Photos from Taiwan “Occupy Legislative Yuan” (Sunflower Movement)
Photos from the “Occupy Legislative Yuan” movement in Taiwan, which began on Tuesday, 3/18/14 with police forcefully removing students from the premier’s offices, and is still developing.
The Debrief, 3/18/14
On 9:00 PM Tuesday night Taiwan Time, demonstrators outside the parliament in Taipei have stormed the building and occupied the parliament floor. Police were pushed out and shut outside the floor by a barricade of furniture…
The Debrief, 3/11/14
We report on the trends behind International Women’s Day, China’s Kunming train station attack, anti-nuclear marches in Taiwan, DPP’s military report for 2025, and the verdict in Corporal Hung Chung-chiu’s case.
Teach for Taiwan (KP10)
Teach For Taiwan is closing Taiwan’s education gap by training young teachers for remote schools. We talk to founder Anting Liu about the organization, education for remote areas and some ideas on education direction.
The Debrief, 3/4/14
In our most comprehensive episode yet, we take a tour around the world looking at stories of concern to human rights: 228 Massacre HK concern of press freedom, the Central African Republic, and the US Human Rights Reports.
Legacy (KP Special)
In this special episode, we reflect on the 228 Massacre, from the isolated event in Dadaocheng that set off the entire incident, to the psychological effects of the trauma on individuals and on the nation as a whole.
The Debrief, 2/25/14
Before we tell you about Vagina Day, we debrief you on the similarities between Ukraine and Taiwan, the new Ministry of Labor, opposition to a gambling resort planned for the islands of Matsu, and Canadian bone-in beef in Taiwan.
The Debrief, 2/18/14
Taiwan and China’s first direct talk, the revised high school curriculum and its influence on Taiwan’s society, the midnight earthquake in Taipei, and Tokyo’s newly elected governor’s attitude toward nuclear energy.
Aboriginal Culture (KP9)
We discuss Aboriginal and indigenous civilizations in Taiwan with Tony Coolidge, the son of a US military serviceman in Taiwan and an Atayal aboriginal Taiwanese, and the founder of the NGO ATAYAL.
Crystal Boys (KP8)
Crystal Boys, a classic novel about Taiwan’s gay subculture in the 1970s, is also about family, authority and freedom. We talk to director 曹瑞原, actors 莫子儀 and 陸一龍, and the author 白先勇 himself about an upcoming stage adaptation.
The Debrief, 1/31/14
A truck rammed into the Presidential Office, the extra session at the Legislative Yuan, several protests and Ministry of Education curriculum changes that has everyone outraged, while President Ma travels abroad.
Art for Free Taiwan (KP Special)
We talk to Victoria Linchong, who is the director of the documentary “Almost Home: Taiwan” in which she takes us on a family visit to Taiwan that turns out to be much more about history, identity and making these big questions personal.