The Debrief, 7/29/14
One of the most popular online media websites in Hong Kong, The House News, suddenly shut down; what is next for Hong Kong’s freedom of speech; also we look into ISIS-controlled Iraq, and the ebola outbreak’s humanitarian crisis.
The Debrief, 7/22/14
China and Japan continuing to increase their international presence, anti-Israel sentiment in Taiwan over the Gaza conflict, and one year after the Dapu, Miaoli land expropriation incident.
Tongues of Heaven (KP19)
We talk to filmmaker Anita Chang about her film Tongues of Heaven, which explores the stories of four young women in Taiwan and Hawaii in search of their native languages, which are facing extinction.
The Debrief, 7/15/14
Japan courts Australia with a free trade deal and defense cooperation, the Srebrenica Massacre in Bosnia, intellectual property law changes in Taiwan, Taiwan’s HIV shelters and the first backlash against Uber in Asia.
The Greatest Arms Sale Never Sold
The alliance therefore will give Taiwan years, if not decades, to solidify its own still-emerging national identity while further establishing its rightful place in the global community as a separately functioning state…
The Debrief, 7/8/14
Myanmar’s oppressed Muslim minority the Rohingya, Kiribati’s solution to relocate its population before the nation sinks into the ocean due to rising sea levels, Taiwan’s aboriginal tourism troubles and the latest on a gondola in Beitou, Taipei.
Upside Down Idealism (KP18)
Because Taiwan’s society is so pragmatic, it sometimes worry so much on what is available, and forget to see what is possible. And in a time like this when there isn’t much more available, Mr. Candle reminds us to focus instead on what is possible.
A Classroom for No One
One day, my patience was finally exhausted. I gave them a long lecture about learning attitude and their future success. I couldn’t hold back my frustration, so I told them their laziness and unwillingness to learn really disgusted me…
The Debrief, 7/1/14
China’s top Taiwan affairs official Zhang Zhijun visits Taiwan amidst protests, Hong Kong voters turn out to participate in a referendum and large scale street protests, renewed conflict in Iraq, and deforestation in Indonesia.
My Race is the Default, Your Looks Are Exotic
The ideas that “my race is the default, your looks are exotic,” and “I will not learn your language, you should understand mine,” are outdated. Demographic changes have been taking place rapidly…
Westerner in Taiwan (KP17)
We ask blogger Ben Goren, the author of the blog Letters from Taiwan, about what it is like being a Westerner living in Taiwan, and just how he got into the fray of Taiwan’s controversial political scene. We also talk shop about politics, just a little bit.
The Debrief, 6/17/14
China’s White Paper on ruling Hong Kong through the One Country Two Systems policy, and Hong Kong’s reactions; the second national election in Kosovo, education reform in Taiwan and a constitutional law mock trial on same-sex marriage.