A question for Jonah, Russell, Diddy
Question for each actor (Jonah, Russell, Diddy): What do you respect most about each of the other 2 actors? Tony CoolidgeCNN iReporter
View ArticleTime for Love?
A question for both Ashton and Katherine. Q: During the filming, how did you overcome the challenge of demanding work schedules over a long period of time, to sustain the intimacy and interaction...
View ArticleAustronesians converge on Taiwan
The international conference focused on addressing the issues of the Austronesian indigenous peoples kicked off in Taipei and concluded at Sun Moon Lake. This event attracted indigenous participants...
View ArticleDragon Boat Festival origins
An advanced 7th grade English Class at LiMing Catholic School in Madou, Taiwan commemorated the Dragon Boat Festival holiday in a different way this year. They produced a video explaining the origins...
View ArticleTaiwanese student wins tourism essay contest
Amy Tsai, a 7th grade English student at Kelly's English school in Jiali, Taiwan, won an English essay contest promoting tourism to Taiwan. The goal of the essay contest was to give Taiwanese children...
View ArticleHow traditional soy sauce is made
While on a trip to Shilou, in Yunlin County, Taiwan in mid-July, I savored an opportunity to learn the traditional method of producing (black soybean) soy sauce. Shilou is an old town in an...
View Article7th grade student wins english essay on visiting Taiwan
Amy Tsei, a 7th grade English student at Kelly's English school in Jiali, Taiwan, won an English essay contest promoting tourism to Taiwan. The goal of the essay contest was to give Taiwanese children...
View ArticleHow is soy sauce made?
While on a trip to Shilou, in Yunlin County, Taiwan in mid-July, I savored an opportunity to learn the traditional method of producing (black soybean) soy sauce. Shilou is an old town in an...
View Article2010 Miss Globalcity Taiwan crowned
Miss Yi-wei Chen, a 19-yr-old university student from Taichung, Taiwan, was crowned the 2010 Miss Globalcity Taiwan, a beauty and talent competition that has participation in over 100 countries. The...
View ArticlePolitical game in sports is shameful
There used to be a time when people could expect the news to be unbiased and untainted by political views and agendas. After all, being fair and unbiased was usually an unspoken promise of the news...
View ArticleTyphoon Fanapi hits Taiwan
Typhoon Fanapi was the season's first major typhoon to hit the island of Taiwan. Before it continued on to Fujian Province in China, it unleashed heavy winds of up to 200 km/h and intense rain on the...
View ArticleThoughts on WikiLeaks: A Litmus Test for our Times?
As I witness the media barrage on WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, like others, I can’t help but notice the significance of the unfolding events. This drama is hard to ignore, and presents some...
View ArticleThe new Tainan rings in the New Year
The new Municipality of Tainan, Taiwan rang in the New Year in style Friday night to mark a significant event in the region’s history. Tainan City and Tainan County recently merged as one, and is now...
View ArticleSharing the true meanings behind Chinese New Year
Lunar New Year recently passed, and I wanted to share with the world how profoundly meaningful it was to a significant portion of the world population. It is more than just a vacation, and with roots...
View ArticleHeavy metal activist protests killings in Taiwan
On Saturday, March 5, 2011, Freddy Lim addressed the crowd of young people at his concert in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. He was somber, and at times angry. He paid homage to the five prisoners killed by...
View Article2,500 yr old civilization unearthed in Taiwan
One of the great aspects of living and working in Taiwan is discovering the unexpected, and during one of our weekend family trips near our home, we discovered a 2,500-year-old culture. It was yet...
View ArticleWalk across the USA goes through Joplin
Steve Coolidge, a young man with a mission, is embarking on the walk of his lifetime, with the first step beginning at Virginia Beach, VA, and his last step ending in the Pacific Ocean in San Diego,...
View ArticleEast Asia's Last Paradise
You’re walking on a glittering beach, looking for seashells, while a lone surfer rides the waves in the distance. You see the tracks of giant sea turtles on the sand. Glancing towards the East, you are...
View ArticleSansiantai Bridge in Taitung, Taiwan
The eight arches of the Sansiantai bridge connect the uninhabited Sansiantai Island to Taiwan's Taitung County, one of the last remaining unspoiled paradises on earth. The area provides many wonders of...
View ArticleUFO or Secret Weapon over Taiwan?
This morning, Tuesday, January 10, 2012, at 11:00 am local time, people in Tainan City, Taiwan, a city of 850,000 residents, witnessed a seemingly unnatural phenomenon over their city. The morning was...
View ArticleGroundbreaking Taiwanese movie director falls short in bid for Academy Award...
On Tuesday, January 24, 2012, the final Academy Award nominees were released out of Hollywood. Notably missing from the final five nominees for the Foreign Language Film category was Warriors of the...
View ArticleTeacher finds miracle on a Monday
With plenty of horrors going on in the world today, I thought I would share something more heartwarming with the world. When I walked into one of my high school classes on Monday, I saw something I...
View ArticleTaiwanese benefactor on Forbes’ List donates new cultural landmark
A ceremony at a construction site in Tainan Metropolitan Park (台南都會公園) marked a significant step in the realization of a dream. The dream began with the aspirations of Wen-long Hsu (許文龍), founder of...
View ArticleOff the Beaten Path: The Bunun Ear-Shooting Festival
After getting lost in the mountain roads of Yanping District, in Taitung County, Taiwan, I had almost lost hope that I would find the Bunun Ear-Shooting Festival in the village of Yongkang. This...
View ArticleBunun Ear-Shooting Festival
Visitors can experience indigenous tribal culture as it has been practiced for over a thousand years deep in the mountains of Southeastern Taiwan. In the first week of May, the Bunun tribe celebrate...
View ArticleTaiwanese collection of priceless violins to make a homage visit to Cremona,...
On September 18, during a ceremony at the Chi Mei Museum in Tainan City, Taiwan, a collection of violins were displayed to the media and given a suitable sendoff by their caretakers before embarking on...
View ArticleVoters demand change in Taiwan through elections. Now what?
As an American journalist living in Taiwan for the past 6 years, I have enjoyed the fruits of living on this diverse island, but its people have been struggling to recover economically after the global...
View ArticleGrand opening of the new ChiMei Museum fulfills a dream
On January 1, 2015, the new ChiMei Museum (奇美博物館) opened its doors to the public in Tainan City. When I visited, the sharply-dressed staff of about 100 people were busy greeting guests, polishing brass...
View ArticleMother's Day Taiwanese Style
When Anna Marie Jarvis petitioned then President Woodrow Wilson for a national holiday, she intended for Americans to share the love and reverance of mothers annually. It began as a tribute to her own...
View ArticleTaiwan’s Transportation System Makes Travel A Breeze
This morning, on the campus of National Kaohsiung Normal University in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, 128 college and high school students participated in an of English Writing Camp hosted by the university’s...
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