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Nnadi Samuel: "Subject Lessons" (Poems) Nnadi Samuel: "Subject Lessons" (Poems)
2021 Taiwanese American Gift Guide: Shop small businesses, and shop them early! 2021 Taiwanese American Gift Guide: Shop small businesses, and shop them early!
Dignity, Belonging, and Meaning-Making in a Pandemic: What Learning Taiwanese Taught Me in a Season of Loss and Hate Dignity, Belonging, and Meaning-Making in a Pandemic: What Learning Taiwanese Taught Me in a Season of Loss and Hate
"Elegy for a Century Egg" and Other Poems by Katy Hargett-Hsu "Elegy for a Century Egg" and Other Poems by Katy Hargett-Hsu
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Emily Lo: A Growing Pair of Asian Eyes

First Grade  Pop. Click. Pop. Click. I opened and carefully sniffed all twenty-two of my Mr. Sketch markers, shoving caps onto untipped ends. Engaging in a ritual that preceded each and every session of my “builder’s workshop,” I faced my desk with anticipation.  Growing up, I periodically…

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Chewing on Home: Boba, Authenticity, and Identity

FEATURE PHOTOS PROVIDED BY AUTHOR In 2019, Domino’s rolled out a limited-edition pizza in Taiwan topped with sweet tapioca balls and honey, drawing mixed reactions. While some adventurous foodies vowed to try it, others expressed complete and utter disgust. I fell more in the latter camp. How…

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Jireh Deng: Assimilation; Thanks, but the role of white girl is already taken (Poems)

Jireh Deng (she/they) is a writer born and raised in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California. Her words appear with the Asian American Writer’s Workshop, podcast “VS”, Edsurge, Level Ground’s “Blooming in the Whirlwind”, and YouthSpeaks’s anthology “Between my…

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Incredibly proud of Director Fiona Feng-i Roan, wh Incredibly proud of Director Fiona Feng-i Roan, who won the prize for best new director at the 58th Golden Horse Awards in Taipei on Saturday for her debut feature-length film "American Girl," depicting a teenage girl who grew up in Los Angeles and her adjustment to life in Taiwan. The Taiwanese-American director thanked all those who have helped in the making of the movie and all those who supported her. In 2018, @hochie71 interviewed Roan for @taiwaneseam_org when she was selected as a finalist for HBO’s Asian Pacific Visionary American short film competition for “JIEJIE.” “I’ve always been interested in different waves of immigration,” she shared, “and different generations of the Asian American experience.” Proud of you!! #taiwaneseamerican #taiwanese #goldenhorse
Nnadi Samuel (he/him/his) holds a B.A in English & Nnadi Samuel (he/him/his) holds a B.A in English & literature from the University of Benin. His works have been previously published in Suburban Review, Seventh Wave Magazine, North Dakota Quarterly, Quarterly West, Blood Orange Review, Uncanny Magazine, Contemporary Verse 2, & elsewhere.⁠ He is the author of “Reopening of Wounds” & “Subject Lessons” (forthcoming).⁠ ⁠ He is currently studying Chinese Language & Literature at National Dong Hwa University in Hualien. ⁠ ⁠ Selected poems from "Subject Lessons" are linked here and in bio: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/11/nnadi-samuel-subject-lessons-poems/⁠ ⁠ #poetry #poems #creativewriting
A ~hella green~ themed addition to our #MBTA GIFT A ~hella green~ themed addition to our #MBTA GIFT GUIDE: 01 - @daviabouquet - Gorgeous handmade #driedflower bouquets - based in the bay area, with nationwide shipping 02 - The cutest fold-up tote bag, by Taiwanese American illustrator Irene Rex @rexmadethis 03 - Taiwanese stationery goodies from @stickyricesisters 04 - Brought back by popular demand, the I AM updated tee, available for a limited time only at link in @write.in.taiwanese.census bio. 05 - Forest green suede cap by TA Juliana Hung @jujumade - their ceramics are also stocked at @undesignedla 06 - Christmas Classic Collection Gift Set from @mumubathshop, an organic bath & body company based in NYC. Check out their Osmanthus Flower Body Oil too, which was inspired by the co-owner's hometown of Chiayi, Taiwan. 07 - Ceramics by TA Raina Lee @rainajlee - also stocked at @undesignedla 08 - Guildford Green Wine @guildfordgreenwine, co-founded by a Taiwanese American. Every season they launch a collection of 25-30 wines. #taiwan #taiwaneseamerican #shopsmallbusiness #giftguide
Not an endorsement, just into this shirt 👀 @ene Not an endorsement, just into this shirt 👀 @eneskanter11
If you’re a champion of MIT “Made in Taiwan” If you’re a champion of MIT “Made in Taiwan” shopping principles (looking at you, first-gen aunties!), may we suggest supporting MBTA “Made by Taiwanese Americans.” We’re so proud to bring back this annual gift guide for the second time, highlighting Taiwanese American small businesses, brands, and creators. We’ll keep updating this over the next few weeks, so if you’d like to be included, DM us! ❤️ Linked here and in bio: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/11/2021-taiwanese-american-gift-guide-shop-small-businesses-and-shop-them-early/
InterPride has announced that Kaohsiung Pride in T InterPride has announced that Kaohsiung Pride in Taiwan has won the bid to host WorldPride in 2025. With this monumental vote by InterPride members, a WorldPride will be held in East Asia for the first time. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈
"Our stories [of studying Taiwanese] underscore th "Our stories [of studying Taiwanese] underscore the reality that the Taiwanese American community is far from being a monolith… for some students, to gather online and to weep at the sound of a language they could hardly speak was to be reminded of their identification with a broader community. For others and myself, choosing to learn and love a language for its beauty, over its perceived lack of universal utility, became a resistance to our cultural fixation on productivity."⁠ ⁠ Beautiful reflection from guest contributor Sarah Lin on learning Taiwanese virtually through the Taiwan School of Taiwanese American Center (TAC) of Northern California during the pandemic.⁠ Dignity, Belonging, and Meaning-Making in a Pandemic: What Learning Taiwanese Taught Me in a Season of Loss and Hate - https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/11/dignity-belonging-and-meaning-making-in-a-pandemic-what-learning-taiwanese-taught-me-in-a-season-of-loss-and-hate/⁠ ⁠ #taiwaneseamerican #taiwanese #taigi #hokkien
🗣 SAY IT LOUDER FOR LITERALLY EVERYONE. The fut 🗣 SAY IT LOUDER FOR LITERALLY EVERYONE. The future of Taiwan MUST be determined by the Taiwanese people! Go get em @eneskanter11 #freedomshoes Posted @withregram • @eneskanter11 Taiwan will never surrender to the […] Chinese Communist Party. Taiwan is a DEMOCRATIC and FREE country. I #StandWithTaiwan . The future of Taiwan must be determined by the Taiwanese people. Taiwan is NOT a part of China and NEVER will be! #IslandOfResilience #FreedomShoes
We are pleased to share "Elegy for a Century Egg," We are pleased to share "Elegy for a Century Egg," and other (gorgeous) poems from 2021 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prize finalist Katy Hargett-Hsu 徐凯蒂. ⁠ ⁠ Hargett-Hsu 徐凯蒂 is an incoming MFA candidate in poetry at Washington University in St. Louis. A 2018 Best New Poet, she is the recipient of fellowships from Kundiman, the Bucknell Seminar for Undergraduate Poets, Belgrade Art Studio, and UAB. Most recently, she received the Barksdale-Maynard Prize in Poetry and was selected as a National YoungArts Foundation Finalist in Writing. Find her in Field Notes on Survival (2020), Best New Poets (2018), Anomaly, The Adroit Journal, The Miami Rail, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, and elsewhere.⁠ ⁠ Read here and in bio: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/11/elegy-for-a-century-egg-and-other-poems-by-katy-hargett-hsu/
@wutrain ✨ The first but not the last! Future ge @wutrain ✨ The first but not the last! Future generations are taking note ❤️
The mini Chen Shih-chung 🥲🥺 #halloween The mini Chen Shih-chung 🥲🥺 #halloween
"The fact that Taiwan participated robustly in cer "The fact that Taiwan participated robustly in certain UN specialized agencies for the vast majority of the past 50 years is evidence of the value the international community places in Taiwan’s contributions. Recently, however, Taiwan has not been permitted to contribute to UN efforts. Despite the tens of millions of passengers traveling annually through its airports, Taiwan was not represented at the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) triennial assembly. Although we have much to learn from Taiwan’s world-class response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Taiwan was not at the World Health Assembly. Members of civil society from around the world engage every day in activities at the UN, but Taiwan’s scientists, technical experts, business persons, artists, educators, students, human rights advocates, and others are blocked from entry and participating in these activities."⁠ ⁠ Full statement by Secretary of State Blinken linked here and in bio: https://www.state.gov/supporting-taiwans-participation-in-the-un-system/
👀 h/t subtle taiwanese traits 👀 h/t subtle taiwanese traits
“Maybe the best thing we can do is move past tal “Maybe the best thing we can do is move past talking about Taiwan like it's some kind of poker chip. Taiwan is 23 million people who in the face of considerable odds, have built a free democratic society, and very much deserve the right to decide their own future in any way that they deem fit." John Oliver’s segment on Taiwan, linked here and in bio: https://youtu.be/9Y18-07g39g
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