Author: Daphne K. Lee | New Bloom Magazine

Jimmy Liao and Tian Er Exchange Their Career Stories at the 2019 Taipei Book Fair

Daphne K. Lee02/14/2019

The 2019 Taipei International Book Exhibition kicked off on Tuesday with an author’s award ceremony presented by Eslite Bookstore. Three authors from Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China respectively–Albert Leung, Jimmy Liao, and Tian Er–were awarded the Most Anticipated Authors of the Year...

Arts and CultureEnglishFebruary 2019Literature and Poetry6 min read

LGBTQ Activists Rally At Stonewall Inn For Marriage Equality In Taiwan

Daphne K. Lee11/06/2018

Over a hundred people gathered at the historic Stonewall Inn in New York City on November 2, a rainy Friday night, in order to fundraise for efforts to realize marriage equality in Taiwan...

EnglishGender/SexualityNovember 2018Social Movements6 min read

In The Back Alley Of Modernity And Gentrification

Daphne K. Lee08/24/2018

In past years in Taipei, many coffee shops and cafes have sprouted up run by young people, sometimes moving into formerly unused spaces in order to open them. What are the challenges of running such a cafe? We might take an inside look...

ArtArts and CultureAugust 2018English10 min read

Arts/Culture

Calling For a Return to Sinocentrism in the Name of Opposing It: Responding to ‘Reconsidering Sinophone Studies’

Re/writing COVID-19 in China: Solidarity as Metonym for Historical Truth?

How Taipei Became the Home of Live Comedy During the Pandemic

International

Solomon Islands Security Treaty with China Leads to Concerns About Regional Realignments

Will Tensions Increase in the Asia Pacific After the Invasion of Ukraine?

Will China Be Deterred from an Invasion of Taiwan in Light of the Ukraine Crisis?

Interviews

Radio New Bloom #19: Coen Blaauw on Thirty Years of Pro-Taiwan Advocacy in Washington

Radio New Bloom #18: SueAnn Shiah on HuanDao

誰在統治亞洲?：諾姆·喬姆斯基專訪

Politics

Confusion About “Chinese” or “Taiwanese” Identity of Gunman after Shooting at Taiwanese Church in California

Concerns on the Rise over Taiwanese Trained by China to Spread Disinformation

Continued Repression Expected with John Lee as Hong Kong Chief Executive

Social Movements

Daphne K. Lee