Travel
The strange history of the sweet potato
The following is my interview with my Taiwanese friend, the famous guy, WuBai, about a mysterious vegetable that is central to Taiwanese…
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Taiwan history
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History
Mapping Taiwan: A journey through history
Taiwan may be Asia’s most vibrant democracy, but this lofty status masks a colonial past that continues to impact local society and…
History
'Why Taiwan Matters': A Book Review
Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Shelly Rigger Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (29 April 2011) ISBN: 978-1442204799 Pages 232 (Hardcover) Why…
Politics
THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE TAIWAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT: THE MAKING OF FORMOSA MAGAZINE, 1979
THE SOCIAL ORIGINS OF THE TAIWAN DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT: THE MAKING OF FORMOSA MAGAZINE, 1979 by Linda Gail Arrigo original July 1981; revised…
Politics
FROM DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT TO BOURGEOIS DEMOCRACY: INTERNAL POLITICS OF TAIWAN’S DPP (1991)
(Originally published March 1992) INTRODUCTION Taiwan is awash with money. It has the highest foreign currency reserves in the world, per capita.…
Expat Life
Taiwan’s Unsung Hero: A Tribute to Linda Arrigo
One of the most underappreciated intellectuals around, for decades Linda Gail Arrigo has stuck to her guns and stood up for human…
History
Paradise Lost? Orchid Island’s Rocky History
If the Tao people of Taiwan’s Orchid Island can overcome some modern-day challenges while celebrating and sharing their rich heritage, the future…
History
Dutch Era in Taiwan to be discussed April 29 @ Alliance Francaise
A free AFT-sponsored seminar, “Conférence sur l’époque hollandaise à Taiwan: perspectives contemporaines“, will be held at the Alliance Francaise in Taipei on…
Expat Life
How to Make Learning Chinese Impossible: Taiwan's Got It Down
Hapless Chinese learners agree: the Taiwan-only useless system of ‘Bopomofo’ ought to be immediately phased out, and the agreed-upon phonetic system of…
History
'LONG LIVE THE TAIWANESE PEOPLE’ (Requiem for 2-28 Victims)
The following is an excerpt from the recent anthology of poetry, “The War on Sleep” (2010), by Trista di Genova. The 228…
Culture
Taiwan Architecture: A Festival of Junk
How and why the island’s modern-day architecture evolved into such a sad state – an aesthetically offensive living museum of bile-inspiring monstrosities…
Travel
Chiang Kai-shek's kidnapper a hero in Hsinchu village
For The Wild East Magazine A museum featuring Chang Hsueh-liang, Chiang Kai-shek’s kidnapper, has become the star attraction of Chingchuan, Hsinchu County…