Oct 16

Oct 16 Taiwan’s Humanitarian Aid to Hongkongers Faces New Questions Amid Geopolitical Uncertainties

July 1, 2019 is the 2nd anniversary of the occupation of the Legislative Council in Hong Kong’s Anti-Extradition Bill movement and the 1st anniversary of Taiwan’s investment of national resources in providing humanitarian aid to Hongkongers in exile. Two years after Taiwan’s assistance of Hong Kong, official relations between the two have seemingly ceased as the political situation in Hong Kong continues to deteriorate. Amid geopolitical uncertainties, how can Taiwan continue to help Hongkongers?

Oct 10

Oct 10 A Cup of Myanmar Milk Tea and Homesickness: A History of Huaxin Street

StoryStudio (故事)

Translations, StoryStudio (故事)

Huaxin Street, also known as Little Burma, is home to a large overseas Burmese-Chinese community in Taiwan. How did this community come to be? How did the overseas Chinese policies of “Free China”’ contribute to this rise of this community? What can we learn from this community’s relationship with its “homeland”?

Sep 19

Sep 19 Podcast | Social Worker in the Ring, and the Champions He Brings Out: We All Want to Grow Up Well

The Reporter (報導者)

Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

Before Taiwan entered the COVID-19 Level 3 Alert this year, The Reporter visited a social worker who also works as a boxing coach in Sanxia, New Taipei City. How has he turned boxing into a tool to empower indigenous youths from disadvantaged backgrounds?

Aug 15

Aug 15 Art Review: How Do We "Become" Taiwanese?

The Reporter (報導者)

Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

How do artists invite us to reexamine the changes in the Taiwanese identity? What methods do they use? In 2018, Liang-Pin Tsao opened an exhibition at TKG+ Projects examining the intertwined relationships between “identity” and “history”. Focusing on the images of the Martyrs’ Shrine, the exhibition asks: How does one become Taiwanese?

Aug 1

Aug 1 A New City on an Old Port: The 100 Year Transformation of Kaohsiung's Love River

StoryStudio (故事)

StoryStudio (故事), Translations

For decades, the Love River (愛河 Ai He) has always been a sparkling spot of Kaohsiung’s cityscape. In this article, readers will find out how the story of this beloved river intertwined with the city’s century-long history, from the Qing Dynasty, the Japanese colonial era, to the twenty-first century.

Jul 12

Jul 12 Hold or Postpone the Tokyo Olympics? The COVID-19 Pandemic Hobbles Japan

The Reporter (報導者)

Translations, The Reporter (報導者)

On July 12, 2021, Tokyo, the host city of the 2020 Summer Olympics, is entering another state of emergency to combat the spread of COVID-19. With COVID-19 still running rampant across the world, why is the Tokyo Olympics not cancelled or postponed?

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