Reinventing Thanksgiving
Mixed Roots Thanksgiving
The “Support Taiwan” Campaign on Social Media
Why Taiwan Matters, Part II
A Taiwanese American Story: Celebrating Malachy’s 70 Year-old Gong Gong
TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai Featured on Taiwan543.net
TaiwaneseAmerican.org's founder, Ho Chie Tsai, was recently featured on Taiwan543.net. It's a relatively new website on a mission to close the gap between Taiwan and the world by showcasing influential individuals/talents in Taiwanese American communities and updating the public with relevant and current news. Interviewer Jude Chao writes:
Taiwanese Americans have a lot to offer the world, but our community has often gone unrecognized. With the help of sites like TaiwaneseAmerican.org, however,…
Follow Nikki on her Quest for the Crown in the Miss Taiwanese American Pageant
On Being Stupid
The advantage of any European-looking foreigner in Taiwan has over me is they look foreign. I blend into the crowd and maybe my Mandarin is better. Therefore tricksters might not as easily pick me out. But sometimes it backfires. Take, for example, trying to buy some lychees. A very nondescript action, buying fruit. Yet I cannot explain to the man who'd rather be sitting in front of his fan on this scorching hot day at noon that I would like only some, not a bag that would feed three of me for three…