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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

Review: Classmate Minus (同學麥娜絲)

Review: Little Big Women (孤味)

Review: Memories to Choke on, Drinks to Wash Them Down (夜香・鴛鴦・深水埗)

International

Biden Administration Surprises with Statement, Deployment of Carrier Group After Chinese Flyovers of Taiwan

Taiwan Policy for Biden Complicated by Last-Minute Nature of Lifting of Restrictions by Pompeo

What Now for Taiwan, After the Biden Inauguration?

Interviews

Interview: Simon Cheng (鄭文傑)

Interview: James Griffiths on The Great Firewall of China

Politics

Supreme Court Corruption Case Reflects Familiar Issues Regarding Judicial Corruption

Fears of Undetected Transmission Chains Lead to Quarantine of Taoyuan General Hospital Contacts

KMT Calls for a Lockdown of Taoyuan to Attack the DPP, Disregarding the Human Cost

Social Movements

Daphne K. Lee