228: peace memorial day
Immediately following Chinese New Year, Taiwan commemorates perhaps its most important + historically controversial national holiday: 2/28. Here, I will attempt to explain the history of the date + holiday […]
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chinese new year pt. 3: lantern festival
Sorry for a slight delay in posts! My first semester at the ICLP is starting to wrap up, so this week has been a bit busy for yours truly. Please […]
birthright taiwan: love boat
In light of President Obama’s impending visit to Israel next month, I was reminded of an article I read some months ago. A family friend sent a piece from Dissent my […]
v-day + my first 中文 essay
Happy Belated Valentine’s Day, people! While I’m sure my friends at home have been in a world that looks like someone vomited conversation hearts all over the place for the […]
chinese new year pt. 2: happy year of the snake!
Happy Year of the Snake, people! 新年快樂! Guess what? The Lunar New Year also marked the beginning of my third month in Taipei! Time is officially flying. Chinese New Year […]
my kickstarter campaign has three days to go! be a part of art creation!
To catch up my new followers, I moved to Taiwan in December for a 10-month immersion that will culminate in the creation of a play about politics + ethnicity in […]
baking? in taipei?? where there’s a will, there’s a way.
After recounting the following experience via email to some friends, I realized that it was screaming to be shared here. If I can find any pictures that others took of […]
(wish i had been) at home/at the zoo
Last night I saw 《動物園》, the Godot Theatre Company‘s production of Edward Albee‘s At Home At the Zoo. The performance was at Metropolitan Hall at Taipei Cultural Center. Like Tainaner […]
my epic ‘kend pt. 4: ain’t no power like the power o’ the people
After my “epic,” jam-packed ‘kend (see pts. 1, 2 + 3), I was looking forward to sitting down at my favorite cafe + doing some work on Sunday evening. But […]
my epic ‘kend pt. 3: a small town’s beautiful tradition
Disha, Shadoe + I woke up in Hualien on Sunday to another rainy day. My shoulder was feeling OK–still tender + weakened, with limited mobility–but I decided to see how […]
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