Talking Taiwan

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   In celebration of Asian heritage month (which takes place in May), Talking Taiwan participated in United We Stand, the 42nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, and on May 17th, organized a Panel Discussion and Q&A on the topic: What To Do If You Are The Target Of Asian Hate.   The event was recorded and this is Part 2, which features the Q&A portion with panelists- Chris Kwok, Steve Lee, Suelain Moy, and Peter Yang Zhao. If you don’t want miss out on any of the useful information shared be sure to go back and listen to Part 1, which was the opening discussion with our panelists and shared in the previous episode, Episode 132.   Panelist bios: Christopher M. Kwok, is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY. Sergeant Steven Lee, is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption, and Anti-Asian Hate Crime Activist. Suelain Moy, is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor who wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children.” Peter Yang Zhao, is an Anti-Asian Hate Crime and Tourette Activist.     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: How we have to fight the legacy of law that perceived nonwhites as legal nonpersons What should/can bystanders or upstanders do if they witness a hate crime Hollaback organization Why panelist Steve Lee does not recommend carrying mace or pepper spray Why panelist Steve Lee recommends carrying around a tactical flashlight What constitutes self-defense The Flushing Bakery case Suggestions of what items are acceptable or not to carry for self-defense What constitutes a hate crime What was done to get Patrick Mateo of the Flushing Bakery case charged with a hate crime and what you can do get an Asian hate crime prosecuted Adopt a case that you want to rally behind or support No matter what your immigration status is you are protected under the law if you are the target of Asian hate Police officers are not allowed to ask about your immigration status It should take 24-48 hours for a police report to be in the system The difference between harassment, assault, and reckless endangerment The stabbing of an Asian man in the Seattle area The importance of connecting with non-Asian communities Suggested action items for event participants from the panelists The importance of self-care and mental health   Related Links:   United We Stand- 42nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival: Https://beacons.ai/aapifest   An example of now nonwhites were not considered human or to have the same rights: The 1854 Supreme Court of California case of People v. Hall, which reversed the murder conviction of George W. Hall, “a free white citizen of this State,” because three prosecution witnesses were Chinese: https://www.aabany.org/events/event_details.asp?legacy=1&id=1513147   Hollaback: https://www.ihollaback.org/   Flushing Bakery incident: [INSERT the 2 jpgs]   The stabbing in Seattle that Jolene referred to: Asian American groups push for Bothell murder to be investigated as hate crime: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/john-huynh-asian-american-advocates-hate-crime-investigation/281-fd824596-7856-4dc4-ab96-dfc3956764ff   Reaction to the murder of an Asian Man being stabbed in Bothell. WA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=794MprgRsRA   CeFaan Kim: https://abc7ny.com/about/newsteam/cefaan-kim/ https://twitter.com/CeFaanKim   Dion Lim: https://abc7news.acom/about/newsteam/dion-lim/ https://twitter.com/DionLimTV   Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans (CAPA): http://capaonline.org/   Korean American Story: https://koreanamericanstory.org/   Project by Project: https://www.projectbyproject.org/   Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance (APALA): https://www.apalanet.org/   OCA-NY Asian Pacific American Advocates: http://www.oca-ny.org/contact.html   Asian Women Giving Circle: http://asianwomengivingcircle.org/   Free yoga class that panelist Suelain Moy mentioned that she took with Joyce Wu, "Gentle Yoga for Terrible Times":  https://www.eventbrite.com/e/gentle-yoga-for-terrible-times-tickets-107646048228 More about the class: https://www.msn.com/en-us/health/wellness/gentle-yoga-for-terrible-times-offers-hour-long-wellness-session/ar-BB17kInE Joyce's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oneandonlyjoyce/ Asian Mental Health Collective: https://www.asianmhc.org/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   May is Asian heritage month and Talking Taiwan was one of over 100 organizations and groups that participated in United We Stand, the 42nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans. Usually festival is a one-day outdoor event held in New York City, but this year it was run virtually online for the entire month of May.   As I thought about how Talking Taiwan could go beyond just being another virtual booth in the festival, and give back to the community, I realized that we could put together an online event simply by inviting some of our past guests, namely Suelain Moy, Steven Lee and Peter Yang Zhao for discussion and Q&A on the topic of: What to do if you are the target of Asian hate. And with the help of my friend Chris Chen, who’s a part of CAPA, the festival’s organizing committee, we added another panelist Chris Kwok, an attorney doing a lot of great work related to anti-Asian hate.   The event was held on May 17th and recorded. We are sharing it here in two parts. This is part one featuring a discussion with our panelists. Part two will be the Q&A discussion that followed.   Panelist bios: Christopher M. Kwok, is a mediator and arbitrator with JAMS, Board Director and Issues Committee Chair for the Asian American Bar Association of New York, and an Adjunct Professor at Hunter College/CUNY and New York City College of Technology/CUNY. Sergeant Steven Lee, is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption, and Anti-Asian Hate Crime Activist. Suelain Moy, is a New York City mother, writer, journalist, author, and editor who wrote “The 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children.” Peter Yang Zhao, is an Anti-Asian Hate Crime and Tourette Activist.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   United We Stand, the 42ndAnnual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival, organized by CAPA the Coalition of Asian Pacific Americans Panelist Suelain Moy talks about an anti-Asian hate incident that happened to her and her son Suelain’s practical tips for dealing with harassment on the street How parents should talk to their kids about how to protect themselves Where to report Asian hate incidents When reporting a hate crime, what constitutes a hate crime When reporting a crime it is important to mention all the details and speak up about what exactly happened Why Asian hate crimes have been underreported You don’t have to file a police report in the precinct where it happened The anti-Asian hate incident that happened to panelist Peter Yang Zhao’s wife Peter’s Tourette activism and mention that May 15-June 15 is Tourette’s Syndrome month Why what happened to Peter’s wife was considered a criminal case The difference between a criminal and civil case How AALDEF does not offer personal direct legal services but does impact litigation What is impact litigation The MinKwon Center does offer personal direct legal services, but only in very specific areas How the timing and prevalence of Asian hate crimes impacted how Peter’s wife’s case was handled When filing a police report the perpetrator is given your information by the district attorney’s office within 48 hours, so it’s not necessary to give all of your personal information (e.g. address or date of birth), you can just give  your first name and an email address How Asians need to be more politically active and speak up     Related Links:   United We Stand- 42nd Annual Asian Pacific American Heritage Festival: Https://beacons.ai/aapifest   Panelist Suelain Moy’s 16 Safety Guidelines for the Parents of Asian Children: https://suelain.com/2021/03/25/16-safety-guidelines-for-the-parents-of-asian-children/?fbclid=IwAR2tbE5J3vbKAASQwZBdxEiZRsnyQ34phgyyqxCyX-4NX2ztxRPY-FCYZJk   Panelist Peter Zhao’s Op Ed about the Anti-Asian Hate crime that happened to his wife: https://asamnews.com/2021/03/23/oped-finding-real-solutions-to-ending-anti-asian-hate-crimes/   Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF): https://www.aaldef.org/   MinKwon Center for Community Action: http://minkwon.org/   Flushing  Bakery Incident:   Queens County's District Attorney, Melinda Katz: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinda_Katz

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   My guest on this episode is Eva Lou a writer and publisher and the founder of Madeleine Editions, a multi-lingual children’s book publishing company, that offers books in English, French and Mandarin Chinese. Madeleine Editions published Monster Dance, a children’s book created to help children deal with and understand the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. For every copy of Monster Dance sold, a donation will be made to Donate PPE.   Eva spoke with me about the uniqueness of what Madeleine Editions is doing with their digital books, which are a multisensory experience, that combines animation, and the beauty of the spoken word and music. She shared a particularly memorable story that involved the recording of music for the book, The Little Baby Airplane.   We also spoke about her personal writing projects and her perspectives on what It takes to be a writer.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   How Madeleine Editions got involved in publishing the children’s book, Monster Dance What it took to get Monster Dancepublished so quickly and in a timely fashion What inspired Eva to start Madeleine Editions How Madeleine Editions publishes multi-lingual books in three languages: Chinese, English and French The Taste of a Strawberry, the first book that led to the creation of Madeleine Editions’ How Madeleine Editions’ books combine animation, the spoken word and music How Madeleine Editions collaborated with Deutsche Grammophon: How 3-7 years of age is a critical time for children to be exposed languages How Taiwanese supermodel Chiling Lin (林志玲) got involved as the Chinese narrator for Monster Dance How Eva’s personal background set her on the path to run a multi-lingual publishing house How Eva relates differently she when speaks English, Mandarin Chinese and French Eva’s connection to Taiwan The many different languages spoken in Eva’s household The joys and challenges of running Madeleine Editions What it was like working with illustrator Guy Gilchrist One of the highlights of her work with Madeleine Editions involved the recording of music for the book, The Little Baby Airplane The uniqueness of what Madeline Editions does as a multilingual children’s book publisher How Madeleine Editions’ books can expose children to other nonnative languages The musicality of language Eva’s career as a writer The novel that Eva has been working on that is related to Taiwan Madeleine Editions’ plans to adapt The Little Princefor children 3-7 years of age The series of essays that Eva is working on about homes vs. houses Eva’s writing routine The difference between a career in publishing vs. being a writer Eva’s perspective on being a writer and what it takes to be a writer     Related Links:   Madeleine Editions: https://madeleineeditions.com/   Madeleine Editions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MadeleineEditions   Madeleine Editions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/madeleine_editions/   Monster Dance (On the Apple App Store): https://apps.apple.com/us/app/monster-dance/id1533424890   Monster Dance on Apple iBooks: https://books.apple.com/us/book/monster-dance/id1533431014   Monster Dance on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Monster-Dance-Eva-Lou/dp/0578747707   Monster Dance on Google Play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.madeleineeditions.ebook.monsterdance&hl=en_US&gl=US   Monster Dance’s Kickstarter campaign: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/madeleineeditions/monster-dance   The Taste of a Strawberry: https://madeleineeditions.com/stories/the-taste-of-a-strawberry/   Deutsche Grammophon: https://www.deutschegrammophon.com/en/   The Little Baby Airplane: https://madeleineeditions.com/stories/little-baby-airplane/   Guy Gilchrist's website: https://www.aguygilchristproduction.com/   d'extases rapture by Eva Lou: https://www.amazon.com/dextases-rapture/dp/2851573047   228 (February 28, 1947 incident): https://www.taiwandc.org/228-intr.htm   Donate PPE: https://donateppe.org/   Talking Taiwan Episode 120: Dr. Karen Tsai Brings Monster Dance Children’s Book to Life: https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-karen-tsai-brings-monster-dance-childrens-book-to-life-ep-120/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin: The wave of Anti-Asian hate crimes over the past year have largely been attributed to blaming the Chinese for the spread of the Coronavirus. However, Asian Americans have experienced hate, social injustice and discrimination since they started immigrating to the U.S. I’ve invited Richard Chen on to the podcast to talk about the history of discrimination toward asian americans, and some of the major events that have galvanized Asian Americans in the past. Richard is Creator of StopAAPIHate.us, Board member of Asian American Action Fund. Founding moderator of the FB group Asians Now a FB group of Asian diaspora for social awareness.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   What motivated Richard to create StopAAPIHate.us Why the model minority myth is problematic Asiatic exclusion league Yellow Peril Page Act Chinese Exclusion Act Geary Act Tydings–McDuffie Act Asiatic Barred Zone Act Immigration Act of 1924 Burning of Santa Ana Chinatown Japanese internment camps The Murder of Vincent Chin Rodney King Incident and the 1992 LA Riots     Related Links:   Richard Chen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/richardc020   Asian American Action Fund: https://aaafund.org   AsiansNOW, a 14,000 member Facebook group to raise the Asian diaspora's social awareness: http://facebook.com/groups/asiansnow    StopAAPIHate.us: https://stopaapihate.us   Xenophobia and racism related to the COVID-19 pandemic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophobia_and_racism_related_to_the_COVID-19_pandemic#New_York   Anti-Chinese sentiment in the United States: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-Chinese_sentiment_in_the_United_States   Atlanta Spa Shootings: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2021_Atlanta_spa_shootings   Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA): https://www.aaja.org/   Asiatic Exclusion League: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asiatic_Exclusion_League   1875 Page Act: https://www.history.com/news/chinese-immigration-page-act-women#:~:text=On%20paper%2C%20the%20Page%20Act,for%20the%20purposes%20of%20prostitution.%E2%80%9D   Why Santa Ana, CA Deliberated Burned Down Its Chinatown in 1906: https://www.ocweekly.com/santa-ana-deliberately-burned-down-its-chinatown-in-1906-and-let-a-man-die-to-do-it-6446664/   'Model Minority' Myth Again Used As A Racial Wedge Between Asians And Blacks: https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2017/04/19/524571669/model-minority-myth-again-used-as-a-racial-wedge-between-asians-and-blacks   The model minority myth says all Asians are successful. Why that's dangerous: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/model-minority-myth-says-asians-are-successful-dangerous-rcna420   Geary Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geary_Act#:~:text=An%20Act%20to%20prohibit%20the,persons%20into%20the%20United%20States.&text=The%20Geary%20Act%20was%20a,Congress%20on%20May%205%2C%201892.   https://immigrationhistory.org/item/geary-act/   Tydings–McDuffie Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydings%E2%80%93McDuffie_Act   Asiatic Barred Zone Act aka the Immigration Act of 1917 and the Literacy Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1917   Immigration Act of 1924: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Immigration_Act_of_1924   Angel Island: https://bit.ly/3wjiW0m   Japanese Internment Camps: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/japanese-american-relocation   Murder of Vincent Chin: https://www.history.com/news/vincent-chin-murder-asian-american-rights   National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP): https://naacp.org/   American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU): https://www.aclu.org/   Asian Americans (PBS documentary): https://www.pbs.org/show/asian-americans/   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkIjSx2Ax0U   We Need To Talk About Anti-Asian Hate: https://youtu.be/14WUuya94QE   Anti-Asian violence has surged in the US since COVID-19. But it didn't start there: https://www.today.com/news/anti-asian-violence-history-anti-asian-racism-us-t210645https://www.today.com/news/anti-asian-violence-history-anti-asian-racism-us-t210645

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   May 15 to June 15th is Tourette Syndrome Awareness Month. Tourette Syndrome is usually diagnosed in childhood or adolescence. According to the Tourette Association of America 1 out of every 160 children between the ages of 5-17 in the United States has Tourette Syndrome and 1 out of every 100 children has Tourette Syndrome or another Tic Disorder.   In doing research for this interview, I visited the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Tourette Association of America websites. On these websites, I noticed that resources for children with Tourette Syndrome and their parents to deal with bullying were prominently displayed. It’s an important reminder that there needs to be more awareness, tolerance and understanding of Tourette Syndrome, but not just in childhood but in society in general, amongst people of all ages.   My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Tourette Activist, Peter Yang Zhao who we’ve had on previous episodes with Sergeant Steven Lee to talk about the topic of Asian hate. In this in depth interview, Peter explains what living with Tourette Syndrome is, how he got diagnosed, and speaks frankly about the challenges he’s had to overcome as a Touretter, and how he advocates for more awareness of Tourette Syndrome.     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   Peter’s connection to Taiwan Georges Gilles de la Tourette What is Tourette Syndrome Coprolalia The Tourette Syndrome iceberg People with Tourette Syndrome are often affected by another co-occurring condition like Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Depression The connection between OCD and Tourette Syndrome How Peter’s mother dealt with his Tourette Syndrome Peter’s evolution of vocal tics and how he changed his vocal tics over years How Peter was diagnosed with Tourette Syndrome How tics can change over time Cognitive behavior training Peter’s first tic which appeared at 8 years old The stress Peter experienced while being bullied at school The reflexology treatment that Peter initially received to treat his Tourette Syndrome How Peter had to fight other students at school to defend himself and stop  the bullying What happened when Peter started taking an antipsychotic drug (pimozide) to control his tics Coprographia How Peter’s mother and doctors reacted to his complaints of increased intrusive thoughts The physical and mental addiction that Peter developed to the drug How tics are triggered How Peter’s only escape from his intrusive thoughts was to sleep How Peter started having suicidal thoughts How Peter decided to stop taking the antipsychotic drug What happened when Peter quit taking the drug How Peter’s tics are seasonal Tourette Association of America which is located in Bayside, NY How Peter didn’t want to have kids because he was afraid of passing along the genes for Tourette Syndrome Tourette’s Facebook support groups How Peter was interviewed for the Tourette Syndrome podcast #7DaysOfTourettes movement The article Peter wrote about Ted Cruz’s tweet about Tourette Syndrome     Related Links:   Georges Gilles de la Tourette: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Gilles_de_la_Tourette   Coprolalia: https://bit.ly/2RhyGl9   John Hopkins Medicine: What causes Tourette Syndrome and How Tourette Syndrome can occur differently in boys and girls: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/tourettes-disorder#:~:text=It%20is%20an%20autosomal%20dominant,gene%20on%20to%20each%20child.   Tourette Association of America: https://tourette.org/   CDC data and statistics on Tourette Syndrome: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/data.html   Dr. Arthur K. Shapiro: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_K._Shapiro   Twitch and Shout: A Touretter’s Tale by Lowell Handler: https://www.amazon.com/Twitch-Shout-Touretters-Lowell-Handler/dp/0816644519   Coprographia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coprographia   Pimozide: https://medlineplus.gov/druginfo/meds/a686018.html   Jumaane Williams: https://bit.ly/3ebDRvW   Jumaane Williams talks about Tourette Syndrome: https://council.nyc.gov/jumaane-williams/2017/07/12/jumaane-williams-talks-about-tourette-syndrome/   Tourette's Podcast group on Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/groups/664680327265761/?ref=share   Tic and Tourette's support page    https://www.facebook.com/groups/477065749007938/?ref=share   Tourette's Syndrome support group   https://www.facebook.com/groups/tourettessyndromesupport/?ref=share   Tourette's Podcast page   www.Tourettespodcast.com    https://asamnews.com/2021/01/30/oped-asian-am-with-tourette-tired-of-being-punch-line/   Asian In New York: http://www.asianinny.com/   ORIENTED.com: http://oriented.com/   The Sunflower Movement: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunflower_Student_MovementA note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   In this episode I’m welcoming back Peter Yang Zhao and Steve Lee to continue talking about the topic of Asian hate picking up after part 1, episode 125. Both have been active in the fight to stop Asian hate crimes, and have lots to share on the topic. Peter Yang Zhao, is an anti-Asian hate crime activist, and Tourette’s syndrome activist. Sergeant Steven Lee is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption and anti-Asian hate crime activist. In 2020 he ran for State Assembly in District 40.     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   What happened to Peter’s wife after she was punched in the face and the police came Why Peter’s wife was handcuffed by police and remained handcuffed when taken to the hospital to get stitches Bail reform What happened when Peter reached out the Flushing Chamber of Commerce, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALDEF), Ron Kim and the MinKwon Center for help How Peter’s wife’s case was classified as a criminal case instead of a civil case How the case was delayed and dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic How Peter wrote an article for AsAmNews about what happened with his wife What a COP program is The Guardian Angels Flushing block watch groups Main Street Patrol and PSP 5 D’s of self-defense: deter, detect, delay, deny defend What is considered self-defense Why Asian hate crimes are underreported What can people do to help stop Asian hate crime Why Steve is fighting police corruption     Related Links:   Peter Yang Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabulously_tourette/   Peter’s account of the anti-Asian crime involving his wife: https://asamnews.com/2021/03/23/oped-finding-real-solutions-to-ending-anti-asian-hate-crimes/   Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund (AALEDF): https://www.aaldef.org/   MinKwon Center for Community Action: http://minkwon.org/   Shomrim (Jewish COP): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shomrim_(neighborhood_watch_group)   Guardian Angels: http://guardianangels.org/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Eric Chang, a writer for Taiwan News. On April 18th we spoke about China’s April 12th incursion into Taiwan’s air defense identification zone, the largest one to date at the time. We also spoke about the longstanding military threat that China poses for Taiwan and the Asia Pacific region, what this means for Taiwan, how Taiwan has responded, the U.S.’s response and why it matters, and how the support and cooperation from neighboring countries is essential to keeping peace in the region.   Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   The difference between a country’s airspace and ADIZ (air defense identification zone) When Taiwan’s ADIZ was set up When China’s ADIZ was set up How China’s air intrusions increased during the last year of Trump’s presidency What prompted China’s April 12th incursion into Taiwan’s ADIZ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s recent comments about Taiwan The Taiwan Relations Act What the median line is When Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense started to publicly report China’s incursions into Taiwan’s ADIZ How many incursions there have been this year by China to Taiwan’s ADIZ The significance of Alex Azar (24th U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary) and Keith Krach’s (Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment) visits to Taiwan Taiwan’s response to China’s incursions What damage China can do to Taiwan with their fighter planes The strategy/motivation behind China’s incursions The war of attrition Gray zone tactics China’s history of military aggression aimed at Taiwan China’s reaction to Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996 How willing China is to attack Taiwan How concerned people in Taiwan are about the China’s military threat China’s increasing military aggression in the Asia region Taiwan’s defense abilities The new multimission amphibious ships that Taiwan recently launched Asymmetric warfare capabilities and how Taiwan can defend itself U.S. arms sales to Taiwan How the Biden administration has reacted to China’s April 12th incursion How Taiwan can benefit from cooperation and intelligence sharing with neighboring countries in the Asia Pacific region Good sources to learn about Taiwan’s military situation   Related Links:   Eric Chang on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ahbying   Taiwan reports largest incursion yet by Chinese air force: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/taiwan-reports-largest-incursion-yet-by-chinese-air-force-2021-04-12/   25 Chinese military aircraft intrude into Taiwan’s ADIZ: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4175573?fbclid=IwAR3m993hnw9io6q-IOayFBd2ljslUV4HgENika9nj2hshgFrPlAerfXlw_w   The Taiwan Relations Act: https://www.ait.org.tw/our-relationship/policy-history/key-u-s-foreign-policy-documents-region/taiwan-relations-act/   Biden sends unofficial delegation to Taiwan in ‘personal signal’: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-taiwan-delegation-idUSKBN2C02MS   U.S.  President Biden and Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga’s April 16th meeting in Washington D.C.: https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/17/biden-and-japans-suga-project-unity-against-chinas-assertiveness.html   Taiwan’s first direct presidential election in 1996 and China’s missile tests aimed at Taiwan: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_Taiwanese_presidential_election                                                                                                                              Ian Easton – Project 2049 Institute: https://project2049.net/author/ianeaston/   U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken calls Taiwan ‘country’: https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4148761   Taiwan launches new amphibious vessel with anti-ship missiles: https://bit.ly/3no5Xa9   Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense on Twitter: https://twitter.com/mondefense   Taiwan’s National Ministry of Defense’s real-time updates of military activity around its borders: https://bit.ly/3nnkK4U   Focus Taiwan: https://focustaiwan.tw/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   Dr. Jeng Yen is a NASA scientist and the “driver” of the Perseverance Mars rover. I initially interviewed Dr. Yen on April 9th. We spoke about how he was first inspired to join NASA by the first Mars rover Sojourner, what’s been discovered about Mars since then, the age of space exploration, the work of Mars rover Perseverance and the Mars helicopter Ingenuity which is poised to be the first aircraft to fly on Mars.   I spoke with Dr. Yen again this past Friday, April 16th and he gave me an important update on the Mars helicopter Ingenuity which has had to delay the date of its first flight on Mars.   We are excited to learn that on Monday April 19th Ingenuity has indeed made history as the first aircraft humans have flown on another planet- Mars! You can watch the first flight of the Ingenuity Mars helicopter live from mission control here on YouTube: https://youtu.be/p1KolyCqICI    I’m so pleased to be sharing my full interview with Dr. Yen on this momentous day.      Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   How Dr. Yen’s interest in working for NASA was inspired by the first rover on Mars the Sojourner in 1997 How Dr. Yen’s previous work in Minnesota on army high performance computing involved vehicle design What it’s like to live and work in Mars time The Mars helicopter Ingenuity The four Mars exploration missions that Dr. Yen has been on and what each accomplished Mars exploration rovers Spirit and Opportunity’s discovery that there was past surface water on Mars Mars rover Curiosity and where it is in relation to the Perseverance rover What the interface used to drive the rover is like The Phoenix lander mission The InSight mission which is still running and learning about the core of Mars What happens if a part of the Perseverance rover breaks What happened when the Curiosity rover dropped its drill How long Perseverance will be on Mars The power that Perseverance runs on that allows it to last for years What is involved in landing a rover How video footage of Perseverance’s landing was captured How the Mars helicopter Ingenuity communicates with the Perseverance rover China’s plans to land a rover on Mars How Perseverance will be taking samples from Mars to see if there is any evidence of life on Mars and how these samples will be found and retrieved by a future rover If Elon Musk’s SpaceX could be the first to land humans on Mars Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin Will it be possible to colonize Mars in the next 30 years Which planet surface will NASA explore next The Europa clipper Why NASA uses the discovery of water as a standard to explore for life The Phoenix lander mission Where the name “Perseverance” for the current Mars rover came from Who names the Mars rovers The quest to answer the question are we alone in this universe STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) education How Dr. Yen founded the San Marino High School FRC (First Robotics Competition) Dr. Yen’s advice for people interested in working in the field of space exploration or aeronautics     Related Links:   About Dr Jeng Yen: https://www-robotics.jpl.nasa.gov/people/Jeng_Yen/personFull.cfm   NASA Website: https://www.nasa.gov/   NASA YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ   NASA on Twitter: https://twitter.com/NASA   NASA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NASA   NASA on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/nasa   Watch NASA’s Perseverance Rover Land on Mars! (Full video and reporting on NASA’s Perseverance Rover): https://youtu.be/gm0b_ijaYMQ   Nasa Mars rover: Key questions about Perseverance: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-53129281   First Flight of the Ingenuity Mars Helicopter: Live from Mission Control: https://youtu.be/p1KolyCqICI   Sojourner NASA’s first rover on Mars: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/july-4-1997-sojourner-arrives-on-the-red-planet   https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/nasas-first-rover-on-the-red-planet   Info about the Mars rovers: https://go.nasa.gov/2QG5Uuo   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars_rover   Mars rovers Spirit and Opportunity: https://mars.nasa.gov/mars-exploration/missions/mars-exploration-rovers/   Mars rover Curiosity: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/msl/index.html   Europa Clipper: https://europa.nasa.gov/   Phoenix Mars lander: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html   InSight mission: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InSight   Who names NASA’s Mars Rovers? https://share.america.gov/who-names-nasas-mars-rovers/

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:   My guests on this episode of Talking Taiwan about the topic of Asian hate are Peter Yang Zhao and Steve Lee. Both have been active in the fight to stop Asian hate crimes, and have lots to share on the topic of Asian hate. Peter Yang Zhao, is an anti-Asian hate crime activist, and Tourette’s syndrome activist. A quick glance at his Instagram handle @fabulously_tourette reveals how outspoken he is on these topics. We will have him back on as a guest on a future episode to talk about his Tourette’s syndrome and advocacy work. Sergeant Steven Lee is a 16-year veteran of the NYPD, a whistleblower fighting to reform police corruption and anti-Asian hate crime activist. In 2020 he ran for State Assembly in District 40.     Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:   The 89-year-old woman who was set on fire in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York on July 14, 2020 They Can’t Burn Us All rallies and movement Guardian Angels How early on in the COVID-19 pandemic Steve donated N-95 masks to seniors Early reactions within the Asian community when the Chinese started being blamed for spreading the Coronavirus How Steve posted about crimes against Asians on Facebook saying that we need to start neighborhood block watches How Steve created Asians in America which donated cooked food to first responders The two block watch programs in Flushing: Main Street Patrol and PSP How the Asian Hate Crime Task Force is volunteer-based and not an actual official unit The pushback that the Asian Hate Crime Task Force is getting from cops How cops need to understand the culture of neighborhoods that they work in Peter’s various encounters with Taiwanese after moving to the U.S from China where he was born and raised The Asian hate crime that happened to Peter’s wife   Related Links:   Peter Yang Zhao on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fabulously_tourette/   Elderly woman set on fire in Brooklyn: https://abc7ny.com/woman-set-on-fire-elderly-attack-89-year-old-attacked-bensonhurst-crime/6333749/   BREAKING: Teen Suspects Arrested, Charged After 89-Year-Old Woman Set on Fire in Brooklyn: https://nextshark.com/bensonhurst-brooklyn-suspects-arrested-89-year-old-grandma/   #TheyCantBurnUsAll: https://www.theycantburnusall.org/   Guardian Angels: http://guardianangels.org/   The first They Can’t Burn Us All/Asian Unity Rally that started in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, New York: https://asamnews.com/2020/08/02/asian-americans-rally-to-protest-hate-crimes-in-bensonhurst-neighborhood/   The second They Can’t Burn Us All Rally that started in New York’s Washington Square Park: https://nextshark.com/china-mac-second-protest-nyc-chinatown/   Asian In New York: http://www.asianinny.com/   Su Beng, the Taiwan Independence Revolutionary: http://aboutsubeng.com/   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Su_Beng   Talking Taiwan on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/talkingtaiwan

A Note From Talking Taiwan Host Felicia Lin:   I just interviewed Dr Yen the driver of Mars Rover Perseverance for Talking Taiwan and he shared some exciting news with me.    My full interview with Dr. Yen will be published Monday April 19th. Talking Taiwan is pleased to be the first podcast to interview the NASA scientist.   Don’t miss this important and historic interview!   Related Links:   6 Things to know about NASA's Ingenuity Mars Helicopter https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/6-things-to-know-about-nasas-ingenuity-mars-helicopter