Feb 25, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
February 28th is a national holiday in Taiwan and it’s just around the corner. But how many know the somber significance behind the date and what it commemorates?
Author Jennifer J. Chow has written a novel inspired by the 228 Incident (which refers to February 28, 1947).
I...
Feb 10, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
I conducted an interview with author, musician, and journalist Joe Henley, about his latest book, Bu San Bu Si, and his first book, Sons of the Republic. In writing Bu San Bu Si, Joe clearly drew upon his multi-disciplinary background.
The book after all is about a Taiwanese...
Feb 3, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
In this episode of the Talking Taiwan podcast, I continue my conversation with Gerrit van der Wees about the Taiwan Communique, and how it revealed the truth of Taiwan's White Terror Era. Taiwan Communique is a publication that was started in 1980, during Taiwan’s martial...