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Steven Crook: Taiwan's consummate cultural notetaker
(Pick up a copy of next month’s ‘Centered on Taipei’ magazine to see this interview in print.) Steven Crook, a Briton who’s…
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‘A Mission from Goodall’: Interview with Seán McCormack, Pioneer in Animal Welfare
Seán McCormack founded Animals Taiwan and more recently the Taiwan SPCA. He talks with The Wild East about how Jane Goodall inspired…
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Forumosa Happy Hour this Friday
Friday at 7:30pm – 1:00am Location: On Tap, Zhongxiao East Road Section 4, Lane 216, Alley 11, No.21 (忠孝東路四段216巷11弄21號) Taipei From Forumosa.com:…
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‘Mobile pizza’ pans out for expat in Tainan
Rock Starkey, owner of Tin Pan Alley, talks with The Wild East about his entrepreneurial experiences after setting out with a mobile…
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A Friend to Us All: On the Loss of Mark Bennett
Trista di Genova, The Wild East It happened in the early hours of Saturday, Jan. 22. Many may have missed the short…
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Coffee with an immigration cop
I met my immigration police friend, Eric, at a café today for an informative chat. It’s always nice to run by him…
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Last hearing to determine Scotsman’s fate in hit-and-run trial
Media are invited to attend the last hearing in the trial of Zain Dean, on Feb. 18th, 2011, 10am in Room 10…
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What Taiwanese think of foreigners, part 2
Peter Chen has been a neighborhood chief in Chonghe City for 18 years. His hobby is studying English with the newspaper. PETER:…
Travel
Exclusive interview with Lisa Furtado
The Wild East So how did Nelly Furtado’s sister end up teaching in Kaohsiung, Taiwan? I was tired of the routine of…
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Expat Chat: Being Black in Taiwan
Andre Mangongo is a priest with the Catholic Church from the Democratic Republic of Congo, and has been in Taiwan four years.…
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Expat Chat: 'Having Kids in Taiwan'
Eryk Smith, 32, is an American writer who’s been in Taiwan over 10 years. ERYK: We had our child at Tai An,…
Culture
Scott Sommers enlightening the blogosphere
Google Scott Sommers, and you’ll get over 2.2 million responses. Why? His blog covers a litany of subjects affecting both Taiwanese and…