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Hearts in Taiwan
Annie Wang and Angela Yu
33 episodes
9 months ago
In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail. Credits: “PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG) Resources: Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”) First G...
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In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail. Credits: “PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG) Resources: Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”) First G...
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Hearts in Taiwan
Dumplings for everyone
In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail. Credits: “PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG) Resources: Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”) First G...
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2 years ago
32 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Taiwanese Home Cooking with Joy Huang
In this episode, we get to know Joy Huang, one of the founders and moderators for the Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook group. She started her food blog, The Cooking of Joy, because she was inspired to document her mom's Taiwanese dishes. This hobby continued to grow and now you can find her work on Instagram at @joyosity where she is known for her artistic take on baked goods. We asked Joy to share her early influences, tips for food photography, and some of the most lively topics discussed in...
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3 years ago
33 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Learning our parents’ love languages through their stories
Angela’s mom shares a memory from her college days and Angela learns more about her mom as a person through this story. Let us know if you do a similar exercise recording the stories your parents tell you behind their old photos! Resources: Google PhotoScan app instagram.com/cutfruitcollective instagram.com/parentsarehuman instagram.com/asiansformentalhealth Connect: instagram.com/heartsintaiwan facebook.com/heartsintaiwan buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba! heartsintaiwan.com ...
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3 years ago
13 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Taking back the narrative about Asian Americans (feat. Joanna Ho)
In this episode, we examine the dark side of the model minority myth and the “tiger mom” stereotype. Joanna Ho’s first young adult novel, The Silence that Binds Us, is inspired by a real community’s anti-Asian reaction to teen suicides. Discussing the novel also compels Annie and Angela to get real about passive and active anti-Blackness in the Asian American community. Featuring Joanna Ho: Buy The Silence that Binds Us by Joanna Ho@joannahowrites on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and Ti...
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3 years ago
41 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time?
About 32% of people in Taiwan identify as both Taiwanese and Chinese, while diaspora from Taiwan in America tend to identify as solely one or the other. We talk about blending Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity with Michelle Kuo and Albert Wu. Michelle and Albert moved back to their heritage country mid-career and have been sharing their Asian American observations and introspections about living in Taiwan in their weekly newsletter, A Broad and Ample Road. Featuring Michelle Kuo and A...
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3 years ago
51 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
What does the Presbyterian Church mean to Taiwanese Christians?
The mass shooting at the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Laguna Woods, CA has sparked conversation about the significance of the Presbyterian Church for many Taiwanese individuals. Annie and Angela interview Christine Lin, a lawyer and expert on the history and influence of the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan who also conducts research on Taiwanese American identity. The hosts also share their own experiences with Christianity. Featuring Christine Lin: Respond to Christine’s current res...
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3 years ago
47 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Recognizing the struggle of the American Dream with Jane Kuo
The Chinese name for America, 美国/美國/měiguó, translates to “Beautiful Country”. We talked with author Jane Kuo about her experience as a 1.5-generation immigrant bridging Chinese, Taiwanese, and American identity. Her family’s pursuit of the American Dream inspired her debut novel In the Beautiful Country which is available for pre-order before its June 28 release (delayed from June 14 due to supply chain issues). Featuring Jane Kuo: In the Beautiful Country by Jane Kuojanekuo.com for upcoming...
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3 years ago
59 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Becoming Taiwanese: Identity formation with Evan Dawley
Who were the Taiwanese before they called themselves Taiwanese? In this episode, we’re going back to school for a crash course in history with Dr. Evan Dawley. We discuss identity on the island before the Japanese colonial period, the influences of Japanese colonizers and the Kuomintang-led Republic of China, and identity among the modern Chinese diaspora. This historical overview of the formation and evolution of the Taiwanese identity provides context for present day conversations. Resource...
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3 years ago
1 hour 5 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Inner critics: the secret to success or perpetual dissatisfaction?
We hope that sharing this conversation helps anyone who has chased top grades, Instagram followers, performance ratings and promotions at work, or other external metrics of success. Taking and sharing personality tests teaches us new things about ourselves and each other. We discover that we each have a strong inner tiger parent, and we discuss the paradox that seeking external validation actually ends up blocking deeper social connections. Throughout, we realize how our respective beli...
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3 years ago
40 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Our first jobs in Silicon Valley
Inspired by our conversation with Carey Lai, hosts Angela and Annie share the rocky beginnings of starting their careers in the early ‘00s when nobody was hiring after the dot-com bubble burst. We also share a different way of looking at the career journey to get around leadership ceilings. Mentioned: “10 big dot-com flops” (money.cnn.com) “Careers are a jungle gym, not a ladder” - excerpt from Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg Related episode: Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Car...
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3 years ago
18 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship with Carey Lai
“Budget Conscious | Authentic Relationships | Integrity”—these values distinguish Conductive Ventures from other venture capital firms that hold the keys to which startups get funding in Silicon Valley. Our guest Carey Lai shares how his story and shared values with co-founder Paul Yeh have shaped their unique formula for investment that have led to a portfolio of companies that is two-thirds led by minorities and first-generation immigrants. Featuring: Conductive Ventures (conductive.vc) S...
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3 years ago
52 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Seeing Taiwan through our mothers’ eyes, featuring the creators of Amah Faraway
Whether you call your grandmother “amah”, “popo”, “waipo”, “nainai”, “mama”, “grandma”, or something else, she plays a key role in your connection to your heritage. Amah Faraway tells the story of how young Kylie transforms from feeling unsure and reluctant to embracing her grandmother and her heritage country. We got to talk with author Margaret Chiu Greanias and illustrator Tracy Subisak and found many common threads that the Taiwanese diaspora will see reflected throughout this delightful ...
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3 years ago
51 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Reliving Loveboat with Abigail Hing Wen
Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu kick off Season 2 with an interview of Abigail Hing Wen, author of New York Times bestseller Loveboat, Taipei which is currently being filmed in Taiwan starring Ashley Jiao, Ross Butler, Nico Hiraga, and Chelsea Zhang. The Young Adult novel’s sequel Loveboat Reunion hits bookshelves January 25. We learned how Abigail's family background has shaped her worldview, got a realtime account of what it's like to run around Taiwan with movie stars, and talked frankly a...
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3 years ago
56 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Trailer: Hearts in Taiwan Season 2
Hearts in Taiwan podcast is back with a second season! Hosts Annie Wang and Angela Yu share what you can look forward to this year. Connect: instagram.com/heartsintaiwan facebook.com/heartsintaiwan heartsintaiwan.com Connect: instagram.com/heartsintaiwan facebook.com/heartsintaiwan buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba! heartsintaiwan.com
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3 years ago
1 minute

Hearts in Taiwan
Overthinking and overachieving: our Season 1 retrospective
Was it crazy for two women in their 40s with kids, full-time jobs, and no media experience to start a podcast during the pandemic? From our first emails in January, we never would have guessed that by September we’d be wrapping our first season with 18 episodes and hundreds of listeners. In this episode, we look at the progress we’ve made on our journey so far, what we’ve learned about ourselves and each other, and the surprises we’ve encountered along the way. We reveal popular episodes and ...
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4 years ago
37 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Raising the next generation
As English-speaking parents living outside our heritage country, we discuss how we go about passing our culture on to our kids. From seeking out Mandarin Immersion schools and caregivers, cultivating our kids' palates to appreciate Taiwanese food, and planning to visit Taiwan regularly for family vacations (when we can again!), we share what’s worked and what hasn’t across our kids ranging from age 4 to 12. Angela also shares the many new resources that have cropped up from entrepreneurs in t...
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4 years ago
49 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Mock debate: Taiwanese independence
When we recorded our episode on politics in Taiwan, we practiced a mock debate to help us understand the viewpoints of the green and blue ends of the Taiwanese political spectrum. The issue in question: Should Taiwan formally declare independence from China in the next 12 months? Each of us was randomly assigned to represent one side in this bonus companion to the “50 shades of green (and blue)” episode. Credit: Cover photo of the infamous “pig guts brawl” in Taiwan’s legislative yuan by Gwyd...
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4 years ago
21 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
50 shades of green (and blue)
Annie and Angela tackle a taboo topic: politics in Taiwan! From dark green to light green and light blue to dark blue, we attempt to understand why each party believes what they do, and relate our observations to American pop culture. Plus, Angela asks for your recommendations for earth-friendly products that aren’t made in China. Further reading: Brawls in Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan (YouTube: pig guts in 2020, commonplace in 2017)Wild Lily student movement (OFTaiwan)1992 Consensus (Wikipedia...
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4 years ago
53 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Hearts (and ears) in Japan
Japan has some of the more notable cultural influences on Taiwan due to its 50 year occupation of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. We explore some of the marks that Japan has left and its unique approach to colonization of Taiwan. Annie's mom returns for a guest appearance. Sources The Empire of Japan (Wikipedia) Kano - 2014 movie about the baseball team Ear cleaning with mimikaki (JapanTravel) Ear cleaning in Chengdu, China (BBC) Ellie Yang Camp’s post on ear wax types (Instagram) Symbolism...
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4 years ago
39 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
Taiwanese by the numbers
Just how big is the worldwide Taiwanese community anyway? We look at the numbers past and present that make up Taiwan and its diaspora, and discuss why it’s hard to track and measure the Taiwanese diaspora. The numbers surprise us and also leave us with some mysteries. Sources: UN world population prospects for Taiwan CIA World Factbook page on Taiwan Wikipedia page on Austronesian peoples Wikipedia page on Christianity in China Taipei vs New Taipei City Quora answer Wikipedia page on Overs...
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4 years ago
43 minutes

Hearts in Taiwan
In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail. Credits: “PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG) Resources: Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”) First G...