Talking Taiwan

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Borcheng Hsu talks about the 13th Passport 2 Taiwan Festival at Union Square in New York City. P2TW has grown to over 60 booths (1/3 are authentic Taiwanese food you cannot find in the US outside of someone's home) and how cultural groups are now being flown in direct from Taiwan. Mr Hsu also talks about the future of the event, and how it could be traveling to a city new you someday soon!

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Sunflower Movement.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Tony Chang on the Taiwan Independence Citizens Revolution.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Lawrence Lin about American Citizens for Taiwan.

Related Links:

https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt039-lawrence-lin/

In this episode we speak with Lawrence Lin the media spokesperson for American Citizens for Taiwan (ACT). ACT was established in 2009. The mission of ACT is to educate Americans on the importance of Taiwan to the U.S. and working to strengthen the U.S. Taiwan relationship.

Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

· How American Citizens for Taiwan (ACT) was started

· In the beginning ACT focused on serving Taiwanese organizations

· How ACT is focused on online advocacy work

· How ACT uses popbox an online tool to facilitate letter writing campaigns for Congressional bills related to Taiwan

· HR419 the Taiwan Policy Act

· How ACT gets Americans involved or concerned about Taiwan by focusing on Democracy security and the economy

· How ACT tries to make it easier for Americans to contact their congressperson about supporting bills related to Taiwan

· How ACT is trying to reach others outside of the Taiwanese American community

· Why it's important for Taiwan to be represented in the United Nations

· The petition on Change.org regarding Taiwan being listed on ISO as Taiwan, Province of China

· The challenges of ACT's work

· ACT is a 501(c)(4) organization

· Plans to set up American Citizens for Taiwan Foundation which will be a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to creating educational resources about Taiwan

· One of the ideas for educational resources about Taiwan is a teacher's guide to teach about Taiwan

· ACT's future projects and initiatives

· New York's Passport to Taiwan

· Canada's Taiwanfest

Related Links:

https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt039-lawrence-lin/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Claire Hsieh about the STUF United Fund.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Chieh-ting Yeh about the Ketagalan Project.

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

When I invited Andrew Watson onto Talking Taiwan to talk about the fourth annual Hello Taiwan Concert, I was pleasantly surprised by how our conversation touched on the 1990s music scene in Taiwan. Andrew was living in Taiwan at the time when he formed his band Feiwu (廢物樂隊), which will be performing at Hello Taiwan. Feiwu is the hard-rocking band who wrote and performed the classic "我愛台灣啤酒" ("I Love Taiwan Beer") and other original songs at Spring Scream and various venues around the island from 1997 to 2001. The band is well known as one of the core bands that pioneered the Taiwan independent music scene of the '90's along with Mayday (五月天), Cthonic (閃靈), 1976, The Chairman (董事長), and Quarterback (四分衛).

This year, organizers of the Hello Taiwan Concert will be raising funds for Typhoon Haiyan victims in the Philippines. Last year they raised $10,000 for the Breezy Point firemen who were themselves victims of Hurricane Sandy, when their houses were burned down in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Many of the Breezy Point firemen, were the first responders at the 9/11 terrorist attack.

The bands that will be performing at Hello Taiwan include: Feiwu (廢物樂隊), Bikini Carwash, Torpid May, and The Underground Channel.

There will be a special guest performance by Filipino American rapper, producer and performer, IZZY.

Hello Taiwan will be hosted by Ben Hedges. journalist, producer and TV host. He now hosts New Tang Dynasty Television's show "Lao Wai Kan Zhongguo" 郝毅博是《老外看中國》的主持人.

Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this episode:

• The bands that will be featured at the fourth annual Hello Taiwan Concert
• Andrew's band Feiwu (廢物樂隊) and Code of Resistance
• What's going to be happening at the Hello Taiwan Concert
• How the Hello Taiwan Concert is a mix of a Taiwan-style night market with live music performances
• What brought Andrew to Taiwan
• Will Feiwu record a third album?
• The 1990s music scene in Taiwan
• How Andrew would compare the music scenes in Taipei and New York
• Andrew's Flushing restaurant recommendations
• Filipino rapper Izzy will be among those performing at Hello Taiwan
• How Ben Hedges the host of Lao Wai Kan Zhongguo (老外看中國) on New Tang Dynasty Television will be hosting Hello Taiwan

Related Links:

The Hello Taiwan website: http://www.hellotaiwan.us/

Feiwu's (廢物樂隊) Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/FeiwuBand

Feiwu's (廢物樂隊) website: www.hsiung.net/feiwu

Code of Resistance's Facebook page: www/Facebook.com/CodeofResistance

Ben Hedge's You Tube Channel "Lao Wai Kan Zhongguo" 郝毅博是《老外看中國》的主持人: http://www.youtube.com/laowaikanzhongguo

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

When I spoke with Jesse Liu a concert promoter and manager of the Brazilian band Hibria, our conversation touched upon the music scene in Asia and comparisons between Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and South East Asia. Jesse also spoke more specifically about the music industry in Taiwan.

Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this episode:

• How Jesse balances managing a band and being a concert promoter
• The Brazilian band, Hibria that Jesse manages
• The financial risk involved in being a concert promoter
• The difference between being a band manager and a concert promoter
• How Jesse compares the various markets in Asia (e.g. Hong Kong, China, Taiwan, and South East Asia markets)
• How Jesse compares the music scenes in Korea, China and Japan
• How Taiwan is still a leading producer of Chinese language pop music
• The most popular bands in Taiwan
• How Taiwan's music industry has changed over the course of Jesse's career
• What does it take to make a band successful?
• The challenges involved in booking shows for bands in China
• The music business in Taiwan

Related Links:

Jesse's concert promoting business Icon Promotions: www.icon-promotions.com

Hibria's website: www.hibria.com

Hibria's Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/HIBRIAOFFICIAL/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

Here is an interview with Television, Film Actor, and Producer Brian Yang.