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PODCAST: Art, Magazines and Noise with White Fungus Editor Ron Hanson

2017/06/21 • TNL Staff

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Road Rage: Without Law Enforcement Taiwan’s Jekylls Become Hydes

2017/06/16 • Wayne Pajunen

Taiwan’s motorists wait at the intersection of civility and chaos for effective law enforcement to change from red to green.

INFOGRAPHIC: Taiwan’s Street Vending Culture is Changing

2017/06/16 • Morley J Weston

Taiwan's amazing street vendor culture by the numbers.

Re-Imagining the Formosan Flag: Taiwan's First Appeal for International Help

2017/05/25 • Shannon Lin

'The difference between the two tigers is hidden in their eyes; the obverse side has undilated pupils while the reverse has dilated ones. Researchers believe this contrast is a metaphor for day and night, symbolizing constant vigilance.'

WeChat 'Red Envelopes' Scandalize a Student Election in Sydney

2017/05/23 • Kuan Chen

Worlds collide: A university election in Australia was marred by allegations of bribery involving a Chinese student and a popular WeChat feature.

Blending In or Standing Out: Immigration and the ‘Cultural Quality’ Problem in Taiwan

2017/05/19 • Shannon Lin

Are the dazzling traditional gowns and tours in native languages just a weak attempt to distract Taiwan’s newest arrivals from institutionalized discrimination?

In the Shade: Exploring Taipei's 'Little Indonesia'

2017/05/11 • James Baron

Check out the mouth-watering offerings and curious bicultural idiosyncrasies in Taipei's little slice of Jakarta.

OPINION: Don’t Delete the Generalissimo, Contextualize Him

2017/05/10 • Jenna Cody

'His legacy ought to be studied and analyzed, if only to remember the horrors and agonies of the history of this island nation, and to educate ourselves on the importance of avoiding a backslide into totalitarianism.'

OPINION: Deleting the Generalissimo from Taiwan is the Wrong Move

2017/05/09 • Adam Hatch

'Chiang Kai-shek was the greatest single fighter of the CCP, bar none. He also led China through one of the darkest periods of its history, including a brutal war with Japan and two periods of civil war, which wrapped together were a central part of the greatest conflict in human history.'

PODCAST: Punks and Counterculture in Taiwan

2017/05/09 • TNL Staff

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