Taiwan Salon is a podcast produced by the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), a 501(c)3 policy think tank in Washington, DC.
Hosted by members of GTI’s staff, Taiwan...
Taiwan Salon, Season 3, Episode 5: Chen-Yu Chiu on Taiwan’s Role in Humanitarian Aid
In this episode of Taiwan Salon, GTI Program Manager Adrienne Wu interviews Dr. Chen-Yu Chiu, the CEO and the principal architect of Taiwan-Reyhanli Centre for World Citizens in Turkiye, about opportunities and challenges for Taiwanese civil society organizations when they are based abroad and the unique role that Taiwan plays when it comes to supporting humanitarian aid.
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Taiwan Salon, Season 3, Episode 4: Jay Lin on LGBTQ+ Media and the Pink Economy
In this episode of Taiwan Salon, GTI Program Manager Adrienne Wu and Fall Intern Yuchen Lee interview Jay Lin, the founder and CEO of both Portico Media and GagaOOLala, to discuss GagaOOLala’s role as a global LGBTQ+ streaming platform and how the pink economy can benefit Taiwan.
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Taiwan Salon, Season 3, Episode 3: David Chang on Internationalizing Taiwan
In this episode of Taiwan Salon, GTI Program Manager Adrienne Wu interviews David Chang, the founder and secretary-general of Crossroads, to talk about the organization's ongoing dual nationality petition and discuss what dual nationality means for Taiwan—as a country, society, and economy.
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Taiwan Salon, Season 3, Episode 2: Vanessa Hope on Invisible Nation and Tsai Ing-wen
In this episode of Taiwan Salon, GTI Program Manager Adrienne Wu and Spring Intern Uma Baron interview Vanessa Hope, the director of documentary film Invisible Nation. Reflecting on the eight years she spent filming Invisible Nation, Vanessa Hope talks about why Taiwan and Tsai Ing-wen matter for democracies worldwide and how she approached telling Taiwan’s story.
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Taiwan Salon, Season 3, Episode 1: Jerry Liu on Cultural Policy after the 2024 Elections
In this episode of Taiwan Salon, host and GTI Research Associate Adrienne Wu interviews Dr. Jerry C. Y. Liu, dean of the College of Humanities at the National Taiwan University of Arts and the founding president of Taiwan Association of Cultural Policy Studies (TACPS). For our season three premiere, we speak with Dr. Liu about TACPS’ recent cultural petition, recommendations for the incoming administration, and reflections on the 2024 elections.
Taiwan Salon is a podcast produced by the Global Taiwan Institute (GTI), a 501(c)3 policy think tank in Washington, DC.
Hosted by members of GTI’s staff, Taiwan Salon examines Taiwan’s cultural policy and approach to soft power from perspectives both inside and outside the government. Through interviews, the series illuminates how Taiwan’s unique history and culture interacts with policy and pinpoints opportunities and challenges for future “soft” engagement between Taiwan and the United States.
Intro and outro music for the series is by I’mdifficult 我是機車少女.
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