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
September 14, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In this episode of Talking Taiwan, I welcome back Reverend Michael Stainton to talk about his time in Taiwan and work with the indigenous people of Taiwan. Much of the time he spent in Taiwan was during the martial law era (before 1987) and he gives an
September 7, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I’ve invited Edouard Roquette back on to talk about the life-changing scooter accident that happened to him in 2012. It landed him in a wheelchair for six months, and on crutches for eight years. With physical therapy and treatment Edouard has been able to walk and hike
August 30, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: John Eastwood discusses areas in need of legal reform in Taiwan. He is a partner at the Taipei office of the law firm Eiger. I spoke with John previously in episode 195 about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the
August 22, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On this episode of Talking Taiwan I’m speaking with Diana Lee, one of the founders and organizers of Hello Taiwan about Mets Taiwan Day which is in its 17th year. It’s coming up soon on August 28th. We talked about how the event got started, some of the
August 17, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Shu-Ying Chung is a indie filmmaker based in New York. Her short film Removable has been making the rounds at film festivals. It’s won several awards for best story, best short, best actress, and best director, to name a few. I spoke with Shu-Ying about what motivated
August 11, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Today Talking Taiwan hits a major milestone with episode 200! We think it’s especially meaningful that the topic of this interview is TAIWANfest, an annual Taiwanese Canadian event that dates back to 1990. Nowadays, TAIWANfest is held annually in Toronto and Vancouver. And my guest on this
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