Creative Writing Prizes
TaiwaneseAmerican.org is pleased to announce the 2026 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes. Created in 2021 in collaboration with Taiwanese American author Charles Yu, the Prizes are intended to encourage and recognize creative literary work by Taiwanese American students, and to foster…
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Perspectives
Watching Ben Gates defend his family’s name in National Treasure felt eerily familiar — like watching someone wrestle with the same questions of heritage and credibility that many Taiwanese Americans quietly face. I know... National Treasure probably isn’t the first film you’d expect to…
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InterviewsSocial/Politics
Those who've monitored English-language online discourse on "Taiwan issues" for the past decade or so may be familiar with the lucid lyricism and rigorous clarity of Catherine Chou (perhaps first known by her then-Twitter handle, "@catielila.") I've long admired Catherine for her rare ability…
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