September 29, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Guy Gilchrist talks about How to Achieve Your Dreams. I first learned about illustrator and cartoonist Guy Gilchrist, when I interviewed Dr. Karen Tsai (in episode 120) about how she spearheaded the creation of Monster Dance, a children’s book created to help children deal with and understand the

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September 19, 2022

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On September first, the Taiwan military shot down a Chinese civilian drone that flew near Kinmen. In this episode of Talking Taiwan. I speak with Eric Chan about what led up the incident, China’s increased gray zone tactics toward Taiwan since U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited

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September 14, 2022

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

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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

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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

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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

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