2021/06/11 |
Lost Dreams of FamilyMart
Convenience stores were once a path to Taiwan’s middle class and a sign of economic transition to a service economy. But today a budding filmmaker’s experience working at FamilyMart reflects a stagnancy that haunts a generation.
2021/03/03 |
For “Subtle Taiwanese Traits,” Seeing Taiwan Anew Starts Within the Community
Arising from disillusionment with the Subtle Asian Traits Facebook group, Subtle Taiwanese Traits has been a fertile and sometimes contentious ground for defining what it means to be Taiwanese today.
2021/05/17 |
Coming Home to a Place I’ve Never Lived
On being grounded not in the dead wood of the doorframe but the rich soil of earth.
2021/04/21 |
How a Student Movement Gave Birth to Postcards of Taiwan’s Past
The postcards of Little Grass Art Academy, on the surface tributes to an older, colonial, or authoritarian Taiwan, can be traced to a radical student movement.
2021/11/04 |
Michelle Wu Becomes Boston’s First Asian American Mayor in Historic Election
A combination of big picture changes in Boston along with personal talent have propelled Michelle Wu to the mayor’s office.