Talking Taiwan: Ming Chiang: Hello Taiwan Brings Greater Recognition to Taiwan’s Name and Identity
My guest on this episode of Talking Taiwan is Ming Chiang, the president of Hello Taiwan. We talked about how Hello Taiwan got started, its charitable contributions and events, its connection to the annual Passport to Taiwan event in New York, what its mission is, how it creates greater recognition of Taiwan, and the unexpected PR generated for Hello Taiwan when Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States was seen wearing a Hello Taiwan mask at the airport.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Ming’s background and connection to Taiwan
What Ming was doing before he became the president of Hello Taiwan
How Ming was previously the president of the Taiwan New York Taiwan Chamber of Commerce
Ming’s business ventures
The Taiwanese American organizations that Ming has worked with
When Hello Taiwan was established and its mission
Hello Taiwan concerts and its connection to Passport to Taiwan
The Hello Taiwan logo
Events organized by Hello Taiwan
Hello Taiwan’s partnership with the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
Hello Taiwan Day with the LA Dodgers
How Hello Taiwan donated new dragon boats to the Rhode Island Taiwan Heritage Day for the dragon boat races
Sponsorship of Taiwanese Waves
Taiwan Mets Day
Hello Taiwan events and ambassadors around the world
How someone can become a Hello Taiwan ambassador
The celebrities and influential people that Ming has met
Hello Taiwan merchandise
The unexpected PR generated for Hello Taiwan when Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States was seen wearing a Hello Taiwan mask at the airport
The confusion caused by the Republic of China (ROC) and labels such as the Chinese Professional Baseball League, Chinese Taipei in the Olympics, Taipei Economic Cultural Representative Office
Related Links:
Hello Taiwan: https://www.hellotaiwan.org/
Hello Taiwan merchandise: https://www.hellotaiwan.org/shop
Hello Taiwan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HelloTaiwanWorld
Hello Taiwan on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hellotaiwanworld/
Passport to Taiwan: https://p2tw.org/
Taiwan New York Taiwan Chamber of Commerce: https://www.facebook.com/www.tmany.ocbn.org.tw/
Taiwanese American Association (TAA) of New York: https://taiwaneseamericanhistory.org/blog/taany/
Red Cross New York: https://www.redcross.org/local/new-york/greater-new-york.html
Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce: https://www.lachamber.com/
Taiwanese Waves: http://www.taiwanesewaves.com/
Taiwan Mets Day: https://www.hellotaaiwan.org/event-info/mets-taiwan-heritage-day
https://www.mlb.com/mets/tickets/group-tickets/taiwan
Taiwan representative to U.S. throws first pitch for Mets on Taiwan Day (an article from Focus Taiwan): https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202108300006https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202108300006
Taiwan Angers China With First Europe Office Using Its Name (an article from Bloomberg): https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-20/u-s-hails-taiwan-move-to-open-first-europe-office-with-its-name?fbclid=IwAR2C1R9vUiq_47oA1Aeof9lyFQEohR_2bRTqKPFgBSpC53Z0kKcseJBrIhM
Taiwan’s New Envoy to Washington Has Deep Ties to America (an article from VOA): https://www.voanews.com/a/east-asia-pacific_taiwans-new-envoy-washington-has-deep-ties-america/6193696.html
Bi-khim Hsiao, Taiwan’s Representative to the United States: https://www.roc-taiwan.org/us_en/post/11.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hsiao_Bi-khim
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