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(In Memoriam) Su Beng: The Revolutionist
On June 26, 2016, a political commentator (my uncle), a university professor (my other uncle), and a deeply insignificant 19-year-old (me) shuffled into an apartment building in Xinzhuang, Taiwan to interview Su Beng for a nascent book of poetry about Taiwanese American identity. Small details…
FeaturedPerspectivesSocial/Politics
I’m Taiwanese American. Here’s Why I Stand by Hong Kong.
After Taiwanese American Eric Tsai offered to co-host a workplace discussion on the protests in Hong Kong, a disgruntled co-worker wrote in a separate WeChat of over 300 Chinese American employees:
“Let’s just spend some money and hire thugs to go after him.”
Editor's Note: I want…
FeaturedPerspectivesSocial/Politics
TaiwaneseAmerican.org Statement on Solidarity with Mauna Kea Protectors
We urge Taiwanese Americans to stand in solidarity with those protecting Mauna Kea.
Today, we reflect on our own island nation’s Austronesian ancestry; the many times she was confronted with imperial and colonial violence; the work of our own indigenous peoples resisting foreign and local rule.…
East Coast
Taiwan! Let’s Get Married (Screening/Discussion)
December 6 @ 6:00 pm
Prof. Larry Tung will screen and discuss his 2018 documentary, Taiwan! Let's Get Married, and 2019 follow-up documentary, A Big Fat Taiwanese Same-Sex Wedding Banquet. Taiwan! Let's Get Married! (2018, RT 17:44)
On May 24, 2017, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex…
National
More Events to Come!
December 31, 2020 @ 8:00 am
More information coming soon! We're all about highlighting what's happening in all corners of Taiwanese America. We are currently gathering all events and activities in your area! If you know of Taiwanese American-related events in your region, we may be interested in reposting the details here. Please…
National
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December 31, 2020 @ 5:00 pm
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