Taiwanese Diaspora Podcast

(Episode is in English)  Thomas Lin talks about life in college as a music education major, his love of Chinese yo-yo (扯鈴) and euphonium, and involvement with the University of Maryland (UMCP) chapter of the Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA). Follow Thomas on Instagram @its.lintentional  UMCP TASA: https://umcptasa.org/pages/home.html *** Shownotes TBD *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. hello@taiwanesediaspora.com www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

Welcome to Nomadic Taiwanese (Nomadic 台灣廊), a new bilingual podcast series brought to you by the hosts of Curious Barbell and Taiwanese Diaspora podcasts to amplify voices from Taiwanese communities around the world.  歡迎來到Nomadic 台灣廊系列，一個由 台灣人 Podcast 和好奇槓鈴Podcast所合作的音頻節目。 You may know Angie from the Curious Barbell and Cynthia from Taiwanese Diaspora. We are excited to be your hosts and to bring different perspectives to the conversations. Cynthia is an American-born Taiwanese and Angie is a Taiwanese-born Taiwanese.  我們是這個節目的主持人。我們的中文名字是 林欣岫 (美國出生長大的華裔) 和 王郁秀 (台灣出生長大的台灣廊)。 This series will feature people who choose alternative career and life paths, rather than taking the more conventional and stable paths. Sometimes, these choices take them abroad, enabling them to move frequently rather than staying in a single place for long periods of time. Some topics we explore in this series include: personal identity and growth, deciding when and how to change it up, familial relationships, interacting wit

Sociology, Freelancing, Powerlifting + Life Coach 社會學，自由職業，建身+建生教練  w/Angie Wang, host of Curious Barbell *** Shownotes TBD *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. hello@taiwanesediaspora.com www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

(Episode is in English. Additional show notes coming soon) Abigail Hing Wen, author of Loveboat, Taipei. Loveboat, Taipei comes out Jan 7, 2020.  *** (0:00) Intro in English. I had a very exciting conversation with Abigail today about her debut novel Loveboat, Taipei, as well as a smattering of others topics including dating, working the tech world, the bamboo and glass ceilings for minority and women, her writing process, and more. Hope you enjoy! (0:48) 中文的介紹。(Intro in Chinese + high level summary).  (1:59) Intro to Abigail.  (3:00) Intro to Loveboat, Taipei the book.  (6:14) Ever Wong, protagonist in the book. (7:15) Abigail's reflections on being on Loveboat. How that experience, rebellion included, was instrumental  in helping her form her identity. As a VC, she looked for entrepreneurs who had similar rebellious streaks. (9:17) The book touches on mental health topics. Why was it important to highlight these in the book?  (11:20) Career transitions and crossroads.  (17

(Episode is primarily in English) We continue our conversation from Episode 13 with Tony Hu (胡牧民). In this episode, Tony shares about his mental health journey and self care practices. Thank you for your bravery and vulnerability, Tony! *** (Intro) in English and Chinese.  (2:10) Taiwanese/Asian pop culture recommendations? musicians and artists: Jay Chou (周杰倫), Wang Leehom, JJ Lin (林俊傑), Jolin Tsai (蔡依林).  (3:45) Taiwanese drama series: 我們與惡的距離 (The World Between Us). Deals with heavy issues: capital punishment, the law, justice, and mental health.  (4:45) Undergrad: studied psychology. Currently studying social work. Personal journey with mental health started in high school and university. Lots of factors that led to depression: academic stress, not being able to meet expectations, fear of not being able to keep up, what am I going to say to my parents and friends who have helped put me in this position to be able to go to school abroad. Felt directionless after graduating university, loss o

(Episode is primarily in English)  Tony Hu (胡牧民) is a Taiwanese-Canadian who has gone back and forth between Taiwan and Canada (加拿大) his whole life. He shares his experiences and perspectives on growing in Canada and the US, going to American School (美國學校) in Taiwan, college in Canada, alternative military service (替代役) in Taiwan, and now back in Canada for grad school.  *** (intro) in English and Chinese (2:15) How Tony stumbled upon the podcast. Interested in hearing about how other people think about their Taiwanese identity. (4:25) Tony's self-intro in English. Childhood going back and forth between Taiwan, the US, and Canada. High school in Taiwan at an international school. University in Montreal, Canada. Alternative-military service 替代役 for 13 months in Taiwan. Back in Toronto, Canada now for graduate school.  (5:41) Tony's self-intro in Chinese. 在台灣上美國學校。在大學讀心理學。回台灣當兵，在金門的國小當替代役。現在在加拿大讀social work. (8:00) Experience attending international/American school in Taiwan. The curriculum was c

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 這集用國語和英文聊) I had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Geri Tien (田乃潔 博士) today about mental health and her focus on using systemic therapy to work with first and second generation family members. Born in Taiwan, she knew at young age she wanted to be a therapist. To do so required her to get at least a Master's degree, which brought her to the US. Today, she works and practices in Colorado, where she's one of a handful of licensed therapists conversant in English, Mandarin Chinese, and Taiwanese.   Topics discussed:  - How did she pick psychology, and specifically systemic / family therapy, as an area of study, especially considering that mental health is a taboo topic in Taiwan?  - Systemic / Family Therapy as a tool for discussing challenging topics between 1st and 2nd generation family members: career choices, boundaries, expectations, etc.  - How to talk about therapy and mental health issues with family?  - High vs low-context cultures  - 1st

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 這集用國語和英文聊) Today's conversation is with Chi-Wei Lo (駱奇偉), one of Taiwan's premier pianists. He was born in Kaohsiung, Taiwan and is currently a DMA candidate at the New England Conservatory. He shares stories and memories about starting to play at age 3, and how the years of playing classical music gave him the repertoire and foundation to really know music, and how all of that led him to fall in love with improvisation. His talent and hard work won him awards around the world, including scholarships to attend Walnut Hill School for the Arts for high school (MA) and Julliard for college (NY). He commissioned a composition titled "For Kaohsiung" for the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation (KRTC), in which several hundred metro cards with his likeness were printed. He's also played benefit concerts to raise money and awareness for the Kaohsiung City Cerebral Palsy Association.  Upcoming Performances:  7/31/2019 at 3pm (Kaohsiung, Taiwan): https://www.npac-weiwuy

(Episode is in Chinese and English / 國語＋英文)  Tracy Chien (簡郁容) shares memories and reflections about moving to the US from Taiwan in 1993 when she was 10 years old. She was sent solo by her parents to live in an informal homestay arrangement to attend school. She was called a parachute kid (小留學生), an unaccompanied minor sent overseas for school. She reflects that this was a particularly difficult and emotionally traumatizing time of her life: she had limited resources to pursue hobbies and interests, she was without her family in foreign community, she did not have friends because she did not know English. Despite not having much of a support network to help her adjust and learn the new culture properly, she eventually adjusted. This was long before Facetime or Skype, and even before long-distance phone calls. She had limited contact with her parents, primarily through written letters. Tracy was determined to learn how to read, write and speak like an American. Tracy fully took advantage of this unique s

(Episode is in Chinese. 這集用國語聊。)  We talk with Dr. Peng (彭博士) today about his career as a nuclear engineer (核能工程師). A native of Taiwan, he completed his elementary through Master’s studies in Taiwan, and considers himself really lucky throughout his education endeavors to have had really great teachers who recognized his strengths and encouraged him to pursue his dreams. He then came to update New York for his PhD in nuclear engineering, because there weren’t programs offered in Taiwan at the time. He ended up raising his family in the US and having a career that took him to commercial power plants in several states around the US: Louisiana (路易斯安那州) to Michigan (密歇根州) to Illinois (伊利諾伊州) to Delaware (特拉華州) to Maryland (馬里蘭州).  On the personal front, he shares about how his family plugged into the Taiwanese communities everywhere they lived, so that his kids would have the opportunity to learn about their heritage. I personally like his philosophy about passing on cultural heritage: it’s up to the pa

(Episode is mostly in Chinese)  Today's topic is drinking water (飲用水)! In the United States, we are (for the most part) incredibly lucky to have safe, potable water by a quick turn of the faucet. Curious about which government entity regulates and establishes federal standards for drinking water? Historically, it's been the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA). The states and public water systems are then tasked with enforce the standards and regulations. George Chien (錢宗駒) is an engineer with the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA). A native of Taiwan, he came to the US fifteen years ago to pursue an interdisciplinary graduate degree in Environmental Engineering and Management. In our chat today, George shares with us his perspectives on being a civil servant, and also teaches us the steps of bringing water from reservoirs through to your tap.  A written interview with George about civil service in CA: https://www.twreporter.org/a/opinion-us-civil-servants. Cynthia's book rec

(Episode is in Chinese and English)  最近比較忙，但是希望這週末能發布新的給大家聽！今天想跟大家推薦我最近在聽的兩個雙語網路廣播的節目。希望你們也喜歡！ I haven't posted any new episodes in a new weeks, but fear not. I have lot of interviews recorded and awaiting my edits. Stay tuned -- hope to put something out this weekend! In the meantime, I'm recommending two bilingual podcasts I started listening to a few months ago. Hope you enjoy them, too! *** 百靈果NEWS: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Vv32KtHB3peVZ8TeacUty  *** https://www.susiewang.com.au/ *** 雪梨台灣阿姐的碎碎念 (華語) Chinese Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/17QrVRfat1Zmbq0S8AThQp *** Darling What Did You Say, by Susie Wang: https://open.spotify.com/show/1fRufXpdUZQ5vKs5aF5ctw ************* Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. hello@taiwanesediaspora.com www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

(Episode is in Chinese and English)  Bilingual episode with Yi-Chien, who shares her perspective about growing up with a twin sister and being an expat as her dad's job took the family around the world. She was born in Taiwan, grew up in Hong Kong and attended an international school, and came to the US for her last year of high school and college.  雙語：謙謙在台灣出生，在香港長大，然後在美國加州上大學。她爸爸的工作讓家庭到出版。她跟我們分享她跟雙胞胎妹妹在各個國家的生活。 Say hi! 來打招呼！ Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. hello@taiwanesediaspora.com www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

(Episode is in Chinese and English)  Min Kyriannis (鄭明瑤) joins me today for a conversation on identity. She shares her perspective about growing up in Flushing, NY, where she immigrated with her family as an infant. She speaks Taiwanese, Mandarin, English, Cantonese, Japanese, French, and Greek! She’s raising her kids to be multilingual as well. How does she stay up-to-date on Taiwanese pop culture? What career advice does she have for Asian mid-career women? Tune in to find out!  This is the first truly bilingual episode on this podcast! We flip flop a bit between English and Mandarin, and Min tosses in some Taiwanese as well! I had a great time chatting with Min and hope you enjoy our conversation, too! This episode is probably most relatable to those who are fluent in Chinese and English, and grew up in the US in the 1970-1990s.   這集的題目是身份認同。我們有用英文、國語、台語來聊。你是七十到九十年代在美國長大的嗎？你英文跟中文兩個語言都能溝通嗎？那你可能會對這集了解！ *** Say hi! 來打招呼！ If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! Facebo

(Episode is in English)  Dr. Ed Chu is a Taiwanese-American cardiologist. He was born and raised in Florida to parents who immigrated to the US from Taiwan. Like many ABC's, he attended Chinese school on weekends, spoke Mandarin at home, and used chopsticks for pretty much everything. He studied biomedical engineering in college, and went to work for a medical technology company for two years. He soon realized that he had a calling to help people in a different way, and became a doctor. He’s currently a cardiology fellow in NYC, and has some great advice for people considering medicine as a profession. Tune in to hear what is favorite meal is! (We caught up with him while he was on break from moonlighting at the hospital. Apologies for the background elevator dinging.) *** If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! I’d love to hear from you.  Connect with us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email us at hello@taiwanesediaspora.com OR twdiaspora@gmail.com. www.tai

(Episode is in English)  We talk with Dr. Jennifer C. Hsieh, a Taiwanese-American anthropologist. She grew up in Texas and has lived in Asia and Europe. She became fascinated by anthropology during college at Harvard, and went on to earn her PhD from Stanford. She spent 16 months in Taipei conducting research on how the Taiwanese distinguish between noise and sound. She is currently a postdoc at the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University, where is she working on her upcoming book on the production of noise as a regulatory object in contemporary Taiwan.   謝若鈴 是位人類學的學者。她在美國德州出生，然後在亞洲跟歐洲住。她在哈佛讀大學跟斯坦福讀博士。在讀研究所的時候，她搬到台北住了十六個月，研究聲音和噪音。她現在在哈佛的費正清做博士後研究，把在台灣做的研究寫成一本書。 *** If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email: hello@taiwanesediaspora.com OR twdiaspora@gmail.com. www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

（Episode is in Chinese / 這集用的語言是中文） We speak with Moose, a Taiwanese-born college student, about his experience going to college in Japan to study product design and also doing a semester-long exchange program in California. Talk about cultural adaptation! 跟 Moose 聊他到日本留學。 Why did you want to go to college in Japan? / 你為什麼會想到日本留學？ How did you learn Japanese? / 你怎麼學日語？ How did you become interested in product design? / 你為什麼對產品設計有興趣？ What was your biggest surprise (culture, food, education system)? / 有沒有遇到不熟悉的東西？ What did you do during your semester-long exchange program in California? / 你後來到美國加州交換一學期做了什麼？ What advice would you give to others who might want to study abroad? / 有沒有想給想出國的學生的建議？ Featuring a music clip from Moose’s first EP performing "Yakusoku" (in Japanese) / 聽歌手唱的第一個影片 (日文)。 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45AZy8VWzLw Email: hello@taiwanesediaspora.com.  Follow (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram): @twdiaspora Visit: www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdia

（Episode is in Chinese / 這集用的語言是中文） Auntie shares stories about immigrating to the US in the 1990s. / 阿姨跟我們聊她 90年代移民到美國的故事。 The importance of keeping the family together and happy. / 最重要的是保持家庭團結和快樂。 From successful entrepreneurs in Taiwan to becoming a restaurateur on the east coast.  / 離開在台灣建立的企業 到美國東部開餐廳。 Comparisons between American and Taiwanese school systems.  / 台灣跟美國教育的差別。  *** If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email: hello@taiwanesediaspora.com OR twdiaspora@gmail.com. www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

大家好！ 我是阿岫。歡迎收聽 “台灣人” 的廣播。 再來的幾集，我會邀請台灣華僑，華裔，和本地人 來分享他們的故事或介紹不同有關華人的題目。 我們大部分會用英文或國語溝通，但也會有講客家話，台語，等等的來賓。 如果您有什麼想跟各位觀眾分享的，請你跟我聯絡。郵件是 hello@taiwanesediaspora.com.  好吧，我們準備開始！ *** Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email: hello@taiwanesediaspora.com OR twdiaspora@gmail.com. www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support

Welcome to the Taiwanese Diaspora podcast, where I’ll be exploring the stories  and heritage of Taiwanese people around the world. In upcoming episodes, I'll be interviewing Taiwanese entrepreneurs, artists, students, and more. Some were born in Taiwan and others were born abroad. Some emigrated from Taiwan to other countries and others have returned to Taiwan after some years abroad. I love hearing people’s stories and am SO eager to share them with you via this podcast. Our conversations will primarily be in English and Mandarin Chinese, but may have some snippets of Taiwanese, Hakka, and more. I'm so excited to launch this project, and I hope you enjoy it! I’d love to hear from you.  *** If you like what you hear or have a story to share, drop me a note! Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: @twdiaspora. Email: hello@taiwanesediaspora.com OR twdiaspora@gmail.com. www.taiwanesediaspora.com --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/twdiaspora/support