聊台灣文學作品《亞細亞的孤兒》。In this new series, I’m going to talk about some Taiwanese literature works. Today’s book: Orphan of Asia by Wu Chuo-liu(1900-1976). He was born into Japanese-controlled Taiwan, when being Taiwanese was — complicated. He explores this muddled identity in the book. Interestingly, he wrote “Orphan of Asia” in Japanese. It was later translated to Chinese, and English.
99. 漫畫 Manga Recommendations for Learning Chinese
Looking for manga recommendations to learn Chinese? I’m going to share some manga I read growing up, most of which have been extremely popular among Taiwanese people.
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分享我到清邁旅行三個禮拜的經驗。Sharing my recent trip to Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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97. 剪頭髮 Getting A Haircut in Taiwan
聊聊剪頭髮這件事以及各種剪髮經驗。In this episode, I share my experience with getting a haircut in Taiwan. I also talk about making reservations, asking about prices, as well as my experience with different types and price points of haircut places in Taiwan, ranging from the extremely cheap to the more high-end.
94. 推薦幾部台劇 Taiwanese TV Show Recommendations
I share some Taiwanese shows that I’ve watched and enjoyed. 分享幾部我覺得好看的台劇：《國際橋牌社(Island Nation)》、《人選之人—造浪者(Wave Makers)》, and more!
93. 在國外受傷 Getting injured In Australia
我分享自己在澳洲騎腳踏車摔傷的經驗。I share my experience of biking around Melbourne, the time I got hurt, and my experience in getting help.
92. 甜湯 Dessert Soups
I share three classic dessert soups I love: sweet red bean soup, sweet mung bean soup and sweet potato ginger soup. 聊聊我最愛的經典甜湯：紅豆湯、綠豆湯、地瓜薑湯。
A big thank you to one of my listeners, Lilian Chin, for her assistance with the Chinese and English subtitles.
91. 台灣血淚史(2) Taiwan’s Painful Road to Democracy – History of Taiwan
In part two about Taiwan’s tragic journey to democracy, I continue to talk about the Formosa Incident(1979), Dr. Chen Wen-chen Incident(1981), and Nylon Cheng’s self-immolation for freedom of speech(1989). 接續上集討論台灣悲傷的歷史，這集繼續來談談台灣迎向民主之前的一些悲慘事件：解嚴前的美麗島事件、陳文成事件、鄭南榕為爭取百分之百言論自由而自焚。
90. 台灣血淚史(1) Taiwan’s Tragic History: Colonialism, 228 Incident and the White Terror
In this episode I talk about the contemporary history of Taiwan, which covers Japanese colonialism(1895-1945), the KMT (aka Chinese Nationalist Party)’s brutal rule: 228 Massacre(1947) and 38-year-long martial law period (aka the White Terror, 1947-1987). I also discuss the complexity of Taiwanese people’s identity. 本集談談台灣悲慘的歷史：日本殖民時期、國民黨來台後的228事件大屠殺、長達三十八年的戒嚴/白色恐怖時期，以及台灣人複雜的身份認同。
Taiwanese Folktale – The Robin Hood of Taiwan: Liao Tian-Ding – Easy-to-read Chinese Book
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