Talking Taiwan

Taliyah Huang is the creator of Bobaway, an online translator that converts English text into a Taiwanese audio clip. She is a sophomore studying biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University. After months away at college Taliyah felt her Taiwanese was out of practice so she created Bobaway to get better at Taiwanese and converse fluently with her grandparents. In June she posted a YouTube video about how she created it. A lot has happened since then. She's been interviewed by TaiwaneseAmerican.org and listed on the Taiwanese American Archives. Many generous donors have allowed her to continue running Bobaway and she's purchased a domain for it so now you can use Bobaway at Bobaway.org. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taliyah-huang-young-inventor-of-bobaway-online-translator-that-converts-english-to-taiwanese-ep-253/ She's continuing to work on improvements and additional features for BobaWay, but at much slower pace now that she's busy with school. If you want to support her development of Bobaway visit her website ww.taliyahhuang.com. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · What motivated Taliyah to create Bobaway · How Taliyah got interested in technology · Taliyah's first invention was a contraption to clean her flute · How Taliyah presented her first invention to US Vice President Mike Pence · Taliyah's background and upbringing · Taliyah's relationship with her grandparents · Taliyah's favorite phrases in Taiwanese · How Taliyah learned to program and code · What Taliyah enjoys most about being an engineer · How Taliyah installed 100 different libraries and made 17 attempts to create Bobaway · How long it took Taliyah to create Bobaway · Why Taliyah decided to make and post a YouTube video showing how she created Bobaway · How Taliyah wants to inspire other young women to be interested in technology and engineering · Why Taliyah thinks it's important for women to other women in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) · What kept Taliyah going and how she was not able to give up on creating Bobaway · How long it took Taliyah to make the YouTube video about Bobaway · Where the name Bobaway comes from · What her parents and grandparents think about Bobaway · The attention and response that Bobaway has gotten · How Taliyah has been interviewed by Bao Dao Radio and Radio Taiwan and World Journal · How Taliyah grew up in California and is now on the East Coast attending Johns Hopkins University · Why Taliyah decided to attend Johns Hopkins and what it's been like attending Johns Hopkins · Inventions that Taliyah is currently working on · Suggestions that Taliyah has gotten from people using Bobaway · Taliyah's role models · How you can learn more about Taliyah and support her development of Bobaway Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taliyah-huang-young-inventor-of-bobaway-online-translator-that-converts-english-to-taiwanese-ep-253/

My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is the film director Arvin Chen. He just directed Love in Taipei, the film adaptation of Abigail Hing Wen's bestselling YA novel Loveboat, Taipei. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/love-in-taipei-our-interview-with-award-winning-film-director-arvin-chen-ep-252/ If you're a long-time listener of Talking Taiwan you may remember when I interviewed Abigail about her bestselling YA novel. That success was preceded by 12 years of writing and over 20 drafts of the novel. It was also in that episode that she announced that Loveboat, Taipei was going to be made into a film. I remember watching her journey afterward on social media as the film was being shot in Taiwan during COVID. Arvin directed the film version of the book Love in Taipei and I had a chance to speak to him recently about the film. Some of you may be familiar with some of Arvin's other films, Au Revoir Taipei, Will You Love Me Tomorrow? and Mama Boy. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · The iconic scenes of Taipei that are captured in the film, Love in Taipei · What it was like shooting at the Grand Hotel because Arvin got married there · Some of Arvin's favorite scenes from Love in Taipei · The challenges of shooting huge crowd scenes · Arvin's favorite types of scenes to shoot · What it was like shooting in Taiwan during COVID · How the casting was an open call and what that process was like · How Arvin usually writes and directs his films, but Love in Taipei was adapted from the YA novel Loveboat Taipei and Arvin was not involved with the screen adaptation · Arvin's directing approach to Love in Taipei · How to capture the essence of the Loveboat experience · The Loveboat program and what it is · Parallels between Arvin's experience of going back to Taiwan in his 20s and that of the characters of the film Love in Taipei · What has changed and stayed the same about Taipei since Arvin went there to live and work in 2001 · How Taiwanese food has been softly exported around the world · The music that was selected for Love in Taipei · The Mandarin Chinese language version of the Whitney Houston song, How Will I Know · The role of or choreography in Love in Taipei · How Ashley Liao had to learn modern dance moves in a matter of weeks for her role as Ever Wong · If anything unexpected happened during the filming of Love in Taipei · What Arvin likes about the romantic comedy genre · What it was like to co-write the script for Arvin's latest film Mama Boy · Changes in the Taiwanese film industry over the last 20 years · How Taiwan has a thriving film industry because of commercial filmmaking and local film crews with technical know how to work on an American movie · How Arvin's films could be someone's introduction to Taiwan or a Taiwanese movie · Films that introduced Taiwan to Arvin and that Arvin would recommend people watch · A more recent Taiwanese film that Arvin would recommend · How working with film director Edward Yang influenced Arvin · How Arvin's directing style differs from Edward Yang's · What it is about Taipei that inspires Arvin · What Arvin has been working on and what we can expect from him in the future · What Arvin hopes that audiences come away with after watching Love in Taipei Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/love-in-taipei-our-interview-with-award-winning-film-director-arvin-chen-ep-252/

Dr. Jung Tsai is a retired surgeon. He had been in practice for nearly 50 years. He specialized in Cancer and Vascular Surgery. He is the founding President of The Greater New York Region Pen club in 2003 and was the National President of North American Taiwanese Medical association. He was the commissioner and current consultant of OCAC 僑委會 Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-jung-tsai-on-his-courageous-medical-mission-to-ukraine-for-taiwan-ep-251/ I met Dr. Jung Tsai nearly 15 years ago and in July I happened to run into him when I was at the New York Taiwan Center for an event. That's when I learned that he was organizing a medical mission to Ukraine and asked if he'd talk with me about it for Talking Taiwan. Dr. Tsai is a retired surgeon, who's been in practice for nearly 50 years. His specialty is Cancer and Vascular Surgery. He is the founding President of The Greater New York Region Pen club in 2003 and was the National President of North American Taiwanese Medical Association. He was also the commissioner and is currently a consultant of OCAC (僑委會). Dr. Tsai has 15 years of experience going on medical missions with the North America Taiwanese Medical Association, but nothing could have prepared him for this undertaking which has been full of ups and downs. Despite it all, Dr. Tsai has single-handedly made it happen. He and his team will be heading to Warsaw on August 29th and spending 10 days in Rivne, Ukraine. We be holding you and your team in our thoughts during this live saving, live changing mission and looking forward to your safe return. Dr. Tsai's courage is a reminder to focus on what really matters in life and not to give up even when things seem insurmountable. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · Why Dr. Tsai decided to organize a medical mission to Ukraine · Dr. Tsai's observation that people in Taiwan do not want to go to war with China · How Dr. Tsai went about organizing the medical mission to Ukraine · How Dr. Tsai had planned to bring a group of 25 but then people suddenly started dropping out · The concerns of people who dropped out of the medical mission and those who have committed · How the Minister of Health in Ukraine wrote a letter in support of Dr. Tsai's medical mission to help get visas needed for the people coming from Taiwan · The challenges Dr. Tsai has faced in single-handedly organizing this mission · The group of 15 people who will be going on the medical mission to Ukraine; 13 medical professionals and 2 reporters from Formosa Television · The efforts of some people in Taiwan to help Ukraine · How the U.S. State department advised Dr. Tsai against going to Ukraine · The group will be in Rivne, Ukraine for 10 days from September 1-10 · Afterward 5 of the group will go to Lithuania for a meeting · How the Baltic Way in 1989 inspired the 2004 Hand-in-Hand Rally in Taiwan · The first person to commit to joining Dr. Tsai's medical mission to Ukraine · The logistics of procuring medical supplies, hiring a translator · How Dr. Tsai was interviewed by a New York Times reporter about the medical mission to Ukraine · How plans for the medical mission to Ukraine are constantly changing · Dr. Tsai's thoughts on people's fatigue about the war in Ukraine and people's concerns over the U.S.'s support of Ukraine · How Dr. Tsai has saved the life of a high-ranking member of the Chinese Communist Party · How a young Ukrainian activist whose father has been captured by Russia contacted Dr. Tsai to thank him and ask to meet with him · How Dr. Tsai and his team will announce their medical mission to Ukraine at Taiwan's Legislative Yuan on August 28 Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/dr-jung-tsai-on-his-courageous-medical-mission-to-ukraine-for-taiwan-ep-251/

On August 6th we stopped by the TaiwanFest at the Culture Lab in New York City's Long Island City and what a treat it was! Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwanfest-at-culture-lab-a-night-market-comes-to-long-island-city-ep-250/ You may remember that back in April we stopped by the first TaiwanFest of the year which got rained out and talk about night and day! This time we were happy to see that there were long lines and many of the food vendors got sold out early. There were also vendors selling all sorts of things from trinkets to T-shirts. To learn more about the different vendors at TaiwanFest just visit their website at Taiwanfest.nyc. We've been to several of the TaiwanFest's throughout New York City this summer but what made the one on the 6th really special was the live music, and since it ran from 3-9pm it really took on a night market like atmosphere by the end of the night. I spoke to a few of the community organizations that were there, like the Hakka Association of New York and FASCA (Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors). Borcheng, TaiwanFest's organizer also talked about how TaiwanFest is bringing more of Taiwan to New York City. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · the Hakka Association of New York · the Hakka Association of New York's Leicha experience at TaiwanFest · FASCA (Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors) · How TaiwanFest is bringing more of Taiwan to New York City · The musicians that performed at TaiwanFest on August 6th · The next TaiwanFest on August 26 will be a Bubble Tea Festival Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwanfest-at-culture-lab-a-night-market-comes-to-long-island-city-ep-250/

The Taiwanese American Arts Council (TAAC) has been selected to be an Organization in Residence on Governors Island from May to October of this year. The Taiwanese American Arts Council's house is at Building 7B in Nolan Park on New York's Governors Island. There will be several artists in residence there. About 20 or 30 artists will use the studios there. Every month there's something new to see and experience at the house. The art on exhibit is everchanging. Plus there are performances and other events. Altogether 40 artists will be involved. The Taiwanese American Arts Council is the only Asian organization on Governors Island this year. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwanese-american-arts-council-from-island-to-island-on-governors-island-ep-249/ In this episode you'll learn about the theme of the house From Island to Island and what's going to be happening at there in September. Maxine Leu is a Taiwanese interdisciplinary artist who's living in New York. Her work includes environmental and cultural issues. Luchia Meihua Lee is the Executive Director of the Taiwanese American Arts Council. Ming-Jer Kuo (born in Taipei, Taiwan) is a New York-based artist. He had worked as an environmental engineer for eleven years and came to New York for art. He creates interdisciplinary visual art works based on his lens-based media experience, urban living interests and engineer's analytic perspective. Sarah Walko is an artist, director, curator and writer. She is currently the Director of Education and Community Engagement at the Visual Art Center of New Jersey. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · The Taiwanese American Arts Council's house on New York's Governors Island · Artist Maxine Leu and the inspiration behind her dandelion sculptures · Luchia Meihua Lee, the Executive Director of the Taiwanese American Arts Council explains the concept and meaning behind the theme of the TAAC's house "From Island to Island" · Events and exhibits happening at the TAAC house in September · Ming-Jer Kuo's background, what inspires his art, and what he'll have on exhibit in the group show in September at house at the Taiwanese American Arts Council's house on Governors Island building 7B · What inspires Sarah Walko's art and some of her pieces that were on exhibit at the Taiwanese American Arts Council's house on Governors Island building 7B Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/taiwanese-american-arts-council-from-island-to-island-on-governors-island-ep-249/

I met Stan Kwiatkowski, better known as YouTuber Stan from Poland 斯坦-波蘭ê台灣囡仔, at this year's Taiwanese American Conference where he was one of the speakers. His YouTube channel now has over 200,000 subscribers. And if that wasn't impressive enough, the first thing you'll notice after going to his YouTube channel is how fluently he speaks Mandarin Chinese in practically all of the videos. The content that Stan and his wife produce for their YouTube channel consists of political commentary, interviews and news with a focus on topics related to Taiwan's political situation and security. Stan also has some English videos on the Love Taiwan YouTube channel. We'll share links to both of these YouTube channels on TalkingTaiwan.com for this episode. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/stan-from-poland-youtuber-covers-political-commentary-interviews-and-news-of-taiwan-ep-248/ I interviewed Stan in person when he was in New York in July. We started off talking about some of the key dates in Taiwan's history such as the 228 massacre of February 28, 1947, and ended up discussing his thoughts on Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections in January of 2024. If you'd like to watch my interview with Stan, we will also be posting a video of it to Talking Taiwan's YouTube channel. Here's our interview. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · How Stan got interested in Taiwan · How Stan started his YouTube channel which took five years to get up to 200,00 YouTube subscribers · Stan's first YouTube video on his channel was about Poland's independence day (November 11) · How there are parallels between the democratization of Poland and Taiwan · What brought Stan to Taiwan · What Stan's time in Taiwan was like · Poland's pursuit of independence in the early 20th century · The misperception that Poland was previously a communist country by the will of its people but the constitution was amended by Stalin · How Stan's sees parallels between Poland's democratization and Taiwan's · How Stan and his wife's perspectives shape the content they create for their YouTube channel · How a visit to the Auschwitz concentration camp opened up a conversation about Taiwan's Green Island · Stan's view of Taiwan before he came to Taiwan and how it's changed · Stan's upbringing and aptitude for languages · Poland's anti-communist law · Stan has made about 10 videos about Poland's transitional justice and democratization · The challenges to Taiwan's transitional justice · The challenges Taiwan faces in reforming its constitution, official name of the country and anthem · How Stan's YouTube channel reached its first milestone of 100,000 subscribers · How Stan has covered the topics of the how the World Health Organization won't let Taiwan join as a member, how Taiwan developed its own vaccine, the National Security Law in Hong Kong, mafia affiliated YouTubers in Taiwan · Stan has livestreamed during the U.S. presidential elections and about Russia's invasion of Ukraine · The research that Stan does for his YouTube videos · How Stan hopes that his viewers learn not to believe in propaganda and that they will go deeper and do research, and consult difference sources of information/news · Stan tries to create 2 videos and do one livestream a week · How difficult it is to predict which YouTube videos will get more views · The most popular videos on Stan's YouTube channel · What Stan has learned about himself from the experience of building his YouTube channel · How Stan also works as a freelance interpreter · Stan's reflections on some of the people he's interviewed: General Yu, Miao Poya, Freddie Lim, Kira Rudyk · How more people are learning about and from Taiwan · Stan's most pressing concerns about Taiwan · The different types of Chinese propaganda that is harmful to Taiwan · How Chinese propaganda and disinformation could impact the outcome of Taiwan's elections · How Stan hopes more people will create content about Taiwan and debunking Chinese propaganda · Sources to learn about Taiwan that Stan recommends for people who don't read Chinese · Stan's thoughts on the fear of Taiwan being attacked by China · What Taiwan must do to protect itself from China's attack · Stan's thought on Taiwan's upcoming presidential election in 2024 · Why it's important for people to vote in Taiwan's upcoming presidential election in 2024 · Ko Wen-je and the Taiwan People's Party · The Rally for Justice that happened in Taipei on July 16 · The U.S. support of Taiwan · What happened when Stan asked random people in the streets of New York City whether or not the U.S. should support Taiwan · U.S. support of Taiwan vs. Vietnam · What is most rewarding and challenging about the work Stan does for his YouTube channel · Stan's opinion of how the U.S. would react if China attacked Taiwan · How much longer Stan sees himself creating political commentary and news-related videos · Stan's thoughts on Taiwan's upcoming presidential elections (in January 2024) Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/stan-from-poland-youtuber-covers-political-commentary-interviews-and-news-of-taiwan-ep-248/

During the pandemic, Kaarina Chu Mackenzie turned to art to find a sense of home. What resulted were a series of paintings inspired by the Raohe Night Market in Taipei. That became an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market which ran at the Bobble Haus, a gallery, shop and event space in New York City's Lower East Side. While the exhibit has closed, some of Kaarina's artwork can still be seen until the end of this month at the "On The Way" art gallery and tea shop experience curated by Jocelyn Hu and Thomas Duh at 48 Hester St, in New York City. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/kaarina-chu-mackenzie-on-her-immersive-art-exhibit-the-night-market-ep-247/ Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · How the pandemic led Kaarina to focus more on creating paintings which later became part of an immersive art exhibit called The Night Market · How Kaarina designed the immersive art exhibit at the Bobble Haus · How she brought the night market experience to life at the opening reception of her art exhibit by and engaging all the senses through sound, light, and food · How the art that Kaarina created was also a reaction to the Asian hate that happened during the pandemic · How creating The Night Market exhibit was Kaarina's way of creating a community for herself · How and why Kaarina paints on large life-sized canvases · How she hopes people feel when looking at her art · Kaarina's connection to Taiwan and upbringing in China · Kaarina's future plans for her night market series · How Kaarina plans to explore her Taiwanese heritage and wants to use her art to create discourse and to connect with others · How Kaarina deals with people who challenge her about her identity · Kaarina's advice for people who want to take the path of being an artist Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/kaarina-chu-mackenzie-on-her-immersive-art-exhibit-the-night-market-ep-247/

Chin Chih Yang stopped by the Talking Taiwan podcasting booth at Passport to Taiwan and we talked about his performance art and his 10-year project "Watch Us, Together We Can Do It" which he will be working on during his residency at the Taiwanese American Arts Council's house, on New York's Governors Island. The Taiwanese American Arts Council's house, Building 7B is located in Noland Park on Governors Island. In June, we went to Governors Island and spoke with Chin Chih after his first live outdoor performance of "Watch Us, Together We Can Do It" Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/chin-chih-yang-talks-about-his-unique-performance-art-at-passport-to-taiwan-ep-246/ Chin Chih Yang is a Taiwanese multidisciplinary artist who has been inducted into the New York Foundation for the Arts Hall of Fame. A full in-depth interview with Chin Chih will be released at a future date. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · The concepts and themes behind Chin Chih's art · The performance aspect of Chin Chih's art · Chin Chih's interactive performance at the Queens Museum of Art opening in 2013, Invisible Love and Beauty · Chin Chih's residency at the Taiwanese American Arts Council's house, located on Governors Island · Chin Chih's long term project, "Watch Us, Together We Can Do It and the concept behind it Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/chin-chih-yang-talks-about-his-unique-performance-art-at-passport-to-taiwan-ep-246/

Sam Lin is the New York-based veteran bubble tea shop owner who you heard from in episode 238 about bubble tea featuring Kristin McCoy-Ward. If you're a bubble tea lover, that episode is definitely worth a listen, Kristen covered everything you'd ever want to know about bubble tea and more. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/bubble-tea-sam-from-quickly-to-coco-running-bubble-tea-shops-for-20-years-in-nyc-ep-245/ Sam talked to me about how he grew up in Taiwan eating tapioca in desserts, before there was even this thing called bubble tea. Consequently, he has some interesting thoughts on who invented bubble tea. He brought the Quickly bubble tea shop from Taiwan to New York in 2003, and looking back on his first year of running a bubble tea shop, he recalls the trials and tribulations and that he barely survived it. With perseverance and an improved understanding of how to run a bubble tea shop, Sam moved on from Quickly to opening and running Coco bubble tea shops. Sam now owns and operates 22 Coco bubble tea shops in New York, New Jersey and Boston. Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: · Sam's connection to Taiwan · How Sam grew up eating tapioca before there was bubble tea · How Sam brought the Quickly bubble tea brand from Taiwan to New York in 2003 · How Sam struggled during the first year of running his first Quickly bubble tea shop and later ran eight Quickly shops · Which tea shop in Taiwan invented bubble tea · The outcome of the 10-year lawsuit over who invented bubble tea Chun Shui Tang (tea shop in Taichung, Taiwan) or Hanlin (tea shop in Tainan, Taiwan) · How Sam got involved in opening and running Coco bubble tea shops and now runs 22 shops in New York, New Jersey and Boston · What affects the texture of tapioca balls (and makes them too hard or too soft) · How the bubble tea scene in New York has changed since Sam opened his firs bubble tea shop in 2003 · How bubble tea is a relatively easy business to run compared to other restaurant or food-related businesses · How tapioca balls only last for 4 hours after being cooked · How Sam believes that there is more opportunity for bubble tea shops to open up in the U.S., and that there should be a bubble tea shop in every college town · How it's important not to undercut the price of bubble tea to maintain the health of the bubble tea industry · Bubble Teak Kristen's YouTube channel · The need for a bubble tea business association · Important considerations for people who want to open up a bubble tea shop · How much capital is needed to start a bubble tea shop business · What is required to set up a bubble tea shop · What makes a bubble tea shop successful Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/bubble-tea-sam-from-quickly-to-coco-running-bubble-tea-shops-for-20-years-in-nyc-ep-245/

Pasuya Yao (姚文智) is a politician turned film producer. His film production company thuànn TAIWAN, produced the documentary Su Beng, The Revolutionist and more recently the feature film Untold Herstory that ranked third at Taiwan's box office in 2022. We spoke about Untold Herstory, which is based on a book authored by Tsao Chin-jung (曹欽榮) and published in 2012, the book's title has been translated as "Bonfire Island: Untold Herstory." It is a collection of interviews of women political prisoners held on Green Island in the 1950s. If you haven't seen Untold Herstory yet, it will be coming to Taiwan Plus on February 28 2024. Special thanks to Loretta Chen for her translation assistance for this episode. Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/pasuya-yao-on-his-film-untold-herstory-about-1950s-women-political-prisoners-on-green-island-ep-244/ Mr. Yao is a former Democratic Progressive Party legislator and previously ran for Taipei City Mayor in 2018. We talked about why he decided to switch from a career in politics to film producing, and about the subjects his upcoming television and film projects: artist Chen Cheng-po （陳澄波）, the Taiyuan uprising of 1970, and Chen Nylon (鄭南榕). This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women's Association. NATWA was founded in 1988, and its mission is: 1. to evoke a sense of self-esteem and enhance women's dignity, 2. to oppose gender discrimination and promote gender equality, 3. to fully develop women's potential and encourage their participation in public affairs, 4. to contribute to the advancement of human rights and democratic development in Taiwan, 5. to reach out and work with women's organizations worldwide to promote peace for all. To learn more about NATWA visit their website: www.natwa.com Here's a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode: Pasuya Yao's career as a politician before becoming a film producer · How Mr. Yao got interested and involved in politics as a college student · Mr. Yao recalls the Kuomintang's authoritarian rule during Taiwan's martial law era · When Mr. Yao served as director of the News Bureau in 2004 he gained a more comprehensive understanding of Taiwan's media culture and film industry · Mr. Yao served as director of the GIO (government information office) in 2005 he · How Mr. Yao ran for Taipei City mayor in 2018 but lost and decided to switch to producing films · How Mr. Yao was exposed to opposition (dangwai) magazines when he was a teenager · The meaning behind the name of Mr. Yao's film production company, thuànn TAIWAN Film Company · The difference between the first film Mr. Yao's produced, Su Beng, The Revolutionist (a documentary) and Untold Herstory (a feature film) · How fundraising is the most challenging part of film production · The subjects of Mr, Yao's future television and film projects: Chen Cheng-po, a Taiwanese artist that was executed in 1947, Taiyuan 1970, Cheng Nylon · Mr. Yao's relatives that were affected by the 228 Massacre and White Terror era · "Puanpuatsu" which means that Chiang Kai-shek personally signed and issued orders to change people's verdicts to death sentences · Documents revealing Chiang Kai-shek's orders to execute were gradually exposed and made public over two decades since the DPP was the opposition party · How Mr. Yao feels it's important that younger generations of Taiwanese understand Taiwan's history and that Taiwan's democracy was hard-earned and due to the sacrifices of many · How a thousand or more people's fate were changed directly by Chiang Kai-shek who personally signed and issued orders to execute people · How the film Untold Herstory is based on the oral history research done by Tsao Chin-jung · The film Untold Herstory depicts 29 cases ofindividuals whose outcomes were changed directly by Chiang Kai-shek's orders · The challenges in casting actors for Untold Herstory · Where Untold Herstory has been screened · What kind of response the film has received · How Untold Herstory was release around the time of Taiwan's local elections in November 2022 · Untold Herstory ranked third at Taiwan's box office in 2022 · Where Untold Herstory will be screened in the future · Untold Herstory will be available on Taiwan Plus beginning February 28, 2024, the anniversary of the 228 Massacre Related Links: https://talkingtaiwan.com/pasuya-yao-on-his-film-untold-herstory-about-1950s-women-political-prisoners-on-green-island-ep-244/