What does it mean to be Taiwanese?

Hearts in Taiwan

Simple question, hard to answer! Angela and Annie share their journeys exploring their identities with respect to Taiwan, and reflect on definitions contributed by a wide variety of Taiwanese individuals in America and Taiwan. We pitch each other some thought experiments that test our hypotheses about identity, and discuss the evolution of the Taiwanese identity in relation to China and in the context of America.
Links:
Nationality, Ethnicity, & Race, by Hello Prosper (blog post, IG post)
Michelle Kwan's stories at #RecipeForChange dinner (YouTube 24:11)
Taiwan’s urban landscapes by Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry (IG story highlight)
See the Olympic flag for Chinese Taipei (Wikipedia)
Xi Jinping remarks for CCP centennial (Reuters article)
Crackdown and closure of Apple Daily in Hong Kong, coverage by New Bloom and Taiwan Mixed (IG post)
#notsponsored: Taiwan Mixed for news in English about Taiwan (website, Instagram, Twitter, Facebook)
Show notes for full credits and sources
Featuring:
Kelly Lan, Hello Prosper (IG: @hello.prosper)
Darice Dan Chang (IG: @darice_dandan)
Dr. Zonram Liao, Wellnergy Pets (IG: @wellnergypets)
Sticky Rice Sisters (IG: @stickyricesisters)
Cathy Huang, Avery & Me (IG: @averyandme)
Lulu Cheng, Bitty Bao Books (IG: @bitty.bao)
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1. Intro (00:00:00)

2. A hard question to answer (00:00:55)

3. Definitions: Nationality, Race, Ethnicity (00:02:30)

4. Angela's identity journey (00:07:51)

5. Annie's identity journey (00:17:02)

6. Not helpful: gatekeeping the identity (00:25:56)

7. Thought experiment #1 (00:28:43)

8. Michelle Kwan's perpetual foreigner experiences (00:31:29)

9. Thought experiment #2 (00:34:21)

10. Thought experiment #3 (00:43:51)

11. Thought experiment #4 (00:47:54)

12. International recognition of Taiwan (00:52:46)

13. Taiwanese as a political identity (00:59:40)

14. Taiwanese identity in America (01:07:27)

15. Multiple paths to Taiwanese identity (01:15:30)

16. Separating identity from the government of a land (01:17:55)

17. Recap and instilling identity in our kids (01:23:09)

18. #notsponsored and closing (01:30:56)