We were at the dress rehearsal of BIRDY, one Hung Dance’s most critically acclaimed productions, which will be premiering in New York at NYU Skirball on July 17 & 18th. BIRDY explores the relationship between freedom, limitation, and identity through a distinctive movement language inspired by Tai Chi, traditional Peking opera and contemporary dance. We ..Read More
July 17, 2026
Activism, Art & Culture, Asian International Affairs, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Taiwan, LGBTQ, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Same Sex Marriage, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Films, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan Organizations
We were at the dress rehearsal of BIRDY, one Hung Dance’s most critically acclaimed productions, which will be premiering in New York at NYU Skirball on July 17 & 18th. BIRDY explores the relationship between freedom, limitation, and identity through a distinctive movement language inspired by Tai Chi, traditional Peking opera and contemporary dance. We
July 14, 2026
Academics, Activism, Asian International Affairs, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Self-Empowerment, Sunflower Movement, Taiwan, Taiwan Citizenship, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Studies, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China
We sat down to speak with Claire Wang (王婉諭), chairwoman of the New Power Party, one of Taiwan political parties, that emerged from the Sunflower Movement. While she never imagined herself going into politics, personal circumstances changed that. She’s a powerful example of transforming personal tragedy into action. Wang is a passionate advocate for progressive
July 7, 2026
Academics, Activism, Asian International Affairs, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Medical Professionals, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Same Sex Marriage, Self-Empowerment, Sunflower Movement, Taiwan, Taiwan Books, Taiwan Community, Taiwan Elections, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan History, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Studies, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China, Writers
Dr. Hsing-Huan Wang (王興煥) is chairman of the Taiwan Statebuilding party. Last July we sat down to speak with him at TAC-WC, the Taiwanese American Conference West Coast hosted in San Francisco/Silicon Valley. We talked about how he went from studying Buddhist philosophy and aspirations to pursue academic research as a professor, to accidentally becoming a politician.
July 1, 2026
Activism, Art & Culture, Asian International Affairs, Asian mental health, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Taiwan, LGBTQ, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Politics, Racism and Diversity, Same Sex Marriage, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Citizenship, Taiwan Geography, Taiwan Independence, Taiwan Life, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan Travel, Taiwan vs China
Happy Pride month! Cony Hsieh is President of the Kaohsiung Pride Parade Association. We recently spoke with Cony about her experience as a lesbian woman serving in Taiwan’s military, and how she hopes her research on gender issues in the military can help push for reform in Taiwan’s military. She’s also a podcaster and her
June 30, 2026
Activism, Art & Culture, Asian International Affairs, Asian mental health, Current Events, Entrepreneurship, Indigenous Taiwan, LGBTQ, New York, Notable Taiwan Guest, Podcast, Racism and Diversity, Same Sex Marriage, Self-Empowerment, Taiwan, Taiwan Community, Taiwan History, Taiwan Life, Taiwan Music, Taiwan News, Taiwan Organizations, Taiwan vs China
This year’s Taiwan Pride Float at the New York City Pride March was inspired by Taiwan’s Betel Nut Beauty culture. The concept and design was conceived by Nymphia Wind, who was already an established drag queen in Taiwan when she won RuPaul’s Drag Race season 16 in 2024. Nymphia dedicated her win to Taiwan and
June 23, 2026
Jotham Hung is a ceramic artist and educator based in Southern California reflecting on his early experiences with art. Late last year I sat down to speak with Jotham about his evolution and journey to becoming a full-time educator artist and he shared the dark moment that led to his creative process which has resulted
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