racism in Taiwan

Tsai Administration Defends Labor Ties with India

Brian Hioe
The Tsai administration has defended a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) inked between the Taiwanese government and the Indian government about allowing Indians to work as migrant workers in Taiwan. Namely, in past months, as the two governments finalized the signing of the MoU and the finalization of the draft MoU was reported on in Taiwan, there was a wave of backlash against the prospect...
EnglishFebruary 2024Politics5 min read

Wave of Racism Sweeps Taiwanese Social Media Over Plans to Allow for Indian Migrant Workers

Brian Hioe
Taiwanese social media has seen a wave of posts reacting to the possibility of opening up Taiwan to Indian workers. In particular, the posts are xenophobic in nature, framing Indians as rapists who would sexually assault Taiwanese women if they are allowed into Taiwan. This has led to online calls for a march against the planned opening up...
EnglishLaborNovember 2023RaceSocial Movements5 min read

Over 100 Gather in Taipei for Solidarity March Against Anti-Asian Racism and Misogyny

Yo-Ling Chen
As demonstrations against Asian hate are staged across the United States, about eighty people gathered this morning at 8:30 AM in front of Taipei City Hall for a march against anti-Asian racism and misogyny in light of the rise in hate incidents against Asian Americans and Pacific Islands in the United States and the March 16th Atlanta spa shootings, which claimed the lives of eight people, six of which were Asian women...
EnglishMarch 2021RaceSocial Movements7 min read

Black Lives Matter Should Prompt Conversation About Racism in Taiwan, Idealization of America

Brian Hioe
With the protests that have taken place in America after the murder of George Floyd by police in Minneapolis, many among the Taiwanese diaspora have been forced to reckon with the apparent racism of some of their elders and peers. Namely, some Taiwanese have actually seen the protests as an attempt by the Chinese government to undermine the US...
EnglishJune 2020RaceSocial Movements7 min read