Category Archive for "Interviews" | TaiwaneseAmerican.org

Heart and Soul: Introducing American Citizens for Taiwan

Posted on Monday, July 9th, 2012 at 11:05 am.

Written by Ho Chie

Recently, I stopped by Seattle and caught up with a couple of the organizers behind a new advocacy-oriented website and organization called American Citizens for Taiwan. In a quiet corner of a University of Washington cafe, Brock and Julie Freeman sat with me and shared their perspectives on and motivation for creating this online social media tool to mobilize the broader American community in support of Taiwan's democracy. As I listened to each share about their own personal thoughts and journeys,…

Streetside Chat with Author Ed Lin

Posted on Thursday, May 24th, 2012 at 1:29 pm.

Written by Ho Chie

Meet acclaimed published author Ed Lin, who is of Taiwanese and Chinese descent. He has just released One Red Bastard, the third book in his mystery series featuring protagonist Robert Chow. His earlier books, Waylaid and This Is a Bust, were published by Kaya Press in 2002 and 2007, respectively, and received wide praise. Both won the Members’ Choice Awards in the Asian American Literary Awards. His third book, Snakes Can’t Run, was published by Minotaur Books in April 2010 and also won an Asian…

Introducing Singer-songwriter Priska

Posted on Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 at 10:06 pm.

Written by Ho Chie

Meet Priscilla Liang, aka Priska, a Taiwanese American singer-songwriter based in LA. She has been singing since the age of 4, and in 2010, competed in a Taiwanese music competition where she placed 2nd among US competitors. Priska is one of newest additions to the Akufuncture family. We had the opportunity to meet with her during one of the Akufuncture OSMOSIS showcase series hosted at the Factory Tea Bar in Alhambra, CA. She sat down to talk with us about her life and career in music. She's…

Bubble Tea with the Boba Guys

Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2012 at 9:53 pm.

Written by Kristina

TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai and his bubble tea tasting team visit with The Boba Guys, Andrew Chau and Bin Chen. In late 2011, they launched their "pop-up" bubble tea shop in the heart of San Francisco's Mission District to rave reviews. Guest correspondent Kristina Lin from Taipei, Taiwan joins the team and shares her thoughts about the experience. Watch the video, and read on! Having lived six years in Taiwan, the motherland of Pearl Milk Tea / Bubble Tea / Boba, I tried my best…

Interview with Marilyn Fu, Screenwriter of The Sisterhood of Night

Posted on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012 at 6:01 pm.

Written by Stinky Tofu

by Hanna Huang A graduate of Columbia University’s Film program, Marilyn Fu won the Tribeca Film Fest’s Creative Promise Award for a script entitled The Sisterhood of Night. She is also the inaugural recipient of the William Goldman Screenwriting Fellowship. The Sisterhood of Night is a modern re-telling of the Salem witch trials, based on a short story by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Steven Millhauser. It encourages teen girls and their parents to embrace what makes each of us unique. Catherine…

All Eyes on NBA Sensation Jeremy Lin

Posted on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012 at 6:50 pm.

Written by Ho Chie

To be honest, this post is long overdue. After all, our website is now the go-to place for all things Taiwanese American, and since young point-guard Jeremy Lin, an undrafted Harvard graduate, came off the New York Knick's bench to lead a victory against the New Jersey Nets on February 4, 2012, he has continued to amaze audiences worldwide by achieving career highs with subsequent games and taking a struggling team through a series of wins. His has been a Cinderella story, indeed -- a "Linspirational…

Through the Eyes of Illustrator Julia Kuo

Posted on Monday, January 30th, 2012 at 1:40 pm.

Written by Ho Chie

TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai takes a look at the work of Julia Kuo, an illustrator who works out of Cleveland for most of the year and Taipei during the winter. She recently gained greater attention for her project "100 Days in Cleveland," which showcases 100 of her favorite things about the city. Many of the sketches are now part of a travel guidebook to Cleveland. Listen to an NPR ideastream interview with Julia about the project here: http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/40673 Read…

The Big Picture: A Snapshot of Photographer Anna Wu

Posted on Tuesday, January 24th, 2012 at 4:26 pm.

Written by Ho Chie

Meet Anna Wu. She is an amazing photographer, and she has been my friend for over 15 years. She also serves as TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Creative Director and Website Manager, and too often, she works behind-the-scenes while I, as the Founder, get more credit and attention than I deserve for the projects that our team takes on. However, in reality, I know that my big ideas don't happen unless key staffers like Anna take part and bring them to fruition. See this website? In February of 2010,…