2022/07/19 |
I Have Some Questions about ‘What To Do with the Dead Kaiju?’
What does a reviewer do with a film like ‘Dead Kaiju’?
2022/07/15 |
Dignity at the Margins: Exploring Kosovo Through a Taiwanese Lens
Like Taiwan, Kosovo is a partially recognized country—but what does that mean for everyday life? When statehood falls into question, the mundane becomes less so.
2022/07/13 |
Can Egg Freezing Crack Singapore’s Demographic Decline?
Singaporean women and demographic observers may have cause for celebration, but medical technology does not present the ideal solution to what is, at heart, a social problem.
2022/07/12 |
Shinzo Abe’s Killing: The History of Political Violence in Japan
Shinzo Abe’s murder is the latest political attack in Japan, a country which has strict gun laws.
2022/07/07 |
How Does the Taiwanese Public View Efforts Against Misinformation?
Survey results have identified a crucial element in Taiwan’s fight against misinformation: the use of fact-checks.
2022/07/07 |
Under Pressure: Chinese International Graduates In a New China
Uncertainty about Covid, high unemployment rates, and shifting workforce expectations challenge China’s youth in 2022.
2022/07/05 |
How the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Works — And How It Will Affect Taiwan
The IPEF represents a deepening of the U.S.’s economic ties with countries in the Indo-Pacific. Though Taiwan has not been included, there are opportunities for similar initiatives.
2022/07/04 |
Taking on Cambodia’s “Lady Liberty”
The American human rights lawyer sentenced to six years in a Phnom Penh prison may cause Hun Sen no end of trouble.
2022/07/01 |
Taoyuan Mayoral Race Illustrates Hypocrisy in DPP and KMT Strategies
The Taoyuan mayoral race has featured hypocritical partisan attacks that speak to real problems in Taiwan’s democracy.
2022/06/24 |
Still Waiting for Justice: A Queer Christian’s Reflection for Pride Month
SueAnn Shiah, a Taiwanese American Queer Christian, offers a Pride Month reflection on accountability and abolition.
2022/06/23 |
A Gotad Picnic With Ifugaos Living in Taiwan
Ifugao Filipinos recently gathered in Taipei to celebrate Gotad, a holiday of thanksgiving. The occasion was day of respite for mostly blue-collar and domestic workers. “Our goal is to help one another in physical, spiritual, and monetary help,” organizer Barbie Bren Dulnuan said.
2022/06/22 |
‘After Yang’ Is Infused With Asian Americanness
‘After Yang’ is a sci-fi grounded in a plausible future history, conveying an uncanny sense of frisson familiar to Asian Americans, American Asians, or indeed anyone caught between two cultures in hard-to-delineate ways. The film is part of the 2022 Taipei Film Festival.
2022/06/22 |
From Folk Hero to Video Game Character: ‘The Legend of Tianding’
Based on a Taiwanese folk hero, ‘The Legend of Tianding’ is a game with stunning period aesthetics, engrossing action, and political relevance.
2022/06/20 |
Gender Equality in the Pacific: Less Talk and More Action
Pacific women leaders are driving for change, and economic empowerment is key.
2022/06/17 |
Taiwan’s Lost Growth (Part 2): How Stagnant Wages are Throttling the Economy
Taiwan has one of the lowest GDP growths since 1995 among emerging economies. This is not going to change if wages don’t grow.
2022/06/14 |
Insights From Africa As China Stumbles in the Pacific
Investment, infrastructure, and influence building – what worked for China before may not again elsewhere.
2022/06/10 |
Local Groups Are Surveying Cemeteries in New Taipei, Marking a Possible Change in Public Opinions Towards Graveyard Heritage
Activists are making a case to the city government why these cemeteries are valuable heritage resources through their survey.