Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim tackling some tough questions

Political Beats Strait-Talk

August 13, 2013January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment Amnesty International, Chinese blind activist Chen Guangcheng:, Chinese Civil War, Chinese control of Taiwan media, Chinese in Taiwan, cross strait relations, cross-cultural communication, cross-strait ties, Democratic Progressive Party, DPP, DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴), DPP's former President Chen Shui-bian （陳水扁）, dual citizenship, freedom and democracy in the ROC, media monopoly in Taiwan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, President Ma Ying-jeou's (馬英九), rights of foreigners in Taiwan, Taiwan human rights, women's rights

By Trista di Genova / The Wild East, political beat The Breakfast Club really outdid itself this time, inviting DPP Legislator Hsiao Bi-Khim (蕭美琴) to speak at its monthly gathering on July 27. Hsiao discussed the life and work of Taiwan legislators and addressed major issues facing the foreign community,

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Taiwan’s Unsung Hero: A Tribute to Linda Arrigo

American Taels Expat Chat

July 18, 2011March 1, 2019 Trista di Genova 4 Comments 2-28 incident, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal naming rights, Amnesty International, chen shui-bian, DPP, Formosa Kaohsiung incident, human rights, Kaohsiung, KMT, Lee teng-hui, Lin family murders, Linda Gail Arrigo 艾琳達 Ài Líndá, Lynn Miles, martial law in Taiwan, Political Beats, political dissidents, pro-Taiwan independence movement, Shih Ming-te 施明德, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan history, Tien Chao-min, US military in Taiwan, White Terror

One of the most underappreciated intellectuals around, for decades Linda Gail Arrigo has stuck to her guns and stood up for human rights in Taiwan. She should be thanked for always being a truth-teller, and providing authorities with at times a much-needed cattleprod to their conscience [Note:Other publications have declined

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