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A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Kristina Wong and Valerie Soe are back to talk about the Auntie Sewing Squad. When they were last here (on episode 75) the Auntie Sewing Squad was about two months old with over 600 members. A lot has happened with the Auntie Sewing Squad since then. As you listen to the episode, you might be wondering why is there a dog crying in the background as Kristina talks to us? And what major announcement is Valerie going to make about yet another off-shoot project? You might want to go back and listen to episode 75 first or at least read this description of the Auntie Sewing Squad from their website: The Auntie Sewing Squad was founded on March 24, 2020 by performance artist and comedian Kristina Wong as a casual effort to connect with other friends sewing homemade masks for essential workers due to the Federal Government's failure to prepare them with proper personal protective equipment. Auntie Sewing Squad has been featured on CNN, NBC, KCRW, Washington Post, Good Morning America and many more. We Go Down Sewing, a cross between an anthology, memoir, and a visual record of the work of the Auntie Sewing Squad will be published in Fall 2021 by University of California Press. The Aunties also collaborated with the Kronos Quartet on the film "Radical Care: The Auntie Sewing Squad" which uses music by Kronos and testimony and footage provided by the Aunties. We are a college course at San Francisco State University. We also have hosted two rounds of an online summer mask sewing camp for kids. Our relationship with various First Nations has extended to include fundraising and sending them sewing and relief supplies. We have sent several vans filled with sewing and hygiene supplies to the Seamstresses United Navajo & Hopi Nation for distribution throughout both reservations. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How the Auntie Sewing Squad has developed and changed since we last spoke How Kristina's role has changed How masks, mask wearing and mask making have become a political statement How the Auntie Sewing Squad's work is about supporting communities forgotten by the federal government such as first nations, incarcerated communities, poor communities of color, migrants at the border How sewing masks is a political statement for many of the aunties The Auntie Sewing Squad's Core Values The Auntie Sewing Squad's fiscal sponsor Art2Action which allows donations received by the Auntie Sewing Squad to be tax deductible Historian Shakedown Auntie Rebecca Solnit The Karl Marx quote that applies to the Auntie Sewing Squad How Auntie Care started with an offering of hand salve The Auntie Sewing Squad's collaboration with the Kronos Quartet on the eight-minute short film, "Radical Care: The Auntie Sewing Squad" The press that the Auntie Sewing Squad has received Kristina's Good Morning America appearance The coat and clothing drives that the Auntie Sewing Squad has organized for Lakota Nation and the Navajo Nation The book about the Auntie Sewing Squad, We Go Down Sewing The full-length documentary film about the Auntie Sewing Squad that's in the works The crazy requests for masks that the Auntie Sewing Squad still receives Monk robe fabric that was donated to make masks How the Auntie Sewing Squad has become a sort of national network that supports various communities in need- from people affected by California wildfires to migrants in need of masks in Tijuana How Kristina's show and live tour "Kristina Wong for Public Office" became a Zoom and an online experience The Auntie Sewing Squad's Kid Sewing Summer Camp Related Links: The Auntie Sewing Squad's website: http://auntiesewingsquad.com/ The Auntie Sewing Squad's Core Values: http://auntiesewingsquad.com/about/#ourcorevalues The Auntie Sewing Squad on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/AuntieSewing Auntie Sewing Squad Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2764362993676831/ Auntie Sewing Squad Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/auntiesewing The Auntie Sewing Squad's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQrlwkZu_l6F1d9D_M5ZnGQ Ways to donate to the Auntie Sewing Squad: Tax-deductible donation link thanks to Art2Action who has waived the fiscal sponsor fees: https://donorbox.org/auntie-sewing-squad Kristina Wong PayPal General Donations using (Friends & Family): [email protected] Kristina Wong Venmo General Donations HERE: "GiveKristinaWongMoney" Kristina Wong with set pieces from her show "Kristina Wong for Public Office" Kristina Wong's website: http://kristinawong.com/ Kristina Wong's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ilovekristinawong/ Kristina Wong's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVB9LCGQewhp4LxlachKPQ Kristina and Valerie's previous Talking Taiwan interview about the Auntie Sewing Squad: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/auntie-sewing-squad-combats-covid-19-one-mask-at-a-time-ep-75/ Valerie with a screen shot of "Radical Care: The Aunti

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan are Gary Reloj and Bonnie Chan, co-founders of the PPE Relief Initiative (PRI). I had Gary on as a guest previously in episode 79, only a couple of months into the COVID-19 pandemic. He talked about his own personal battle with COVID and the PPE Relief Initiative's crowdfunding campaign. Since then, the PPE Relief Initiative has surpassed its goal of raising $30,000, and has also been selected by GoFundMe to be a featured campaign on their COVID page. When asked about the mistakes they've made and lessons they learned, Gary responded that he's not afraid of failure and embraces it as long as there's something that can be learned from it. Gary and Bonnie talked how they've tweaked things since phase one of the crowdfunding campaign and shared some of the work productivity tools that PRI uses. Bonnie offered some general advice for people interested in doing crowdfunding for a cause. The two also shared a lot of exciting updates. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What's happened with the PPE Relief Initiative (PRI) since we first interviewed Gary about it Bonnie's role in creating a strong brand identity for the PPE Relief Initiative How the PPE Relief Initiative got selected by GoFundMe to be a featured campaign and what it means for the campaign The PPE Relief Initiative's next fundraising goal is $15,000 to support an additional 1,000 healthcare workers How the PPE Relief Initiative has grown and recruited new volunteers How the support that the PPE Relief Initiative is not only supplying healthcare workers with PPE but giving them emotional and moral support Some of the biggest challenges they faced in trying to reach their initial fundraising goal of $30,000 The failures and lessons learned during phase one of the PPE Relief Initiative's crowdfunding campaign How some of the healthcare workers that PPE Relief Initiative has worked with who have had to resort to wearing garbage bags, bed covers, and men's old clothing as PPE How important it is to have the right team of people working together to achieve goals together What they did when contributions to the GoFundMe Campaign plateaued and stalled How they tell and capture the stories of healthcare workers through their "Stories from the Frontlines" videos The note that went viral - written by KP Mendoza, a healthcare worker featured in one of PRI's "Stories from the Frontlines" videos The shift from first focusing more on individual donors, to phase two in which they are planning to focus more on partnerships with e.g. community organizations, businesses, and student groups Why Gary embraces failure How PPE Relief Initiative learned from the mistakes it made during its first phase and has improved its processes The work productivity tools that PPE Relief Initiative uses The importance of organization and setting up an infrastructure The goals of the second phase of PPE Relief Initiative's Go Fund Me campaign The difference between GoFundMe and GoFundMe Charity The Promise Society, fiscal sponsor of the PPE Relief Initiative General advice for anyone interested in running a crowdfunding campaign The importance of email campaigns and data to PRI's fundraising campaign PPE Relief Initiative's plans to partner with a local politician to hold a virtual roundtable with healthcare workers giving testimony on their experiences PRI's plans to make an impact on policy regarding healthcare worker protection Related Links: PPE Relief Initiative's (PRI) website: https://pperelief.org/ PRI's social media accounts: PRI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppe.relief/ PRI's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ppe.relief.initiative/ PRI's LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ppe-relief-initiative/ PPE Relief Initiative's Go Fund Me crowdfunding campaign: https://charity.gofundme.com/o/en/campaign/every-superhero-needs-armor-ppe-relief-for-healthcare-workers-fighting-covid-19 PPE Relief Initiative's volunteer page: https://pperelief.org/join-our-team/ Healthcare workers (in New York and New Jersey) who'd like to apply for PPE can STILL do so here: https://pperelief.org/apply Belinda and Mary (Mother & Daughter share their stories) with PRI: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNlmUL6iAMo The note from healthcare worker KP Mendoza that went viral: https://helphopehonor.org/thank-you-to-our-heroes/kp-mendoza---do-not-call-me-a-hero-listen-to-an-icu-nurses-plea-for-fighting-the-coronavirus.html PPE Relief Initiative's YouTube channel: http://youtube.com/channel/UC_ncFI3RKutGY1D6QQL8cow Recommended websites to recruit volunteers from: Idealist: https://www.idealist.org/en/ Volunteer Match: https://www.volunteermatch.org/ Productivity tools that PPE Relief Initiative uses: Workplace: https://www.workplace.com/ Asana: https://asana.com/ Google Drive: https://www.google.com/intl/en_in/drive/ The Promise Society: http://www.thepromisesociet

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On this episode of Talking Taiwan I speak with Jason Chew about being a filmmaker. We talked about how he veered away from his traditional Taiwanese upbringing and parents' expectations that he become a lawyer. As a filmmaker, he's worked with several different clients in both Taiwan (a funeral home and cosmetics company) and the U.S. He shared how one project with the NYPD required him to wear a bulletproof vest while cruising around with the NYPD to the scene of a crime. When asked I him what inspires his creativity, Jason responded by asking "where don't you find inspiration… everything could be inspiration." Check out the show notes on the Talking Taiwan website for some of the great film directors that have inspired Jason and a few of the classic films about Taiwan that he recommends. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Jason's connection to musician Treya, who we interviewed in episode 55 Jason's "traditional Taiwanese upbringing" and what a "traditional Taiwanese upbringing" means to him How he went from being on the path to attend law school to applying for film school What it was like attending NYU Film School in Singapore What Jason's film career has been like so far The difference between film editing, shooting, and directing What sets someone apart as a director What is cinematography Jason's short films The music video he worked on for Treya's song Magic The work that Jason did on the NYPD's Domain Awareness System (DAS) which is a sort of monitoring service How Jason and his colleagues rode around in an NYPD police car to crime scenes in response to alerts from the Shot Spotter, which is a series of microphones that listen for shots fired Jason's thoughts on Black Lives Matter Jason's work with Taiwanese companies Jason's parents' reaction to his choice to pursue a career as a filmmaker instead of law What inspires him as a cinematographer The crowdfunding campaigns on student films that he's worked on Jason's favorite films about Taiwan Films that he recommends for people who would like to know more about Taiwan Jason's work on the short film A Father's Son – A 90s Chinatown Noir Thriller, which is based on the characters from Henry Chang's NYPD Detective Jack Yu crime series novels What Jason enjoys the most about filmmaking How the pandemic has affected Jason What Jason is currently working on Jason's advice for people interested in pursuing filmmaking Jason's advice on how to push through tough challenging times Related Links: Jason Chew's website: https://www.jasonchew.com Jason Chew on Instagram: @chewchomp Roaming Dogs of Taiwan (short film): https://www.jasonchew.com/#/roaming-dogs/ The music video for Treya's song Magic: https://www.jasonchew.com/#/treya-lam-magic/ Treya's Talking Taiwan interview (episode 55): https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/treya-lam-talking-taiwan-ep-55/ Apartment Therapy: https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ Film Director Tsai Ming-liang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsai_Ming-liang Film Shop: https://www.thefilmshop.org/ Ava Duvernay (Film Director): http://www.avaduvernay.com/ The short film project: A Father's Son - A 90s Chinatown Noir Thriller, which is based on the characters from Henry Chang's NYPD Detective Jack Yu crime series novels: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/chenxihao/a-fathers-son-a-90s-chinatown-noir-thriller Stanley Kubrick (Film Director): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick Akira Kurosawa (Film Director): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akira_Kurosawa Cohen Brothers (Film Directors): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coen_brothers Bong Joon-ho (Film Director): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bong_Joon-ho Classic Films about Taiwan that Jason recommends: Eat Drink Man Woman (Ang Lee film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111797/ Yi Yi (Edward Yang film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0244316/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In the spirit of giving, with Thanksgiving approaching and the holiday season soon upon us, I thought I'd share this interview from 2014 with Supei Liu one of the co-founders of Nomi Network. Hear Supei tell the story of how the desire to create more awareness about human trafficking led to the creation of Nomi Network, an organization which gives economic opportunities to empower women and to protect them from human trafficking. Last year, the organization celebrated its tenth year. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The work that Nomi Network does The story of the Cambodian girl who inspired Diana Mao, Supei Liu and Alissa Moore-Williams to found Nomi Network How their desire to raise awareness of human trafficking grew into creating an organization How Diana, Supei and Alissa all had full-time jobs when they started Nomi Network How Supei became the first full-time employee of Nomi Network Supei's background in corporate America What Supei does for Nomi Network How Nomi Network is about creating economic opportunities for women and children at risk of being trafficked Prevention as one of the keys to dealing with human trafficking How Supei works directly with the women that Nomi helps How Nomi Network started a program in India in 2012 The social issues that the women Nomi Network helps have to deal with The challenges that the Nomi Network has faced Nomi's "Buy Her Bag Not Her Body" campaign Products made by survivors and women at risk Nomi's key accomplishments How Nomi was awarded one of the top nonprofits in 2014 Supei's connection to Taiwan Sex trafficking in other parts of the world including Taiwan How her early experiences have shaped her Supei's advice for those wanting to create an organization or to work for a specific cause Related Links: Nomi Network: https://nominetwork.org/ Nomi Network products: https://www.buyherbagnotherbody.com/ Nomi Network on Facebook: www.facebook.com/nominetwork Nomi Network on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nominetwork/ Nomi Network on Twitter: https://twitter.com/nominetwork Nomi Network on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7UaUlyqMy2B1KL1S2_l5HQ

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In 2013 I spoke with Andrew Yang who was the CEO of Venture for America at the time. He was at his office and multi-tasking during our interview, so when you listen to the interview, you'll hear some background noise and typing. At the time he talked about being invited to the White House amongst several things. Who would have predicted that a few years later that he would be running as a Democrat for the 2020 U.S. President election? Many now know him as the Presidential candidate who proposed something called the "Freedom Dividend." With the 2020 U.S. Presidential election results unfolding, and Joe Biden recently declared President-elect, some say that there may place for Andrew in the Biden administration. I thought it would be a good time to share this interview that I did with Andrew. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Andrew's involvement with the Entrepreneur Challenge and Competition and connection with the Taiwanese American Professionals What is Venture for America? What it was like for Andrew to be invited to the White House and speak to President Barack Obama about Venture for America? How Venture for America was modeled after Teach for America What cities Venture for America was in (at the time of the interview) and where they were planning to expand to What types of startups Venture for America works with How long is the bootcamp that Venture for America fellows are required to go through and what are they taught How many fellows there were in Venture for America (at the time of the interview) What are some of the things that the fellows have done/accomplished How Jeff Weiner the CEO of LinkedIn has agreed to join Venture for America's investment council The highlights of being involved with Venture for America for Andrew What's the most challenging thing about running an organization like Venture for America What motivates Andrew with Venture for America Who are some of Andrew's role models in the nonprofit space What's the difference between a struggling and successful entrepreneur What advice Andrew has for someone wanting to start a community-based organization What Andrew's future plans are for Venture for America Andrew's book Smart People Should Build Things Andrew's thoughts on Taiwan and the entrepreneurship of the Taiwanese people Related Links: Venture for America: www.ventureforamerica.org Teach for America: https://www.teachforamerica.org/ Charity Water: https://www.charitywater.org/ Donors Choose: https://www.donorschoose.org/ Angela Lee Duckworkth's TED talk about Grit: https://www.ted.com/talks/angela_lee_duckworth_grit_the_power_of_passion_and_perseverance?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare Smart People Should Build Things by Andrew Yang: https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B00DB3D7EY&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_BVrSFb10ZBV39 Andrew Yang's campaign website for the 2020 U.S. Presidential election: https://www.yang2020.com/ Taiwanese American Professionals- New York (TAP-NY): https://tap-ny.org/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Jason Wang, the Founder of Cypress River Advisors spoke with me about how his advisory firm which is normally not in the business of producing PPE, was able to start the production of face shields at scale in four weeks in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effort which is called Face Shields for the First Line, donates face shields to health care and essential workers. We also talked about how they cut down on the shipping costs and minimized waste by using polypropylene a material lighter in weight than acrylic and flat packaging due to the origami design of the face shield. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What's it been like being in Taiwan during the Coronavirus pandemic Jason's, upbringing and career path before he relocated to Taiwan and founded Cypress River Advisors What brought Jason back to Taiwan What Cypress River Advisors does How Cypress River Advisors has been impacted by COVID-19 How this advisory firm had no prior experience producing PPE but its Face Shield for the First Line effort was able to produce and ship their first face shields in four weeks Why Jason decided to start Face Shields for the First Line How Face Shields for the First Line began with producing intubation shields and then face shields The origami design of the face shields and light-weight materials used to cut down on shipping costs What bra elastic has to do with Face Shields for the First Line What's been most challenging with Face Shields for the First Line What's been most rewarding about Face Shields for the First Line How Jason manages the business of Cypress River Advisors and Face Shields for the First Line How fatherhood has changed his outlook on life The future direction of Face Shields for the First Line Related Links: Face Shields for the First Line Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/faceshieldsforthefirst Face Shields for the First Line donated to Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, NY Face Shields for the First Line on Spotfund: https://spot.fund/faceshieldsforthefirst Cypress River Advisors: https://www.cypressriveradvisors.com/ A conversation between Taiwan's Vice President Chen Chien-jen and Ellen J. MacKenzie (Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health) on Friday, April 24, about Taiwan's early and effective response to the coronavirus. Chen Chien-jen received a Doctor of Science degree in epidemiology and human genetics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 1982. Chen and MacKenzie discussed the specific measures Taiwan took to control the spread of the virus and how Vice President Chen's public health training played a role. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ReI6ROZNbkk&feature=youtu.be&fbclid=IwAR27S_KP92dg_hotNY0SD89V76gbPQKw-_9U76MfuXzUVo-HizO6dpslOMs TECRO: www.taiwanembassy.org/us_en/index.html The open source intubation shield box (aka "Aerosol Box") designed by Taiwanese doctor, Lai Hsien-yung: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1vWPikcRHVE8YUmZlvgHyb2Nj6hvtxof8 Cypress River Associates COVID-19 Tracker Dashboard: https://cypressriveradvisors.shinyapps.io/covid-19/ Quick video of how to put together the Face Shields for the Front Lines origami face shield: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=207286267217061

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In part two of my interview part two with Dr. Peter Tsai, he talks about how he was called out of retirement to help address the shortage and demand for N95 masks with the onset of the Coronavirus pandemic. Dr. Tsai is the Taiwanese American inventor of the N95 mask technology who has come out of retirement to figure out how to sterilize N95s for reuse, and to help scale up production of the masks. Special Thanks to HoChie Tsai of TaiwneseAmercan.org for making this interview possible. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Dr. Tsai was contacted and came out of retirement because of the demand and shortage of N95 masks How he tested whether or not N95 masks could be sterilized The shelf life of N95 masks The experiments that Dr. Tsai conducted to determine how to sterilize N95 masks so that they could be reused COVID-19 can survive for 28 days on smooth surfaces If N95 masks get wet, submerged in water, or come into high humidity it won't have charge decay, however if washed with soap and water N-95 masks will lose their effectiveness The stories of how people found Dr. Tsai How Dr. Tsai has worked harder than he did before retiring Dr. Tsai's relationship with Oak Ridge Labs, and how he was able to help them scale up their production of N95 masks Why there's been a shortage of N95 masks How he's been nicknamed the "screwdriver professor" Research-oriented vs. industry-oriented science Why Dr. Tsai decided to come out of retirement to work on N95 technology and what's next Related Links: TaiwaneseAmerican.org article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "Our Dad Invented the N95 Mask: Our Taiwanese American Story": http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2020/09/peter-tsai-n95-inventor/ Washington Post article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19": https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/07/peter-tsai-n95-mask-covid/ NBC News article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "Taiwanese immigrant who invented N95 mask on working amid COVID-19 racism": https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/taiwanese-immigrant-who-invented-n95-mask-working-amid-covid-19-n1233777 CNN News Article: https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/15/health/n95-mask-inventor-coronavirus-sanjay-wellness-trnd/index.html

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Dr. Peter Tsai is the Taiwanese American inventor of the technology behind the N95 mask, the piece of personal protective equipment that has become such a part of our everyday vernacular since the onset of the global Coronavirus pandemic. With the shortage of N95 respirators at the beginning of the pandemic, Dr. Tsai was called out of retirement to figure out how to sterilize N95s for reuse, and to help scale up production of the masks. In part one of my interview with him he talks about his roots and early career. Dr. Tsai also explains how the technology behind the material of N95s works, offers some suggestions on how to make more protective D.I.Y. masks, and why everyone should wear masks. Next week we'll be sharing part two of my interview with Dr. Tsai next week, in which he talks about how he was called out of retirement and what has happened since. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What it was like growing up as one of 10 children One of his early childhood inventions Why he decided to pursue further studies in the United States What it was like when he first arrived in the U.S. and what his expectations were The biggest challenge Dr. Tsai faced when first arriving in the U.S. The tough decision that Dr. Tsai had to make about his two daughters while he was still working on obtaining his PhD degree When and how Dr. Tsai started working on the material that is now used for the N95 mask How adding an electrostatic charge to fibers improves their filtration efficiency How the "corona charge" (yes, the same word "corona" but different in meaning from the Coronavirus "corona") when added to microfibers improves filtration efficiency by 10 times The first use of this charged fabric technology was for air filtration in 1992 In 1995 the U.S. was set to issue new standards for respirators, which is now called the N95 The 95 of "N95" mask refers to the fact that it needs to filter out 95% of submicron particles How the science behind charging fibers works The misconception that the size of a fabric's pores need to be smaller than particles to block them Electrostatic charged media is good material for respirators The comparison between cloth masks (which are made of woven material) and N95 masks (which are made of nonwoven material) Cloth masks with higher filtration efficiency must be compactly woven, thicker or higher weight How cloth masks are good shields to contain the virus inside a mask avoid infecting others Cloth masks are not ideal but they can contain the spread of the virus to others Dr. Tsai's recommendations regarding wearing cloth masks The most commonly found types of nonwoven materials that can be used as a filter for a D.I.Y. mask How to test if a fabric is hydrophobic How a MERV 14 home use filter (typically used for air filters) is electrostatically charged and hydrophobic and good to use as a filter for a D.I.Y. mask Dr. Tsai explains why he thinks everyone needs to wear a mask (whether its cloth or N95) How Dr. Tsai is working on making high filtration efficiency materials more breathable Research on the material used for the N95 mask began in 1987, then in 1992 the technology used for the N95 mask was first developed The material has been improved from 1992-2018 How Dr. Tsai is motivated to innovate by the changing needs of the industry Related Links: TaiwaneseAmerican.org article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "Our Dad Invented the N95 Mask: Our Taiwanese American Story": http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2020/09/peter-tsai-n95-inventor/ Washington Post article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "The retired inventor of N95 masks is back at work, mostly for free, to fight covid-19": https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/2020/07/07/peter-tsai-n95-mask-covid/ NBC News article about Dr. Peter Tsai, "Taiwanese immigrant who invented N95 mask on working amid COVID-19 racism": https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/taiwanese-immigrant-who-invented-n95-mask-working-amid-covid-19-n1233777

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Earlier this year, I spoke with Professor Scott Simon about his research on Taiwan's indigenous peoples. He is a Professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies and Co-holder of the Research Chair in Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa. He's done research in Taiwan since 1996, spent an accumulated 10 years of residence in the country, and published 3 books about Taiwan. We talked about Taiwan as the cradle of Austronesian peoples and culture, and what the designation of a group of people as "indigenous" means from an international law perspective. What's interesting to me is how Professor Simon's work invites us to think of Taiwan as a Pacific island nation rather than a renegade province of China. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Professor Simon got interested in the indigenous peoples of Taiwan How there were a lot of changes pertaining to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan around 1996 The indigenous people that Professor Simon met while in Taiwan What brought Professor Simon to Taiwan initially in 1996 How Professor Simon had initially planned to obtain his PhD in China but ended up doing it in Taiwan How Professor Simon's research on Taiwan's indigenous peoples and economic development led him to study the ecology and environment, and the study of Austronesian peoples The connection between the Bhatani Islands of the Philippines and Taiwan The similarity between the CHamoru language (of the people of Guam) with the Truku language of the Taiwanese indigenous people and Tao language spoken in Taiwan's Orchid Island Looking at Taiwan as a Pacific island nation and not just as connected to China Taiwan's connection to Guam, Marieta Islands, Carolina Islands, Maori of New Zealand and Easter Island Book recommendations for people wanting to learn more about Taiwan's indigenous peoples The difference between categorizing a group of people as indigenous vs. an ethnic minority The three nations in Asia that recognize indigenous peoples The political implications that come with a group of people being declared indigenous Related Links: Professor Scott Simon's author page on The Center for International Policy Studies of the University of Ottawa website: https://www.cips-cepi.ca/author/scott-simon/ Undoing Fieldwork in a Time of Epidemic by Scott Simon: https://cascacultureblog.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/undoing-fieldwork-in-a-time-of-epidemic/ Professor Scott Simon's books: Tanners of Taiwan: Life Strategies and National Culture: https://books.google.com/books/about/Tanners_of_Taiwan.html?id=ostwAAAAMAAJ Sweet and Sour: Life-Worlds of Taipei Women Entrepreneurs: https://books.google.com/books/about/Sweet_and_Sour.html?id=gFyqAuPTAgkC

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In part two of my conversation with Dr. Keating, we spoke about his other books on mapping and paradigm shifts. Dr. Keating also shared some of his favorite quotes including the one that encapsulates why he writes about Taiwan. And he talked about meeting with Trigg Brown and Josh Ku the owners of the popular Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son, who I interviewed in episode 60. Since his book, Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus features some great photos of him with several influential Taiwanese celebrities, politicians and individuals, I asked him to reflect on some of the most memorable individuals he's met. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Keating's books about Taiwan, that were written before Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus How Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus will probably be the last book Dr. Keating will write about Taiwan Keating's book about the mapping of Taiwan What maps can tell us about the mapmaker, trade, and economies The role that the Spice Islands played in bringing the West to Asia Dutch settlement of Anping, Taiwan Spanish occupation of Taiwan How the Portuguese named Taiwan "Ilha Formosa" Keating's book about paradigms, The Paradigmsthat Guide Our Lives and Drive Our Souls The three realms of paradigms: science, metaphysics/teleology, phenomenology Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs Examples of paradigm shifts that have happened in the world of physics (science) What Dr. Keating plans to write about next Coronavirus and the paradigm shift that it has caused Keating's writing process and why he writes Keating's favorite quotes How the owners of the Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son (featured in episode 60), Trigg Brown and Josh Ku sought out Dr. Keating for his perspective on Taiwan's history Keating's thoughts on the late president Lee Teng-hui and on some of well-known politicians and personalities from Taiwan that he's met An African quote that sums up why Jerome writes about Taiwan Where you can buy Dr. Keating's books and learn more about him Dr. Jerome Keating's website: http://www.jeromekeating.com/ Related Links: Dr. Keating's book, The Mapping of Taiwan, Desired Economies, Coveted Geographies Anping, Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anping_District Dr. Keating's book, The Paradigms that Guide Our Lives and Drive Our Souls: Thomas Kuhn (The American physicist and philosopher who introduced the term paradigm shift): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Kuhn https://www.britannica.com/biography/Thomas-S-Kuhn Jonathan Edwards (Puritan Theologian): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Edwards_(theologian) https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jonathan-Edwards Ralph Waldo Emerson (Transcendentalist Essayist, Philosopher and Poet): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Waldo_Emerson https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/emerson/ https://www.biography.com/writer/ralph-waldo-emerson Alfred North Whitehead (Mathematician Philosopher, and notable figure in process philosophy):https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/whitehead/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead The True Believer by Eric Hoffer: https://www.amazon.com/True-Believer-Thoughts-Movements-Perennial/dp/0060505915 Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: https://www.simplypsychology.org/maslow.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy_of_needs Henry David Thoreau (Essayist, Philosopher and Poet): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_David_Thoreau https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-David-Thoreau Episode 60 of Talking Taiwan featuring Trigg Brown and Josh Ku of the Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/trigg-brown-josh-ku-win-son-taiwanese-restaurant-nyc/ Dr. Keating's piece written in memoriam, Lee Teng-Hui: https://taiwaninsight.org/2020/08/08/in-memoriam-lee-teng-hui/?fbclid=IwAR03XDnv4-SMpaWQMuLDlDGUCsmcQohq6aK8R0DWS1Cll8OvSnr1ZuX8gYc Lee Teng-hui: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Teng-hui Su Beng: http://aboutsubeng.com/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Beng Peng Ming-min: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peng_Ming-min Taiwan Foreign Correspondents Club: https://taiwanfcc.org/ Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus: http://www.smcbook.com.tw/smc/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61651&search=Taiwan+The+Struggle+Gains+Focus Taiwan, the Search for Identity Taiwan, the Struggles of a Democracy Island in the Stream http://www.smcbook.com.tw/smc/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=55&search=island+in+the+stream

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Few contemporaries are more qualified than Dr. Jerome Keating on understanding the history of Taiwan. He has been living in Taiwan for over 30 years. Initially he came over to Taiwan to work on the MRT. He has written several books about Taiwan. We invited him on to the podcast to talk about this latest book, Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus. Dr. Keating also reflected on how Taiwan has changed in the past 30 years, and we discussed things past and present including Taiwan's complicated international status, amendment of the constitution, changing the official name of Taiwan (which is the Republic of China) and redesigning the passport and flag of Taiwan. In part two of our interview, Dr. Keating will talk about his other writings, what he plans to write next, and how the owners of a popular New York-based Taiwanese American restaurant sought his advice before opening their restaurant. CORRECTION: At the 14:40-minute in the interview, Dr. Keating remarks, "We are 75 years at the end of World War I." What he meant to say is that, "We are 75 years at the end of World War II." Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What motivated Dr. Keating to write his latest book, Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus Who the book was intended for and who Dr. Keating writes for How Taiwan has changed in the last 30 years The semi-martial-like atmosphere of Taiwan when Dr. Keating arrived in 1988 Keating's first book Island in the Stream and what motivated him to write it What intrigues Dr. Keating about Taiwan as a subject matter How the San Francisco Peace Treaty (signed in 1951) left Taiwan in a limbo status How the US position on Taiwan 75 years after World War II is still undecided The circumstances surrounding "Taiwan" aka the Republic of China losing its seat in the United Nations in 1971, which included a proposal to have 2 Chinas in the United Nations The Republic of China and People's Republic of China's claims on China How Taiwan has never had a seat in the United Nations The Republic of China framework and constitution that Chiang Kai-shek and the Kuomintang brought to Taiwan Keating's thoughts on amending Taiwan's constitution Changing the official name and flag that represent Taiwan Submissions for the new Taiwan passport cover design The Taiwan Civil Government wanting to make Taiwan the 51st state of the United States How Dr. Keating sees Taiwan's future Related Links: Dr. Jerome Keating's website: http://jeromekeating.com Dr. Jerome Keating's books: Taiwan The Struggle Gains Focus: http://www.smcbook.com.tw/smc/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61651&search=Taiwan+The+Struggle+Gains+Focus Island in the Stream: http://www.smcbook.com.tw/smc/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=55&search=island+in+the+stream Taiwan, the Struggles of a Democracy Taiwan, the Search for Identity The Mapping of Taiwan, Desired Economies, Coveted Geographies The Paradigms that Guide Our Lives and Drive Our Souls Ma Ying-jeou (former President of Taiwan): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ma_Ying-jeou The Sunflower Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Student_Movement Submissions for the new Taiwan passport cover design: https://taiwanpassport.tw/publish_page/international_standard/page=1 The winning design for Taiwan's new passport cover: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/sep/03/taiwan-demotes-republic-of-china-reference-on-new-passports?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other&fbclid=IwAR1Kr3MQb9g2-xXto_udk7Sbez0v5gSTFvxqeT0eZOscdvfxywHhukTmAxE San Francisco Peace Treaty: http://www.taiwandocuments.org/sanfrancisco01.htm About the Taiwan Civil Government: https://international.thenewslens.com/article/85225

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: With major league baseball playoffs soon upon us, we thought that this episode might appeal to our baseball fans. It seems like a distant memory now, when about a month into the Coronavirus pandemic, Taiwan was the only place on the planet where live professional baseball was being played. My guest on this episode is Professor Andrew Morris whose research on baseball in Taiwan presents a fascinating new angle and way of seeing Taiwan's history. I came across his writings and research when I when I was doing some research for my interview (episode 77) with Richard Wang the English-speaking broadcaster of CPBL games in Taiwan. How important is baseball to Taiwan? Did you know that there's a baseball related image featured on Taiwan's currency or that Taiwan's little league baseball team won 17 times from 1979 to1996? Interestingly, Professor Morris began our interview by sharing his own mistaken assumption of baseball as a symbol of American culture in Taiwan. He went on to explain that baseball was introduced to Taiwan by Japan, while it was a colony of Japan from 1895-1945. We covered a broad range of topics including how baseball survived the arrival of the Kuomintang in Taiwan, the rise of Taiwan's little league team, the establishment of a professional baseball league in Taiwan (CPBL) which has had its ups and downs, and the short-lived Taiwan Major League. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Professor Morris got interested in the topic of baseball and the history of Taiwan How baseball in Taiwan is not as it seems on the surface, a symbol of American culture in Taiwan What were some of the most surprising and interesting things that Professor Morris has learned about baseball in Taiwan over the course of his research The role of Taiwan's Indigenous people in the game of baseball in Taiwan What baseball tells us about Taiwan's Japanese colonial era How Chiayi (嘉義) is known as the spiritual home of baseball and how that was captured in the film Kano How "Kano," is the nickname of the old Chiayi Agricultural and Forestry Vocational High School, which comes from the two Japanese words "Ka-gi No-rin" The Kano baseball team became the best team in Taiwan and is remembered by the Japanese How Kano is remembered as an example of the success of Japan's colonialism in Taiwan Baseball as a pathway for Indigenous peoples during Taiwan's Japanese colonial period Professor Morris' thoughts about the film Kano and its historical accuracy The Japanese influence that we still see in Taiwanese baseball today How after the Kuomintang arrived in Taiwan, around 1946, they tried to remove and erase Japanese culture, but baseball was allowed to remain What happened to baseball after the Kuomintang arrived in Taiwan How baseball games were played in the aftermath of the 228 massacre and a famous baseball coach was killed in the 228 massacre Taiwan's little league baseball team and how it served to bolster Republic of China (ROC) nationalism The 1968 legend of what led Taiwan creating a little league team and participating in the little league world series How in 1969, the Taiwanese little league team played in the Little League World Series in South Williamsport, PA for the first time and won Between 1969-1996 the Taiwanese little league team won the Little League World Series 17 times and became a source of pride for the Taiwanese who watched the games late at night The story (from the 70s) of how a coach of a little league team comprised mostly of Black players sensed the anti-Chinese and anti-Taiwanese sentiment against the Taiwanese little league team How the Taiwanese little league team became a source of Taiwanese pride (different from ROC pride) How the KMT hired Chinatown thugs to beat up the pro-Taiwanese little league fans and fights would break out between them after little league games What happened to Taiwan's little league team The legacy of Taiwan's little league team How the American little league teams that were able to beat Taiwan's little league team were celebrated an ESPN made a 30 for 30 film about this The story behind the image of the youth baseball team that appears on Taiwan's 500 dollar bill The establishment of the CPBL and its game throwing and gambling scandals The short-lived Taiwan Major League (TML) and how it differed from the CPBL How baseball has been tied to Taiwan's national identity in the past but that has changed as Taiwan has become more democratic The research that Professor Morris is working on now Professor Morris' recommendations of other books on the subject of baseball in Taiwan Related Links: Professor Andrew Morris' Cal Poly webpage: https://history.calpoly.edu/faculty/andrew-morris Professor Andrew Morris' Digital Commons page (which has full text of some of his articles): http://bit.ly/ADMorrisDC Colonial Project, National Game: A History of Baseball in Taiwan (Asia Pacific Modern Book 6) by

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: This week's episode of Talking Taiwan features part two of my conversation with Eileen Lin-Goutier and Rolla Chng about raising Blasian kids. This was definitely the longest interview that I've done for Talking Taiwan to date, which is why we split it up into two parts. In this episode, Eileen talks about the Facebook group for Taiwanese Moms with Blasian kids, and Rolla talks about her son and daughter's cross-country road trip and the different concerns that she, their father Frantz and their uncle Tim had. While much of conversation focused on parenting, we also got into a discussion about racism, the understanding of the Black experience amongst Taiwanese and Taiwanese Americans, and human rights. About Eileen Lin-Goutier: Eileen was born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and moved to U.S. when she was in high school. While at the University of Virginia she founded the Taiwanese Language Club and served as the president of Taiwanese Student Association. She later kicked off her nonprofit career by working at the Formosan Association of Public Affairs (FAPA) for three years (2010-2013) managing FAPA's Young Professionals Group (FAPA-YPG). Eileen has also served on the board of Taiwanese American Association of America's (TAA) Greater Washington Chapter for several years by helping to plan local cultural events and Taiwanese American Heritage Week. Her nonprofit career was been guided by her belief in fighting for social justice, equity and human rights. Eileen met her Haitian American husband, Edwin through a love for food, family and passion for social and environmental causes. She currently lives in Washington D.C. with her family. About Rolla Chng: Rolla Chng was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she established the Taiwanese American Students Club (TASC) and helped to found the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA). Rolla has been involved with the Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast (TAC/EC) in the 90s and early 2000s. She organized the second generation program for TAC/EC in 1998 and 2003, and has been a strong supporter of TAC/EC's new iteration, Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG). She raised her Haitian-Taiwanese American daughter and son in Baltimore City with their father, Master Frantz Cadet, owner of Cadet Martial Arts and Fitness. She began teaching math in Baltimore City Public Schools and community college when her children reached school age. After her children graduated from high school, she returned to her pre-family career of civil engineering. About Rolla's children: Her daughter, Uiseng Francois, is on pandemic hiatus from her New York City gig playing a Jet in the Broadway revival of West Side Story. She is a second year BFA student in dance at Peabody Institute, and is currently continuing her studies, virtually, as she travels cross country. Rolla's son Evains traveled with Uiseng during the first week of her cross-country trip, before entering his second year of a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The Facebook group for Taiwanese Moms with Blasian kids that Eileen is a member of and what she's learned from it Topics commonly discussed in the Facebook group for Taiwanese Moms with Blasian kids Skin colorism How Eileen and Rolla balance educating their kids about both of their cultural backgrounds How Rolla wanted to make sure that her kids were exposed to the Taiwanese language at an early age and that they visited Taiwan How Eileen plans to teach her kids Taiwanese with the help of her parents and by planning to take them to Taiwanese school The importance of language in understanding and connecting to one's culture Thoughts on the term "color blind" and raising kids to be "color blind" People's different reactions to using the term "Black" Incidents that Rolla's kids have had with the police or authorities How Rolla's kids feel about the police The advice that Frantz would give his and Rolla's kids and how it is different from Rolla The concerns that Tim, Rolla's brother and Frantz her partner have about Uiseng and Evains' cross-country trip How Rolla and Frantz co-parent The importance of teaching your kids negotiation skills Asian Black relations The racism that Asians have toward Blacks The understanding of the Black experience amongst Taiwanese and Taiwanese Americans Minority relations How doing the right things and having an education does not exempt you from experiencing racism Advice for parents of Blasian kids Rolla's advice for parents and her parenting philosophy What the job of a parent is in raising their kids Related Links: Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA): https://itasa.org/ Taiwanese American summer camps and conferences: Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG): http://t

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan are Eileen Lin-Goutier and Rolla Chng. Both are Taiwanese American women with Black partners and are parents of Blasian kids. Eileen is a relatively new parent with a two-year-old daughter and Rolla has two grown children who are 19 and 20 years old. I thought it would be a good idea to bring together these two women at very different stages of the parenting journey to have a conversation about their perspectives on raising Blasian children. There was so much to discuss that we've decided to split up the conversation into two parts. Join us next week for the second part of the conversation when Eileen will talk about the Facebook group for Taiwanese Moms with Blasian kids that she's a part of, and what she's learned from being a part of that group. Rolla will talk about her son and daughter's cross-country road trip and the discussions that she, their father Frantz had their uncle Tim had with them about it, beforehand. About Eileen Lin-Goutier: Eileen was born and raised in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, and moved to U.S. when she was in high school. While at the University of Virginia she founded the Taiwanese Language Club and served as the president of Taiwanese Student Association. She later kicked off her nonprofit career by working at the Formosan Association of Public Affairs (FAPA) for three years (2010-2013) managing FAPA's Young Professionals Group (FAPA-YPG). Eileen has also served on the board of Taiwanese American Association of America's (TAA) Greater Washington Chapter for several years by helping to plan local cultural events and Taiwanese American Heritage Week. Her nonprofit career was been guided by her belief in fighting for social justice, equity and human rights. Eileen met her Haitian American husband, Edwin through a love for food, family and passion for social and environmental causes. She currently lives in Washington D.C. with her family. About Rolla Chng: Rolla Chng was born and raised in Cincinnati, Ohio. While at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, she established the Taiwanese American Students Club (TASC) and helped to found the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA). Rolla has been involved with the Taiwanese American Conference- East Coast (TAC/EC) in the 90s and early 2000s. She organized the second generation program for TAC/EC in 1998 and 2003, and has been a strong supporter of TAC/EC's new iteration, Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG). She raised her Haitian-Taiwanese American daughter and son in Baltimore City with their father, Master Frantz Cadet, owner of Cadet Martial Arts and Fitness. She began teaching math in Baltimore City Public Schools and community college when her children reached school age. After her children graduated from high school, she returned to her pre-family career of civil engineering. About Rolla's children: Her daughter, Uiseng Francois, is on pandemic hiatus from her New York City gig playing a Jet in the Broadway revival of West Side Story. She is a second year BFA student in dance at Peabody Institute, and is currently continuing her studies, virtually, as she travels cross country. Rolla's son Evains traveled with Uiseng during the first week of her cross-country trip, before entering his second year of a bachelor's degree in civil engineering at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How their parents/families first react to learning that their partner was Black When their parents' perceptions changed How to deal with people's reactions to them and their Blasian kids Dealing with people's perceptions of their kids as primarily Black Acknowledging that as a parent you may unintentionally do things that hurt your kids How they co-parent with their partners Learning about the Black experience through their partner's personal experiences The Taiwanese experience and the role social justice in Eileen and Rolla's lives The importance of acknowledging the privilege that you have compared to other groups of people Preparing their kids for encounters with the police or authority figures The importance of instilling confidence in your kids to be comfortable with who they are How to prepare your kids for any racism or bias they may encounter and make sure that they are safe "The talk" that Black parents have with their kids How Asian identity is perceived in the U.S. The acceptance of Blasian people's Asian identity The participation of Rolla's kids in Taiwanese American conferences and summer camps Dealing with microaggressions that they have experienced Eileen's parenting questions for Rolla and Rolla's advice Related Links: The Watts Riots (aka Watts Riots): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watts_riots http://history.com/topics/1960s/watts-riots Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA): https://itasa.org/ Taiwanese American summer c

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: September is National Suicide Prevention Month. Unfortunately, suicide is a very real issue for the Asian American community. According to the Office of Minority Health, in 2017 the leading cause of death in young Asian Americans in the US was suicide. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is passionate about promoting emotional wellness and a prevention model for mental health. Dr. Eunice Yuen is, a child and adult psychiatrist who specializes in Asian American mental health. She sat down to speak to me about the stigma of mental health and the reluctance of Asian Americans to seek help. Dr. Yuen noted that prevention through mindfulness of emotional wellness are especially important for teenagers and young adults, which is the age at which mental illness often first manifests. Dr. Yuen is working on an innovative tool called CHATogether that helps to resolve conflicts between Asian American parents and children. More than ever, tools like CHATogether are useful to address heightened child-parent conflicts during COVID-19, and discussions about racism. Please note that any of the advice or content shared in the episode is not meant to be taken as medical advice or psychiatric treatment. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Why Dr. Yuen decided to enter the field of child and adult psychiatry and where her special interest in promoting emotional wellness in the Asian American community comes from The difference between emotional wellbeing and a mental health issue How building emotional resilience is important to help deal with everyday stress How daily routines and structure is important for emotional wellbeing especially during the Coronavirus pandemic How to identify when someone is dealing with a mental health issue and needs to seek help Some individuals may display physical symptoms e.g. a stomachache, diarrhea, headache, while being able to function What should you do if you think that someone you know (e.g. a friend or family member) is in need of help with a mental health issue What the project Dr. Yuen CHATogether is about How CHATogether is based on a paper published by Brazilian theater director, Augusto Boal in the 1980s called "Theater of the Oppressed" What ages CHAT has been developed for The concept of mentalization The CHATogether community What type of feedback CHATogether has gotten from its' participants How Chatogether has addressed child-parent conflict during COVID-19, talking about Black Lives Matter and racism The concept of regulating emotions The 3 R's: Recognize your emotions, Realize where the emotions are coming from, Regulate your emotions The importance of labeling your emotions and talking about your feelings How to overcome the stigma of mental health within the Asian American community Related Links: Dr. Eunice Yuan's bio: https://medicine.yale.edu/profile/eunice_yuen/ CHATogether website: https://yale.edu/chatogether/ CHATogether Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/CHATogetherWithUs/ CHATogether Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRX2Nzv65ekzHikAaiyG6YQ QR Code to connect to Cchatogether on social media: A bio of Augusto Boal, the Brazilian dramatist who created the Theatre of the Oppressed: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Augusto-Boal An article about Theater of Oppressed in medical education: http://www.ijme.in/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/1909-5.pdf Yale School of Medicine Magazine article about CHATogether: https://medicine.yale.edu/news/yale-medicine-magazine/chating-about-problems-before-they-turn-toxic/ Woodblock press article about CHATogether: https://www.woodblock-press.com/asianvoices/chatting-through-vignettes-with-dr-eunice-yuen

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: A relationship between mother and daughter that was so stonewalled that it took 20 years and a camcorder to make a breakthrough- this was the subject of Huang Hui-chen's first feature documentary film, Small Talk. Small Talk is one of two documentary films being screened at the Austin Asian American Film Festival's Prismatic Taiwan (September 4-13), a virtual, six-film series celebrating the past and present of queer Taiwanese cinema. Hui-chen spoke candidly about this deeply personal film that she described as a letter to her mother. She also revealed what's happened in the aftermath of the film. Her film and personal story give hope to others dealing difficult parent-child relationships. Special thanks to the Austin Asian American Film Festival and Stacey Pai for providing translation. To purchase tickets to watch Small Talk and learn about the other films featured in Prismatic Taiwan visit: www.aaafilmfest.org/ Talking Taiwan listeners will get $2 off when they use the code TALKING. The Prismatic Taiwan Queer Film Series, features six LGBTQ Taiwan films spanning from 1970 to 2016. You can watch all six films for under $15. To learn more Prismatic Taiwan check out last week's episode, episode t. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Hui-chen's work as an activist When she got interested in documentary filmmaking How it took her so long (20 years) to make Small Talk into a movie that her mother and relatives didn't think she'd actually be able to do it The footage of her nieces discussing whether their grandma (Hu-Chen's mother) is a boy or a girl How she got her mother to finally talk How she got other family members and her mother's girlfriends to talk in the film The one person who she would have like to interview for the movie, but did not How the film, Small Talk is like a letter to her mother Why Hui-chen's husband doesn't appear in the film While Hui-chen's now ex-husband doesn't appear in Small Talk he will be in her next film which will be about the relationship between love and social activism Hui-chen's mother's reaction to the film after watching it How Hui-chen's mother's reacted when Small Talk was screen at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards How the film Small Talk has affected her and mother's relationship with their relatives What was Hui-chen's sister's reaction to Small Talk How the film Small Talk has affected Hui-chen's relationship with her mother How Hui-chen's relatives reacted to and dealt with to her mother's lesbianism How Hou Hsiao-hsien took a leap of faith when he got involved and became the executive producer of Small Talk What filmmaking advice Hou Hsiao-hsien gave her How Hui-chen feels about Small Talk having been selected as the Taiwanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the Academy Awards Hui-chen's book about her mother that reveals more that the film did not Related Links: PURCHASE tickets to watch Small Talk LEARN More About Prismatic Taiwan and the September 5th live, virtual roundtable discussion event with Asian Cinevision and director Zero Chou, entitled "Creating Transnational Queer Asian Spaces": https://www.aaafilmfest.org/prismatic-taiwan Huang Hui-chen's book, about her mother, 我和我的T媽媽 (available in Chinese): https://readmoo.com/book/210085132000101 https://www.books.com.tw/products/E050053049 Austin Asian American Film Festival: https://www.aaafilmfest.org/ Austin Asian American Film Festival Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AAAFF/ Austin Asian American Film Festival on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaafilmfest/ Austin Asian American Film Festival on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AAAFF

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Prismatic Taiwan, is a virtual, six-film series celebrating the past and present of queer Taiwanese cinema, co-presented by the Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF). I recently spoke with Hanna Huang, the Executive Director of the Austin Asian American Film Festival and Josh Martin of the special programs team about the lineup of films that span 1970-2016. As you'll hear in the interview, a lot of research and thought went into the film selections. The films offer a different perspective on Taiwan's history and insight into Taiwan's LGBTQ history. You can watch all six films for under $15 and Talking Taiwan listeners can also get an additional $2 off when they use the code: TALKING. Next week's episode will feature my interview with one of the film directors, Huang Hui-chen about her film, Small Talk, a deeply personal documentary that was 20 years in the making. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How the Austin Asian American Film Festival has screened many Taiwanese films throughout the years The retrospective of six Hou Hsiao-hsien films at the Austin Asian American Film Festival in September 2018 How a Taiwan Queer Film Retrospective has actually been in the works since 2018 The Austin Asian American film festival started in 2004, but was known as the Austin Asian film festival until 2007 when an Asian American organizer, Masashi Niwano stepped in The mission of the Austin Asian American Film Festival, which is to bring to light Asian and Asian American stories through cinema Their programming is year round The main film festival is usually held in June, but this year they had a short film online festival featuring 36 short films Prismatic Taiwan, a six film retrospective of queer films spanning 1970-2016 A retrospective of Asian American films is being planned for the late fall (November) The meaning behind the name Prismatic Taiwan How they translated the word prismatic with the Chinese word for kaleidoscope, therefore Prismatic Taiwan A Queer Film Series has been translated into Chinese as: 萬花同志電 How the first film of Prismatic Taiwan, The End of the Track from 1970 was thought lost but has been recovered and is being reintroduced to audiences How they narrowed down the film selection from over 20 films to 6 The one film that they couldn't include in Prismatic Taiwan when the Austin Asian American Film Festival went online, Ang Lee's The Wedding Banquet The second film in the series, Outcasts (aka The Outsiders) as made in 1986 right before martial law in Taiwan was lifted How they selected films that were not that easy to find The River, was set in 1997 around the emergence of the gay club scene in Taipei Not Simply a Wedding Banquet, set in 1997 is a documentary Spider Lilies (2007) and Small Talk(2016) feature female gay characters whereas The River and Not Simply a Wedding Banquet feature male gay characters September 5th live event, a Transnational Queer Activism Panel featuring Film Director Zero Chou in collaboration with Asian Cinevision along with others from the U.K. and Taiwan Small Talk (2016) is a documentary film that was 20 years in the making and was executive produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien and Taiwan's submission to the Academy Awards These films tell the story of Taiwan's history and queer history How Director Tsai Ming-Liang, made the film I Don't Want To Sleep Alone in Malaysia but it was banned there Previously Tsai Ming-Liang had said that he wasn't comfortable having his films in a queer film festival but that has changed since the legalization of gay marriage in Taiwan How there were film distributors or filmmakers who didn't want their film to be a part of the queer series The background of Mou Tun-Fei the director of The End of The Track How the design of the poster for Prismatic Taiwan was inspired by Kaohsiung's Love River Prismatic Taiwan is offering a SPECIAL DISCOUNT to listeners of Talking Taiwan, just use the code: TALKING to get $2 off when you purchase your tickets from August 38-September 13 Related Links: Austin Asian American Film Festival: https://www.aaafilmfest.org/ Purchase tickets to Prismatic Taiwan and for more info on the September 5th live event, virtual roundtable discussion event with Asian Cinevision and director Zero Chou, entitled "Creating Transnational Queer Asian Spaces": https://www.aaafilmfest.org/prismatic-taiwan Austin Asian American Film Festival Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AAAFF/ Austin Asian American Film Festival on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aaafilmfest/ Austin Asian American Film Festival on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AAAFF

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Jaleea Price, spoke with me about a broad range of topics beginning with her arrival and time in Taiwan. While in Taiwan she worked on the ICRT morning news show, co-founded D.A.P. (Descendants of African Peoples) with Elissa Russell (who was a guest on episode 88), and had two daughters. Now an arts educator based in Thailand, Jaleea she had recently gone through quarantine in Thailand and the U.K. when we spoke. She also spoke to me about TCKs, the racism that she's experienced in the U.S. and Taiwan as a biracial woman and her thoughts on the Black Lives Matter movement. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Jaleea talks briefly about quarantining in Thailand and the U.K. What brought her to Taiwan Her connection to the Cloud Gate Dance Theater of Taiwan Arriving in Taiwan alone without a cell phone and going to Internet cafes to communicate with her friends and family What it was like working on the ICRT morning show What it was like having young children in Taiwan People's reactions when they asked where she was from and she said that she was American Her involvement with D.A.P. The Descendants of African Peoples group The different ways that Black people from other parts of the world (e.g. Canada, France) identify themselves vs. American The racism and discrimination that she's experienced in the U.S. and Taiwan Her thoughts on the murder of George Floyd and Black Lives Matter Her experience of the Black Lives Matter movement in the U.K. and Thailand Her privilege as a light-skinned woman of color K-pop group BTS's support of Black Lives Matter and takeover of #whitelivesmatter What a TCK is The Eastern and Western cultural differences in the birthing process What she misses most about Taiwan Related Links: Jaleea on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jaleea-price Jaleea on Instagram: instagram.com/jaluthegreat Jaleea on Facebook: www.facebook.com/jaleeajoie Taipei Times article about D.A.P. (Descendants of African Peoples): https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2004/07/12/2003178672 BBC New article about the K-pop group BTS that donated $1m to the Black Lives Matter movement and took over the hashtag #whitelivesmatter: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-52960617

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In this episode of Talking Taiwan, we'll be sharing two different perspectives on the Taiwan quarantine experience in this time of the Coronavirus pandemic. I spoke with Diana Lee, the co-founder and president of Asian in New York and one of the founders and organizers of Hello Taiwan. She recently traveled back to Taiwan with her two young children and was quarantined with them in Kaohsiung at her parents' home. We'll also hear from JD Chang who went back to Taiwan earlier this year. JD was a guest on Episode 80 of Talking Taiwan. He had a very different experience since he traveled and quarantined alone. He spoke with us about his quarantine experience back in May. Special thanks to Jane Wang for providing the recording of JD. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Hello Taiwan and what it does How Diana prepared for her trip back to Taiwan with 2 young kids (the travel and quarantine preparations) Permits required for entry into Taiwan at the time The Facebook group Diana consulted for advice on how to prepare for her trip back to Taiwan The PPE Diana prepared for her and her kids to wear during their travel back to Taiwan JD's travel preparations and quarantine experience as a solo traveler The different types of quarantine accommodations that people can opt for The most important tip for anyone traveling back to Taiwan and undergoing quarantine, which Diana mentioned and that ended up delaying JD for an extra hour at the airport The procedure upon arrival at the airport and before getting transported in a quarantine taxi or bus to your final destination What happens once you're in quarantine How Diana kept her kids occupied during quarantine How JD kept himself occupied during quarantine The US $33,000 fine for breaking quarantine Related Links: Asian In New York: http://www.asianinny.com/ Asian In New York Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/AsianInNYFans Hello Taiwan: http://www.hellotaiwan.us/ Hello Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HelloTaiwanWorld/ Taiwanese COVID-19 Traveling Back to Taiwan Facebook Group (台灣海外Covid-19自救會): https://www.facebook.com/groups/889736338130271/?ref=share Episode 80 with JD Chang Founder of Crushing The Myth: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/jd-chang-founder-of-crushing-the-myth-ep-80/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Elissa Russell and Elizabeth Williams are my guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan. We spoke about their experiences of living in Taiwan, the racism that they've experienced in Taiwan vs. the U.S. and Black Lives Matter. One thing that's abundantly clear is that Taiwan has a very special place in their hearts. Liz and Elissa spoke candidly on the topic of Black Lives Matter and the state of race relations in the United States. Thank you Liz and Elissa for your open-heartedness and for inviting my audience to continue the conversation with you. Contact info for Elissa and Liz is listed below in the Related Links section. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What brought Elissa and Liz to Taiwan Elissa and Liz talk about their experiences living in Taiwan The racism that Liz and Elissa have experienced in Taiwan vs. the United States, and how they have handled it Elissa and Liz share their perspectives on the segregation in Atlanta, Chicago and Los Angeles Liz and Elissa offer their perspectives on Black Lives Matter Elissa and Liz discuss how the killing of Ahmaud Arbery felt especially personal The anti-racism initiative that Liz is working on Being an ally vs. an accomplice What actions people can take to support the Black Lives Matter and too educate themselves How to have conversations with others about the Black Lives Matter movement Related Links: Elissa Russell's contact info: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janquilrussell/ https://www.instagram.com/im_readi/ https://www.facebook.com/elissa.j.russell Elissa Russell's business info: www.consultreadi.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/consultreadi/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/readi-consulting-llc Elizabeth Williams' contact info: Personal website: https://www.theycallmeliz.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabeth-williams-370510/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizzyworld/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/liz.williams.52090 An article about the arrest and jailing of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/us/21gates.html An Open Letter for Black Lives Matter (which has been translated into over 30 different languages): https://lettersforblacklives.com/ An article about the arrest and jailing of Harvard Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr.: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/21/us/21gates.html Liz's appearance on the Taiwan TV show Super Idol: https://youtu.be/vzQpANhYAeI Liz singing a bit of Peking Opera during her appearance on the Taiwan TV show Super Idol [Start watching at 4:09]: https://youtu.be/cFEz19varyo

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: July is Black, Indigenous, People of Color Mental Health Awareness Month, so I thought this would be good time to invite Dr. Ilene Wong, who writes as I.W. Gregorio on to Talking Taiwan to talk about her latest novel, This is My Brain in Love. Dr. Wong has described the novel as a happy book about mental illness across cultures. We spoke about how she balances her medical and writing careers and her first book, None of the Above. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Why she writes under the pen name "I.W. Gregorio" How she went from being a doctor to a YA author and which came first How she balances her career in medicine with her writing How her medical career informs her writing How much of her novel draws from her personal life Her thoughts on the model minority myth and stereotypes What she thinks of the media's focus on suicide as the endpoint of depression YA books and movies that romanticized death by suicide The difference between being down in the dumps and clinically depressed How difficult was it for Ilene to come out about her mental health issues Why she felt compelled to write this book now How her family dealt with her depression The paradoxical views that some doctors have about medicating for mental health issues How we might de-stigmatize mental health The difference between passive and active suicide ideation Her writing process and the importance of having critique partners The feedback that she's received on the book Her first book None of the Above What the term "intersex" means Why she writes for YA audiences Her advice for aspiring authors Ilene's connection to Taiwan Related Links: Ilene's website: www.iwgregorio.com I.W. Gregorio on social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/IWGregorio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iwgregorio/ Tumblr: https://iwgregorio.tumblr.com/ Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) Mental Health Awareness Month: https://www.mhanational.org/BIPOC-mental-health-month Suicide hotlines: Crisis Text Line (Text HOME to741741 from anywhere in the USA, at any time) National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255) The Trevor Project (1-866-488-7386) For suicide hotlines by country: International Association for Suicide Prevention https://www.iasp.info/resources/Crisis_Centres/ Mental Health Resources: Mental Health America https://screening.mhanational.org/screening-tools Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (1-800-662-4358 https://findtreatment.samhsa.gov/) The Anxiety and Depression Association of America https://adaa.org/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In 2015, I spoke with Gordon Chang, author and political commentator about his views on China and his books, The Coming Collapse of China, and Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World. I recently invited him back on Talking Taiwan, to listen to that episode, check out episode 85. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Gordon went from practicing law to writing The Coming Collapse of Chinaand becoming a political commentator who focuses on news about China How Gordon's views of China changed after he worked and lived there from 1996-2001 How the Chinese Communist Party is going in the wrong direction What kind of reactions Gordon's book, The Coming Collapse of Chinareceived What's going to happen if China does collapse? China's predatory trade policies How China's ban of certain websites and social media platforms delegitimizes the Chinese Communist Party Gordon's impressions of Taiwan How Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement was inspired by Taiwan's Sunflower Movement Dissent in Hong Kong, Tibet and the Uighurs in Xinjiang Gordon's book Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World How Gordon believes that the U.S. should be calling out China on North Korea Gordon's thoughts on the premise of the film The Interviewand the cyber hacks on Sony If Gordon has another book in the works Related Links: Gordon Chang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gordongchang Gordon Chang's website: www.gordonchang.com Gordon's book Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1400062942/qid=1134270260/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-9747648-7111228?s=books&v=glance&n=283155 Gordon's book, The Coming Collapse of China: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/037550477X/qid=1134270217/sr=8-2/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i2_xgl14/002-9747648-7111228?n=507846&s=books&v=glance Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement: https://qz.com/1714897/what-was-hong-kongs-umbrella-movement-about/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umbrella_Movement Taiwan's Sunflower Movement: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-asian-studies/article/inside-taiwans-sunflower-movement-twentyfour-days-in-a-studentoccupied-parliament-and-the-future-of-the-region/DB4A7B57538A6F06DC6C8CF0058C8040 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Student_Movement The Interview: https://www.netflix.com/title/70305895 https://www.cnn.com/2014/12/27/world/asia/north-korea-the-interview-reaction/index.html https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/08/-sp-north-koreans-review-the-interview

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Gordon Chang is an author and political commentator. I first learned of him when I heard about his book The Coming Collapse of China. Then in 2015, I met and interviewed him for the Talking Taiwan podcast. We will re-share that episode at a later time. Recently, I invited Gordon back on to share his thoughts on the Hong Kong Security Law, India's ban of TikTok, Zoom's ties with China and the confirmed case of bubonic plague in China's Inner Mongolia. Will the U.S. ban Tiktok? At the time this interview was recorded that question was unanswered. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What is the Hong Kong Security Law? What does the Hong Kong Security Law mean for Hong Kong and its democracy movement? What has happened since the law was enacted? What has been the reaction to the law by people in Hong Kong and around the world? China's violation of the Sino-British Joint Declaration signed on December 19, 1984 How can the international community hold China accountable for what's happening to Hong Kong? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's offer to give British citizenship to up 3 million people from Hong Kong Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen's offer to provide refuge to the people of Hong Kong What the Hong Kong Security Law means for Taiwan How willing and able is China to take Taiwan by force? India's ban of 59 different Chinese apps including Tiktok and WeChat Why the concern over Chinese apps? The Chinese Communist Party's 2017 National Intelligence Law How Tiktok is owned by ByteDance, a Chinese company which is subject to the National Intelligence Law How Zoom has sent information back to China, and canceled the accounts of activists who used Zoom to commemorate the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square The confirmed case of bubonic plague in China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region and the G4 Swine Flu China's handling of COVID-19 Related Links: Gordon Chang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gordongchang Gordon Chang's website: www.gordonchang.com The Hong Kong Security Law: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/world/asia/hong-kong-security-law-explain.html https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-52765838 Articles about concerns that the Chinese Communist Party could be mining the data of Tiktok users: https://qz.com/1613020/tiktok-might-be-a-chinese-cambridge-analytica-scale-privacy-threat/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/zakdoffman/2020/06/26/warning-apple-suddenly-catches-tiktok-secretly-spying-on-millions-of-iphone-users/#69134f8934ef https://theprint.in/tech/tiktok-caught-spying-on-iphone-users-in-india-and-around-the-world/450339/ Zoom's data has gotten routed through China: https://www.businessinsider.com/china-zoom-data-2020-4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2020/04/03/warning-zoom-sends-encryption-keys-to-china-sometimes/#4a901a0d3fd9 Why Zoom closed an account of a group that held a Zoom event commemorating the 31st anniversary of the June 4 Tiananmen Square Massacre: https://www.axios.com/zoom-closes-chinese-user-account-tiananmen-square-f218fed1-69af-4bdd-aac4-7eaf67f34084.html?fbclid=IwAR2-8R2Jz9bb_iskXAJcO4mmBXrAeltYKs7CfZNna4h0Ko7TakrLB1sgH7k U.S. Secretary of State Mike's appearance on Laura Ingram's Fox News Show stating that the US is considering banning Tiktok: https://www.cnn.com/videos/business/2020/07/07/tiktok-app-china-us-pompeo.cnnbusiness/video/playlists/business-news/ https://www.foxnews.com/media/mike-pompeo-tik-tok-china-communist-social-media-spying-fox-ingraham

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Stefanie Davis and Patrick Springer are the founders of the Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative, which organized a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on June 13th in Taipei's 228 Peace Park. I spoke to Stefanie and Patrick about their experiences living as people of color in Taiwan and the U.S., the activities planned for the rally and their personal views of Black Lives Matter. Here's a description of the Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative rally from their Facebook event page: We cannot sit around as the stories of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Iyanna Dior, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown Jr., Pamela Turner, Atatiana Jefferson, and countless others become common occurrences- background noise to the daily news, their lives summarized as sound bites between the weather and sports updates. We cannot sit idly by and watch as police brutality against innocent black and brown bodies continues to go unchecked around the world. It is time for us to take a stand and make our voices known that we demand action against racism both abroad and at home. That injustice against one of us, is an injustice to all. Join us in a legal and peaceful rally Saturday, June 13th, at 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei as we come together to lend our support and our voices to those around the world fighting for equality and for others right to simply breathe. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What brought Stefanie and Patrick to Taiwan and how long they have been here The racism that they have experienced in Taiwan and how it compares to what they've experienced in the U.S. How they talk to their students about race and nationality Patrick's bar Arts & Crafts (in Taichung) How the Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative (BLSGI) came about The events and activities planned at the June 13 BLSGI rally The Taipei Is Listening Forum How the BLSGI rally has put Taiwan on the map as one of the countries that has had a rally about the injustices happening to Black people in the U.S. The feedback they've received about the rally What Stefanie and Patrick hope that people take away from the experience of being at the rally or what they learned at the rally Common stereotypes that people have about Black people Facts and statistics that demonstrate some of the discrimination that Blacks in the U.S. experience The shooting of Atatiana Jefferson and arrest of Sandra Bland Where the funds raised at the rally went Patrick and Stefanie's personal experiences with Black Lives Matter What advice Stefanie or Patrick have for non-Black people who want to understand the Black experience or who want to be allies What Black Lives Matter means to Stefanie and Patrick Facts and statistics based on US data and research that were shared at the BLSGI rally: More than 1/2 of young Black Americans know someone, including themselves, who has been harassed by the police. Black students are 3 times more likely to be suspended than white students for similar infractions. Black drivers are 30% more likely than white drivers to be pulled over by the police. For every $100 earned by white families -> Black families earn $57.30. Blacks Americans make up 13% of the nation's population. Blacks Americans make 40% of prison populations. Related Links: Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BLSGlobal/ Brothas & Sistas of Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1728788584038273/ Taipei Is Listening Forum: https://www.facebook.com/events/2570056726428424/ An article about the Taipei Is Listening Forum: https://ketagalanmedia.com/2020/06/11/is-taipei-listening-black-lives-matter-taiwan-gears-up-for-weekend-rally/ Patrick's bar Arts & Crafts' Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsAndCraftsBar/ To follow Patrick's bartending recipes, videos, photos and his Virtual Happy Hour booking information visit: https://www.inhousebartender.com/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In 2017 I interviewed Professor Wen Liu about the historic news of May 24, 2017, that Taiwan's Constitutional Court had ruled that marriage is not strictly defined as being between a man and a woman. This paved the way for same sex marriage to be legalized in Taiwan in 2019. Since the Stonewall uprising, which began on June 28, 1969, led to the international gay rights movement, June has become recognized as worldwide Pride month. In recognition of Pride month, I'd like to re-share my interview with gender studies Professor Wen Liu. Here's a link to the original post of this interview: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/gender-studies-professor-wen-liu-talking-taiwan-ep-58/ Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The May 24th ruling by the Constitutional Court in Taiwan that same-sex marriage could be legalized Mr. Chi Chia-wei who's lawsuit led to the May 24th ruling The history of the same-sex marriage battle and family law in Taiwan Major turning points in Taiwan's LGBTQ movement The history behind Taiwan's gay pride parade How Taiwan compares to other Asian countries on LGBTQ issues The next steps after the May 24th ruling The marriage equality bill, civil partnership bill, multiple family bill Other work that needs to be done in Taiwan for the LGBTQ community Related Links: Wen Liu's writings on New Bloom Magazine: http://newbloommag.net/author/wen-liu/ An article about the LGBTQ movement in Taiwan: https://outreachfortaiwan.org/taiwan-101/social-movements/lgbtq-movement-in-taiwan/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: On June 28, 2020, Taiwan Pride Parade for the World will be held in Taipei at 3pm to celebrate Pride Month and the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots. While in-person Pride events have been canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it will likely be one of the few if only in-person Pride events to be held in the world during Pride Month. I spoke with the organizer of Taiwan Pride Parade for the World, Darien Chen about what motivated him to organize the event. Darien also told me about how he participated in Mr. Gay World as Mr. Gay Taiwan and how he hopes that the parade will give people around the world hope and keep the torch and spirit of Pride alive. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Darien competed as the first Mr. Gay Taiwan at Mr. Gay World His involvement in the first Gay Pride Parade in Taiwan His involvement with the NTU (National Taiwan University) gay student club GayChat What motivated Darien to organize Taiwan Pride Parade for the World The challenges and obstacles he faced in trying to organize the event How Taiwan will be the only place in the world that will be able to host a live in-person Gay Pride Parade in June (worldwide Pride Month), on the anniversary of the June 28, 1969 Stonewall riots That there are several Pride parades/events organized at the local level in Taiwan's various counties Activities planned on the day of the event If there will be a live stream of the event Darien's co-organizer Mamasan drag queen Magnolia La Manga How this rally will compare to the annual Gay Pride Parade that takes place in Taiwan in October What the annual Gay Pride Parade that takes place in Taiwan in October is like and how it compares to the Gay Pride March in New York and other major cities Related Links: Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/277051990005355/ A Live stream of the event (Taiwan Pride Parade for the World) will be available on the Taiwan Pride Parade for the World Facebook event page or on Cookie the Drag Queen's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2Vr2VW6 Here's where you can watch Global Pride 2020: https://www.globalpride2020.org/watch/ GLOBAL PRIDE 2020: COVID-19 relief PERFORMANCES WITH TODRICK HALL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HhzcnTFfjE Mr. Gay World: https://mrgayworld.com/ Anastasia Lin, Miss World Canada 2016: http://www.anastasialin.com/bio A Taipei Times article about NTU's (National Taiwan University) student club GayChat: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/archives/2015/09/27/2003628678

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: After the murder of George Floyd sparked protests in Minneapolis, here in New York, across the country, and around the world, I wanted to have a conversation on Talking Taiwan about what precipitated all of this social unrest, the Black Lives Matter movement and what we, especially non-Black people can do at this time. This led me to invite Jalesa Tucker to be a guest on Talking Taiwan. I met Jalesa when I did some work for a nonprofit that educates young people about healthy relationships. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Who was George Floyd and why his death has led to massive protests across the U.S. and globally Recent incidents in the U.S. that led up to the protests over the murder of George Floyd (May 25 in Minneapolis, Minnesota): the killing of Ahmaud Arbery (February 23 in Brunswick, Georgia), Breonna Taylor (March 13 in Louisville, Kentucky), a dispute between Chris Cooper and Amy Cooper in New York City's Central Park (May 25) The death of Trayvon Martin (February 26, 2012 in Sanford, Florida) that led to the Black Lives Matter movement The start of the hashtag Black Lives Matter What is taught about Black history or the lack thereof in U.S. high schools The Black Lives Matter movement's call to defund the police and what that means Resources to learn more about racial inequality in the U.S. Why Black Lives Matter is about humanity and how we treat each other Related and Recommended Links: Netflix documentary film, directed by Ava DuVernay 13th: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krfcq5pF8u8&t=210s Malcom X: https://www.malcolmx.com/biography/ James Baldwin: https://www.biography.com/writer/james-baldwin My Grandmother's Hands by Resmaa Menakem: https://www.resmaa.com/books Emmanuel Acho's YouTube channel video series, Uncomfortable Conversations With A Black Man: https://www.youtube.com/user/Eacho18/videos

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Crushing The Myth (CTM) is an Asian American speaker series that shares Asian American stories and perspectives with a global audience. Established in January of 2019, CTM aims to connect Asian Americans and allies to each other. I spoke with the Founder of Crushing The Myth, JD Chang about why he created CTM, and its mission. Crushing The Myth is about showing that Asian America today is more than just the "Model Minority" label and telling Asian American stories that make people LISTEN, LEARN, and INSPIRED. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: JD's experience of the model minority myth What Crushing The Myth is about and what it represents What is the mission of Crushing The Myth (CTM) How JD started his career as a film line producer What JD thinks about TED Talks South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference What Crushing the Myth offers to its participants (prospective speakers) What's the biggest challenge JD has experienced with Crushing The Myth The highlights of working on Crushing The Myth How people can sign up to do a Crushing The Myth talk The training that Crushing The Myth provides to its speakers JD's tips for public speaking JD's tips for looking good on video Where you can watch the CTM talks Related Links: Crushing The Myth's website: https://www.crushingthemyth.com/ Crushing The Myth on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/crushingthemyth/ Crushing The Myth YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKLyCJ6sOp72YB2iXJhd9DA JD Chang on social media: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdchang360/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdchang360 APEX for Youth: https://www.apexforyouth.org/ Asia Society: https://asiasociety.org/new-york South by Southwest (SXSW) Conference: https://www.sxsw.com/ TED Talks: https://www.ted.com/talks

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Gary Reloj is Co-founder of the PPE Relief Initiative, an entrepreneur in the tech startup and restaurant industry, a founding board member of The Promise Society, and a COVID-19 survivor. In late March, Gary shared a public Facebook post, that was a very well-documented account of COVID-19 symptoms he'd experienced, the toll it took on his body, and specific things that he did to cope with the physical discomfort, and anxiety that it brought on. He had come down with symptoms early on, even before New York City went on lockdown and when testing was still not widely available. It was clear that he had written his post as a way to help others who had also contracted COVID-19 or were worried about possibly contracting it. In the early days of the Coronavirus pandemic, every little cough, sniffle or bit of malaise sent a lot of us into a panic. Around that time, I also learned that Gary was spearheading an effort to get PPE (personal protective equipment) to health care workers. That effort became the PPE Relief Initiative (PRI) with a crowdfunding campaign on GoFundMe to raise $30,000 to give PPE kits to 400 healthcare workers. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Gary dealt with and recovered from having COVID-19 The Facebook post that Gary wrote and publicly shared detailing his COVID-19 symptoms and the regime he followed in dealing with his symptoms What motivated Gary to start looking for a way to deliver PPE to healthcare workers Gary's PPE Relief Initiative Co-founder Dr. Joanne Kwan How they determined what to include in the PPE Relief Initiative supply kit that they were going to give health care workers The challenges they encountered in obtaining high quality PPE The PRI team Why the PRI supply kits are delivered directly to health care workers rather than to hospitals The GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign for PRI to raise $30,000 to support 400 healthcare workers There is still room for around 200 for healthcare workers that live or work in the New Jersey/New York metropolitan area and are dealing with COVID-19 patients to apply for the PRI supply kits How they prioritize which healthcare workers will receive the PRI supply kits first The partnership with The Promise Society on the PRI's GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign PRI's support for Black Lives Matter protesters and tips for how protestors should protect themselves and be safe while protesting during this pandemic Being prepared for a possible second wave of COVID-19 cases What's next for PRI after the GoFundMe campaign How having COVID-19 has affected Gary's outlook on life Related Links: PPE Relief Initiative's GoFundMe crowdfunding campaign: http://pperelief.org/donate or https://bit.ly/2Y7JguX Eligible healthcare workers can apply for the PRI supply kits here: www.pperelief.org/apply PPE Relief Initiative's website: https://pperelief.org/ PRI's social media accounts: PRI on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ppe.relief/ PRI's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ppe.relief.initiative/ Cuomo's words really resonated with me and I used the phrase "New York Tough" to help get my mind right and out of the negative mental trench I was in. If you have Covid-19 or someone you know has it, and you're looking for someone to talk to about the experience, please don't hesitate to reach out. When I was at my worst, I was partly in a bad place mentally because I felt so helpless and clueless as to how long my symptoms were going to last. I seriously wish I had someone I could talk to at a human level that could relate to what I was experiencing so if I could do that for you, please let me know. That said, here is the full list of symptoms I experienced... -Fever (ranged between 100 and 102). My fever lasted for four days. -Chronic dry coughing. It came from deep within my chest and at times, would have bad coughing fits. One coughing session was so bad, my core stomach muscles cramped up and I started to gag because I just couldn't breathe…. That really sucked! -Difficulty breathing. This was the big one. Any form of simple physical activity would make it hard to breathe; you almost feel like you're drowning it's like an asthma attack. If I got out of bed to go to the bathroom, or if I would try to eat food, I would be gasping for air with short, shallow, quick breaths. It was extremely difficult to take deep breaths (still is to an extent). The only way I'd be able to breath normally would be to lay down in bed on my side. -Dehydration. This was especially bad when I was on my 2nd day of my fever and was coughing up a storm. -Chills. This also occurred on the 2nd and 3rd day of my fever. -Loss of appetite. Not only was I not hungry, but when I did eat, it was actually hard to breathe while eating, so that contributed to my loss of appetite. -Confusion. This again was on the 2nd day, early in the morning. I just woke up and I felt like I was still in dream mode, and I

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: As protests and civil unrest arise across the U.S., and tension has mounted, Talking Taiwan's host Felicia Lin was reminded of a time in which she found herself in the midst of intense protests in 2014, in Taipei, Taiwan, after the occupation of the Legislative Yuan in what has become known as the Sunflower Movement.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: The exceptional way in which Taiwan has handled and contained the Coronavirus has thrust it into the international spotlight once again, but for a different reason. On April 11th, Taiwan's professional baseball league (CPBL) became the world's first professional sports league to open in 2020. And then it became the first to have spectators at their games on May 8th. When I realized that Taiwan had became the only place on the planet where professional baseball was being played, and I knew there was a story there. I learned that Richard Wang had become the English broadcaster for CPBL games, so I reached out to him hoping that he'd agree to an interview for Talking Taiwan. Richard kindly agreed to do the interview, and you'll see how just how kind, gracious and patient he was when our interview got off to a bit of a rocky start. Just watch the blooper video of our Zoom call, which shows that strange things happen when using a virtual background. Look for that video below in the related links section. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What happened when Taiwan's baseball league (CPBL) realized that they were going to be the first sports league in the world to open in 2020 The Eleven Sports Network's role in bringing English commentary to Taiwan's baseball league Richard's baseball broadcasting partner Wayne McNeil What it was like having live baseball games with no spectators What it was like when fans were allowed to attend baseball games The comparison between baseball games played in the U.S. and Taiwan How Richard became a Red Sox fan How Richard got the nickname Boston How Richard got interested in baseball How Richard became a baseball announcer in Taiwan How aspects of Taiwanese culture and traditions are introduced during the broadcasting of games A viral video of a home run call from 2013, when Manny Ramirez hit another home run for the EDA Rhinos in Taiwan How baseball was introduced to Taiwan The history of baseball in Taiwan Taiwan's Little League and its participation in the Little League World Series How baseball has boosted Taiwan's international image Why Taiwan's baseball league is called the Chinese Professional Baseball League The Taiwan Major League (TML) Parallels between the Spanish Flu of 1918 and the Coronavirus in 2020 The precautions taken at the baseball stadiums in Taiwan Will there be a major league baseball season in the U.S. Where you can watch the CPBL games What baseball has to do with the New Taiwan Dollar 500 dollar bill Richard Wang and Wayne McNeil (Photo courtesy of Richard Wang) Richard Wang and Wayne McNeil (Photo courtesy of Richard Wang) Related Links: Blooper video of Richard Wang's interview with Felicia Lin: CPBL English Website: http://www.cpbl.com.tw/eng/history/ For CPBL stats and stories visit: http://cpblstats.com/ [Can you embed this link to a video clip on Twitter] Here's a video clip from a CPBL game that shows the robot drummers: https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW/status/1251201807981768709 Watch CPBL games by going to Twitter.com and searching for one of the following four teams: Rakuten Monkeys, Uni Lions, Chinatrust Brothers and Fubon Guardians Watch Rakuten Monkeys, Uni Lions on the Eleven Sports Taiwan Twitter account: https://twitter.com/ElevenSportsTW Richard Wang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RWang_WBSC

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: A-Doc, the Asian American Documentary Network was established in 2016 by one of the Co-founders, Grace Lee (known for the award-winning The Grace Lee Project and other documentary films) and is a resource and network for nonfiction filmmakers at all different stages of their career. I spoke with Grace about the organization, and its "Stories of the Coronavirus" microdoc series, with microdocs being released throughout the month of May and beyond. Grace also told me about two of her most recent documentary film projects, the PBS five-part documentary "Asian Americans," which will air May 11 and May 12, and the "And She Could Be Next" docuseries for POV on PBS that will be released in June. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Grace got involved with the Auntie Sewing Squad A-Doc (Asian American Documentary Network) and its mission The A-Doc "Stories of the Coronavirus" microdoc series How Valerie's microdoc "Sewing in the Time of Coronavirus" became A-Doc's proof of concept for the "Stories of the Coronavirus" microdoc series The events, work and initiatives of A-Doc Resources that Grace recommends for documentary filmmakers to deal with the COVI-19 pandemic A-Doc's partnership with the Center for Asian American Media (in San Francisco) on a mentorship/fellowship program A-Doc's work on creating a database of documentary films made by Asian American filmmakers The networking opportunities for filmmakers facilitated by A-Doc What's in the future for A-Doc How has the landscape of Asian American documentary films and filmmakers changed since Grace started her career The PBS five-part documentary "Asian Americans," that Grace worked on "And She Could Be Next" series for POV (television's longest-running showcase for independent non-fiction films on PBS) that Grace has worked on Grace's advice for aspiring documentary filmmakers Related Links: To view all related links for this article, click link below: https://talkingtaiwan.com/grace-lee-documentary-filmmaker-on-a-doc/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: What a fun, spirited conversation I had with my guests Valerie Soe and Kristina Wong! We could certainly use more conversations like this in this post-COVID-19 world. We talked about the Auntie Sewing Squad, a sewing circle formed during the global Coronavirus pandemic, that has taken on making masks first for frontline medical and essential workers, and now for vulnerable marginalized communities, who have no financial means to purchase masks. My guests are Valerie Soe, an Asian American Studies Professor and Film maker, and Kristina Wong, a performance artist. comedian, writer and elected representative. Valerie has been on Talking Taiwan previously to talk about her documentary film Love Boat: Taiwan and she recently made a microdocumentary, "Sewing in the Time of Coronavirus," which incidentally, is how I learned about the Auntie Sewing Squad. Kristina, is the force behind the Auntie Sewing Squad. She recently streamed a live performance, "Kristina Wong Sweatshop Overlord" over Zoom and YouTube. It's her latest work born out of the current COVID-19 lockdown, about how she went from volunteer sewist to a "swearshop" overlord in ten days. Listen in and enjoy our conversation! Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The mission/purpose of the Auntie Sewing Squad Why Kristina was initially reluctant to wear a mask herself when the pandemic first hit Los Angeles How the Auntie Sewing Squad grew from a dozen members to over 600 Writing Auntie Rebecca Solnit's piece for The Guardian which mentions the Auntie Sewing Squad "Aunties" located in states other than California What funds donated to the Auntie Sewing Squad (via Kristina) used for The unfortunate acronym that represents to the Auntie Sewing Squad What "Auntie Care" is Does Kristina plan on making the Auntie Sewing Squad into a non-profit organization The microdocumentary film that Valerie made for A-Doc (Asian American Documentary Network) How Kristina helped an LA hospital fix broken N95 masks that were given to them by the Federal government Stories about the amazing dedication of the sewing aunties How you can support the Auntie Sewing Squad even if you don't sew How much longer the Auntie Sewing Squad will continue sewing masks Kristina's connection to the "Love Boat program" Kristina and Valerie's advice for how to deal with lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic Related Links: The Auntie Sewing Squad on Instagram: www.Instagram.com/AuntieSewing The Auntie Sewing Squad Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2764362993676831/ Ways to donate to the Auntie Sewing Squad: Tax-deductible donation link thanks to Art2Action who has waived the fiscal sponsor fees: https://donorbox.org/auntie-sewing-squad Kristina Wong PayPal General Donations using (Friends & Family): [email protected] Kristina Wong Venmo General Donations HERE: "GiveKristinaWongMoney" "Kristina Wong, Sweatshop Overlord" (May 6, 2020 performance). This performance is a preview of Kristina's new work born out of the current lockdown and about how she went from volunteer sewist to overlord of a volunteer sewing factory in ten days: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmSWdH1BnjE Kristina Wong's website: http://kristinawong.com/ Kristina Wong's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ilovekristinawong/ Kristina Wong's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVB9LCGQewhp4LxlachKPQ Valerie Soe's blog post about the Auntie Sewing Squad and microdocumentary "Sewing in the Time of Coronavirus": https://beyondasiaphilia.com/2020/05/07/fire-in-the-rain-sewing-in-the-time-of-coronavirus/ Valerie Soe's microdocumentary, "Sewing in the Time of Coronavirus": https://youtu.be/1H7jrmD3JC4 Writing Auntie Rebecca Solnit's article for The Guardian, "The way we get through this is together: the rise of mutual aid under coronavirus," which features a mention of the Auntie Sewing Squad: https://bit.ly/2LDuK8d Valerie's previous Talking Taiwan interview about her documentary film, Love Boat Taiwan: https://www.talkingtaiwan.com/love-boat-taiwan-interview-asian-american-studies-professor-film-maker-valerie-soe-ep-66/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Since I've stepped into the role of Producer of this podcast, in addition to being the host, we've been working on consistently delivering quality content, and on releasing previously unreleased episodes. In doing so, it's allowed me to revisit some of our previous guests like Peter Lin who is a jazz musician and trombone player who I interviewed in 2018. Recently I caught up with Peter, two years after our first interview. Artists and musicians have been amongst the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic and I wanted to know how Peter was dealing with it. I learned that Peter released a second album in 2019 and has started a new company, Yardbird Entertainment. He had lots of great advice and tips for musicians who are trying to get through these tough times. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The difference between performing live vs. doing remote, online performances How the Internet can offer new opportunities for musicians to reach the larger global community How some musicians have earned money by performing on a live stream with a link to Venmo or PayPal to donate What relief funds and government assistance there is for musicians The different ways that musicians have been trying to earn money The Facebook group, the COVID-19 musicians support group- a resource to apply for unemployment, and find out about grants Resources where musicians can apply for relief The importance of staying at home and protecting those who are most vulnerable and realizing who has been hardest hit What Peter has been working on since the last time he was on Talking Taiwan on 2018 The release of Peter's second album New Age Old Ways in 2019 and the comic book that accompanies it Peter's YouTube series Jazz Biz 101 by Yardbird Entertainment Peter's remote video production company, Yardbird Entertainment Creating mobile live stream How clubs can widen their reach by broadcasting on the Internet How people can support artists and musicians in this time of the COVID-19 pandemic Related Links: The Lintet's website and social media Peter Lin's Website : www.lintet.com Facebook: www.facebook.com/thelintet Instagram: www.instagram.com/the_lintet YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCR9oIrd0KQlvLqov1ivTkSA Yardbird Entertainment's website and social media Yardbird Entertainment Website : www.yardbirdent.com Y.E.'s Facebook: www.facebook.com/yardbirdentertainment Y.E.'s Instagram: www.instagram.com/yardbirdentertainment Y.E.'s YouTube (Jazz Biz 101 + Y.E. Remote Music Video Productions): www.youtube.com/c/yardbirdentertainment Jazz Exchange Relief Fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/dz5cng-the-jazz-exchange-relief-fund Louis Armstrong Foundation Musicians Emergency Fund: https://louisarmstrongfoundation.org/emergency-fund-for-jazz-musicians-form/ Peter Lin's Digital Album + Comic Book "New Age Old Ways" + First Album "With Respect": https://peterlin.bandcamp.com/ Places to stream Peter Lin's Music: Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/artist/2zQlHyPGf6ydi4CBrLXP4r Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/peter-lin/1402841452 Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Respect-Peter-Lin/dp/B07F1TPSQC Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Peter_Lin_New_Age_Old_Ways?id=Bhdnqosid74unyfczxi5grktxoq&PCamRefID=LFV_857c0eb8a48e4637a911c4fb39769d32 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/thelintet Kelly Lin's Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SketchBites Peter Lin's Remote Rendition of Taiwanese Classic "Wife": https://youtu.be/Brja_6rq1T4 https://www.facebook.com/peterlinmusic/videos/10157450798753335/ NYC's Covid-19 Musician Resource Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/nycmusicianscovid19/ Chris Do's "The Futur" YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheSkoolRocks Pat Flynn's website Smart Passive Income: https://www.smartpassiveincome.com/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Peter Lin, is a trombone player, leader of the jazz band, The Lintet, and music teacher. He is a man who wears a lot of different hats! In March of 2018, Peter spoke with me about his career as a professional musician, the difference between being a bandleader versus a sideman, and how he met jazz legend Slide Hampton. We also talked about the Lintet's first upcoming album, and the connection between Jeremy Lin, Linsanity, and The Lintet- all of which incidentally are not related to me. Peter shared why he describes jazz as democratic, and a barometer of the United States' social climate. In his first album, The Lintet introduces Taiwanese music to jazz listeners and jazz music to the Taiwanese. Two years later, we've invited Peter back on to Talking Taiwan to let us know what he's been up to, how he's been dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic, and to share some advice for how musicians can get through these tough times. Our follow up interview is coming up on the next episode of Talking Taiwan. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Peter got started playing the trombone How he decided to become a professional musician Where the band's name The Lintet came from What Peter does as a bandleader How jazz has historically reflected the social climate and race relations in the U.S. How The Lintet incorporates Taiwanese and Chinese songs done in jazz style at his performances and on their first album The twofold purpose The Lintet's album to introduce Taiwanese to jazz music and to introduce jazz listeners to Taiwanese and Chinese music Peter's observation that more Taiwanese people are becoming interested in jazz Here's the sound clip from one of the Lintet's 2018 Lunar New Year performances. It's a rendition of a classic Teresa Teng song: Related Links: Peter Lin's Facebook profile: https://www.facebook.com/peterlinmusic The Lintet's first album, With Respect: https://peterlin.bandcamp.com/album/with-respect The Lintet's website: www.lintet.com

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Scott Simon, Professor in the School of Sociological and Anthropological Studies and Co-holder of the Research Chair in Taiwan Studies at the University of Ottawa spoke with us about an article he wrote for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute which served to sound a warning to the global community about China's lack of transparency. In the case of the COVID-19 pandemic, several media sources have reported that Chinese authorities alerted the WHO on December 31, 2019, about several cases of pneumonia of unknown cause. China then announced its first death from the Coronavirus on January 11, 2020. In our conversation, Scott also offered an anthropological perspective on the Coronavirus pandemic by discussing the term anthropocene, which is defined as the period of time during which human activities have had an environmental impact on the Earth regarded as constituting a distinct geological age. He also offered thoughts on what should be taken into consideration as the world begins to look at when to end lockdowns. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The March 16thincident in which China flew one of their military jets very close to Taiwan's airspace at night Chinese aggressive behavior since the COVID-19 outbreak towards Taiwan's outer islands, Taiwan's main island, Japan and Guam Chinese military's operations during the global COVID-19 pandemic How do we really know about what's going on in China and the PLA Does China have its COVID-19 outbreak currently under control China's lack of transparency How China has tried to rewrite history and dispute that COVID-19 originated from China How China has blocked Taiwan's WHO membership How Taiwan and the WHO have differed in their early responses to COVID-19 The Free and Open Indo-Pacific foreign policy spearheaded by Japan Coronavirus cases on the USS Theodore Roosevelt Scott's perspective as an anthropologist on the COVID-19 pandemic and what considerations should be made as lockdowns are lifted How the Western world failed to see the possible impact of the Coronavirus Related Links: Professor Scott Simon's author page on The Center for International Policy Studies of the University of Ottawa website: https://www.cips-cepi.ca/author/scott-simon/ We Must Be on Guard as China Seeks Strategic Advantage: Scott Simon for Inside Policy: https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/china-seeks-strategic-advantage-covid-19/?fbclid=IwAR0eRpwScoHNeHSIbMp-r3YjRK9cQpBT_C5LXuI4YJMh4Isw8bZGfg_t9W8 Macdonald-Laurier Institute (Canada's only truly national public policy think tank based in Ottawa): https://www.macdonaldlaurier.ca/ The Free and Open Indo-Pacific foreign policy: https://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/page25e_000278.html The Pandemic Is Turning the Natural World Upside Down: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-pandemic-earth-pollution-noise/609316/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I invited Emily Chen on to Talking Taiwan as a guest to talk about how she manages to homeschool during the coronavirus when having her kids home full-time during this pandemic. The idea for this episode came from a Google doc that was created and shared by Emily on Facebook. The link to it is listed below in the related links section of this post. You'll see that it has over 100 weblinks to resources for parents and kids to try out during the Coronavirus pandemic. What a treasure trove of information it is! **SPOILER ALERT** Be sure to listen to the end of my interview with Emily for a special offering that she has for parents and kids to get through the quarantine of the COVID-19 pandemic. With so many parents and families struggling with managing their kids at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, I realized that many people could benefit from this amazing list of resources that Emily has compiled. I also knew that because Emily has been homeschooling her kids, she could definitely provide some perspective with parents suddenly faced with this unfamiliar situation. Our conversation touched upon what homeschooling is and the different approaches that people take to homeschooling. Imagine a teaching approach completely centered on a particular child's interests and a more holistic approach to teaching. In essence every moment of teaching could be turned into a well-rounded lesson by looking at a particular subject matter from different angles by discussing the math, geography, history, or writing etc. involved. It is a creative approach to teaching what a child is already interested and it makes what the child has learned seem much more meaningful and tangible. This conversation gave me a fuller understanding of how homeschooling works and how Emily is applying it to her kids. In full disclosure, Emily is not only my Facebook friend, but also my cousin. Strange that we never got into such an in-depth conversation about this before. Emily also shared her thoughts on how to manage working at home while having kids at home and how to parents your kids when you are at home full-time with your kids. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How long Emily has been homeschooling her kids Why Emily decided to homeschool her kids What is homeschooling, and what approaches to people take to homeschooling their kids What is unschooling and different unschooling approaches Homeschooling vs. public schooling How she and her kids are dealing with social distancing and how that has impacted their homeschooling The challenges for parents having to be home full-time with their kids due to lockdown recommendations What's on the Google doc list of resources that Emily put together for parents with kids at home How parents can deal with having kids of different ages and personalities at home at the same time How to manage working at home with having kids at home Talking to your kids about the Coronavirus How to parent your kids when you are at home full-time with your kids Related Links: The Google doc that Emily has compiled with resources for homeschoolers and parents looking for things to do with their kids at home: https://bit.ly/2VuOOOR Emily's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/mchendraws/ Other resources for parents dealing with talking to kids about COVID-19: Coronavirus: Keeping Our Children And Ourselves Safe, With Pamela Cantor, M.D. (180 Podcast): https://www.turnaroundusa.org/the-180-podcast-coronavirus/ Turnaround For Children, an organization created by Dr. Pamela Cantor in the wake of 9/11, after co-authoring a study on the impact of the 9/11 attacks on NYC schoolchildren: https://www.turnaroundusa.org/ The Daily podcast episode, in which Carl Zimmer, science reporter and author of the "Matter" column for The New York Times answers kids questions about COVID-19: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-kids-guide-to-coronavirus/id1200361736?i=1000469699785 TED Talk 10 Tips for Cultivating Creativity in Your Kids: http://ideas.ted.com/10-tips-for-cultivating-creativity-in-your-kids/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Since Taiwan has received a great deal of recognition globally for its successful containment of COVID-19, I've been looking to interview a medical professional about Taiwan's response and handling of the Coronavirus. Special thanks to Dr. Han Mingrong (韓明榮) for his help in connecting me with Dr. Brian Chang who is located in Taipei, Taiwan. I spoke with Dr. Chang about the early steps that Taiwan took to contain the Coronavirus outbreak, and how having dealt with SARS in 2003, the government and the general public in particular was prepared to deal with COVID-19. Note to listeners: my interview with Dr. Chang was pre-recorded. I spoke to him on April 2nd, 2020, which was around the time of the ching ming jie or tomb sweeping weekend in Taiwan. I really appreciate the fact that Dr. Chang took the time out of his busy schedule to speak with me. Right after we spoke, he had planned to travel down to southern Taiwan to observe the tomb sweeping weekend. Dr. Chang is the acting Secretary General of the Taiwan Medical Association and the Honorary Secretary of the World Organization of Family Doctors of the Asia Pacific Region. He is a specialist in family medicine and community medicine. Dr. Chang has been a Director in a public health center for 11 years. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this episode: How Taiwan is currently dealing with the Coronavirus How Taiwan's experience with SARS prepared it and its people to deal with COVID-19 What were the earliest steps that Taiwan took to contain the spread of COVID-19 How the government of Taiwan clearly communicated and educated its public about that precautions they needed to take regarding COVID-19 How the public in Taiwan initially reacted when the Coronavirus hit How Taiwan's government instilled confidence in the people of Taiwan How Taiwan's government handled the spread of false news and rumors Dr. Chang's recommendations of when to wear masks How the government created educational videos (public service announcements) to inform the public The biggest challenges for Taiwan currently in containing the spread of COVID-19 Fines enacted by the government of Taiwan for the violation of self-isolation rules What the U.S. can learn from Taiwan's handling of COVID-19 What kind of aid Taiwan is currently offering to help other nations dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic What is our best hope to develop a vaccine or to find a cure? What medical advice Dr. Chang has for people who are currently under lockdown and trying to stay healthy Related Links: Dr. Brian Chang's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/brianclinic/ An article on how Taiwan has been so successful in managing the Coronavirus written by Brian Bih-Jeng Chang and Tai-Yuan Chiu, Ready for a long fight against the COVID-19 outbreak: an innovative model of tiered primary health care in Taiwan: https://bjgpopen.org/content/early/2020/04/07/bjgpopen20X101068 Taiwan's CDC website (in Chinese characters): https://www.cdc.gov.tw An example educational video (aka public service announcements) that the government created to inform the public about COVID-19: https://youtu.be/gHc9WcEKWX4

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I'm pleased to welcome Dr. Wilson Wang back on to Talking Taiwan after five years for what turned out to be a very in-depth conversation, about the Coronavirus crisis in New York. Dr. Wang spoke with me about the COVID-19 pandemic from both a science-based and human perspective. This interview with Dr. Wang was recorded last week on March 30th, 2020. Dr. Wilson Wang is the Founder and CEO of a health software company called Walking Doctors, a pediatric emergency room physician and hospitalist at NYU and NYC Public Hospital system, and adjunct faculty of Global Public Health at NYU. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this episode: How Dr. Wang and his family are dealing with COVID-19 How Dr. Wang's experience with Ebola led to establishing Walking Doctors The importance of standardizing diagnosis and treatment of disease Comparing the Ebola outbreak with COVID-19 Epidemics vs. pandemics The SARS 2003 epidemic The strategies that Taiwan used to contain the spread of COVID-19 Development of a test for COVID-19 Is the Coronavirus airborne and how long does it survive in the air? How long does the Coronavirus survive on surfaces? Comparing measles with the Coronavirus Dr. Wang's recommendations on whether or not to wear a mask Why it's important to adhere to social distancing and self-isolation Possible treatments for COVID-19 The ventilator shortage Which is our best hope a vaccine or cure? General advice to people trying to stay healthy and deal with social distancing and self-isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic Related Links: Dr. Wang's blog: http://wilson-wang.squarespace.com/ JAMA Article: Response to COVID-19 in Taiwan Big Data Analytics, New Technology, and Proactive Testing: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2762689 Dr. Wang on social media: LinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/wilson-wang-9289554 Twitter: @walkingdoctors Walking Doctors: https://walkingdocs.com/ Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Map: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: What does a robot, Jedi and Wi-Fi have to do with the Ebola crisis? In 2015 I spoke with Wilson Wang a medical doctor by training, who was a Senior Clinical director at the International Rescue Committee (IRC) at the time. We spoke about his work with IRC on the 2014 Ebola outbreak and his career in medicine and public health. As we deal with the coronavirus here in New York City, I thought with this would be a good time to share this episode. Stay tuned for the next episode of Talking Taiwan. I'll be bringing back Dr. Wang to speak about how his Ebola work led him to establish Waking Doctors and his current work on COVID-19, the coronavirus in New York City. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: The origin, mission and work of International Rescue Committee Wilson's career in medicine and public health leading up to his work with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) How Wilson balances the practice of medicine with health management How IRC was asked to create an Ebola treatment unit (i.e. a hospital) for Ebola patients How more people died in the 2014 Ebola epidemic than in all of the Ebola epidemics of the past 35 years How for nearly 40 years there hadn't been reliable medical record keeping about the treatment of Ebola patients What the JEDI app acronym stands for The robot created by Vecna to be used in Liberia U.S. reaction to the Ebola outbreak What's guided Dr. Wang in his particular career path Related Links: Dr. Wilson Wang's website where he writes about his work: http://wilson-wang.squarespace.com/ Articles about Dr. Wang's work with IRC on the Ebola epidemic: http://time.com/3615990/ebola-electronic-health-records/ ihttp://www.fastcolabs.com/3039512/fighting-ebola-with-a-robot-and-an-app-called-jedi Partners in Health: https://www.pih.org/ Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder: https://www.amazon.com/Mountains-Beyond-Tracy-Kidder/dp/0812973011 An article about the controversy over Dr. Craig Spencer, a volunteer Doctors Without Borders physician who returned to New York with Ebola: https://time.com/3535902/craig-spencer-ebowla-jokes-lack-empathy/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Earlier this year I went to Books of Wonder (in New York City's Upper Westside) to attend a book launch event for Loveboat, Taipei. There I heard the book's author, Abigail Hing Wen speak frankly and openly about her 12-year writing career and journey leading up to getting her first book Loveboat, Taipei published. All too often when we hear of success stories like hers, what gets lost is what it took to get there. I was really impressed by her story of persistence and tenacity. After getting her first book rejected, writing five novels along the way, she wrote four versions and 26 drafts of Loveboat, Taipei, before deciding to make Ever Wong the main character. In her interview with me she was just as candid- talking about all of the hard work behind honing her craft of writing and how Loveboat, Taipei, a story about the rebellion of youth in a safe environment actually brought her closer to her parents. The latest exciting news is that ACE Entertainment (the producers of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series) has optioned the film rights to Loveboat, Taipei. If you'd like to learn more about the Love Boat language study program, be sure to listen to our previous episode, episode 66 [hyper link "episode 66" to: http://www.talkingtaiwan.com/love-boat-taiwan-interview-asian-american-studies-professor-film-maker-valerie-soe-ep-66/], which is about Love Boat: Taiwan, a documentary film made about the Love Boat program. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How Loveboat, Taipeihas benefitted from the growing interest in diverse characters and storylines The Love Boat study program experience When Loveboat, Taipei hit the New York Times bestseller's list Abigail 's decision to step off the path to becoming a law professor and to try writing The first book Abigail tried to get published, but was ultimately rejected Abigail 's decision to enter an MFA in writing program How Abigail persisted for over ten years after her first novel was rejected and wrote five novels before Loveboat, Taipeigot published How she wrote Loveboat, Taipei from four different perspectives before deciding to write it from the perspective of Ever Wong The process of shopping around a book to get it published How Loveboat, Taipeihas been optioned for a film by ACE entertainment What Abigail hopes that people will learn from the story of Loveboat, Taipei The announcement that Loveboat, Taipeihas been optioned for a movie by ACE Entertainment, the producers of Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before series How important it is for writers to have critique partners Her role as a Senior Director of Emerging Technologies and Artificial Intelligence Abigail's future book projects What advice Abigail has for people who want to write a book The feedback that Loveboat, Taipeihas received How Loveboat, Taipeihas brought Abigail closer to her parents Related Links: Abigail's website: https://www.abigailhingwen.com/ Abigail Hing Wen on social media: https://www.facebook.com/abigail.hing.wen https://www.instagram.com/abigailhingwen/ https://twitter.com/abigailhingwen Confessions of an Undercover Novelist: https://lithub.com/confessions-of-an-undercover-novelist/ ACE Entertainment Acquires Rights To Abigail Hing Wen's Novel 'Loveboat, Taipei': https://deadline.com/2020/02/ace-entertainment-abigail-hing-wen-loveboat-taipei-1202866995/ Getting Unstuck by Robert Butler: https://www.amazon.com/Getting-Unstuck-Discovering-Career-Timothy/dp/B00CAYMXU4

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: For many overseas born Chinese and Taiwanese, the Love Boat Taiwan language culture study program was quite the cultural phenomenon and rite of passage. We are dedicating two episodes of Talking Taiwan to the topic. The first will feature Asian American Studies professor and filmmaker Valerie Soe who's made a documentary film called Love Boat: Taiwan. Learn more about the Love Boat program, the lasting impact on its participants- college and high school-aged individuals away from home for 6 weeks in Taiwan. It was the quintessential summer camp experience. What's interesting to me is that the Love Boat program, which was started and run by the Chinese Nationalist government (aka the Kuomintang) set out to aggrandize the Republic of China (which at one time claimed to rule all of China), but instead, what it seems to have done is to solidify the difference between Taiwan and China in the minds of Love Boat participants. In the next episode of Talking Taiwan, I'll be speaking with New York Times Bestselling author, Abigail Hing Wen, a Love Boat alum herself about her debut young adult novel, Loveboat, Taipei. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What the Love Boat program is How the Love Boat got its nickname How the program evolved over time The lasting relationships and Love Boat alumni connections Selection of the Love Boat program counselors Escape routes that Love Boat program attendees used to sneak out at night The Baby Boat or Tugboat program Typical rites of passage for the Love Boat participants Why Valerie had to stop working on the documentary for a year How to raise money for an independent documentary film What advice Valerie has for documentary filmmakers What Valerie would like people to take away from her film The influential alumni of the Love Boat program Related Links: Love Boat: Taiwan website: https://www.loveboat-taiwan.com/ Love Boat: Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/LoveBoatTaiwan/ Love Boat Study Tour Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Boat_(study_tour) Love Boat: Taiwan trailer: https://vimeo.com/350256328 Valerie's blog: https://beyondasiaphilia.com/ Love Boat television show theme song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_wFEB4Oxlo

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: February 28th is a national holiday in Taiwan and it's just around the corner. But how many know the somber significance behind the date and what it commemorates? Author Jennifer J. Chow has written a novel inspired by the 228 Incident (which refers to February 28, 1947). I spoke with her about the 228 Incident and how it relates to her novel, The 228 Legacy. Jennifer has a new book coming out in March, it's a cozy mystery novel called, Mimi Lee Gets A Clue. We also spoke about that, her other book projects and her writing process. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What is the 228 Incident? How the 228 Incident is related to Jennifer's book The 228 Legacy How Jennifer learned about 228 Why she wrote the 228 Legacy Jennifer's upcoming book, Mimi Lee Gets A Clue The cozy mystery genre How her Winston Wong cozy mystery series is a tribute to her late mother Her writing process for the cozy mystery genre How she approaches writing young adult fiction, adult fiction and cozy mysteries Her writing routine and habits Her advice for people who want to write a book Related Links: Jennifer's website: http://jenniferjchow.com/ The 228 Incident: https://www.taiwandc.org/228-intr.htm The 228 Hand-In Hand Rally: http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/front/archives/2004/02/29/2003100533 Formosa Betrayed: https://www.amazon.com/Formosa-Betrayed-George-H-Kerr/dp/1910736538 Jennifer J. Chow on social media: https://www.facebook.com/JenJChow/ https://twitter.com/jenjchow https://www.instagram.com/jenjchow/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I conducted an interview with author, musician, and journalist Joe Henley, about his latest book, Bu San Bu Si, and his first book, Sons of the Republic. In writing Bu San Bu Si, Joe clearly drew upon his multi-disciplinary background. The book after all is about a Taiwanese punk band and the struggles that the musicians face in reconciling their punk personas with Taiwan's societal expectations. Joe, incidentally, has sung in punk rock and metal bands, and much of what he's written in Bu San Bu Si was inspired by what he experienced in the Taipei punk and metal band scene. We also talked about what motivates people with creative pursuits and how important money and fame might be in that pursuit. I asked him about his writing process and to offer advice to aspiring writers. Joe was unabashedly frank about what motivated him to write his first book, Sons of the Republic and talked about the subject of his next book. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Joe's latest novel, Bu San Bu Si What the phrase "bu san bu si" means Joe's writing process How Joe ended up in Taiwan How Saskatchewan (where Joe is from) compares to Taiwan How Joe adjusted from moving from Saskatoon to Taipei What motivated Joe to write his first novel, Sons of the Republic Joe's career as a musician and freelance writer The topics of Joe's future books Joe's advice for aspiring authors Being a journalist vs. a novelist/author Joe's two bands: Stench of Lust, and Revilement Related Links: www.jwhenley.com www.facebook.com/jwhenley www.Twitter.com/JoeReviled

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: In this episode of the Talking Taiwan podcast, I continue my conversation with Gerrit van der Wees about the Taiwan Communique, and how it revealed the truth of Taiwan's White Terror Era. Taiwan Communique is a publication that was started in 1980, during Taiwan's martial law era, a dark period in Taiwan's history in which there was extreme censorship and the people of Taiwan were denied their civil liberties. For these reasons Gerrit and his wife Mei-chin felt it was necessary to do something to shed light on the human rights violations that were happening in Taiwan. It is really remarkable to hear how they gathered all of this sensitive information for the Taiwan Communique under these circumstances and in the pre-Internet era. For over 3 decades the Taiwan Communique was one of the most in-depth English-language resources on Taiwan. So I was really excited about doing this interview with Gerrit because I really wanted to acknowledge the lasting contribution of the Taiwan Communique and to let people know that it still remains available online to this day. It is a tremendous resource for anyone wanting to learn about the challenges Taiwan has faced in going from dictatorship to democracy. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: What precipitated the creation of the Taiwan Communique The Human Rights Day rally on the 10th of December, 1979, which became known as the Kaohsiung incident The origins and formation of Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) The election of the first DPP president, Chen Shui-bian How the Sunflower movement (2014) was a reaction to President Ma Ying-jeou's policies on trade with China and its impact on local elections in 2016 The "Green Wave" of 2014 and 2016 The Regan administration's position on Taiwan in 1980 The "Gang of Four" (senators in U.S. Congress) who were supportive of Taiwan How the Taiwan Communique reported on the lack of freedom of press treatment in Taiwan, the prison treatment of opposition leaders and other major developments in Taiwan The Taipei Spring of 1991-1992 How they collected and gathered information for the Taiwan Communique in the pre-Internet era when phone calls costed $10/minute How the Taiwan Communique went from a circulation of 40 to thousands and was targeted to key policy makers and news media Gerrit's proudest moment being acknowledged as the editor of the Taiwan Communique The strict censorship of publications and postal mail in Taiwan the 1980s How Gerrit and his wife Mei-chin got blacklisted by the government in Taiwan Gerrit's current role teaching the history of Taiwan at George Mason University Related Links: Taiwan Communique: https://www.taiwandc.org/twcom/ The Kaohsiung incident (1979): https://www.taiwandc.org/hst-1979.htm The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA): http://fapa.org/wp/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I recently invited Gerrit van der Wees, to share his perspectives on the outcome of the recent 2020 Taiwan presidential election. Gerrit is the former editor of the Taiwan Communique magazine, a publication that was dedicated to the human rights and democracy of Taiwan. He has also worked for FAPA as a senior policy advisor and currently teaches the history of Taiwan at George Mason University. He's also a former Dutch diplomat. Gerrit has provided a very concise analysis of how the DPP and Tsai Ing-wen have come back after the disastrous results of the 2018 local elections. He also offered some insight into the reforms that the Tsai administration will now be able to carry out upon re-election and with a DPP majority parliament. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How the protests in Hong Kong played a role in the outcome of Taiwan's 2020 presidential election What led to the poor results for the DPP in the 2018 local election results and how Tsai Ing-wen was able to turn that around and make a comeback The unprecedented news coverage of the 2020 presidential election The high voter turnout for the 2020 presidential election The reforms that Tsai Ing-wen initiated in her first term and will now be able to move forward with, including the transitional justice reform urging investigation into many of the political murders that happened during the martial law period and White Terror era of Taiwan Tsai Ing-wen's economic initiatives and reforms China's carrot and stick approach in dealing with Taiwan How Tsai Ing-wen was able to attract businesses in China back to Taiwan Related Links: The Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA): http://fapa.org/wp/ Taiwan Communique: https://www.taiwandc.org/twcom/ 1992 Consensus: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_Consensus Washington Post Editorial by George Will: Time is on Taiwan's side, as long as the U.S. is, too: https://wapo.st/2uxVK3B 228 Incident (1947): https://www.taiwandc.org/228-intr.htm The Kaohsiung incident (1979): https://www.taiwandc.org/hst-1979.htm Lin Yi-hsiung murder case (1980): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Yi-hsiung https://tw.forumosa.com/t/1979-lin-family-murders-a-first-hand-account/50007 Death of Professor Chen Wen-chen at the National Taiwan University (1981): https://www.taiwandc.org/twcom/tc05-int.pdf

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: With the Taiwan Presidential Election of 2020 coming up in Taiwan on January 11th,I thought it would be a good idea to do a podcast about this particular topic. Recently I spoke with Chieh-Ting Yeh, the Editor-in-Cheif of Ketagalan Media, Vice-chairman of the Global Taiwan Institute and longtime watcher of Taiwan politics. This episode should give you some interesting perspectives if you aren't up on what's going on with the upcoming presidential election in Taiwan. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How the presidential elections in Taiwan work The three presidential candidates: Tsai Ing-wen, Han Kuo-yu, James Soong What's been the theme of Taiwan's presidential election? China's influence on Taiwan's presidential election Domestic issues being overshadowed by the China issue during the presidential election The influence of Hong Kong's protests on Taiwan's presidential election The province of Taiwan under the Republic of China Taiwan's first peaceful transition of power from the Kuomintang to the Democratic Progressive Party Why the presidential election in Taiwan was moved from March to January How Taiwan's presidential elections have changed or not over the years What it's like on presidential election day in Taiwan Related Links: How Does Taiwan's Parliamentary Election Work: http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2015/12/26/how-does-taiwans-parliamentary-election-work/ It's the Constitution, Stupid: http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2015/11/14/its-the-constitution-stupid/ Taiwan's Household Registration System Disenfranchises Its Young Voters http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/2020/01/06/taiwans-household-registration-system-is-disenfranchising-young-voters/ Ketagalan Media http://www.ketagalanmedia.com/ Global Taiwan Institute http://globaltaiwan.org/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: This is an interview with Trigg Brown and Josh Ku of Win Son, a Taiwanese restaurant in NYC. Here are comments from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: When I sat down to interview Trigg Brown and Josh Ku about their Taiwanese American restaurant, Win Son, they talked about their shared a love of food, and how they used to trek all the way out to Flushing just to get good Taiwanese food. They used to get into discussions about what makes food uniquely Taiwanese vs. Chinese or Chinese American, and somewhere along the way they started tossing around the idea of opening up a restaurant together. At first it seemed like just talk, but then Trigg inherited a commercial stove which they decided to keep- initially in the lobby of Josh's building. The funny thing is that once this stove showed up, talk of Josh and Trigg's restaurant idea seemed more and more real. Later the stove was moved into a former restaurant space that Josh was dealing with as a property manager. As fate and a Kickstarter campaign would have it, that former restaurant space ended up being where they opened Win Son.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: Learn all about Taiwan's growing startup community and all of the resources available for budding entrepreneurs in this episode of the Talking Taiwan podcast. If you want to know how to start a business in Taiwan, there's a book written about it, and not surprisingly, it's called How to Start a Business in Taiwan. The author of that book, Elias Ek, the CEO and co-founder of Enspyre spoke with me about all of these topics, and more, including the annual Dragons' Chamber pitch contest, which will be taking place on November 18th of this year. This episode is a must-listen, specifically for non-Taiwanese nationals or anyone who's ever thought about, is about to embark on, or currently in the midst of starting a business in Taiwan. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode What the Dragons' Chamber is How the Dragons' Chamber pitch event works What the Dragons' Chamber does and who is it for Recommended resources for budding entrepreneurs or people with startup ideas in Taiwan How having more foreign business and business owners in Taiwan could be beneficial Startup Weekend in Taiwan Why Startup Weekend is a good testing ground for people with business ideas Common problems faced by foreigners who try to start businesses in Taiwan Where to find Elias' book, How To Start A Business in Taiwan Related Links: Dragons' Chamber: https://dragonschambertaiwan.com/ Enspyre: http://www.enspyre.com Dragon's Den https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragons'_Den Startup Digest: https://www.startupdigest.com/digests Startup Digest Taipei https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/taipei Startup Digest Southern Taiwan https://www.startupdigest.com/digests/southern-taiwan French Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan: http://www.ccift.org.tw/ Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan: https://www.canchamtw.com/ Canadian Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/canadianchamberofcommerceintaiwan/ Meet Taipei: http://eng.meettaipei.tw/ Where to find Elias' book, How to Start a Business in Taiwan: http://startabusinessintaiwan.tw/ How to Start a Business in Taiwan on Amazon: http://amzn.to/2zhsNq0 How to Start a Business in Taiwan in ebook format on Leanpub: https://leanpub.com/startabusinessintaiwan How to Start a Business in Taiwan: An Interview with Elias Ek: learnchinesebusiness.com/2014/10/16/how-to-start-a-business-in-taiwan-an-interview-with-elias-ek Elias Ek's Linked-in link: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eliasek

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: When I heard the historic news of May 24th, that Taiwan's Constitutional Court had ruled that marriage is not strictly defined as being between a man and a woman, it was exciting to know that Taiwan was poised to be the first country in Asia to legalize gay marriage. Even though I've been involved with the Taiwan float in the New York Gay Pride Parade twice before this year's event, I realize that I still have a lot more to learn about the LGBTQ movement and community in New York and Taiwan. In fact, just last year I attended an orientation session for floats participating in the New York Gay Pride Parade. There I learned that the official name of the event is actually the New York Pride March. Why a march and not a parade? The organizers of New York Pride explained that the term march is a reminder of the origins of the first Gay Pride March in New York, which rose out of the riots that erupted in reaction to the unjust police raids of the Stonewall bar. As for Taiwan's Gay Pride Parade, it's the largest one in Asia. But beyond that, and up until the May 24th Constitutional Court ruling, what's happened in the gay rights movement in Taiwan? I thought this would be the perfect time to cover this topic on the Talking Taiwan podcast.I wanted to interview someone about the gay rights movement in Taiwan. That led me to Wen Liu, gender studies professor at SUNY Albany and my interview with her. I am so pleased to have Wen on as a guest to talk about the LGBTQ movement and the recent ruling in Taiwan on same-sex marriage. What listeners don't know is that Wen did the interview with me from Taiwan, even though she is usually based in New York. I really appreciate her taking the time out of her schedule to do this interview with me. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode The May 24th ruling by the Constitutional Court in Taiwan that same-sex marriage could be legalized Mr. Chi Chia-wei who's lawsuit led to the May 24th ruling The history of the same-sex marriage battle and family law in Taiwan Major turning points in Taiwan's LGBTQ movement The history behind Taiwan's gay pride parade How Taiwan compares to other Asian countries on LGBTQ issues The next steps after the May 24th ruling The marriage equality bill, civil partnership bill, multiple family bill Other work that needs to be done in Taiwan for the LGBTQ community Related Links: Wen Liu's writings on New Bloom Magazine: http://newbloommag.net/author/wen-liu/ An article about the LGBTQ movement in Taiwan: https://outreachfortaiwan.org/taiwan-101/social-movements/lgbtq-movement-in-taiwan/