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What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part One Ep 132

Felicia Lin — Mon, 31 May 2021 06:35:10 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

May is Asian heritage month and Talking Taiwan was one of over 100 organizations and groups that participated in United We Stand, the 42^nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans. Usually festival is a one-day outdoor event held in New York City, but this year it was run virtually online for the entire month of May.

As I thought about how Talking Taiwan could go beyond just being another virtual booth in the festival, and give back to the community, I realized that we could put together an online event simply by inviting some of our past guests, namely Suelain Moy, Steven Lee and Peter Yang Zhao for discussion and Q&A on the topic of: What to do if you are the target of Asian hate. And with the help of my friend Chris Chen, who’s a part of CAPA, the festival’s organizing committee, we added another panelist Chris Kwok, an attorney doing a lot of great work related to anti-Asian hate.

The event was held on May 17^th and recorded. We are sharing it here in two parts. This is part one featuring a discussion with our panelists. Part two will be the Q&A discussion that followed.

Panelist Bios:

Christopher M. Kwok, is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY.

Sergeant Steven Lee, is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption, and Anti-Asian Hate Crime Activist.

Suelain Moy, is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor who wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children.”

Peter Yang Zhao, is an Anti-Asian Hate Crime and Tourette Activist.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

United We Stand, the 42^ndAnnual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans
Panelist Suelain Moy talks about an anti-Asian hate incident that happened to her and her son
Suelain’s practical tips for dealing with harassment on the street
How parents should talk to their kids about how to protect themselves
Where to report Asian hate incidents
When reporting a hate crime, what constitutes a hate crime
When reporting a crime it is important to mention all the details and speak up about what exactly happened
Why Asian hate crimes have been underreported
You don’t have to file a police report in the precinct where it happened
The anti-Asian hate incident that happened to panelist Peter Yang Zhao’s wife
Peter’s Tourette activism and mention that May 15-June 15 is Tourette’s Syndrome month
Why what happened to Peter’s wife was considered a criminal case
The difference between a criminal and civil case
How AALDEF does not offer personal direct legal services but does impact litigation
What is impact litigation
The MinKwon Center does offer personal direct legal services, but only in very specific areas
How the timing and prevalence of Asian hate crimes impacted how Peter’s wife’s case was handled
When filing a police report the perpetrator is given your information by the district attorney’s office within 48 hours, so it’s not necessary to give all of your personal information (e.g. address or date of birth), you can just give your first name and an email address
How Asians need to be more politically active and speak up

How Eva Lou Runs a Multi-Lingual Children’s Book Publishing Company Ep 131

Felicia Lin — Mon, 24 May 2021 22:04:30 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

My guest on this episode is Eva Lou a writer and publisher and the founder of Madeleine Editions, a multi-lingual children’s book publishing company, that offers books in English, French and Mandarin Chinese. Madeleine Editions published Monster Dance, a children’s book created to help children deal with and understand the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For every copy of Monster Dance sold, a donation will be made to Donate PPE.

Eva spoke with me about the uniqueness of what Madeleine Editions is doing with their digital books, which are a multisensory experience, that combines animation, and the beauty of the spoken word and music. She shared a particularly memorable story that involved the recording of music for the book, The Little Baby Airplane.

We also spoke about her personal writing projects and her perspectives on what It takes to be a writer.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How Madeleine Editions got involved in publishing the children’s book, Monster Dance
What it took to get Monster Dance published so quickly and in a timely fashion
What inspired Eva to start Madeleine Editions
How Madeleine Editions publishes multi-lingual books in three languages: Chinese, English and French
The Taste of a Strawberry, the first book that led to the creation of Madeleine Editions’
How Madeleine Editions’ books combine animation, the spoken word and music
How Madeleine Editions collaborated with Deutsche Grammophon:
How 3-7 years of age is a critical time for children to be exposed languages
How Taiwanese supermodel Chiling Lin (林志玲) got involved as the Chinese narrator for Monster Dance
How Eva’s personal background set her on the path to run a multi-lingual publishing house
How Eva relates differently she when speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and French
Eva’s connection to Taiwan
The many different languages spoken in Eva’s household
The joys and challenges of running Madeleine Editions
What it was like working with illustrator Guy Gilchrist
One of the highlights of her work with Madeleine Editions involved the recording of music for the book, The Little Baby Airplane
The uniqueness of what Madeline Editions does as a multilingual children’s book publisher
How Madeleine Editions’ books can expose children to other nonnative languages
The musicality of language
Eva’s career as a writer
The novel that Eva has been working on that is related to Taiwan
Madeleine Editions’ plans to adapt The Little Prince for children 3-7 years of age
The series of essays that Eva is working on about homes vs. houses
Eva’s writing routine
The difference between a career in publishing vs. being a writer
Eva’s perspective on being a writer and what it takes to be a writer

Dr. Karen Tsai: How the CoFounder of Donate PPE Raised $150,000 for Covid-19 Ep 123

Felicia Lin — Mon, 05 Apr 2021 03:20:47 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

It’s been nearly a year since we started publishing episodes of Talking Taiwan on a weekly basis at the beginning of this pandemic, and I’ve really enjoyed seeing the listenership grow.

I’d like to acknowledge our listeners here, especially those who have reached out to me directly. One listener who reached out, said that episode 99 with Professor Scott Simon was particularly eye opening.

That led me to think about how to cover the topic of Taiwan’s indigenous people and to interview Tony Coolidge (in episodes 112 and 113) about discovering his indigenous roots and his work with the indigenous people of Taiwan. The two episodes I did with Tony are now among the most listened to.

Recently we’ve also gotten some wonderful anonymous reviews from listeners: “Amazing podcast. Really enjoy listening to it, love the variety of people that come on!” and just a few days ago, another listener wrote: “Love all the topics that has been discussed in Talking Taiwan!”

We are so grateful for all of this feedback. Your reviews help Talking Taiwan to get discovered. It’s great to know that we have a regular listener base, and that our content is resonating with you. Thank you for reaching out and letting us know how we’re doing!

This week’s episode features part two of my interview with Dr. Karen Tsai about her work with Donate PPE, a nonprofit that she has co-founded and that has raised over $150,000 to date. This is part two of my interview with her after speaking with her previously in episode 120 about how she spearheaded the creation of Monster Dance, a children’s book created to address the needs of children dealing with a world changed by COVID-19.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How and why Dr. Tsai started the nonprofit organization Donate PPE with Deyu Kong
How the Donate PPE team is entirely Asian American
The work of Donate PPE and how it has delivered PPE to different low income, communities in need
The various companies and organizations that Donate PPE has worked with to get donations distributed
How Donate PPE has made donations internationally
How Donate PPE has adjusted as the situation with the pandemic has changed over time
How Donate PPE’s initially targeted hospitals and health care workers but later expanded to nursing homes, free clinics, schools, underprivileged communities, Navajo Nations, rural areas in the Midwest, vaccination sites
Asian hate crime advocacy organizations
The different distribution challenges that Donate PPE has had to deal with
How Donate PPE dealt with the distribution challenges presented by the partnership with Norwex to Distribute a Million Masks to Healthcare Workers and how Citizens of Humanity assisted
How Donate PPE got its nonprofit 501(c)(3) status during the pandemic by May 2020
How Dr. Tsai has worked full-time as a physician while running Donate PPE
How the Donate PPE website has changed over time
What’s in the future for Donate PPE once COVID-19 gets more under control

Tony Coolidge Talks About his Work with Indigenous Bridges Ep 113

Felicia Lin — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 07:58:34 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

This is part two of my interview with Tony Coolidge. Tony is the Founder of the Atayal organization, which is named after his mother’s indigenous tribe. In this interview Tony talks about his work with Indigenous Bridges through his nonprofit, the Atayal organization, and shares his perspectives on some of indigenous people he’s interacted with from around the world.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

The work of Indigenous Bridges
Why Tony moved back to Taiwan in 2009
How Indigenous Bridges serves to connect indigenous people from all over the world
How the mission of the Atayal organization shifted from sharing the culture of indigenous people to connecting indigenous people with each other
How Indigenous Bridges is about building trusted relationships based on shared cultures and cultural exchange
The sister city relationship between Orlando, Florida and Tainan, Taiwan
Sister tribe programs that are being developed
The indigenous youth ambassador program of Indigenous Bridges
Virtual cultural exchanges and conferences that are now being developed due to the onset of COVID-19
The common experiences and challenges of indigenous people
Possible solutions to the economic hardship that is often experienced by indigenous people around the world
How the rights of indigenous people in the U.S. compares to Taiwan and other parts of the world
The connection between the Maori indigenous people of New Zealand and the indigenous people of Taiwan
The migration of Austronesian people and how they originated from Taiwan
What Tony learned from the Maori indigenous people of New Zealand
How the Maori are a source of pride for New Zealand
The government’s role in preserving indigenous culture
How indigenous rights are protected by the United Nations and indigenous people can create treaties with each other
The struggles in trying to return property to the indigenous people of Taiwan
How the recognition of tribes gives them access to resources
The fight over resources between the different indigenous people of Taiwan
How Tony hopes that his work reveals that Taiwan is a far more diverse and interesting place than people have originally thought
How former President Lee Teng-hui’s role in changing the perception of indigenous people in Taiwan
Tony’s experience representing indigenous people at the UN headquarters in New York

Tony Coolidge: Finding his Indigenous Roots in Taiwan Ep 112

Felicia Lin — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 14:02:14 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Did you know that there are 16 indigenous tribes officially recognized in Taiwan and up to 29 self-identified tribes? Also, Taiwan’s current President Tsai Ing-wen’s paternal grandmother was from the Paiwan tribe. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Tony Coolidge. Tony is the Founder of the Atayal organization, which is named after his mother’s indigenous tribe. In this interview Tony talks about finding his indigenous roots and the indigenous people of Taiwan. This is part one of a two part interview.

In part two of our interview, Tony will talk about his work with Indigenous Bridges through his nonprofit, the Atayal organization.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How Tony discovered his indigenous roots
Tony memories of his mother and the lessons she taught him
Tony’s mother’s connection to Taiwan and her indigenous roots
The first time that Tony visited Taiwan and met his mother’s family
Tony’s mother’s village Wulai
The documentary film that was made about Tony’s month-long trip to Taiwan with his brother during which time he met with several indigenous peoples and learned more about the culture
Tony’s mother’s struggles as an indigenous person and why she may have hidden her indigenous background from him
The pressure that Tony’s grandfather (his mother’s father, who was the chief/mayor of Wulai) had to show allegiance to the Chinese under the Kuomintang regime
How the indigenous peoples’ identity was suppressed under the Kuomintang regime and led to discrimination and abuse of indigenous people
The discrimination that indigenous people faced under the rule of the Kuomintang and Japanese
How the discrimination and abuse of indigenous people has changed over time
Tony’s desire to preserve indigenous culture
How policies of former President of Taiwan, Chen Shui-bian and the changing attitudes of the media contributed to changing people views of the indigenous peoples of Taiwan
Some key facts about the Atayal tribe (that Tony’s mother belonged to)
The mountainous and lowland indigenous tribes of Taiwan
How many indigenous tribes are presently recognized in Taiwan
The story of how the Atayal tribe’s custom of headhunting was ended
How Tony’s sons are learning the Atayal language
Tony started his nonprofit organization in 2001
In 2004 Tony’s nonprofit had its first indigenous cultural festival in Orlando, Florida
Alice the teacher of indigenous cultures that Tony met in 2004 and how she was instrumental in arranging the trip during which much of the documentary about Tony’s life was filmed
Tony’s trip to Taiwan in December 2004- January 2005 with his brother and the documentary film crew
How the trip to Taiwan affected Tony’s brother
How the death of Tony’s father-in-law happened in the middle of the trip and film
The challenges that Tony and his brother faced during the trip
The similarities and differences amongst Taiwan’s indigenous tribes
How the lives of indigenous peoples changed overnight when the Japanese removed them from their villages in the mountains
How have the indigenous peoples of Taiwan have adjusted over time
Social issues facing young indigenous peoples
The story of an indigenous policeman, Sakino who created a hunting, survival club through with he passed down indigenous knowledge
The most memorable moments of Tony’s 2004 trip to Taiwan
The abandoned village in the mountains (in Pintung) that Tony visited in the documentary film
How the 16 tribes now recognized in Taiwan were mostly originally mountainous tribes because the lowland tribes have been assimilated so long ago
Research has shown that more than 70% of Taiwanese have some indigenous DNA

Supei Liu: Her Experiences with Nomi Network and Entrepreneurship Ep 110

Felicia Lin — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 13:33:20 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

The last time I had my guest Supei Liu on was six years ago to talk about her work with Nomi Network. Supei is the VP of Global Initiatives and Co-founder of Nomi Network. Nomi Network combats human trafficking by creating pathways to safe employment, empowering women and girls to break cycles of slavery in their families and communities.

After spending seven years based in Cambodia and India, she’s relocated to the U.S. Last week we got caught up and talked about what’s she’s learned from her experience working with Nomi Network, and how she’s come to see herself as an entrepreneur. She also shared some thoughts on how to navigate parent-child relationships.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How Nomi Network has grew and developed up to 2014
What learnings there have been for Nomi Network since 2014
How Nomi Network focused on providing job skills training
How Nomi Network faced a bottle neck after 2016 and switched from trying to create employment opportunities to partnering with businesses or organizations that have employment opportunities
How world view and the definition of success varies depending on cultural context
What Supei has learned about happiness, fulfilment and success (from working and living in Asia for seven years)
Supei’s return and relocation from Asia to the U.S.
Personal stories of how women have grown and been helped by Nomi Network’s training
How Nomi Network started doing virtual training through Zoom
How the Coronavirus pandemic affected Nomi Network
How Nomi Network selected 240 graduates of their training programs to become community outreach workers; these community outreach workers were trained to become contact tracers, and they would educate and inform the community about the best health and safety practices related to COVID-19
Since May of 2019 Nomi Network has been able to reach 160,000 people through its 240 community outreach workers and staff
Supei’s upbringing and background
How Supei was able to work through parent-child issues with her mother when she lived with Supei in Cambodia for three years
Supei’s transition from the corporate to nonprofit world in 2008
When Supei realized that she’s an entrepreneur
Entrepreneurship as the pursuit of solving problems
How Supei worked with a distillery to create liquor from a cashew apple fruit
Supei’s proudest accomplishments
How Supei’s work is going to change now that she’s relocated to the U.S.
Why Supei has decided to return to the U.S.
What Supei is working on beyond and outside of Nomi Network
How courage is not the absence of fear

CoFounders Gary Reloj and Bonnie Chan Raise $30,000 for PPE Relief Initiative and What’s Next Ep 106

Felicia Lin — Mon, 07 Dec 2020 01:12:56 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan are Gary Reloj and Bonnie Chan, co-founders of the PPE Relief Initiative (PRI). I had Gary on as a guest previously in episode 79, only a couple of months into the COVID-19 pandemic. He talked about his own personal battle with COVID and the PPE Relief Initiative’s crowdfunding campaign. Since then, the PPE Relief Initiative has surpassed its goal of raising $30,000, and has also been selected by GoFundMe to be a featured campaign on their COVID page.

When asked about the mistakes they’ve made and lessons they learned, Gary responded that he’s not afraid of failure and embraces it as long as there’s something that can be learned from it. Gary and Bonnie talked how they’ve tweaked things since phase one of the crowdfunding campaign and shared some of the work productivity tools that PRI uses. Bonnie offered some general advice for people interested in doing crowdfunding for a cause. The two also shared a lot of exciting updates.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

What’s happened with the PPE Relief Initiative (PRI) since we first interviewed Gary about it
Bonnie’s role in creating a strong brand identity for the PPE Relief Initiative
How the PPE Relief Initiative got selected by GoFundMe to be a featured campaign and what it means for the campaign
The PPE Relief Initiative’s next fundraising goal is $15,000 to support an additional 1,000 healthcare workers
How the PPE Relief Initiative has grown and recruited new volunteers
How the support that the PPE Relief Initiative is not only supplying healthcare workers with PPE but giving them emotional and moral support
Some of the biggest challenges they faced in trying to reach their initial fundraising goal of $30,000
The failures and lessons learned during phase one of the PPE Relief Initiative’s crowdfunding campaign
How some of the healthcare workers that PPE Relief Initiative has worked with who have had to resort to wearing garbage bags, bed covers, and men’s old clothing as PPE
How important it is to have the right team of people working together to achieve goals together
What they did when contributions to the GoFundMe Campaign plateaued and stalled
How they tell and capture the stories of healthcare workers through their “Stories from the Frontlines” videos
The note that went viral – written by KP Mendoza, a healthcare worker featured in one of PRI’s “Stories from the Frontlines” videos
The shift from first focusing more on individual donors, to phase two in which they are planning to focus more on partnerships with e.g. community organizations, businesses, and student groups
Why Gary embraces failure
How PPE Relief Initiative learned from the mistakes it made during its first phase and has improved its processes
The work productivity tools that PPE Relief Initiative uses
The importance of organization and setting up an infrastructure
The goals of the second phase of PPE Relief Initiative’s Go Fund Me campaign
The difference between GoFundMe and GoFundMe Charity
The Promise Society, fiscal sponsor of the PPE Relief Initiative
General advice for anyone interested in running a crowdfunding campaign
The importance of email campaigns and data to PRI’s fundraising campaign
PPE Relief Initiative’s plans to partner with a local politician to hold a virtual roundtable with healthcare workers giving testimony on their experiences
PRI’s plans to make an impact on policy regarding healthcare worker protection

Nomi Network CoFounder Supei Liu Discusses Human Trafficking Ep 104

Felicia Lin — Mon, 23 Nov 2020 13:04:26 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

In the spirit of giving, with Thanksgiving approaching and the holiday season soon upon us, I thought I’d share this interview from 2014 with Supei Liu one of the co-founders of Nomi Network. Hear Supei tell the story of how the desire to create more awareness about human trafficking led to the creation of Nomi Network, an organization which gives economic opportunities to empower women and to protect them from human trafficking. Last year, the organization celebrated its tenth year.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

The work that Nomi Network does
The story of the Cambodian girl who inspired Diana Mao, Supei Liu and Alissa Moore-Williams to found Nomi Network
How their desire to raise awareness of human trafficking grew into creating an organization
How Diana, Supei and Alissa all had full-time jobs when they started Nomi Network
How Supei became the first full-time employee of Nomi Network
Supei’s background in corporate America
What Supei does for Nomi Network
How Nomi Network is about creating economic opportunities for women and children at risk of being trafficked
Prevention as one of the keys to dealing with human trafficking
How Supei works directly with the women that Nomi helps
How Nomi Network started a program in India in 2012
The social issues that the women Nomi Network helps have to deal with
The challenges that the Nomi Network has faced
Nomi’s “Buy Her Bag Not Her Body” campaign
Products made by survivors and women at risk
Nomi’s key accomplishments
How Nomi was awarded one of the top nonprofits in 2014
Supei’s connection to Taiwan
Sex trafficking in other parts of the world including Taiwan
How her early experiences have shaped her
Supei’s advice for those wanting to create an organization or to work for a specific cause

Jason Wang: How his Advisory Firm Makes Coronavirus Face Shields for the Front Line Ep 102

Felicia Lin — Sun, 08 Nov 2020 17:40:14 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Jason Wang, the Founder of Cypress River Advisors spoke with me about how his advisory firm which is normally not in the business of producing PPE, was able to start the production of face shields at scale in four weeks in Taiwan during the COVID-19 pandemic. The effort which is called Face Shields for the First Line, donates face shields to health care and essential workers.

We also talked about how they cut down on the shipping costs and minimized waste by using polypropylene a material lighter in weight than acrylic and flat packaging due to the origami design of the face shield.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

What’s it been like being in Taiwan during the Coronavirus pandemic
Jason’s, upbringing and career path before he relocated to Taiwan and founded Cypress River Advisors
What brought Jason back to Taiwan
What Cypress River Advisors does
How Cypress River Advisors has been impacted by COVID-19
How this advisory firm had no prior experience producing PPE but its Face Shield for the First Line effort was able to produce and ship their first face shields in four weeks
Why Jason decided to start Face Shields for the First Line
How Face Shields for the First Line began with producing intubation shields and then face shields
The origami design of the face shields and light-weight materials used to cut down on shipping costs
What bra elastic has to do with Face Shields for the First Line
What’s been most challenging with Face Shields for the First Line
What’s been most rewarding about Face Shields for the First Line
How Jason manages the business of Cypress River Advisors and Face Shields for the First Line
How fatherhood has changed his outlook on life
The future direction of Face Shields for the First Line

Austin Asian American Film Festival: Prismatic Taiwan, A Series Celebrating Queer Taiwanese Cinema Ep 91

Felicia Lin — Sun, 23 Aug 2020 21:05:43 +0000

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Prismatic Taiwan, is a virtual, six-film series celebrating the past and present of queer Taiwanese cinema, co-presented by the Austin Asian American Film Festival (AAAFF). I recently spoke with Hanna Huang, the Executive Director of the Austin Asian American Film Festival and Josh Martin of the special programs team about the lineup of films that span 1970-2016. As you’ll hear in the interview, a lot of research and thought went into the film selections. The films offer a different perspective on Taiwan’s history and insight into Taiwan’s LGBTQ history. You can watch all six films for under $15 and Talking Taiwan listeners can also get an additional $2 off when they use the code: TALKING.

Next week’s episode will feature my interview with one of the film directors, Huang Hui-chen about her film, Small Talk, a deeply personal documentary that was 20 years in the making.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

How the Austin Asian American Film Festival has screened many Taiwanese films throughout the years
The retrospective of six Hou Hsiao-hsien films at the Austin Asian American Film Festival in September 2018
How a Taiwan Queer Film Retrospective has actually been in the works since 2018
The Austin Asian American film festival started in 2004, but was known as the Austin Asian film festival until 2007 when an Asian American organizer, Masashi Niwano stepped in
The mission of the Austin Asian American Film Festival, which is to bring to light Asian and Asian American stories through cinema
Their programming is year round
The main film festival is usually held in June, but this year they had a short film online festival featuring 36 short films
Prismatic Taiwan, a six film retrospective of queer films spanning 1970-2016
A retrospective of Asian American films is being planned for the late fall (November)
The meaning behind the name Prismatic Taiwan
How they translated the word prismatic with the Chinese word for kaleidoscope, therefore Prismatic Taiwan A Queer Film Series has been translated into Chinese as: 萬花同志電
How the first film of Prismatic Taiwan, The End of the Track from 1970 was thought lost but has been recovered and is being reintroduced to audiences
How they narrowed down the film selection from over 20 films to 6
The one film that they couldn’t include in Prismatic Taiwan when the Austin Asian American Film Festival went online, Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet
The second film in the series, Outcasts (aka The Outsiders) as made in 1986 right before martial law in Taiwan was lifted
How they selected films that were not that easy to find
The River, was set in 1997 around the emergence of the gay club scene in Taipei
Not Simply a Wedding Banquet, set in 1997 is a documentary
Spider Lilies (2007) and Small Talk (2016) feature female gay characters whereas The River and Not Simply a Wedding Banquet feature male gay characters
September 5^thlive event, a Transnational Queer Activism Panel featuring Film Director Zero Chou in collaboration with Asian Cinevision along with others from the U.K. and Taiwan
Small Talk (2016) is a documentary film that was 20 years in the making and was executive produced by Hou Hsiao-hsien and Taiwan’s submission to the Academy Awards
These films tell the story of Taiwan’s history and queer history
How Director Tsai Ming-Liang, made the film I Don’t Want To Sleep Alone in Malaysia but it was banned there
Previously Tsai Ming-Liang had said that he wasn’t comfortable having his films in a queer film festival but that has changed since the legalization of gay marriage in Taiwan
How there were film distributors or filmmakers who didn’t want their film to be a part of the queer series
The background of Mou Tun-Fei the director of The End of The Track
How the design of the poster for Prismatic Taiwan was inspired by Kaohsiung’s Love River
Prismatic Taiwan is offering a SPECIAL DISCOUNT to listeners of Talking Taiwan, just use the code: TALKING to get $2 off when you purchase your tickets from August 38-September 13

Taiwan Organizations Archives | Talking Taiwan Podcast

What to Do if You Are the Target of Asian Hate, Part One Ep 132

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How Eva Lou Runs a Multi-Lingual Children’s Book Publishing Company Ep 131

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Dr. Karen Tsai: How the CoFounder of Donate PPE Raised $150,000 for Covid-19 Ep 123

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Tony Coolidge Talks About his Work with Indigenous Bridges Ep 113

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Tony Coolidge: Finding his Indigenous Roots in Taiwan Ep 112

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Supei Liu: Her Experiences with Nomi Network and Entrepreneurship Ep 110

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CoFounders Gary Reloj and Bonnie Chan Raise $30,000 for PPE Relief Initiative and What’s Next Ep 106

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Nomi Network CoFounder Supei Liu Discusses Human Trafficking Ep 104

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Jason Wang: How his Advisory Firm Makes Coronavirus Face Shields for the Front Line Ep 102

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Austin Asian American Film Festival: Prismatic Taiwan, A Series Celebrating Queer Taiwanese Cinema Ep 91

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