Heiress Trista di Genova enters US presidential race

By Wild East news staff Trista di Genova has inherited US$250 million and has announced she will be entering the 2012 US presidential race as a Democratic contender against Barack Obama. In a press release, she says she is “thrilled” her dream has come true, and to have an opportunity

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Can You Feel A Big Love: Tzu Chi University eco-camp’s invaluable tips

The following is a report by Taipei Medical University (TMU) International Students on Tzu Chi University’s Eco-awareness Camp. Team leader: Trista di Genova (US); with Olaiya Tunbosun (Nigeria), Van Tuyen Duong (Vietnam), Yudha Nur Patria (Indonesia). “At the Co-Exist with Mother Earth Eco-Awareness Camp, we learned about some of the

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Why is the US twisting arms over beef imports to Taiwan?

This is a question on everyone’s mind these days: Why is the US so seemingly desperate to dump its offal onto Taiwan consumers, with or without the ‘leanness’ (growth hormone) drug, ractopamine? It would seem that substantial U.S. economic interests as well as the Taiwan government’s attempts to safeguard future

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Orchid Island’s problem won’t just go away, needs monitoring by scientific community

Editorial / The Wild East Taipei Times‘ Dec. 2 editorial, “Living in a nuclear wasteland”, was an informative summary outlining the Tao people’s dilemma, praiseworthy in its attempt to put a spotlight on this issue in the run-up to January’s presidential elections. But this is not just an election-year issue.

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Folk hero Scott Cook returns for Taiwan tour

Thanks to Ian Kuo’sIan Kuo’s blog: “SCOTT COOK @ BOBWUNDAYE” Being a relative newcomer to the Taiwan music scene, I had no idea who Scott Cook was, other than what I had read online. I knew that he had played locally for several years, and that he later went back

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‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel: BOOK REVIEW

‘Taiwan in the eyes of a foreigner’, by Nick Kembel Buy it on Amazon.com. Published by www.tsais-idea.com.tw By Trista di Genova, The Wild East It’s really great to see expat writers on Taiwan come out with work of this calibre. Taiwan from the eyes of a foreigner is a kind

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2-28 Massacres: Remembering the dark side of Taiwan’s history

Feb. 28, 1947. A confrontation occurs between agents of the Monopoly Bureau and a woman cigarette vendor; in their view she is illegally selling cigarettes, and they try to confiscate her life savings. Onlookers intervene on her behalf and one officer opens fire as they flee, killing one of the

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‘Stranger in Taiwan’, by Hartley Pool: BOOK REVIEW

Stranger in Taiwan, by Hartley Pool (Revenge Ink, 2011) Buy it here on Amazon.com RATING: QUITE GOOD, FUNNY Hartley Pool is a comedian I used to see performing at The Living Room Taipei, about 5 or 6 years ago. He’d claim the stage like a pro for Zach Touzin’s Open

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‘Keeping up with the War God’: BOOK REVIEW

Keeping up with the War God, by Steven Crook (Yushan Publications, 2001) Buy it on Amazon.com here This is a fantastic read for anyone who’s already perused all the guidebooks and now wants to delve into some of the deeper historical contexts behind important people, places and mind-bending customs in

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Transformative Yoga Retreat: Kenting Feb. 11-12

Wild East staff The ‘Transformative Yoga Retreat’ will take place on the beautiful south coast of Kenting, Taiwan, with Hatha/ Kundalini/Ashtanga certified yoga teachers and Reiki masters: Lisa Furtado, Mayna Chien and Emily Anjali O’Sheehan, the weekend of February 11 and 12, 2012. Kaohsiung Yogi is hosting a weekend retreat

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