#Taiwanese

Taiwannabe

taiwannabe

Having grown up among Taiwanese in the US, something that stands out actually living in Taiwan is how different the younger Taiwanese are in TW vs the younger Taiwanese diaspora

宸樂

lcyzcyy

大陸老台胞s - a threadAs we all know, during the Chinese Civil War, many Chinese from the mainland fled the CCP takeover and settled in Taiwan, where they experienced prolonged homesickness

Catie Lilly

catielila

Wrestling with this thoughtful thread. The only thing I’d add is that Taiwanese do not just experience aggression from Chinese officials but often from ordinary Han Chinese. Personal denigration (within

Claire Tiunn 張詠涵

clairetiunn

I have NO PATIENCE for ignorant (white, English-speaking) people who come to Taiwan and have the audacity to call #Taiwanese a dialect. Sussex English is a dialect. Californian English is

鍾翔宇 Xiangyu

notXiangyu

1. As a result of settler colonialism, the English language has existed in North America for four centuries, roughly the same amount of time 閩南語 (Hokkien or Minnan/Southern Min Language),

Catie Lilly

catielila

A confusing thing is that in Anglophone Taiwanese discourse, the label "migrant" is used for both "migrant workers" who lack long-term residency rights; & "immigrants" like the women below, almost

Catie Lilly

catielila

Observations on Taiwanese Trumpism:1. Assertions US media "decided" the winner instead of reporting vote results2. Lack of understanding that the US is divided & Trump was more unpopular than not

Catie Lilly

catielila

One reason it’s hard to combat disinformation in Taiwan about the US election is that people here are conscious that foreign outlets often don’t permit their reporters to call Taiwan

wen liu

wenliunyc

Trumpism in Taiwan: the issue is not that Taiwanese can’t see Trump’s conservatism, but that it takes a leap of faith to believe that it’s critical to connect our local

Roy Ngerng

royngerng

Was speaking to a Taiwanese friend, and I don't think it's popular to say this, but Tsai Ing-wen's presidency has been like Obama's, in that she was elected on a

Ta'o Collective

Tao_Collective

[[What do we call it? You should call it this!Another damn OOC thread about Hokkien because it's so hard to stay IC with these patay-headsTag: @tanchunkiet @catielila @joshiunn @Bad_Linguistics @brianhioe

Michael Cannings

formosaphile

One of my favourite artefacts from martial law-era Taiwan is this textbook of spoken Taiwanese (Hokkien). It says so much about the complex intersection of religion, identity, and language of

Catie Lilly

catielila

I admire @jessicadrun beyond anything. Her piece raises urgent questions:1. What might the impact be if Taiwan is perceived as a partisan cause?2. How can we close gaps in understanding

T. Greer

Scholars_Stage

One of my eternal frustrations is imposing the Iraq experience onto Taiwan. In Iraq, America f'ed up. We went in and tore down a dictatorship because we believed that peace

Nicolas Böyer

NicolasBoeyer

1/ I believe that democracy is the only feasable form of governing and the only way of making a state as such 'compatible' with citizens' basic human rights. Thus, I

鍾翔宇 Xiangyu

notXiangyu

1. Indigenous Taiwanese people make up approx 2% of the population, and there are 16 officially recognized ethnic groups. This video is an Amis man speaking the Amis language, throwing

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