Re-examining My Asian American Identity in Taiwan

Apple’s ‘Face ID’ Made in Taiwan

A main highlight of Apple’s iPhone X is its facial recognition function (Face ID). After six months of…

What the Movie Gets Right and Wrong about the ‘Rich Asians’

Eileen Chow knows rich Asians. Her grandfather was a mainland China newspaper mogul that had fled Mao’s revolution to Taiwan. Chow talks with Journalist Tom Ashbrook about the dynamics and history of her own dealings with the…

Taiwanese Chocolate Seduces the World

Award-winning chocolate

The Dilemmas Those “Asians” Really Face

Is Crazy Rich Asians just a romantic comedy about people with inherited wealth? Why are…

Firewalking in Taiwan for Beginners

Six years ago, I walked over a bed of hot coals. While I didn’t burn myself that night, I’ve been raking myself over the coals since.

No International Recognition, No State?

With the severance of diplomatic relations between El Salvador and Taiwan, the circle of Taiwan’s diplomatic allies continues to shrink. The predicament of Taiwan’s diplomatic isolation is well known. And while we cannot lay all the blame for the situation at…

Taipei 101: World’s Tallest Public Service Platform

Landlord Drafts Tenants to Give Back

Taipei’s New Hotspot for Young Entrepreneurs

Dadaocheng's Back in Business

The Native Speaker: A Category in Need of Rupture

Imagine if, instead of giving “native speakers” the power to designate those who grew up speaking a given language as all-knowing experts on it, we understood that languages are immense and beautiful webs.