Taiwanese Diaspora 台灣人 Podcast

#30: Georgia Senate Runoff Election, Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) / 喬治亞州參議院選舉，台美公民協會

December 07, 2020 23:42 - 33 minutes - 30.4 MB

(bilingual episode in Mandarin Chinese and English / 中英) Wellington Tzou discusses growing up in Atlanta, Georgia, key dates in the upcoming Georgia Senate Runoff Election, founding TASA at Emory University, and becoming Board President at the Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL). 喬治亞州參議院選舉，台美公民協會. --- Key dates and links for the Georgia Senate Runoff Elections: Request absentee ballot: https://ballotrequest.sos.ga.gov/ Register to vote and check your registration: https://www...

#29: 夢花國際影展 Dream Flare Film Festival (11/6-11/20) featuring 愛睏娛樂 Aikhun Entertainment

November 09, 2020 03:41 - 34 minutes - 31.4 MB

(bilingual episode) It's my great pleasure to speak with Chantelle Lin, CEO and Linda Chen, Head of Social Media from 愛睏娛樂 Aikhun Entertainment. Aikhun Entertainment has partnered with the Taipei Film Festival and the Asian World Film Festival to put on the Dream Flare Film Festival, going on right now through Nov 20, 2020. -- Virtual event accessible to North American audience only: Week 1 (Nov 6-13): 8 Full-Length Films | 長片. Week 2 (Nov 13-20): 7 Short Films | 短片. -- Dream Flare F...

#28: Call to Vote / 去選舉！

October 19, 2020 03:00 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MB

US 2020 Elections are around the corner. Are you ready to vote? -- More resources mentioned on the episode listed on the website 請到主網頁看更多相關資訊連結: https://taiwanesediaspora.com/podcast/episode-28 -- This topic of this episode was suggested by listeners. So we sit down with a few listeners and talk about voting in the upcoming 2020 US general election. This episode is non-partisan, serving as a bilingual resource for those voting for the first time. General elections are more than just vot...

#27: Breast cancer survivor and founder of Asian Women for Health / 乳癌倖存者，亞裔女性健康聯盟

October 02, 2020 03:43 - 23 minutes - 21.6 MB

(Episode is in Mandarin Chinese and English; 這集是用國語跟英文) (3:05) English: Chien-Chi is a breast cancer survivor (乳癌倖存者) and founder of the non-profit organization Asian Women for Health (亞裔女性健康聯盟) -- a peer-led, community-based network dedicated to advancing Asian women's health and wellness through education, advocacy, and support. (3:58) 國語：台商會 (10:21) English: mental health resources, Asian American Mental Health Forum (volunteer-run annual event). (11:40) English: global attendees,...

#26: Tips on writing essays in college, All the Pep Band hype / 寫作文的方法，大學鼓舞樂隊

September 18, 2020 04:00 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MB

(Episode is in English; 這集是用英文) Starting college and want some advice on getting through the mounds of assigned readings and essay writing? Check out Chelsea's tips (recorded pre-COVID). Back-to-school series featuring Chelsea. At the time of recording, Chelsea was wrapping up her first semester of senior year in college. 我們是肺炎之前錄這集。她剛好在大四的寒假休息，準備上大學最後一學期! She has since graduated! Congrats, Chelsea! 恭喜! (1:30) A sneak peak into dorm/apt life: Roomba fights. 住在學校跟室友活動。 (2:16) Favorite ...

#25: High school track team / 高中賽跑隊

September 04, 2020 04:00 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MB

(Episode is in English; 這集是用英文) Back-to-school series featuring Christopher, a high school sophomore at the time of the pre-COVID recording, about running on the track team and recovering from a flub when he dropped the baton during a relay. We're joined by his older sister, who adds some insights as well. Other topics: high school classes, pep rallies and football games, volleyball state championship games. 高中賽跑隊 Cover art photo courtesy of @cyehphotography *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ social m...

#24: Trumpet/cornet, orchestra auditions, taking Chinese at school / 吹喇叭，試聽，美國學校中文課的課程

August 28, 2020 03:49 - 18 minutes - 16.6 MB

(Episode is in English; 這集是用英文) Back-to-school series featuring Christian (a high school sophomore at the time of the pre-COVID recording). He talks about all the memorable things I personally associate with high school (super nostalgic!): band friends, band trips, music auditions, and finding a "school family" through team sports. If you're a high school student interested in auditioning for out-of-school chamber groups, such as the Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra, Christian will tell you...

Join Curious Barbell and TWDiaspora for a Meetup this weekend!

August 28, 2020 02:12 - 1 minute - 1.06 MB

親愛的聽眾們，你也在不同文化求學、生活、工作，或正在探索你的台灣人身份嗎？歡迎來加入好奇槓鈴和台灣人Podcast的聯合線上 Meet Up 吧！這是個中英文雙語的聚會，我們想討論的話題包括：探索在跨文化生活的人生樣貌；在海外科技及運動科學的生活與工作；其他你想聊的話題。 Hi Curious Barbell and Taiwanese Diaspora listeners! We're co-hosting a bilingual meetup this weekend for our podcast fans. Come hang out and meet other listeners! After a quick round of intros, we'll open up the floor. Some topics of interest to us are: Navigating between cultures (在文化之間); Living abroad as a 華僑 and supporting Taiwanese-owned business...

#23: A Fifth Grader's Adventures / 五年級的生活故事

August 21, 2020 04:00 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MB

(Episode is in English; 這集是用英文) Super fun pre-COVID19 conversation with Chloe (age 10)! She very articulately shares insights about life as a fifth grader: games at recess, responsibilities of a patrol, graduation traditions, 中文學校，演講比賽, learning from her siblings on how to skate and play trumpet, helping her parents cook dumplings and mochi, and nervous anticipations about starting middle school. Cover art photos courtesy of @cyehphotography *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ social media 社群: @twdias...

#22: Scott Hsu on Life as an International School Teacher / 國際學校老師的生活

August 14, 2020 04:23 - 39 minutes - 36 MB

(Episode is in English; 這集是用英文) Today's interview was recorded in April and features Scott Hsu. He's a 2nd gen Taiwanese American teacher/musician/father who grew up in Massachusetts and spent most of his formative years in the college town of Amherst. His wife is a 2nd gen Taiwanese-American as well and they have two 3rd gen kids (ages 9 and 10). Scott had been teaching high school math at international schools for the past 7 years. His family has had the opportunity to live in New Delhi,...

#21: Eric Tsai, Founder of Outreach for Taiwan ／幫台美人多瞭解台灣歷史跟別的話題

May 13, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 40.5 MB

(Episode is in English and Chinese; 這集是用英文跟中文) Bilingual conversation with the founder of Outreach for Taiwan (OFTaiwan.org) Eric Tsai. We connected at the Boston Taiwan Film Festival last year. Eric talks about why he founded Outreach for Taiwan, and about the types of workshops and topics he prepares for various Taiwanese-American student groups. He's recently been doing live streams on Facebook, so tune in to learn more! 蔡宗霖用雙語跟我們介紹他組織的研討會，幫台美人多瞭解台灣歷史跟別的話題。我們去年在波士頓影展認識。 Follow Eric...

#20 Reposting my chat with Susie on her podcast

May 06, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MB

Reposting my interview with Susie! Susie Wang is one of my beloved podcast hosts. She has two (!) podcasts -- one in English (titled: "Darling what did you say") and one in Mandarin (and sometimes Taiwanese, titled "雪梨台灣阿姐的碎碎念 (華語)"). Tune in on any podcast player and follow Susie on Instagram at Instagram @sydneytaiwanbigsister. I've been following Susie since I started this podcast and so very excited we got to talk. We recorded at the end of week four of Boston's stay-at-home orders (sli...

#19: Preservation of Japanese Colonial Architecture in Taiwan / 保留台灣日本時代的建築物

May 02, 2020 01:07 - 45 minutes - 42 MB

(Episode is in English) Emi Higashiyama (東山絵美 / 陳繪美) discusses her new research project: documenting Japanese colonial architecture in Taiwan. She was born in Japan to Taiwanese immigrant parents, grew up in Taiwan (she identifies as a "third culture kid"), went to American school in Taiwan, and traveled extensively in her adult life. She has a ton of hobbies and interests, which led her to historic preservation. Connect with her @JapaneseColonial on Instagram! 保留台灣日本時代的建築物 *** Say hi!...

#18: Working in Public Affairs, Encountering Racism / 在公共關係上班，遇到種族歧視

April 15, 2020 00:42 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

(Episode is in English) Winnie Chen works in public affairs and loves journaling. She shares tidbits about her experience growing up in CA: about being a rebel by skipping Chinese school, about how her favorite college subjects helped her understand her bicultural identity and appreciate her parents' sacrifices, and about how she handled encountering racism in class by a guest lecturer. 在公共關係上班，遇到種族歧視。 Follow Winnie on Instagram @lilwonnton. Website: https://www.wordswithwons.com *** S...

#18: Working in Public Affairs, Encountering Racism

April 15, 2020 00:42 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MB

(Episode is in English) Winnie works in public affairs and loves journaling. She shares tidbits about her experience growing up in CA: about being a rebel by skipping Chinese school, about how her favorite college subjects helped her understand her bicultural identity and appreciate her parents' sacrifices, and about how she handled encountering racism in class by a guest lecturer. 在公共關係上班，遇到種族歧視。 Follow Winnie on Instagram @lilwonnton. Website: https://www.wordswithwons.com *** Showno...

#17: college music education major, euphonium, Chinese yo-yo, TASA

March 29, 2020 16:49 - 40 minutes - 36.9 MB

(Episode is in English) Thomas Lin talks about life in college as a music education major, his love of Chinese yo-yo (扯鈴) and euphonium, and involvement with the University of Maryland (UMCP) chapter of the Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA). Follow Thomas on Instagram @its.lintentional UMCP TASA: https://umcptasa.org/pages/home.html *** Shownotes TBD *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. [email protected] www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- ...

Nomadic Series #1: Angie and Cynthia

March 20, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes - 46 MB

Welcome to Nomadic Taiwanese (Nomadic 台灣廊), a new bilingual podcast series brought to you by the hosts of Curious Barbell and Taiwanese Diaspora podcasts to amplify voices from Taiwanese communities around the world. 歡迎來到Nomadic 台灣廊系列，一個由台灣人 Podcast 和好奇槓鈴Podcast所合作的音頻節目。 You may know Angie from the Curious Barbell and Cynthia from Taiwanese Diaspora. We are excited to be your hosts and to bring different perspectives to the conversations. Cynthia is an American-born Taiwanese and Angie i...

Nomadic Series #1

March 20, 2020 13:00 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MB

Welcome to Nomadic Taiwanese (Nomadic 台灣廊), a new bilingual podcast series brought to you by the hosts of Curious Barbell and Taiwanese Diaspora podcasts to amplify voices from Taiwanese communities around the world. 歡迎來到Nomadic 台灣廊系列，一個由台灣人 Podcast 和好奇槓鈴Podcast所合作的音頻節目。 You may know Angie from the Curious Barbell and Cynthia from Taiwanese Diaspora. We are excited to be your hosts and to bring different perspectives to the conversations. Cynthia is an American-born Taiwanese and Angie i...

#16: Sociology, Freelancing, Powerlifting Coach / 社會學，自由職業，建生教練

March 16, 2020 22:00 - 57 minutes - 53 MB

Sociology, Freelancing, Powerlifting + Life Coach 社會學，自由職業，建身+建生教練 w/Angie Wang, host of Curious Barbell *** Shownotes TBD *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. [email protected] www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twdiaspora/support

#15: Abigail Hing Wen, author of Loveboat, Taipei

January 05, 2020 03:14 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MB

(Episode is in English. Additional show notes coming soon) Abigail Hing Wen, author of Loveboat, Taipei. Loveboat, Taipei comes out Jan 7, 2020. *** (0:00) Intro in English. I had a very exciting conversation with Abigail today about her debut novel Loveboat, Taipei, as well as a smattering of others topics including dating, working the tech world, the bamboo and glass ceilings for minority and women, her writing process, and more. Hope you enjoy! (0:48) 中文的介紹。(Intro in Chinese + high ...

#14: Mental Health Journey and Self-Care Practices

December 22, 2019 21:59 - 27 minutes - 24.9 MB

(Episode is primarily in English) We continue our conversation from Episode 13 with Tony Hu (胡牧民). In this episode, Tony shares about his mental health journey and self care practices. Thank you for your bravery and vulnerability, Tony! *** (Intro) in English and Chinese. (2:10) Taiwanese/Asian pop culture recommendations? musicians and artists: Jay Chou (周杰倫), Wang Leehom, JJ Lin (林俊傑), Jolin Tsai (蔡依林). (3:45) Taiwanese drama series: 我們與惡的距離 (The World Between Us). Deals with heavy ...

#13: Taiwanese-Canadian’s Perspective on American School in Taiwan & Alt-Military Service

December 22, 2019 21:56 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MB

(Episode is primarily in English) Tony Hu (胡牧民) is a Taiwanese-Canadian who has gone back and forth between Taiwan and Canada (加拿大) his whole life. He shares his experiences and perspectives on growing in Canada and the US, going to American School (美國學校) in Taiwan, college in Canada, alternative military service (替代役) in Taiwan, and now back in Canada for grad school. *** (intro) in English and Chinese (2:15) How Tony stumbled upon the podcast. Interested in hearing about how other pe...

#12: Psychologist on Systemic Therapy / 跟心理師聊家庭治療

August 29, 2019 02:10 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 這集用國語和英文聊) I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Geri Tien (田乃潔博士) today about mental health and her focus on using systemic therapy to work with first and second generation family members. Born in Taiwan, she knew at young age she wanted to be a therapist. To do so required her to get at least a Master's degree, which brought her to the US. Today, she works and practices in Colorado, where she's one of a handful of licensed therapists conversant in En...

#11: Contemporary Piano Improvisation Musician from Kaohsiung / 現代鋼琴即興的音樂家

July 29, 2019 05:02 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 這集用國語和英文聊) Today's conversation is with Chi-Wei Lo (駱奇偉), one of Taiwan's premier pianists. He was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is currently a DMA candidate at the New England Conservatory. He shares stories and memories about starting to play at age 3, and how the years of playing classical music gave him the repertoire and foundation to really know music, and how all of that led him to fall in love with improvisation. His talent and hard work won him ...

#10: Reflections of a Parachute Kid / 回想到小留學生的時候

July 08, 2019 22:36 - 42 minutes - 39 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 國語＋英文) Tracy Chien (簡郁容) shares memories and reflections about moving to the US from Taiwan in 1993 when she was 10 years old. She was sent solo by her parents to live in an informal homestay arrangement to attend school. She was called a parachute kid (小留學生), an unaccompanied minor sent overseas for school. She reflects that this was a particularly difficult and emotionally traumatizing time of her life: she had limited resources to pursue hobbies and ...

#09: 核能工程師談教育傳承 / Nuclear Engineer on Teaching Kids About Their Family Heritage

June 30, 2019 18:31 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MB

(Episode is in Chinese. 這集用國語聊。) We talk with Dr. Peng (彭博士) today about his career as a nuclear engineer (核能工程師). A native of Taiwan, he completed his elementary through Master’s studies in Taiwan, and considers himself really lucky throughout his education endeavors to have had really great teachers who recognized his strengths and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. He then came to update New York for his PhD in nuclear engineering, because there weren’t programs offered in Taiwan at t...

#08: 確保您飲用水的政府工程師 / Civil Servant Bringing Safe Drinking Water to your Tap

June 19, 2019 02:48 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MB

(Episode is mostly in Chinese) Today's topic is drinking water (飲用水)! In the United States, we are (for the most part) incredibly lucky to have safe, potable water by a quick turn of the faucet. Curious about which government entity regulates and establishes federal standards for drinking water? Historically, it's been the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The states and public water systems are then tasked with enforce the standards and regulations. George Chien (錢宗駒) is an en...

#07: 阿岫推薦兩個雙語網路廣播節目 / Cynthia’s Bilingual Podcast Recommendations (x2)

June 15, 2019 02:01 - 7 minutes - 6.55 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English) 最近比較忙，但是希望這週末能發布新的給大家聽！今天想跟大家推薦我最近在聽的兩個雙語網路廣播的節目。希望你們也喜歡！ I haven't posted any new episodes in a new weeks, but fear not. I have lot of interviews recorded and awaiting my edits. Stay tuned -- hope to put something out this weekend! In the meantime, I'm recommending two bilingual podcasts I started listening to a few months ago. Hope you enjoy them, too! *** 百靈果NEWS: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Vv32KtHB3peVZ8TeacUty *** https://www.susiewang.com...

#06: A Twin’s Perspective on Moving from TW to HK to the US (CA) / 雙胞胎從台灣到香港到美國加州

May 13, 2019 02:00 - 25 minutes - 23 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English) Bilingual episode with Yi-Chien, who shares her perspective about growing up with a twin sister and being an expat as her dad's job took the family around the world. She was born in Taiwan, grew up in Hong Kong and attended an international school, and came to the US for her last year of high school and college. 雙語：謙謙在台灣出生，在香港長大，然後在美國加州上大學。她爸爸的工作讓家庭到出版。她跟我們分享她跟雙胞胎妹妹在各個國家的生活。 Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. hello@taiwanesedias...

#05: Conversation on Identity [English and Mandarin] / 身份認同的討論「中＋英」

April 27, 2019 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB

(Episode is in Chinese and English) Min Kyriannis (鄭明瑤) joins me today for a conversation on identity. She shares her perspective about growing up in Flushing, NY, where she immigrated with her family as an infant. She speaks Taiwanese, Mandarin, English, Cantonese, Japanese, French, and Greek! She’s raising her kids to be multilingual as well. How does she stay up-to-date on Taiwanese pop culture? What career advice does she have for Asian mid-career women? Tune in to find out! This is ...

#04: From Biomedical Engineer to Cardiologist [English] / 生物醫學工程師轉成心臟病專家「英文」

April 15, 2019 02:10 - 14 minutes - 13 MB

(Episode is in English) Dr. Ed Chu is a Taiwanese-American cardiologist. He was born and raised in Florida to parents who immigrated to the US from Taiwan. Like many ABC's, he attended Chinese school on weekends, spoke Mandarin at home, and used chopsticks for pretty much everything. He studied biomedical engineering in college, and went to work for a medical technology company for two years. He soon realized that he had a calling to help people in a different way, and became a doctor. He’...

#03: Studying Noise in Taiwan as an Anthropologist [English] / 人類學家到台灣研究噪音「英文」

March 21, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MB

(Episode is in English) We talk with Dr. Jennifer C. Hsieh, a Taiwanese-American anthropologist. She grew up in Texas and has lived in Asia and Europe. She became fascinated by anthropology during college at Harvard, and went on to earn her PhD from Stanford. She spent 16 months in Taipei conducting research on how the Taiwanese distinguish between noise and sound. She is currently a postdoc at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where is she working on her upcom...

#02: 到日本留學讀產品設計 (中文) / Studying Product Design in Japan (Chinese)

March 14, 2019 13:00 - 21 minutes - 19.4 MB

（Episode is in Chinese / 這集用的語言是中文） We speak with Moose, a Taiwanese-born college student, about his experience going to college in Japan to study product design and also doing a semester-long exchange program in California. Talk about cultural adaptation! 跟 Moose 聊他到日本留學。 Why did you want to go to college in Japan? / 你為什麼會想到日本留學？ How did you learn Japanese? / 你怎麼學日語？ How did you become interested in product design? / 你為什麼對產品設計有興趣？ What was your biggest surprise (culture, food, educati...

#01: 90年代移民到美國 (中文) / Immigrating to the US in the 1990s (Chinese)

March 07, 2019 14:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MB

（Episode is in Chinese / 這集用的語言是中文） Auntie shares stories about immigrating to the US in the 1990s. / 阿姨跟我們聊她 90年代移民到美國的故事。 The importance of keeping the family together and happy. / 最重要的是保持家庭團結和快樂。 From successful entrepreneurs in Taiwan to becoming a restaurateur on the east coast. / 離開在台灣建立的企業到美國東部開餐廳。 Comparisons between American and Taiwanese school systems. / 台灣跟美國教育的差別。 *** If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @tw...

#00: 歡迎收聽 “台灣人” (國語)

February 15, 2019 00:00 - 37 seconds - 584 KB

大家好！我是阿岫。歡迎收聽 “台灣人” 的廣播。再來的幾集，我會邀請台灣華僑，華裔，和本地人來分享他們的故事或介紹不同有關華人的題目。我們大部分會用英文或國語溝通，但也會有講客家話，台語，等等的來賓。如果您有什麼想跟各位觀眾分享的，請你跟我聯絡。郵件是 [email protected]. 好吧，我們準備開始！ *** Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email: [email protected] OR [email protected]. www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twdiaspora/support

#00: Intro to the Taiwanese Diaspora podcast (English)

February 07, 2019 05:00 - 39 seconds - 611 KB

Welcome to the Taiwanese Diaspora podcast, where I’ll be exploring the stories and heritage of Taiwanese people around the world. In upcoming episodes, I'll be interviewing Taiwanese entrepreneurs, artists, students, and more. Some were born in Taiwan and others were born abroad. Some emigrated from Taiwan to other countries and others have returned to Taiwan after some years abroad. I love hearing people’s stories and am SO eager to share them with you via this podcast. Our conversations w...