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Joyce Teng: The Struggles Facing Couples of Same Sex Marriage in Taiwan

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: It’s been three years since Taiwan became the first country in Asia to legalize same sex marriage in 2019. My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Joyce Teng, the Deputy Executive Director of Taiwan Equality Campaign, previously known as the “Marriage Equality Coalition Taiwan.” We talked what’s happened…

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Joyce Teng: The Struggles Facing Couples of Same Sex Marriage in Taiwan

5 days ago

Edouard Roquette: Today’s Challenges Facing Foreign Entrepreneurs in Taiwan

Edouard Roquette was at the beginning of his experience as an entrepreneur when he was previously interviewed for Talking Taiwan, as you may have heard in the previous lost episode of Talking Taiwan (episode 191) featuring Edouard. …

Coliving

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Edouard Roquette: Today’s Challenges Facing Foreign Entrepreneurs in Taiwan

Jun 15

Peter Zhao: Tourette Syndrome Awareness and his Own Personal Struggles with Mental Health

May 15th to June 15th is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. To learn more about what Tourette syndrome is, I encourage you to listen to the episode that we did last year with Peter Zhao, episode 129. Peter is a Tourette Activist and has been a guest on Talking Taiwan several…

Tourette Syndrome

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Jun 9

Why You Should Care About the Taiwan Fellowship Act: A Discussion with Richard Pearson and Shelley Rigger

Why should you care about the Taiwan Fellowship Act? In this episode of Talking Taiwan, my guests are Richard Pearson, the Executive Director of the Western Pacific Fellowship Project and Professor Shelley Rigger. We will be talking about the Taiwan Fellowship Act, a bill which has been decades in the…

Taiwan

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Jun 3

Karen Lin: Democratic Candidate for Civil Court Judge in NYC Talks About her Career in the Legal Profession

Karen Lin is running as the Democratic candidate for the Civil Court Judge in Queens, New York. Presently, Karen serves as Court Attorney-Referee in Kings County Surrogate’s Court. …

Taiwanese

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Karen Lin: Democratic Candidate for Civil Court Judge in NYC Talks About her Career in the Legal…

May 18

Erin Hale: On Taiwan’s Antiquated Banking System and Being an American Journalist Living in Asia

Erin Hale is an American Journalist who has lived and worked across Asia. She is currently a freelance journalist based in Taiwan. Her work has appeared in The Guardian, The Independent, Al Jazeera, Voice of America, The BBC News, The New Statesman, The South China Morning Post, Marie Claire, The…

Taiwan

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May 14

Michael Fahey of Forward Taiwan Talks About the Gold Card Program

Taiwan’s Employment Gold Card program has come up in several past episodes of Talking Taiwan. I’ve been wanting to bring someone on to talk about what it is, who might be eligible for it and how to apply for it. In this episode I spoke with Michael Fahey, an American…

Taiwan

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May 4

Yao Huang: Solving Financial Inequalities by Funding Minority Owned Businesses

I first met and interviewed Yao Huang, in 2013. She is founder and managing partner of The Hatchery. If you want to learn more about her and the Hatchery you can go back and listen to episode 147 of Talking Taiwan. Last year I looked her up, wondering what she’s…

Funding

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Apr 27

Paolo Lising Startup Taiwan Author: Shares His Knowledge on Starting a Business in Taiwan

In February, I did a follow up interview with Paolo Lising, who I’ve had on as a guest previously along with Ramon Ray in episode 168, which was about solopreneurship. Paolo is the author of Startup Taiwan: Foreigners Business Guide, and the founder of MillionDC.com. Startup Taiwan is the second…

Taiwan

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Apr 19

John Fan Pic Collage CoFounder: Creating Jobs for Taiwan’s Most Talented Since 2011

So much has happened since I interviewed John Fan, one of the co-founders of PicCollage back in December. PicCollage is an app that allows you to create fun things with your photos and videos. It is one of the most popular apps in the photo category in the app store. …

Taiwan

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