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Moroccan Chef Brings Taste of Marrakesh to Taipei The following article appeared in today’s New Lens: For Hicham Baba, rustling up custom for his fledgling food stall was...

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0May 11, 2018
Moroccan Chef Brings Taste of Marrakesh to Taipei

The following article appeared in today’s New Lens: For Hicham Baba, rustling up custom for his fledgling food stall was...
0April 16, 2018
End of the Road: Will Taiwan Pick Up Britain’s Tab in Guatemala?

“Officially, the British are unpopular in Guatemala,” wrote Nicholas Wollaston, while traveling in the Central American country in 1961. “For...
0March 4, 2018
Small Town Taiwan to Big Screen Hollywood: Xiluo Theater and the Lin Family Odyssey

The following piece appeared in today’s News Lens: By Taiwanese standards, the small town of Xiluo (西螺) in Yunlin County...
1January 11, 2018
Tone deaf: Taiwan’s mobile phone providers continue to confound

There’s nothing like a good old fashioned whinge to see in the New Year, and this New Year has provided...
0November 26, 2017
Huang’s uneasy time in the spotlight

My op-ed from Taipei Times, Sunday 26 November: Foreign policy was always going to be tricky for President Tsai Ing-wen’s...
3September 26, 2017
Playing with Fire: Taiwan and India’s Long Courtship

The following piece appeared in the Fall 2017 (Vol.12, No.3) issue of Global Asia: The visit to India by a...
0September 11, 2017
Working the fields: Wooster Group’s performance invites parallels with Taiwan’s indigenous folk music

The following piece appeared in the features section of today’s Taipei Times: Taiwan owes Kurosawa Takatomo. Without his efforts, much...
0September 4, 2017
Taiwan’s Female Athletes Still Fighting Institutionalized Sexism

Anyone who kept half an eye on local media coverage of the 2017 Taipei Summer Universiade that closed on Aug....
0August 26, 2017
Taiwan’s stellar Universiade needs qualification

Update: Massive apologies to the subs at Taipei Times. I sent the wrong draft. This one’s completely my fault!...

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Taiwan Literature Award for Migrants Makes Space for Different Narratives February 10, 2018
Since 2014, the Taiwan Literature Awards for Migrants has provided a platform for foreign-born people in Taiwan to share their stories.
I-fan Lin
Is Taiwan a Country? What About Tibet? China Says They Aren't—and Wants Foreign Companies to Fall in Line January 17, 2018
Multinational corporations have faced pressure to apologize for listing Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Tibet as countries on their websites, even if in reality it's a common practice.
Oiwan Lam
A Legislator in Taiwan Risks a Recall for Supporting Same-Sex Marriage December 14, 2017
Some in the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan are campaigning to recall a legislator because he supports same-sex marriage, generating a furious debate and calls for reform.
I-fan Lin
Many Taiwanese Say Taiwan Representation at China’s National Congress Was Simply Beijing Propaganda November 16, 2017
"[The drama] is selling out Taiwan’s independence movement. When the pro-independence movement in Taiwan becomes stronger, Beijing will pay more and more to build up a united front in Taiwan."
I-fan Lin
Taiwanese Activist Was Forced to Confess on Camera to ‘Smearing the Chinese Government,’ Allies Say September 13, 2017
"...if you see Lee Mingche confess against his will in court....please forgive him. This is just another drama staged by the Chinese government."
Oiwan Lam