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Don’t Blame Jeremy Lin. The Problem Is Taiwan’s ROC Nationality Laws.
If Taiwan does not want to be seen simply as a “Chinese democracy,” giving a permanent stake in society to those who migrated from other parts of the world is an important step towards shedding that label.
Jeremy Lin Video Highlights Racism in US Sports
A video showing Jeremy Lin being mistreated on the court by the league’s referees has recently gone viral on the Internet. Lin acknowledges those incidents did happen, but downplays the suggestions that he is singled-out. This is not the first time that racism against Asians in American sports has been brought up.
“Asian Joke” In The Oscars Raising Discussion Among Taiwanese Netizens
#OscarsSoWhite or #WhiteOscars has been a widely discussed issue since the nominees were announced in January. However when Chris Rock, host of the awards ceremony, made an “Asian joke” on stage, he triggered different comments and reactions worldwide. Taiwanese netizens are no exception and have been debating over the incident and why Asians are discriminated in the US.