The Taiwanese American Arts Council is celebrating its 10th anniversary and third year as an organization in residence on Governors Island. Island Reverence is the theme of this year’s residency. I recently sat down to interview three of the artists in residence at TAAC’s house 17 on Governors Island: Chia-Che Tsou, Dena Paige-Fischer, and Leon Chuang. ..Read More
July 28, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Emily Wu Truong is a motivational mental health speaker. She is affiliated with NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness and has been involved with this organization for the last 8.5 years speaking on mental health awareness. I’ve invited her on to Talking Taiwan as a guest
July 12, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Ed Lin is a native New Yorker of Taiwanese and Chinese descent. He is the first writer to win three Asian American Literary Awards. The last time we had Ed on Talking Taiwan (in 2014) we spoke about “Ghost Month” his first book in the Taipei Night
July 12, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: July is BIPOC (Black Indigenous People of Color) Mental Health Month, which is also known as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month, named for the mental health advocate who brought awareness to the unique struggles that underrepresented groups face in regard to mental illness
July 5, 2022
Academics, Activism, Asian International Affairs, Coronavirus, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Same Sex Marriage, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan vs China
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: John Eastwood is a partner at the law firm Eiger. He was previously interviewed for Talking Taiwan in 2012 and we’ve invited John back on to Talking Taiwan to talk about some of the changes he’s seen in Taiwan from a legal perspective, in the 20 years
July 2, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: This lost episode of Talking Taiwan features John Eastwood, co-managing partner at Eiger Law. In the original interview with John which was recorded October 2012, John talks about attending the Democratic National Convention of 2012, his involvement with the Democratic National Committee and Democrats Abroad, and the
June 29, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: There are still struggles for couples of same sex marriage in Taiwan. It’s been three years since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage in 2019. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Joyce Teng, the Deputy Executive Director of
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