that day. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Dr. Fan, the Coordinator of the Overseas William Lai (Lai Ching-te) for President Committee. We talked about why he’s supporting Lai
December 11, 2023
Academics, Activism, Asian International Affairs, Coronavirus, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Medical Professionals, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Citizenship, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China, World Health
My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Hsin-Tai Wu (吳欣岱), a member of the Taiwan Statebuilding party. We talked about how and why she went from being a cardiovascular surgeon to joining the Taiwan Statebuilding party and becoming a politician, the background and goals of the Taiwan Statebuilding party, and how the party
December 6, 2023
Academics, Activism, Art & Culture, Asian International Affairs, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Taiwan, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Books, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Studies, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China, Writers
We’ve got some big news for you! Talking Taiwan is taking the show on the road, back to Taiwan. Kaju and I are planning to be back there during the upcoming presidential election on January 13th. We will be doing election coverage and in-person interviews with some of our most popular guests, and new guests
December 2, 2023
This episode is about Gao Yuan’s occidental journey to becoming a photographer and filmmaker, and some of the coincidences along the way. This interview with photographer, filmmaker Gao Yuan was originally part of episode 260 about coincidences connected with the Taiwanese American Arts Council’s house, Building 7B on New York’s Governors Island, which has affectionately
November 21, 2023
Abigail Hing Wen was recently in New York for the launch of her latest YA book Loveboat Forever, the third book in her Loveboat trilogy. We caught up with her at her book launch and she stopped by our podcast studio for a quick visit. If you’re a long-time listener of Talking Taiwan you may
November 13, 2023
Academics, Activism, Art & Culture, Asian International Affairs, Asian mental health, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Taiwan, New York, Podcast, Racism and Diversity, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Films, Taiwan Food, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Life, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Travel
This is an episode about coincidences connected with the Taiwanese American Arts Council’s house, building 7B on New York’s Governors Island, which has affectionately come to be called the Taiwan house. The Taiwanese American Arts Council was selected to be an organization in residence on Governors Island this year from May to October and was
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