Talking Taiwan
344 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsTalking Taiwan is a Golden Crane Award Winner and the longest running Taiwan-related podcast. Hosted by Felicia Lin, it's about the interesting people and stories connected to Taiwan and Taiwan's global community – in Taiwan, the US, and around the world. Listen and subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Audible, and everywhere - or on www.talkingtaiwan.com.
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EP 101 | Dr. Peter Tsai N95 Mask Inventor Helps to Fight Covid-19
November 02, 2020 13:14 - 42 minutes - 24.5 MBA 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 Ta...
Ep 100 | Dr Peter Tsai N95 Mask Inventor: The Man Who Created the Technology
October 27, 2020 16:00 - 47 minutes - 27.3 MBA 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 par...
Ep 99 | Professor Scott Simon: Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples and Their Connection to Ecology
October 19, 2020 04:00 - 24 minutes - 14.2 MBA 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 Austr...
Ep 98 | Dr. Jerome Keating's Books: Mapping, Paradigm Shifts, and his Favorite Quotes
October 12, 2020 04:25 - 41 minutes - 24.3 MBA 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 so...
Ep 97 | Understanding the History of Taiwan through Dr. Jerome Keating
October 05, 2020 09:57 - 37 minutes - 21.6 MBA 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 ...
Ep 96 Taiwan Baseball and its History
September 28, 2020 08:40 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBA 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 histo...
Ep 96 | Professor Andrew Morris: The Relationship Between Taiwan Baseball and its History
September 28, 2020 08:40 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBA 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 histo...
Ep 95 | Raising Blasian Kids Part 2: A Conversation with Rolla Chng and Eileen Lin-Goutier
September 23, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 33.5 MBA 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 differ...
Ep 94 | Raising Blasian Kids Part 1: A Conversation with Rolla Chng and Eileen Lin-Goutier
September 15, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBA 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...
Ep 93 | A Discussion with Dr. Eunice Yuen About Asian American Mental Health
September 07, 2020 11:32 - 36 minutes - 21.4 MBA 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 w...
Ep 92 | Small Talk at LGBTQ Film Festival: An Interview with Director Huang Hui-chen
August 31, 2020 14:39 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBA 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-ch...
Ep 91 | Austin Asian American Film Festival: Prismatic Taiwan, A Series Celebrating Queer Taiwanese Cinema
August 24, 2020 21:04 - 31 minutes - 18.1 MBA 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 fi...
Ep 90 | Jaleea Price Talks About Living in Taiwan
August 17, 2020 04:00 - 43 minutes - 25 MBA 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 ...
Ep 89 | Quarantine in Taiwan: An Interview with Diana Lee
August 10, 2020 14:20 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBA 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 Chan...
Ep 88 | Being Black in Taiwan and Racism in the United States: Elissa Russell and Elizabeth Williams
August 03, 2020 12:28 - 55 minutes - 38.7 MBA 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 L...
Ep 87 | This is My Brain in Love: A Conversation with Author I.W. Gregorio
July 27, 2020 13:54 - 55 minutes - 38.2 MBA 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. H...
Ep 86 | The Coming Collapse of China: Gordon Chang Discusses his Books
July 20, 2020 16:00 - 25 minutes - 34.8 MBA 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 o...
Ep 85 | Hong Kong Security Law: An Interview with Political Commentator Gordon Chang
July 13, 2020 07:29 - 20 minutes - 28.1 MBA 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 ...
Ep 84 | Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative: Founders Stefanie Davis and Patrick Springer
July 06, 2020 13:13 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBA 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 Bl...
Ep 83 | What Led to Taiwan's Same Sex Marriage?
June 29, 2020 02:06 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBA 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 recogni...
Ep 82 | Taiwan Pride Parade for the World: Speaking with Organizer Darien Chen
June 28, 2020 10:10 - 29 minutes - 40.5 MBA 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 t...
Ep 81 | Black Lives Matter: A Conversation with Jalesa Tucker
June 22, 2020 09:12 - 26 minutes - 36.6 MBA 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...
Ep 80 | JD Chang: Founder of Crushing the Myth
June 15, 2020 12:59 - 36 minutes - 34 MBA 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...
Ep 79 | Gary Reloj Coronavirus Survivor Delivers PPE
June 08, 2020 16:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBA 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...
Ep 78 | Sunflower Movement: Reflecting Back from the Civil Unrest of 2020
June 01, 2020 19:16 - 17 minutes - 24.3 MBA 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.
Ep 77 | Richard Wang Announcer of Taiwan Baseball Games: First Pro Sports Since Covid-19
June 01, 2020 12:18 - 48 minutes - 44.3 MBA 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 wh...
Ep 76 | Grace Lee: Documentary Filmmaker on A-Doc
May 25, 2020 10:23 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBA 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 ...
Ep 75 | Auntie Sewing Squad Combats Covid-19 One Mask at a Time
May 18, 2020 17:32 - 54 minutes - 50 MBA 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 mas...
Ep 74 | Surviving the Coronavirus Crash as a Musician: A Discussion with Peter Lin
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBA 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 an...
Surviving the Coronavirus Crash as a Musician: A Discussion with Peter Lin Ep 74
May 11, 2020 04:00 - 39 minutes - 36.1 MBA 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 an...
Jazz Trombone Player Peter Lin: A Mix of East and West Ep 73
May 04, 2020 15:45 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBA 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- al...
Ep 73 | Jazz Trombone Player Peter Lin: A Mix of East and West
May 04, 2020 15:45 - 46 minutes - 42.9 MBA 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- al...
Ep 72 | China’s Coronavirus Pandemic Lack of Transparency: An Interview with Scott Simon
April 27, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBA 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...
China’s Coronavirus Pandemic Lack of Transparency: An Interview with Scott Simon Ep 72
April 27, 2020 16:00 - 24 minutes - 23 MBA 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...
Ep 71 | How I Homeschool During the Coronavirus: An Interview with Emily Chen
April 20, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBA 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 C...
How to Homeschool During the Coronavirus: An Interview with Emily Chen Ep 71
April 20, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBA note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: I invited Emily Chen onto Talking Taiwan as a guest to talk about how parents can manage having their kids at home full-time during this Coronavirus 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...
How I Homeschool During the Coronavirus: An Interview with Emily Chen Ep 71
April 20, 2020 16:00 - 33 minutes - 31.7 MBA 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 C...
Ep 70 | Taiwan’s Response to the Coronavirus: An Interview with Dr. Brian Chang
April 13, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBA 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 outbr...
Taiwan’s Response to the Coronavirus: An Interview with Dr. Brian Chang Ep 70
April 13, 2020 16:00 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBA 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 outbr...
Ep 69 | Coronavirus Pandemic in New York: An Interview with Dr. Wilson Wang
April 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBA 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 Doc...
Coronavirus Pandemic in New York: An Interview with Dr. Wilson Wang Ep 69
April 06, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBA 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 Doc...
Ebola Outbreak: An Interview with Dr. Wilson Wang Ep 68
March 30, 2020 16:24 - 46 minutes - 46.5 MBA 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 thi...
Ep 68 | Ebola Outbreak: An Interview with Dr. Wilson Wang
March 30, 2020 16:24 - 46 minutes - 46.5 MBA 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 thi...
Ep 67 | Love Boat Taipei: An Interview with Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen
March 23, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBA 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 ...
An Interview with “Love Boat Taipei” Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen Ep 67
March 23, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBA 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 ...
Love Boat Taipei: An Interview with Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen Ep 67
March 23, 2020 16:00 - 36 minutes - 34 MBA 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 ...
Love Boat Taiwan: Interview with Asian American Studies Professor and Film Maker Valerie Soe Ep 66
March 09, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBA 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 hig...
Ep 66 | Love Boat Taiwan: Interview with Asian American Studies Professor and Film Maker Valerie Soe
March 09, 2020 16:00 - 39 minutes - 36.9 MBA 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 hig...
An Interview With Author Jennifer J. Chow About The 228 Legacy and Her Other Books Ep 65
February 25, 2020 02:38 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBA 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...
Ep 65 | An Interview With Author Jennifer J. Chow About The 228 Legacy and Her Other Books
February 25, 2020 02:38 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBA 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...