One aspect of living in Taiwan long-term that I don’t like is the high likelihood I will never be able to vote in any type of election. Whether it be for the local government or for the president, I’m probably going to be relegated to being a taxpayer with no say. But hey, I knew […]
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I am always grateful for bloggers. Think about it, what are bloggers getting in return for their work? Some bloggers make a living out of it, but the vast majority of expat bloggers in Asia do it as a passion, and not for a source of income. I’ve been accused of being an attention seeker […]
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There is a litany of places around Taiwan that claim to be “authentic” cuisine. I’ve had everything from “authentic” French to Brazilian food in Taiwan and not a lot of it ever met my expectations. It isn’t a case that the food was too localized that it didn’t meet my taste buds halfway, but rather […]
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Quite a few people were asking me to post the figures for Americans living in Taiwan in 2017 and I have added on the rest of North Americans in Taiwan. Not surprisingly, Americans are the largest group from North America, following by Canada, Mexico and Haiti. Out of 12,291 North Americans, 9,855 (80.2%) were American, […]
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For the past few months, I have been interviewing NGOs, a few migrants and even got a documented interview from the Ministry of Labor, all about what is happening with migrant workers in Taiwan. Like most people in Taiwan, I did not realize just how terrible the law in Taiwan is to migrant workers. As […]
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The National Immigration Agency of Taiwan releases population stats on all foreign nationals in Taiwan, but their excel sheets are extremely counterintuitive. As such, I have taken the time to help breakdown some stats below for Europeans in Taiwan. Trends in European Demographics The largest segment of Europeans is British (24.9%), followed by French (18.8%) […]
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What has kept me feeling thankful in Taiwan the most is my scholarship. I am not sure if I could have pushed myself to come to Taiwan if I didn’t have a scholarship. I had the savings to make the trip here and set up shop, but I don’t think I would have had the […]
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I have been told numerous times that it is not my place to talk about Taiwanese independence. But this isn’t Weibo or Renren. This is Taiwan and I can freely discuss my views on Taiwanese self-determination without being afraid of having a visa or job in the morning. In Taiwan, the same movement for self-determination […]
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A while ago I had the pleasure to interview Jing Ru Wu from the Taiwan International Workers’ Association (台灣國際勞工協會). I am currently writing a report for an NCCU course on international journalism and I wanted to write about a subject in Taiwan that I felt needs to be addressed, namely, the rights of migrant workers […]
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A guy by the name of Confucius once said that it is a delight to have friends coming from afar (有朋自遠方來不亦樂乎). In Taiwan, there seems to be a lot of friends from afar coming to these shores and settling for both the short and long-term. Yet, one key complaint that some make is that it is […]
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