In July of 2024, we brought talking Taiwan to the 53rd annual Taiwanese American Conference (TAC), East Coast at Westchester University.
Jinyu Hsieh (謝金魚), one of the speakers at TAC is a writer and a historian. I sat down to talk to her about the charm of Tainan, located in southern Taiwan, it is the oldest city in Tainan was founded in 1624 and in 2024 it was celebrating its 400th anniversary.
This episode is sponsored in part by the Taiwanese American Council of Greater New York.
Related Links:
Jinyu Hsieh (謝金魚) on Threads: https://www.threads.com/@kingyo_hsieh
Jinyu Hsieh’s podcast 野生歷史: https://podcasts.apple.com/tw/podcast/%E9%87%8E%E7%94%9F%E6%AD%B7%E5%8F%B2/id1569143345
Tainan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tainan
Tainan: The 400-year-old cradle of Taiwanese culture: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20240710-tainan-the-400-year-old-cradle-of-taiwanese-culture
Sunflower Movement: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Student_Movement
Taichung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taichung
Changhua: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Changhua
Hakka: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiwanese_Hakka
Pingtung: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pingtung_County
Kyoto: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyoto
Fort Zeelandia(熱蘭遮城) aka Anping Old Fort(安平古堡): https://www.twtainan.net/en/attractions/detail/4493
Kaitai Tianhou temple (dedicated to the sea goddess Mazu): https://anping-matsu.org.tw/
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