Hearts in Taiwan Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:32:09 -0400 https://www.heartsintaiwan.com en-us © 2026 Hearts in Taiwan yes 2cb60bb1-d067-5b07-8971-6b1efc469bfc Annie Wang and Angela Yu episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) taiwanese american, chinese american, taiwanese, taiwan, taiwanese history, taiwanese immigrants, annie wang, angela yu, annie and angela, angela and annie, second generation taiwanese, second generation chinese Annie Wang and Angela Yu https://storage.buzzsprout.com/fasomvxnjkxh1sewmxszhull7ee9?.jpg Hearts in Taiwan https://www.heartsintaiwan.com Dumplings for everyone Dumplings for everyone In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail.

Credits:

“PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG)

Resources:

Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”)

First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home by Frankie Gaw

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

Blueprints by Jeanelle Fu

S02E09 Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time?

S01E12 Twinkies and Bananas

S02E03 Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship

S01E14 Hearts (and ears) in Japan

S01E05 Wang or Wang?

Appearances:

Hyphen Magazine A Roundtable On Taiwan's Recent Representation In Western Media

EYECTV on YouTube How ROC immigrants recognize themselves?

Ryan Ma on TaiwaneseAmerican.org Cōng yóu Bǐng: A Catalyst for Taiwanese Self-Identity

YLE Radio (Finnish) Russia, Ukraine, China, and Taiwan

Featuring:

Olivia Chen, Twrl Milk Tea

Angie Lin, Good to Eat

Grace Hwang Lynch, freelance writer

Leona Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org

Peter Chu, TAP-SF

Kimberly Yang, Formosa Chocolates

Willy Wang, Taiwan Bento

Stephanie Lin, KRON 4

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]]> In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail.

Credits:

“PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG)

Resources:

Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”)

First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home by Frankie Gaw

The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu

The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

Blueprints by Jeanelle Fu

S02E09 Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time?

S01E12 Twinkies and Bananas

S02E03 Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship

S01E14 Hearts (and ears) in Japan

S01E05 Wang or Wang?

Appearances:

Hyphen Magazine A Roundtable On Taiwan's Recent Representation In Western Media

EYECTV on YouTube How ROC immigrants recognize themselves?

Ryan Ma on TaiwaneseAmerican.org Cōng yóu Bǐng: A Catalyst for Taiwanese Self-Identity

YLE Radio (Finnish) Russia, Ukraine, China, and Taiwan

Featuring:

Olivia Chen, Twrl Milk Tea

Angie Lin, Good to Eat

Grace Hwang Lynch, freelance writer

Leona Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org

Peter Chu, TAP-SF

Kimberly Yang, Formosa Chocolates

Willy Wang, Taiwan Bento

Stephanie Lin, KRON 4

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-12090154 Sat, 21 Jan 2023 10:00:00 -0800 1976 2 13 full false Taiwanese Home Cooking with Joy Huang Taiwanese Home Cooking with Joy Huang In this episode, we get to know Joy Huang, one of the founders and moderators for the Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook group. She started her food blog, The Cooking of Joy, because she was inspired to document her mom's Taiwanese dishes. This hobby continued to grow and now you can find her work on Instagram at @joyosity where she is known for her artistic take on baked goods. We asked Joy to share her early influences, tips for food photography, and some of the most lively topics discussed in the Facebook group of over 35,000 people who love to make Taiwanese food.

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]]> In this episode, we get to know Joy Huang, one of the founders and moderators for the Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook group. She started her food blog, The Cooking of Joy, because she was inspired to document her mom's Taiwanese dishes. This hobby continued to grow and now you can find her work on Instagram at @joyosity where she is known for her artistic take on baked goods. We asked Joy to share her early influences, tips for food photography, and some of the most lively topics discussed in the Facebook group of over 35,000 people who love to make Taiwanese food.

Featuring Joy Huang:

Resources mentioned:

Cover art photo credits: Joy Huang

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-11187440 Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:00:00 -0700 2027 2 12 full false Learning our parents’ love languages through their stories Learning our parents’ love languages through their stories Angela’s mom shares a memory from her college days and Angela learns more about her mom as a person through this story. Let us know if you do a similar exercise recording the stories your parents tell you behind their old photos!

Resources:

Google PhotoScan app

instagram.com/cutfruitcollective

instagram.com/parentsarehuman

instagram.com/asiansformentalhealth

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]]> Angela’s mom shares a memory from her college days and Angela learns more about her mom as a person through this story. Let us know if you do a similar exercise recording the stories your parents tell you behind their old photos!

Resources:

Google PhotoScan app

instagram.com/cutfruitcollective

instagram.com/parentsarehuman

instagram.com/asiansformentalhealth

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-11083128 Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:00:00 -0700 790 2 11 full false Taking back the narrative about Asian Americans (feat. Joanna Ho) Taking back the narrative about Asian Americans (feat. Joanna Ho) In this episode, we examine the dark side of the model minority myth and the “tiger mom” stereotype. Joanna Ho’s first young adult novel, The Silence that Binds Us, is inspired by a real community’s anti-Asian reaction to teen suicides. Discussing the novel also compels Annie and Angela to get real about passive and active anti-Blackness in the Asian American community. 

Featuring Joanna Ho:

About Joanna: Joanna Ho is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma, and The Silence that Binds Us. She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism and equity work. She has been an English teacher, a vice principal, a dean, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program, and a professional development creator partnering with educational leaders around the country. She survives on homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids.

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]]> In this episode, we examine the dark side of the model minority myth and the “tiger mom” stereotype. Joanna Ho’s first young adult novel, The Silence that Binds Us, is inspired by a real community’s anti-Asian reaction to teen suicides. Discussing the novel also compels Annie and Angela to get real about passive and active anti-Blackness in the Asian American community. 

Featuring Joanna Ho:

About Joanna: Joanna Ho is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of Eyes that Kiss in the Corners, Eyes that Speak to the Stars, Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma, and The Silence that Binds Us. She is a writer and educator with a passion for anti-bias, anti-racism and equity work. She has been an English teacher, a vice principal, a dean, the designer of an alternative-to-prison program, and a professional development creator partnering with educational leaders around the country. She survives on homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids.

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10925885 Sun, 10 Jul 2022 11:00:00 -0700 2483 2 10 full false Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time? Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time? About 32% of people in Taiwan identify as both Taiwanese and Chinese, while diaspora from Taiwan in America tend to identify as solely one or the other. We talk about blending Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity with Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu. Michelle and Albert moved back to their heritage country mid-career and have been sharing their Asian American observations and introspections about living in Taiwan in their weekly newsletter, A Broad and Ample Road.

Featuring Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu:

About Michelle: Michelle Kuo is a visiting professor in the law program at National Taiwan University. She has worked with Teach for America, the Criminal Justice Institute, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Centro Legal de la Raza, the Prison University Project at San Quentin, RAICES, and the Stanford Three Strikes Project. She has started a nonprofit, Dialogue & Transformation, which works to create dialogue among formerly incarcerated people across the world.

About Albert: Albert Wu is a global historian, focusing particularly on the transnational connections between Germany and China, the history of religion, and the history of medicine. He is currently an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica. After studying history at Columbia University, he has taught at the American University of Paris, UC Berkeley (where he earned his PhD), and the Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison.

Vocab:
外省人 waishengren - Family from mainland China who moved to Taiwan to escape Communism in the late 1940s
本省人 benshengren - Family who was already in Taiwan when waishengren came

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]]> About 32% of people in Taiwan identify as both Taiwanese and Chinese, while diaspora from Taiwan in America tend to identify as solely one or the other. We talk about blending Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity with Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu. Michelle and Albert moved back to their heritage country mid-career and have been sharing their Asian American observations and introspections about living in Taiwan in their weekly newsletter, A Broad and Ample Road.

Featuring Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu:

About Michelle: Michelle Kuo is a visiting professor in the law program at National Taiwan University. She has worked with Teach for America, the Criminal Justice Institute, the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, Centro Legal de la Raza, the Prison University Project at San Quentin, RAICES, and the Stanford Three Strikes Project. She has started a nonprofit, Dialogue & Transformation, which works to create dialogue among formerly incarcerated people across the world.

About Albert: Albert Wu is a global historian, focusing particularly on the transnational connections between Germany and China, the history of religion, and the history of medicine. He is currently an Associate Research Fellow at the Institute of History and Philology, Academia Sinica. After studying history at Columbia University, he has taught at the American University of Paris, UC Berkeley (where he earned his PhD), and the Prison University Project at San Quentin State Prison.

Vocab:
外省人 waishengren - Family from mainland China who moved to Taiwan to escape Communism in the late 1940s
本省人 benshengren - Family who was already in Taiwan when waishengren came

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10829121 Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:00 -0700 3105 2 9 full false What does the Presbyterian Church mean to Taiwanese Christians? What does the Presbyterian Church mean to Taiwanese Christians? The mass shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, CA has sparked conversation about the significance of the Presbyterian Church for many Taiwanese individuals. Annie and Angela interview Christine Lin, a lawyer and expert on the history and influence of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan who also conducts research on Taiwanese American identity. The hosts also share their own experiences with Christianity.

Featuring Christine Lin:

About Christine: Christine Lin is a Taiwanese American lawyer. Her research on the topic of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan inspired her to pursue a career in human rights, refugee, and immigration law. Currently, she is the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies based at UC Hastings College of the Law where she has taught the Refugee & Human Rights Clinic. Previously, she was the Legal Director of Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre and taught refugee legal assistance clinics at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

More resources:

  • Major branches of Christianity (Wikipedia)
  • Presbyterian Church USA allows same-sex marriages (NPR, 2015)
  • Related episode: “Taiwanese by the Numbers” (Hearts in Taiwan, August 5, 2021)
  • New York Times interview that consulted Christine Lin and interviewed Annie and Angela: "Coming From Separate Worlds in Taiwan, They Collided at California Church" (https://nyti.ms/3mDXG2q)

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]]> The mass shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, CA has sparked conversation about the significance of the Presbyterian Church for many Taiwanese individuals. Annie and Angela interview Christine Lin, a lawyer and expert on the history and influence of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan who also conducts research on Taiwanese American identity. The hosts also share their own experiences with Christianity.

Featuring Christine Lin:

About Christine: Christine Lin is a Taiwanese American lawyer. Her research on the topic of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan inspired her to pursue a career in human rights, refugee, and immigration law. Currently, she is the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the Center for Gender & Refugee Studies based at UC Hastings College of the Law where she has taught the Refugee & Human Rights Clinic. Previously, she was the Legal Director of Hong Kong Refugee Advice Centre and taught refugee legal assistance clinics at the University of Hong Kong and the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

More resources:

  • Major branches of Christianity (Wikipedia)
  • Presbyterian Church USA allows same-sex marriages (NPR, 2015)
  • Related episode: “Taiwanese by the Numbers” (Hearts in Taiwan, August 5, 2021)
  • New York Times interview that consulted Christine Lin and interviewed Annie and Angela: "Coming From Separate Worlds in Taiwan, They Collided at California Church" (https://nyti.ms/3mDXG2q)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10782590 Mon, 13 Jun 2022 02:00:00 -0700 2839 2 8 full false Recognizing the struggle of the American Dream with Jane Kuo Recognizing the struggle of the American Dream with Jane Kuo The Chinese name for America, 美国/美國/měiguó, translates to “Beautiful Country”. We talked with author Jane Kuo about her experience as a 1.5-generation immigrant bridging Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity. Her family’s pursuit of the American Dream inspired her debut novel In the Beautiful Country which is available for pre-order before its June 28 release (delayed from June 14 due to supply chain issues).

Featuring Jane Kuo:

About Jane: Jane Kuo is a Chinese and Taiwanese American writer. She is an immigrant and the daughter of immigrants. Jane grew up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and as a child, she spent her weekends and summers working in her family’s fast food restaurant. Jane’s middle grade novel, In the Beautiful Country, is a fictional story inspired by the events of her childhood.

Other works mentioned:

English language writing by Taiwanese Americans about the May 15 shooting in Laguna Woods, California

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]]> The Chinese name for America, 美国/美國/měiguó, translates to “Beautiful Country”. We talked with author Jane Kuo about her experience as a 1.5-generation immigrant bridging Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity. Her family’s pursuit of the American Dream inspired her debut novel In the Beautiful Country which is available for pre-order before its June 28 release (delayed from June 14 due to supply chain issues).

Featuring Jane Kuo:

About Jane: Jane Kuo is a Chinese and Taiwanese American writer. She is an immigrant and the daughter of immigrants. Jane grew up in Los Angeles in the 1980s and as a child, she spent her weekends and summers working in her family’s fast food restaurant. Jane’s middle grade novel, In the Beautiful Country, is a fictional story inspired by the events of her childhood.

Other works mentioned:

English language writing by Taiwanese Americans about the May 15 shooting in Laguna Woods, California

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10644886 Thu, 19 May 2022 22:00:00 -0700 3586 2 7 full false Becoming Taiwanese: Identity formation with Evan Dawley Becoming Taiwanese: Identity formation with Evan Dawley Who were the Taiwanese before they called themselves Taiwanese? In this episode, we’re going back to school for a crash course in history with Dr. Evan Dawley. We discuss identity on the island before the Japanese colonial period, the influences of Japanese colonizers and the Kuomintang-led Republic of China, and identity among the modern Chinese diaspora. This historical overview of the formation and evolution of the Taiwanese identity provides context for present day conversations.

Resources mentioned:

About Evan: Evan Dawley is Associate Professor of History at Goucher College, where he has taught since 2013, and he previously worked in the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State. His research relates to modern East Asian history, with particular attention to Taiwan, China, and Japan, as well as identity formation, imperialism, and international/transnational history.

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]]> Who were the Taiwanese before they called themselves Taiwanese? In this episode, we’re going back to school for a crash course in history with Dr. Evan Dawley. We discuss identity on the island before the Japanese colonial period, the influences of Japanese colonizers and the Kuomintang-led Republic of China, and identity among the modern Chinese diaspora. This historical overview of the formation and evolution of the Taiwanese identity provides context for present day conversations.

Resources mentioned:

About Evan: Evan Dawley is Associate Professor of History at Goucher College, where he has taught since 2013, and he previously worked in the Office of the Historian at the U.S. Department of State. His research relates to modern East Asian history, with particular attention to Taiwan, China, and Japan, as well as identity formation, imperialism, and international/transnational history.

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10555511 Wed, 04 May 2022 01:00:00 -0700 3925 2 6 full false Inner critics: the secret to success or perpetual dissatisfaction? Inner critics: the secret to success or perpetual dissatisfaction? We hope that sharing this conversation helps anyone who has chased top grades, Instagram followers, performance ratings and promotions at work, or other external metrics of success. Taking and sharing personality tests teaches us new things about ourselves and each other.  We discover that we each have a strong inner tiger parent, and we discuss the paradox that seeking external validation actually ends up blocking deeper social connections. Throughout, we realize how our respective beliefs about our own self-worth manifest differently in our podcast partnership.

Take the personality tests:
16personalities.com/free-personality-test
personalitypath.com/free-enneagram-personality-test

Personality Types mentioned about ourselves:
Enneagram Type 1: Perfectionist
Enneagram Type 3: Achiever
Enneagram Type 5: Investigator
16 Personalities ISTJ Logistician
Also mentioned: Myers-Briggs MBTI® Types

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]]> We hope that sharing this conversation helps anyone who has chased top grades, Instagram followers, performance ratings and promotions at work, or other external metrics of success. Taking and sharing personality tests teaches us new things about ourselves and each other.  We discover that we each have a strong inner tiger parent, and we discuss the paradox that seeking external validation actually ends up blocking deeper social connections. Throughout, we realize how our respective beliefs about our own self-worth manifest differently in our podcast partnership.

Take the personality tests:
16personalities.com/free-personality-test
personalitypath.com/free-enneagram-personality-test

Personality Types mentioned about ourselves:
Enneagram Type 1: Perfectionist
Enneagram Type 3: Achiever
Enneagram Type 5: Investigator
16 Personalities ISTJ Logistician
Also mentioned: Myers-Briggs MBTI® Types

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10365620 Wed, 06 Apr 2022 14:00:00 -0700 2435 2 5 full false Our first jobs in Silicon Valley Our first jobs in Silicon Valley Inspired by our conversation with Carey Lai, hosts Angela and Annie share the rocky beginnings of starting their careers in the early ‘00s when nobody was hiring after the dot-com bubble burst. We also share a different way of looking at the career journey to get around leadership ceilings.

Mentioned:
“10 big dot-com flops” (money.cnn.com)
“Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder” - excerpt from Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Related episode: Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Carey Lai (Hearts in Taiwan S2E3)

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]]> Inspired by our conversation with Carey Lai, hosts Angela and Annie share the rocky beginnings of starting their careers in the early ‘00s when nobody was hiring after the dot-com bubble burst. We also share a different way of looking at the career journey to get around leadership ceilings.

Mentioned:
“10 big dot-com flops” (money.cnn.com)
“Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder” - excerpt from Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Related episode: Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Carey Lai (Hearts in Taiwan S2E3)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10260010 Wed, 16 Mar 2022 21:00:00 -0700 1096 2 4 bonus false Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Carey Lai Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Carey Lai “Budget Conscious | Authentic Relationships | Integrity”—these values distinguish Conductive Ventures from other venture capital firms that hold the keys to which startups get funding in Silicon Valley. Our guest Carey Lai shares how his story and shared values with co-founder Paul Yeh have shaped their unique formula for investment that have led to a portfolio of companies that is two-thirds led by minorities and first-generation immigrants.

Featuring:
Conductive Ventures (conductive.vc)
Sand Hill Road as the epicenter of venture capital (Wikipedia)
The story behind Bay Area dim sum legend Koi Palace (Eater)
Related episode: Hearts in Japan (Hearts in Taiwan S1E14)

About our guest:
Carey Lai is a Founding Member and Managing Director at Conductive Ventures which focuses on investments in the areas of software, hardware and technology enabled services.
Prior to Conductive Ventures, Carey spent over four years investing at Intel Capital. He also worked at Institutional Venture Partners and the Technology Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Carey has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and he graduated with a B.A. in International Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.

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]]> “Budget Conscious | Authentic Relationships | Integrity”—these values distinguish Conductive Ventures from other venture capital firms that hold the keys to which startups get funding in Silicon Valley. Our guest Carey Lai shares how his story and shared values with co-founder Paul Yeh have shaped their unique formula for investment that have led to a portfolio of companies that is two-thirds led by minorities and first-generation immigrants.

Featuring:
Conductive Ventures (conductive.vc)
Sand Hill Road as the epicenter of venture capital (Wikipedia)
The story behind Bay Area dim sum legend Koi Palace (Eater)
Related episode: Hearts in Japan (Hearts in Taiwan S1E14)

About our guest:
Carey Lai is a Founding Member and Managing Director at Conductive Ventures which focuses on investments in the areas of software, hardware and technology enabled services.
Prior to Conductive Ventures, Carey spent over four years investing at Intel Capital. He also worked at Institutional Venture Partners and the Technology Investment Banking Group at Bank of America Merrill Lynch.

Carey has an M.B.A. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and he graduated with a B.A. in International Economics from the University of California Los Angeles.

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10223812 Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:00:00 -0800 3142 2 3 full false Seeing Taiwan through our mothers’ eyes, featuring the creators of Amah Faraway Seeing Taiwan through our mothers’ eyes, featuring the creators of Amah Faraway Whether you call your grandmother “amah”, “popo”, “waipo”, “nainai”, “mama”, “grandma”, or something else, she plays a key role in your connection to your heritage. Amah Faraway tells the story of how young Kylie transforms from feeling unsure and reluctant to embracing her grandmother and her heritage country. We got to talk with author Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrator Tracy Subisak and found many common threads that the Taiwanese diaspora will see reflected throughout this delightful picture book.

Where to buy Amah Faraway:

Margaret Chiu Greanias

Tracy Subisak

Additional resources:

  • Chinese family tree (Off the Great Wall video, Mina Learns Chinese Instagram graphics for grandparents, aunts/uncles)
  • Taiwanese family tree (Taiwanese)
  • "Lost Generation", a palindromic poem by Jonathan Reed (video, text)
  • Taiwanese Association of Greater Portland (TAGP)

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]]> Whether you call your grandmother “amah”, “popo”, “waipo”, “nainai”, “mama”, “grandma”, or something else, she plays a key role in your connection to your heritage. Amah Faraway tells the story of how young Kylie transforms from feeling unsure and reluctant to embracing her grandmother and her heritage country. We got to talk with author Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrator Tracy Subisak and found many common threads that the Taiwanese diaspora will see reflected throughout this delightful picture book.

Where to buy Amah Faraway:

Margaret Chiu Greanias

Tracy Subisak

Additional resources:

  • Chinese family tree (Off the Great Wall video, Mina Learns Chinese Instagram graphics for grandparents, aunts/uncles)
  • Taiwanese family tree (Taiwanese)
  • "Lost Generation", a palindromic poem by Jonathan Reed (video, text)
  • Taiwanese Association of Greater Portland (TAGP)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-10055629 Sat, 12 Feb 2022 21:00:00 -0800 3115 2 2 full false Reliving Loveboat with Abigail Hing Wen Reliving Loveboat with Abigail Hing Wen Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu kick off Season 2 with an interview of Abigail Hing Wen, author of New York Times bestseller Loveboat, Taipei which is currently being filmed in Taiwan starring Ashley Jiao, Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Chelsea Zhang. The Young Adult novel’s sequel Loveboat Reunion hits bookshelves January 25.

We learned how Abigail's family background has shaped her worldview, got a realtime account of what it's like to run around Taiwan with movie stars, and talked frankly about how bamboo and glass ceilings are very real for Asian women in tech. From references to The Baby-Sitters Club and Bridgerton to Angela quoting Abigail's books back to her three times, this conversation is unique to say the least.

Featuring:
Follow @abigailhingwen on Instagram
Subscribe to Abigail's newsletter on abigailhingwen.com
Where to buy:

If you're interested in a similar immersive cultural camp for the current generation of Taiwanese American youth who have completed grades 4 through 12, look into Leading Youth Forward (LYF) Camp organized by the Taiwanese American Citizens League and held in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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]]> Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu kick off Season 2 with an interview of Abigail Hing Wen, author of New York Times bestseller Loveboat, Taipei which is currently being filmed in Taiwan starring Ashley Jiao, Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Chelsea Zhang. The Young Adult novel’s sequel Loveboat Reunion hits bookshelves January 25.

We learned how Abigail's family background has shaped her worldview, got a realtime account of what it's like to run around Taiwan with movie stars, and talked frankly about how bamboo and glass ceilings are very real for Asian women in tech. From references to The Baby-Sitters Club and Bridgerton to Angela quoting Abigail's books back to her three times, this conversation is unique to say the least.

Featuring:
Follow @abigailhingwen on Instagram
Subscribe to Abigail's newsletter on abigailhingwen.com
Where to buy:

If you're interested in a similar immersive cultural camp for the current generation of Taiwanese American youth who have completed grades 4 through 12, look into Leading Youth Forward (LYF) Camp organized by the Taiwanese American Citizens League and held in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Connect:
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]]> Buzzsprout-9868098 Mon, 17 Jan 2022 03:00:00 -0800 3369 2 1 full false Trailer: Hearts in Taiwan Season 2 Trailer: Hearts in Taiwan Season 2 Hearts in Taiwan podcast is back with a second season! Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu share what you can look forward to this year.


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]]> Hearts in Taiwan podcast is back with a second season! Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu share what you can look forward to this year.


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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-9865980 Mon, 10 Jan 2022 23:00:00 -0800 79 2 trailer false Overthinking and overachieving: our Season 1 retrospective Overthinking and overachieving: our Season 1 retrospective Was it crazy for two women in their 40s with kids, full-time jobs, and no media experience to start a podcast during the pandemic? From our first emails in January, we never would have guessed that by September we’d be wrapping our first season with 18 episodes and hundreds of listeners. In this episode, we look at the progress we’ve made on our journey so far, what we’ve learned about ourselves and each other, and the surprises we’ve encountered along the way. We reveal popular episodes and our favorites, then share what’s in store ahead.

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]]> Was it crazy for two women in their 40s with kids, full-time jobs, and no media experience to start a podcast during the pandemic? From our first emails in January, we never would have guessed that by September we’d be wrapping our first season with 18 episodes and hundreds of listeners. In this episode, we look at the progress we’ve made on our journey so far, what we’ve learned about ourselves and each other, and the surprises we’ve encountered along the way. We reveal popular episodes and our favorites, then share what’s in store ahead.

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-9246078 Thu, 23 Sep 2021 02:00:00 -0700 2243 1 18 full false Raising the next generation Raising the next generation As English-speaking parents living outside our heritage country, we discuss how we go about passing our culture on to our kids. From seeking out Mandarin Immersion schools and caregivers, cultivating our kids' palates to appreciate Taiwanese food, and planning to visit Taiwan regularly for family vacations (when we can again!), we share what’s worked and what hasn’t across our kids ranging from age 4 to 12. Angela also shares the many new resources that have cropped up from entrepreneurs in the past 5 years to help parents like us.

Links:

NTNU Mandarin summer camp

Mina Learns Chinese Instagram Reels featuring shows and movies on Netflix and Disney+ with Mandarin audio tracks

Go! Go! Cory Carson on Netflix by Alex Woo and Stanley Moore of Kuku Studios

Alok Menon on Instagram normalizing body hair and trans beauty

La La Learn app for iPhone and iPad by Alice Han featuring children’s songs in Mandarin

Hearts in Taiwan raising bilingual kids resources page lists all the books we mentioned and more (https://heartsintaiwan.com/raising-bilingual-kids)

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]]> As English-speaking parents living outside our heritage country, we discuss how we go about passing our culture on to our kids. From seeking out Mandarin Immersion schools and caregivers, cultivating our kids' palates to appreciate Taiwanese food, and planning to visit Taiwan regularly for family vacations (when we can again!), we share what’s worked and what hasn’t across our kids ranging from age 4 to 12. Angela also shares the many new resources that have cropped up from entrepreneurs in the past 5 years to help parents like us.

Links:

NTNU Mandarin summer camp

Mina Learns Chinese Instagram Reels featuring shows and movies on Netflix and Disney+ with Mandarin audio tracks

Go! Go! Cory Carson on Netflix by Alex Woo and Stanley Moore of Kuku Studios

Alok Menon on Instagram normalizing body hair and trans beauty

La La Learn app for iPhone and iPad by Alice Han featuring children’s songs in Mandarin

Hearts in Taiwan raising bilingual kids resources page lists all the books we mentioned and more (https://heartsintaiwan.com/raising-bilingual-kids)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-9149332 Thu, 09 Sep 2021 01:00:00 -0700 2954 1 17 full false Mock debate: Taiwanese independence Mock debate: Taiwanese independence When we recorded our episode on politics in Taiwan, we practiced a mock debate to help us understand the viewpoints of the green and blue ends of the Taiwanese political spectrum. The issue in question: Should Taiwan formally declare independence from China in the next 12 months? Each of us was randomly assigned to represent one side in this bonus companion to the “50 shades of green (and blue)” episode.

Credit:
Cover photo of the infamous “pig guts brawl” in Taiwan’s legislative yuan by Gwydion M. Williams on Flickr with additional edits by Hearts in Taiwan.

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]]> When we recorded our episode on politics in Taiwan, we practiced a mock debate to help us understand the viewpoints of the green and blue ends of the Taiwanese political spectrum. The issue in question: Should Taiwan formally declare independence from China in the next 12 months? Each of us was randomly assigned to represent one side in this bonus companion to the “50 shades of green (and blue)” episode.

Credit:
Cover photo of the infamous “pig guts brawl” in Taiwan’s legislative yuan by Gwydion M. Williams on Flickr with additional edits by Hearts in Taiwan.

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-9152398 Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:00:00 -0700 1317 1 16 bonus true 50 shades of green (and blue) 50 shades of green (and blue) Annie and Angela tackle a taboo topic: politics in Taiwan! From dark green to light green and light blue to dark blue, we attempt to understand why each party believes what they do, and relate our observations to American pop culture. Plus, Angela asks for your recommendations for earth-friendly products that aren’t made in China.

Further reading:

#notsponsored:
Piico floss picks made in Taiwan (website, Instagram)
Indigenous American-owned businesses (IG Guide, Website)
Buy Nothing project for neighborhood sharing (buynothingproject.org)

Credit:
Cover photo by tomscy2000 on Flickr depicting a young protester during the Sunflower Movement

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]]> Annie and Angela tackle a taboo topic: politics in Taiwan! From dark green to light green and light blue to dark blue, we attempt to understand why each party believes what they do, and relate our observations to American pop culture. Plus, Angela asks for your recommendations for earth-friendly products that aren’t made in China.

Further reading:

#notsponsored:
Piico floss picks made in Taiwan (website, Instagram)
Indigenous American-owned businesses (IG Guide, Website)
Buy Nothing project for neighborhood sharing (buynothingproject.org)

Credit:
Cover photo by tomscy2000 on Flickr depicting a young protester during the Sunflower Movement

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-9121155 Thu, 02 Sep 2021 14:00:00 -0700 3231 1 15 full true Hearts (and ears) in Japan Hearts (and ears) in Japan Japan has some of the more notable cultural influences on Taiwan due to its 50 year occupation of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. We explore some of the marks that Japan has left and its unique approach to colonization of Taiwan. Annie's mom returns for a guest appearance. 

Sources
The Empire of Japan (Wikipedia)
Kano - 2014 movie about the baseball team
Ear cleaning with mimikaki (JapanTravel)
Ear cleaning in Chengdu, China (BBC)
Ellie Yang Camp’s post on ear wax types (Instagram)
Symbolism of plum blossom 梅花 in Taiwan (Wikipedia)
The Twenty-One Demands from Japan to China in 1915 (Wikipedia)
Nanjing Massacre (Wikipedia)

Further reading
https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-taiwan-japan-20171106-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/magazine/taiwan-china.html
Taiwan as part of the Japanese empire (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Longing for the Spring Breeze song history (Wikipedia)

#NotSponsored
EVA Air Hello Kitty flights
EVA Air Hello Kitty flights to nowhere in August 2020 (CNN)
EVA Air flight map draws thumbs-up sign (Scooper)

Credits
“望春風Longing for the Spring Breeze” was one of the first Taiwanese pop songs during the period of Japanese colonization.
Longing for the Spring Breeze cover by 薛詒丹 Dan Hsueh and 翁光煒 Wico Weng
Original recording of Longing for the Spring Breeze

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]]> Japan has some of the more notable cultural influences on Taiwan due to its 50 year occupation of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. We explore some of the marks that Japan has left and its unique approach to colonization of Taiwan. Annie's mom returns for a guest appearance. 

Sources
The Empire of Japan (Wikipedia)
Kano - 2014 movie about the baseball team
Ear cleaning with mimikaki (JapanTravel)
Ear cleaning in Chengdu, China (BBC)
Ellie Yang Camp’s post on ear wax types (Instagram)
Symbolism of plum blossom 梅花 in Taiwan (Wikipedia)
The Twenty-One Demands from Japan to China in 1915 (Wikipedia)
Nanjing Massacre (Wikipedia)

Further reading
https://www.latimes.com/world/asia/la-fg-taiwan-japan-20171106-story.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/04/magazine/taiwan-china.html
Taiwan as part of the Japanese empire (Encyclopedia Britannica)
Longing for the Spring Breeze song history (Wikipedia)

#NotSponsored
EVA Air Hello Kitty flights
EVA Air Hello Kitty flights to nowhere in August 2020 (CNN)
EVA Air flight map draws thumbs-up sign (Scooper)

Credits
“望春風Longing for the Spring Breeze” was one of the first Taiwanese pop songs during the period of Japanese colonization.
Longing for the Spring Breeze cover by 薛詒丹 Dan Hsueh and 翁光煒 Wico Weng
Original recording of Longing for the Spring Breeze

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8996901 Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:00:00 -0700 2391 1 14 full false Taiwanese by the numbers Taiwanese by the numbers Just how big is the worldwide Taiwanese community anyway? We look at the numbers past and present that make up Taiwan and its diaspora, and discuss why it’s hard to track and measure the Taiwanese diaspora. The numbers surprise us and also leave us with some mysteries.


Sources:

UN world population prospects for Taiwan

CIA World Factbook page on Taiwan

Wikipedia page on Austronesian peoples

Wikipedia page on Christianity in China

Taipei vs New Taipei City Quora answer

Wikipedia page on Overseas Taiwanese

Taiwan’s OCAC report of 1M Taiwanese emigrants to the US (as of 2010)

TACL summary of Census 2020 “Write in Taiwanese” campaign


Credits:

"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

Cover photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

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]]> Just how big is the worldwide Taiwanese community anyway? We look at the numbers past and present that make up Taiwan and its diaspora, and discuss why it’s hard to track and measure the Taiwanese diaspora. The numbers surprise us and also leave us with some mysteries.


Sources:

UN world population prospects for Taiwan

CIA World Factbook page on Taiwan

Wikipedia page on Austronesian peoples

Wikipedia page on Christianity in China

Taipei vs New Taipei City Quora answer

Wikipedia page on Overseas Taiwanese

Taiwan’s OCAC report of 1M Taiwanese emigrants to the US (as of 2010)

TACL summary of Census 2020 “Write in Taiwanese” campaign


Credits:

"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

Cover photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8983415 Thu, 05 Aug 2021 23:00:00 -0700 2636 1 13 full false Twinkies and Bananas Twinkies and Bananas Twinkies and bananas - Yellow on the outside, white on the inside. This is how many second generation Asian Americans felt growing up. In the 80s and 90s, when we only saw white or Black representation in American media. We explore how this quest to assimilate drove our development as individuals and what this means for Asian Americans now.

Links:
Crazy Rich Asians
PEN15
The Babysitter's Club
BTS (YouTube, Instagram)
Joy Luck Club (Movie, Book)
WongFu Productions (YouTube, "Yellow Fever" short)
The Half of It
Kim's Convenience
Fresh Off the Boat
Never Have I Ever
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
House of Ho
Bling Empire
#notsponsored: Nick Dong (Instagram, website) and USC Pacific Asia Museum (Instagram, Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong)

Credits:
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
"Show Yourself" by Alex Wong (Patreon)

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]]> Twinkies and bananas - Yellow on the outside, white on the inside. This is how many second generation Asian Americans felt growing up. In the 80s and 90s, when we only saw white or Black representation in American media. We explore how this quest to assimilate drove our development as individuals and what this means for Asian Americans now.

Links:
Crazy Rich Asians
PEN15
The Babysitter's Club
BTS (YouTube, Instagram)
Joy Luck Club (Movie, Book)
WongFu Productions (YouTube, "Yellow Fever" short)
The Half of It
Kim's Convenience
Fresh Off the Boat
Never Have I Ever
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
House of Ho
Bling Empire
#notsponsored: Nick Dong (Instagram, website) and USC Pacific Asia Museum (Instagram, Divine Immersion: The Experiential Art of Nick Dong)

Credits:
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
"Show Yourself" by Alex Wong (Patreon)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8922370 Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0700 3299 1 12 full false Made in Taiwan Made in Taiwan There are so many things that make Taiwan unique and exceptional. From policy making to manufacturing to transportation, and of course food, Taiwan has a lot to celebrate.

Links:
Taiwan Covid Relief (DM or email us with a photo of your donation receipt dated after July 22nd and we'll match your donation until we hit $1,000 in total donation matching)
Audrey Tang (Talks at Google, Twitter)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
ASUS
Giant Bicycles
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) / Metro Taipei

Credits:
"New Normal" by Rosendale (Instagram, YouTube, Spotify)
A new song in the works by Sam Lin (Instagram, YouTube)

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]]> There are so many things that make Taiwan unique and exceptional. From policy making to manufacturing to transportation, and of course food, Taiwan has a lot to celebrate.

Links:
Taiwan Covid Relief (DM or email us with a photo of your donation receipt dated after July 22nd and we'll match your donation until we hit $1,000 in total donation matching)
Audrey Tang (Talks at Google, Twitter)
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company
ASUS
Giant Bicycles
Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) / Metro Taipei

Credits:
"New Normal" by Rosendale (Instagram, YouTube, Spotify)
A new song in the works by Sam Lin (Instagram, YouTube)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8896962 Thu, 22 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0700 2489 1 11 full false What does it mean to be Taiwanese? What does it mean to be Taiwanese? Simple question, hard to answer! Angela and Annie share their journeys exploring their identities with respect to Taiwan, and reflect on definitions contributed by a wide variety of Taiwanese individuals in America and Taiwan. We pitch each other some thought experiments that test our hypotheses about identity, and discuss the evolution of the Taiwanese identity in relation to China and in the context of America.

Links:
Nationality, Ethnicity, & Race, by Hello Prosper (blog post, IG post)
Michelle Kwan's stories at #RecipeForChange dinner (YouTube 24:11)
Taiwan’s urban landscapes by Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry (IG story highlight)
See the Olympic flag for Chinese Taipei (Wikipedia)
Xi Jinping remarks for CCP centennial (Reuters article)
Crackdown and closure of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, coverage by New Bloom and Taiwan Mixed (IG post)
#notsponsored: Taiwan Mixed for news in English about Taiwan (website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
Show notes for full credits and sources

Featuring:
Kelly Lan, Hello Prosper (IG: @hello.prosper)
Darice Dan Chang (IG: @darice_dandan)
Dr. Zonram Liao, Wellnergy Pets (IG: @wellnergypets)
Sticky Rice Sisters (IG: @stickyricesisters)
Cathy Huang, Avery & Me (IG: @averyandme)
Lulu Cheng, Bitty Bao Books (IG: @bitty.bao)

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]]> Simple question, hard to answer! Angela and Annie share their journeys exploring their identities with respect to Taiwan, and reflect on definitions contributed by a wide variety of Taiwanese individuals in America and Taiwan. We pitch each other some thought experiments that test our hypotheses about identity, and discuss the evolution of the Taiwanese identity in relation to China and in the context of America.

Links:
Nationality, Ethnicity, & Race, by Hello Prosper (blog post, IG post)
Michelle Kwan's stories at #RecipeForChange dinner (YouTube 24:11)
Taiwan’s urban landscapes by Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry (IG story highlight)
See the Olympic flag for Chinese Taipei (Wikipedia)
Xi Jinping remarks for CCP centennial (Reuters article)
Crackdown and closure of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, coverage by New Bloom and Taiwan Mixed (IG post)
#notsponsored: Taiwan Mixed for news in English about Taiwan (website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
Show notes for full credits and sources

Featuring:
Kelly Lan, Hello Prosper (IG: @hello.prosper)
Darice Dan Chang (IG: @darice_dandan)
Dr. Zonram Liao, Wellnergy Pets (IG: @wellnergypets)
Sticky Rice Sisters (IG: @stickyricesisters)
Cathy Huang, Avery & Me (IG: @averyandme)
Lulu Cheng, Bitty Bao Books (IG: @bitty.bao)

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8825624 Thu, 08 Jul 2021 01:00:00 -0700 5671 1 10 full false Flavors of Taiwan Flavors of Taiwan Every culture and region has its own unique flavors, dishes, and culinary history. Food brings people together and is a source of cultural pride - Taiwan is no exception. From beef noodle soup to boba, we celebrate the things that make Taiwanese food what it is today. Join us as we journey through the regional influences of Taiwanese food, take a trip down memory lane, and highlight some of our favorite dishes.

Links:
Eating Taiwanese in the Bay (KQED)
Taiwan Bento (Oakland, California)
Chia Te pineapple cake
Weee! Asian grocery delivery ($20 off first order with referral link)
Taiwanese Home Cooking (Facebook group)

Credits:
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

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]]> Every culture and region has its own unique flavors, dishes, and culinary history. Food brings people together and is a source of cultural pride - Taiwan is no exception. From beef noodle soup to boba, we celebrate the things that make Taiwanese food what it is today. Join us as we journey through the regional influences of Taiwanese food, take a trip down memory lane, and highlight some of our favorite dishes.

Links:
Eating Taiwanese in the Bay (KQED)
Taiwan Bento (Oakland, California)
Chia Te pineapple cake
Weee! Asian grocery delivery ($20 off first order with referral link)
Taiwanese Home Cooking (Facebook group)

Credits:
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

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Hearts in Taiwan on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIk7wP97c_LC5Xw5lxZJK6w)


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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8781012 Thu, 01 Jul 2021 00:00:00 -0700 2146 1 9 full false Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 2 Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 2 If you didn't know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that's no accident. In Part 2 of a 2-part series, we share the way that the 228 Massacre and White Terror were handled since these events ended and the parallels to how governments handle similar events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and the Tiananmen Square Massacre. 
Trigger warnings: violence, police/military brutality, totalitarian government.

Invitation:
Tells us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we'll send you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Credits:
"Making the Banned" by Jason Chu and Alan Z
"Ronny's Outro" feat. Ronny Chieng from Face Value by Jason Chu and Alan Z
Alan Z's Instagram: www.instagram.com/alanzmusic
Alan Z's YouTube: http://bit.ly/alanz-youtube
"Close to Home" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
Cover image: modification of a photo by Hung Jui-chin for Taipei Times

See our show notes for  links to further reading about the events described in this episode.
heartsintaiwan.com/blog/massacres-and-coverups

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]]> If you didn't know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that's no accident. In Part 2 of a 2-part series, we share the way that the 228 Massacre and White Terror were handled since these events ended and the parallels to how governments handle similar events like the Tulsa Race Massacre and the Tiananmen Square Massacre. 
Trigger warnings: violence, police/military brutality, totalitarian government.

Invitation:
Tells us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we'll send you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Credits:
"Making the Banned" by Jason Chu and Alan Z
"Ronny's Outro" feat. Ronny Chieng from Face Value by Jason Chu and Alan Z
Alan Z's Instagram: www.instagram.com/alanzmusic
Alan Z's YouTube: http://bit.ly/alanz-youtube
"Close to Home" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
Cover image: modification of a photo by Hung Jui-chin for Taipei Times

See our show notes for  links to further reading about the events described in this episode.
heartsintaiwan.com/blog/massacres-and-coverups

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8734460 Thu, 24 Jun 2021 00:00:00 -0700 1898 228 1 8 full false Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 1 Massacres and Cover-ups, Part 1 If you didn’t know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that’s no accident. In Part 1 of a 2-part series, we share what we’ve learned from our research about the 228 Massacre and the period of martial law afterward called White Terror designed to silence and erase.  Trigger warnings: violence, police/military brutality, totalitarian government.

Invitation:
Tell us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we’ll send you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Credits:

See our show notes for  links to our sources for the facts described in this episode and further recommended listening.
heartsintaiwan.com/blog/massacres-and-coverups

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]]> If you didn’t know that the KMT government killed about 20,000 Taiwanese people in a one-month span in early 1947 and imprisoned about 140,000 more during the 40 years after, that’s no accident. In Part 1 of a 2-part series, we share what we’ve learned from our research about the 228 Massacre and the period of martial law afterward called White Terror designed to silence and erase.  Trigger warnings: violence, police/military brutality, totalitarian government.

Invitation:
Tell us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we’ll send you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Credits:

See our show notes for  links to our sources for the facts described in this episode and further recommended listening.
heartsintaiwan.com/blog/massacres-and-coverups

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8727772 Fri, 18 Jun 2021 23:00:00 -0700 2230 228 1 7 full false Not Just Book Club: Stereotype-Smashing Musicians Not Just Book Club: Stereotype-Smashing Musicians We've been inspired lately by musicians who are making waves in genres where Asians are vastly underrepresented. Angela unpacks what The Linda Lindas' punk performances mean to her, and Annie finds flow with rapper Alan Z.

Featured:
“Never Say Never” and “Missing You” by The Linda Lindas
Spotify: http://bit.ly/linda-lindas
YouTube: http://bit.ly/linda-lindas-youtube 

"Foreigner" by Alan Z x Jason Chu
“Model Minority” by Alan Z x Jason Chu (feat. Dante Basco and Neela)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alanzmusic
YouTube: http://bit.ly/alanz-youtube 

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]]> We've been inspired lately by musicians who are making waves in genres where Asians are vastly underrepresented. Angela unpacks what The Linda Lindas' punk performances mean to her, and Annie finds flow with rapper Alan Z.

Featured:
“Never Say Never” and “Missing You” by The Linda Lindas
Spotify: http://bit.ly/linda-lindas
YouTube: http://bit.ly/linda-lindas-youtube 

"Foreigner" by Alan Z x Jason Chu
“Model Minority” by Alan Z x Jason Chu (feat. Dante Basco and Neela)
Instagram: www.instagram.com/alanzmusic
YouTube: http://bit.ly/alanz-youtube 

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8671668 Thu, 10 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0700 1075 1 6 bonus false Wang or Wang? Wang or Wang? This one is for everyone whose name is pronounced differently in America than it would be in your family’s original language. Angela and Annie discuss how even a simple name like Wang can be a hallmark of assimilation, a source of trauma, or an opportunity for reclaimed identity.

Invitation: 

Tell us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we’ll mail you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Links:

“America Ruined My Name for Me” by Beth Nguyen

“When the Teacher Doesn’t Even Try to Pronounce Your Name” by comedian Tien Tran

Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang - excerpt in our show notes

"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

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]]> This one is for everyone whose name is pronounced differently in America than it would be in your family’s original language. Angela and Annie discuss how even a simple name like Wang can be a hallmark of assimilation, a source of trauma, or an opportunity for reclaimed identity.

Invitation: 

Tell us how you define Taiwanese! Send us a voice message on Instagram, Facebook, or at heartsintaiwan.com/voicemail and we’ll mail you a Hearts in Taiwan sticker.

Links:

“America Ruined My Name for Me” by Beth Nguyen

“When the Teacher Doesn’t Even Try to Pronounce Your Name” by comedian Tien Tran

Wangs vs the World by Jade Chang - excerpt in our show notes

"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

Visit our show notes for more about the topics in our episode


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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8636024 Thu, 03 Jun 2021 01:00:00 -0700 1609 1 5 full true Not Just Book Club: PEN15 Not Just Book Club: PEN15 We stan Maya and Anna of PEN15. In our second (Not Just) Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, we unpack how one particular episode captures the experience of adolescence as an Asian American among mostly white peers in the '90s. Also, we read excerpts of the first reviews of this podcast.

Links:
PEN15 on Hulu
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

Cover photo:
Still from PEN15/Hulu by Alex Lombardi

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]]> We stan Maya and Anna of PEN15. In our second (Not Just) Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, we unpack how one particular episode captures the experience of adolescence as an Asian American among mostly white peers in the '90s. Also, we read excerpts of the first reviews of this podcast.

Links:
PEN15 on Hulu
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)

Cover photo:
Still from PEN15/Hulu by Alex Lombardi

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8591065 Thu, 27 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700 1469 1 4 bonus false Coming to America Coming to America America is known as the land of opportunity. What did that mean for young adults living in Taiwan in the 60s and 70s? We asked our parents about their immigration experiences and whether America lived up to their expectations.

Links:
Immigrant story questions by Ellie Yang Camp (@eeewhysee)
CNN on Asian American diversity May 2021
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
"Show Yourself" by Alex Wong (Patreon)

Cover photo:
Annie's mom before she boarded a plane to the US for grad school

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]]> America is known as the land of opportunity. What did that mean for young adults living in Taiwan in the 60s and 70s? We asked our parents about their immigration experiences and whether America lived up to their expectations.

Links:
Immigrant story questions by Ellie Yang Camp (@eeewhysee)
CNN on Asian American diversity May 2021
"Level Up" by Vienna Teng (Spotify)
"Show Yourself" by Alex Wong (Patreon)

Cover photo:
Annie's mom before she boarded a plane to the US for grad school

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8539591 Thu, 20 May 2021 00:00:00 -0700 1753 1 3 full false Our First (Not Just) Book Club Our First (Not Just) Book Club Angela and Annie introduce Not Just Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, where we share what we're reading, watching, and listening to. First up: Interior Chinatown by Taiwanese American author Charles Yu, and Taiwanese American musician Vienna Teng.

Links:
Interior Chinatown excerpt and where to buy, Charles Yu on Twitter
Vienna Teng on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram

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]]> Angela and Annie introduce Not Just Book Club with Hearts in Taiwan, where we share what we're reading, watching, and listening to. First up: Interior Chinatown by Taiwanese American author Charles Yu, and Taiwanese American musician Vienna Teng.

Links:
Interior Chinatown excerpt and where to buy, Charles Yu on Twitter
Vienna Teng on Spotify, Facebook, and Instagram

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8497653 Wed, 12 May 2021 23:00:00 -0700 1103 1 2 bonus false Mom, are we Taiwanese? Mom, are we Taiwanese? Annie and Angela decode the distinction among people whose families come from Taiwan: who identifies as Chinese and who identifies as Taiwanese, and why. Our journey begins when we combine Wikipedia research with questions we’ve never asked our moms until now.

Vocab:
外省人 waishengren - Family from mainland China who moved to Taiwan to escape Communism in the late 1940s
本省人 benshengren - Family who was already in Taiwan when waishengren came

Cover photo:
Eight-year-olds Angela and Annie in Chinese school summer camp

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]]> Annie and Angela decode the distinction among people whose families come from Taiwan: who identifies as Chinese and who identifies as Taiwanese, and why. Our journey begins when we combine Wikipedia research with questions we’ve never asked our moms until now.

Vocab:
外省人 waishengren - Family from mainland China who moved to Taiwan to escape Communism in the late 1940s
本省人 benshengren - Family who was already in Taiwan when waishengren came

Cover photo:
Eight-year-olds Angela and Annie in Chinese school summer camp

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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8470057 Thu, 06 May 2021 03:00:00 -0700 1980 1 1 full false Trailer: Our hearts in Taiwan Trailer: Our hearts in Taiwan Here’s what the Hearts in Taiwan podcast is all about. Meet Annie Wang and Angela Yu and get to know our motivation for this project.


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]]> Here’s what the Hearts in Taiwan podcast is all about. Meet Annie Wang and Angela Yu and get to know our motivation for this project.


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]]> Annie Wang and Angela Yu Buzzsprout-8402820 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:00:00 -0700 122 trailer false