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

Tsai Ing-wen, Xi Jinping Give Speeches Over ROC National Day Weekend

Misleading Claims About Taiwan’s ADIZ Attempt to Blame Taiwan for Reacting to Chinese Air Incursions

“Taiwan Agreement” Comments by Biden Lead to Confusion

Interviews

誰在統治亞洲?：諾姆·喬姆斯基專訪

Who Rules Asia?: An Interview with Noam Chomsky

Radio New Bloom #17: Savungaz Valincinan on the Five Year Anniversary of Tsai’s Apology

Politics

Calls for Punitive Treatment of the Mentally Ill After Violent Incidents Prove Unsurprising

China Leverages on Taiwan’s Reputation for Dollar Diplomacy in Somaliland Criticisms

Worst Fire in the History of Kaohsiung Yesterday Ultimately Has Structural Causes in Taiwanese Society

Social Movements

Daphne K. Lee