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 that many Taiwanese have about the Chinese, and on the other end how the Chinese she met in China perceived the Taiwanese and Taiwan.
We also talked what it was like for her to go through the strict COVID lockdown in Shanghai in 2022. Now based in New City York Vickie co-produces a monthly stand-up show called Wang’s World Comedy (pronounced WAYNE) and writes a Substack called Happy Medium. Stay tuned for the second part of my interview with Vickie.
She has published two Taiwan op-eds in The New York Times, one on the metoo movement, and one on what another Trump term means for Taiwan’s future. She is currently working on a nonfiction book about her experience of COVID and comedy in China.
Related Links:
Vickie Wang’s website: https://www.vickiew.com/
Happy Medium on Substack: https://vickiewang.substack.com/
@vickiefromtaiwan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vickiefromtaiwan/
Temporary Dystopia: Shanghai in Absolute Lockdown to Contain the Omicron Variant: https://www.iias.asia/the-newsletter/article/temporary-dystopia-shanghai-absolute-lockdown-contain-omicron-variant
Shanghai surprise: How I survived 70 days confinement in the world’s strictest Covid lockdown: https://edition.cnn.com/2022/06/17/asia/shanghai-covid-quarantine-lockdown-experience-dst-intl-hnk
Shanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over COVID curbs: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/shanghai-vows-improve-food-deliveries-discontent-grows-over-covid-curbs-2022-04-07/
Trapped in lockdown, Shanghai residents turn to WeChat groups for food: https://restofworld.org/2022/shanghai-lockdown-wechat-group-buying/
As Shanghai lockdown continues, residents face food and supply shortages: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/as-shanghai-lockdown-continues-residents-face-food-and-supply-shortages