Converse Online with Taiwan’s Digital Minister

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Ketagalan Media and FutureWard Central (with 滾動力 rollor) invites you to join us in LIVE ONLINE conversation with #Taiwan's transgender Digital Minister and civic hacker Audrey Tang! We ask her about: 1. How to get Taiwan's bureaucracy into the digital age 2. Pitfalls for Taiwan's new tech startup trend 3. The role of "community" in politics and innovation Language: English Time: Monday 11/14 6PM (Pacific Time) Place: Ketagalan Media Facebook Page, Slido Ask your own questions:…

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Intersection of Poetry and Movements: An Interview with Author Kenji Liu

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As we celebrate Taiwanese American Heritage Week and Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, TaiwaneseAmerican.org is pleased to feature accomplished individuals of Taiwanese descent who have used their voices and talents to highlight the histories and legacies of our community. Kenji C. Liu is author of Map of an Onion, national winner of the 2015 Hillary Gravendyk Poetry Prize. His poetry is in, among other places, American Poetry Review, Action Yes!, Split This Rock’s poem of the week series,…

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Why I Fight to “Keep Taiwan Free”

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      Keep Taiwan Free. Three simple words but keep Taiwan free from what? China? Why do we need to Keep Taiwan Free? Wait, but I thought Taiwan is free? These are just some of the common questions asked when people see the slogan Keep Taiwan Free. As most people know, Taiwan’s history is quite complex. It took several decades and the sacrifice of tens of thousands of citizens to get to the democracy that Taiwan is today. Yet, this young democracy is still a fragile one. Even just in…

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Going Where No Taiwanese American Has Gone Before: Stephanie Chang Representing Detroit

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I met with my friend, Stephanie Chang, at our alma mater in Ann Arbor, Michigan for an interview over ramen and pork buns. We talked about her decision to run for Michigan State Representative next year, what it is like being Taiwanese American in the city of Detroit, and her journey as an Asian American woman in public service. A: Hi, Steph! Can you tell our readers a little bit about yourself? S: I'm Stephanie Chang. I grew up in Canton, Michigan. I came here to Ann Arbor to attend the University…

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Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Bay Area Strait Talk Symposium

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Founded in 2005 at Brown University, the Strait Talk Symposium is a non-partisan, student-organized conference that seeks to improve Taiwan Strait and U.S.-China relations. Strait Talk is the first program in the world that directly and effectively encourages political and civil dialogue across the Taiwan Strait. This is the 2nd year that Strait Talk is being hosted in the San Francisco Bay area. Date: Monday, April 5, 2010 Time: 5:45 PM Location: Fromm Hall, University of San Francisco…

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