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
March 23, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Will China attack Taiwan given the current circumstances surrounding the war in Ukraine? My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Kuan-Ting Chen, the CEO of Taiwan NextGen Foundation, which is an NGO (a non-governmental organization) founded in Taipei that focuses on various issues such as
March 15, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Jiho Chang tells us the inside story first hand by reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground Zero. March 18th will mark the eighth anniversary of the beginning of the Sunflower Movement during which time activists occupied Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan in order to protest the passing of the Cross-Strait
March 7, 2022
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On March 9th Taiwan Post will be issuing a stamp commemorating the 150th anniversary of the arrival of Canadian missionary George Leslie Mackay in Northern Taiwan. Mackay was unlike most 19th century missionaries. He has been referred to as the “son-in-law of Taiwan,” and was a forward
February 28, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Dr. Michi Fu and Dr. Tsuann Kuo are helping 228 Survivors deal with trauma. This year marks 75 years since the 228 Massacre and this week we continue our discussion on the topic. 228 refers to February 28, 1947, which could be argued is a misnomer because tensions
February 21, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: The 228 Massacre has been a taboo subject for those who have had family or lived through it and the White Terror Era that followed. The Lunar New Year holiday and celebrations in Taiwan have just ended, but another national holiday will soon be here, the 228
February 14, 2022
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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: David Kilgour recently wrote an article that appeared in the Ottawa Citizen, Winter Olympics — here’s why we’re calling them the China Genocide Olympics. For nearly 20 years, he has been outspoken about the human rights abuses and organ trafficking in China. When he and David Matas
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