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The Authoritarian We Could Not Pull Down: A Strange Tale of Pro-Independence Youth

吳采致03/18/2017

In January 2017, the Free Taiwan Party posted a Facebook status: “Pro-Independence takes a stand! Come pull down the Chiang Kai Shek statue on February 28th at the Freedom Plaza!” As a young supporter of Free Taiwan Party and a supporter of the action of pulling down authoritarian statues, I documented and witnessed the actions on site during this time...

EnglishMarch 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements23 min read

Lin Fei-fan: On 228, I Choose To Stand With Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples

Lin Fei-fan03/06/2017

Lin Fei-fan writes about his support for the sit-in protest that demands private land be included in the delineation of traditional lands for Taiwan’s indigenous peoples...

EnglishIndigenousMarch 2017RaceSocial Movements11 min read

Seventieth Anniversary Of 228 Massacre Sees Clashes Between Commemorators, KMT Supporters

Brian Hioe02/28/2017

Today saw a turbulent 70th anniversary of the 228 Massacre, with clashes between KMT supporters and those commemorating the massacre...

EnglishFebruary 2017Self-DeterminationSocial Movements14 min read

Radio New Bloom #2: Interview With Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

newbloomeditor02/27/2017

New Bloom presents the second installment of our podcast, Radio New Bloom! Our interview guest for this installment is Chanda Prescod-Weinstein, who wrote "Black Lives Matter, Taiwan’s ‘228 Incident,’ and the Transnational Struggle For Liberation" in the Black Youth Project, reflecting on the parallels between Taiwan's 228 Incident and the policing of black populations in the United States...

America and the Asia PacificEnglishFebruary 2017InternationalInterviewsRadio New Bloom0 min read

Why Is China Attempting To Commemorate The 228 Massacre?

Brian Hioe02/19/2017

The bizarre news that China plans on commemorating Taiwan’s 228 Massacre is representative of Chinese attempts to assert claims over Taiwan by incorporating Taiwanese history in Chinese history writ large. This is nothing new...

Cross StraitEnglishFebruary 2017International6 min read

Interview: Shawna Yang Ryan

Brian Hioe06/20/2016

On May 6th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Shawna Yang Ryan through Skype. Ryan is most recently the author of Green Island, which depicts Taiwan’s White Terror and authoritarian era...

EnglishInterviewsJune 201614 min read

What Would Transitional Justice in Taiwan Mean?

Brian Hioe02/29/2016

Some ask, why the need for transitional justice in Taiwan, anyway? The answer lay in the unresolved issues of the authoritarian period which linger in the present...

#12EnglishFebruary 2016Social MovementsYouth Movements9 min read

The 228 Massacre, The New Legislature, and Unresolved Issues of Transitional Justice in Taiwan

Tumin02/28/2016

Transitional justice is a term increasingly used among Taiwanese since the explosion of civic awareness after the Sunflower movement...

#12EnglishFebruary 2016Politics5 min read

How is the KMT Still a Thing?

Parson Young05/13/2015

How has the KMT been able to adapt, morph, and remain in control of the Taiwanese society under liberal democracy? We might look for historical answers....

EnglishMay 2015Politics16 min read

Twilight of the Idols?

Brian Hioe03/11/2015

What we see at present with the defacement of Chiang Kai-Shek statues across Taiwan is a struggle over Taiwanese history itself...

EnglishMarch 2015Politics10 min read

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International

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Interviews

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Politics

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TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Social Movements

228 Massacre

Radio New Bloom #2: Interview With Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Why Is China Attempting To Commemorate The 228 Massacre?

Interview: Shawna Yang Ryan

The 228 Massacre, The New Legislature, and Unresolved Issues of Transitional Justice in Taiwan

How is the KMT Still a Thing?

Twilight of the Idols?

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

Four Decades of Strife and Resistance: A Deep Dive Into What’s Happening in West Papua

Interview: Kawtorpai Church

DPP Criticizes KMT Over Pension Vote

TSMC’s Development of Arizona Semiconductor Plant Could Have Implications for Taiwan’s Security

KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers