A foreigner explains the traditions, beliefs and practices involved in coordinating funeral arrangements for his Taiwanese wife’s family Story and photo by Trista di Genova, The Wild East Shawn DeVries has been sporting beardly growth these days; not because it’s winter, or because it’s fashionable – in Taiwan it definitely
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Early Taiwan Election Returns 2010
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Tomorrow’s Newspaper Today: Some early election returns in 5-city elections in Taiwan Highlights:Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) takes Tainan and Kaohsiung. Both parties held on to their strongholds. DPP didn’t do well in the industrialized North, a traditional KMT stronghold; but they held their
Read moreBlues Bash No.7 brings the Mojo to Taipei
Get your mojo working this weekend as Taiwan’s True Blues Festival presents the cream of the crop of both international and local bands and has gathered several thousand enthusiastic music fans all around Taiwan. The Blues Bash is a cultural, educational and festive event organized by the Blues Society of
Read moreThe Story of Taiwan’s Legendary Little People
The Legend of the Pasta’ay in my own words By Sean Kaiteri [Editor’s note: This exclusive aims to lend historical insight into the Pasta’ay Festival of the Little People, taking place this coming weekend. Permission to reproduce this copyrighted material in any form lies with the author.] No one is
Read morePan Africana sowing the seeds of Afro-beat in Taiwan
Interview with Pan Africana frontman “Rankin’ Kim” Douglas. By Trista di Genova The Wild East His voice is smooth as rum; his smile infectious and his manner at once mellow, engaging and humorous. There’s something inspirational, soothing about Kim Douglas’ very presence; in fact, it comes as no surprise to
Read moreDisputed Islands a Flashpoint in a Greater Game
By Phillip Charlier The recent and ongoing dispute over the territorial sovereignty of the Diaoyu Tai/Senkaku islands is becoming one episode in a rapidly developing re-polarisation of the geo-politics of the Asia-Pacific region. Both the Republic of China (Taiwan) and People’s Republic of China agree that the islands, located 186
Read moreAustrian trade rep: ‘Coming back to Taiwan an easy choice’
First published as part of Trista di Genova’s “Know Your Trade Rep” series, on the Foreign Community Page of The China Post, Feb. 9, 2009. NB: The current envoy is Dr. Walter Höfle Before coming to Taiwan as Austrian trade delegate in August 2002, Wolfram Moritz had a previous assignment
Read moreEvery Dog Has Its Day: The Case of Animals Taiwan
Animals Taiwan founder Sean McCormack wants Taiwan to become a model nation in animal control policy By Trista di Genova Special to The China Post Originally published in May 2007 “Everybody wants a perfect dog,” said Animals Taiwan founder Sean McCormack in an interview at the organization’s rescue shelter in
Read moreProfessor Chomsky coming to Taiwan: Exclusive mini-interview!
By Trista di Genova Wild East news desk Taipei — MIT Professor Noam Chomsky, celebrated linguist, philosopher and cognitive scientist, is visiting Taiwan next month to deliver a special lecture, “Contours of World Order: Continuities and Changes” at Academia Sinica, the nation’s premiere research institution, on Monday, August 9, and
Read moreTaiwan 'English' newspapers struggling to stay afloat
By Trista di Genova The Wild East Op-ed On an island sporting a tiny foreign community of 500,000, all three English-speaking newspapers here — Taiwan News, Taipei Times and The China Post — are battling to stay alive amidst severe budget cuts and a dwindling readership. One might even question,
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