Talking Taiwan: Ed Lin: Our Interview LIVE at Passport to Taiwan

Author Ed Lin stopped by to chat with me in the Talking Taiwan podcasting booth at Passport to Taiwan. This is the first of several live interviews we recorded at our outdoor on-location podcasting booth. We touched upon a broad range of topics, many that we’ve covered here in the past on Talking Taiwan. In fact, this gives us a good excuse to share some of our past episodes in the related links section for this episode on our website. On the other hand, my conversation with Ed brought up a few good ideas for future topics and guests that we should have on Talking Taiwan.

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As Ed and I were talking, you’ll hear us talking to some of the people who walked by and stopped by to say hello, among them were of some of our supporters, mutual friends and a previous Talking Taiwan guest another Lin, Peter Lin who’s band the Asian American Jazz Collective performed at Passport to Taiwan that day. That’s the thing about Passport to Taiwan, when you’re there you never know who you’ll run into. We were also thrilled to meet and talk to some of our listeners who stopped by our booth.

CORRECTION: The restaurant that Ed refers to in the interview as 688 is actually the 886 Restaurant. The film that Ed mentions as Taipei Au Revoir is Au Revoir Taipei.

This episode of Talking Taiwan has been sponsored by NATWA, the North America Taiwanese Women’s Association.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

·       What Ed’s been working on lately

·       How Ed will be performing in Short Stack 2 at the Ma-Yi Theater from June 15-18 to benefit Heart of Dinner, a community organization aiding and feeding working-class AAPI seniors throughout the city

·       Ed will be speaking at the TANG (Taiwanese American Next Generation)/TAC (Taiwanese American Conference), which will be at West Chester University from July 1-4

·       Taiwanese soft power and how it compares to that of other island nations like Ireland or Jamaica’s

·       People who will be stopping by to be interviewed in the Talking Taiwan podcasting booth at Passport to Taiwan

·       The upcoming movie adaptation of the novel Loveboat Taipei

·       Things to do in the first 24 hours upon arriving in Taiwan

·       Ximending Red House in Taipei

·       The bells of Kaohsiung Harbor public art project (Echo Across the Harbor)

·       The band Chthonic and how their song Supreme Pain for the Tyrant makes reference to Peter Huang, who tried to assassinate Chiang

·       How activist Yuri Kochiyama encouraged Ed when he was a student at Columbia University working on bringing Asian studies to the campus

·       How the Taiwanese and Taiwanese diaspora are becoming more outspoken and proud of their identity

·       How the Famous Porkchop House on Doyers Street in New York City’s Chinatown was renamed Taiwan’s Porkchop House

·       Cannabis use in Taiwan

Related Links:

Ed Lin: https://www.edlinforpresident.com/

Hilly Kristal’s Long Road to the Bowery and Rock and Roll Legend: https://www.villagepreservation.org/2019/09/23/hilly-kristals-long-road-to-the-bowery-and-rock-and-roll-legend/

CBGB: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CBGB

History (of CBGB's) by Hilly: https://www.cbgb.com/history-by-hilly

Purchase tickets to Short Stack 2 at the Ma-Yi Theater (June 15-18, 2023):

http://ma-yitheatre.org/shows/shortstack/

Peeling the Banana (theater troupe): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peeling_the_Banana_(theater_troupe)

TANG (Taiwanese American Next Generation): https://www.tangeneration.org/

Registration for the 2023 TANG (Taiwanese American Next Generation)/TAC (Taiwanese American Conference) at West Chester University from July 1-4

https://tangeneration.regfox.com/tacec-tang-us-tw-watch-2023-registration

Derry Girls: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derry_Girls

Xing Fu Tang: https://xingfutang.com/

886 Restaurant: https://www.eighteightsix.com/

Corky Lee: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corky_Lee

Christina Chiu: https://www.christinachiu.com/

Asian American Writers’ Workshop; https://aaww.org/

Jilliyeah on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jilliyeah_/

Jeremy Lin stirs retirement rumors in post game interview (an article from Focus Taiwan): https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202305140015

Linsanity: https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=linsanity

Linsanity (film): https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2359427/

Kristina Wong: http://kristinawong.com/

Love Boat Study Tour Wikipedia page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Boat_(study_tour)

Loveboat, Taipei (book): https://www.amazon.com/Loveboat-Taipei-Abigail-Hing-Wen/dp/0062957279

Loveboat, Taipei (film): https://www.abigailhingwen.com/loveboat-taipei-film

Au Revoir Taipei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Au_Revoir_Taipei

Film Director Arvin Chen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvin_Chen

Film Director Edward Yang: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Yang

Red House Theater at Ximending in Taipei: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_House_Theater

Echo Across the Harbor (public art project with bells at the Kaohsiung Harbor): https://cruise.twport.com.tw/travelinfo-content.aspx?a=3641&l=2&listid=2625&hid=8&fromcnt=0&frompage=1

Echo Across the Harbor (YouTube video): https://youtu.be/yw7zQ_FZ-ag

Chthonic: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chthonic_(band)

Freddy Lim: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freddy_Lim

Chthonic - Supreme Pain for the Tyrant -Official Video: https://youtu.be/4jYsu5-TJQ8

Behind the scene (and explanation) of Chthonic’s song, Supreme Pain for the Tyrant: https://youtu.be/b81Ql9eipSs

Yuri Kochiyama: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yuri_Kochiyama

Everything Everywhere All at Once, Director Daniel Kwan and Producer Jonathan Wang speak about how the film is a tribute to their Taiwanese parents: https://twitter.com/Variety/status/1635142068975865857?s=20

Taiwan Porkchop House: https://taiwanporkchophouse.com/

Taiwan Bear House: https://taiwanbearhouse.square.site/

Taiwan’s cannabis trade falters as Thailand and Japan cash in: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2023/4/18/taiwans-cannabis-trade-falters-as-thailand-and-japan-cash-in

Ed Lin: Ghost Month in Taiwan (Episode 155): https://talkingtaiwan.com/ed-lin-ghost-month-in-taiwan-ep-155/

Ed Lin: Winner of Three Asian American Literary Awards Talks About his New Book “Death Doesn’t Forget” (Episode 197): https://talkingtaiwan.com/ed-lin-winner-of-three-asian-literary-awards-talks-about-his-new-book-death-doesnt-forget-ep-197/

Brian Yang, Producer of “Linsanity” the Movie (Episode 35): https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt032-brian-yang/

Anthony Kao of Cinema Escapist Recommends Films About Taiwan (Episode 117): https://talkingtaiwan.com/anthony-kao-of-cinema-escapists-recommends-films-about-taiwan-ep-117/

Love Boat Taiwan: Interview with Asian American Studies Professor and Filmmaker Valerie Soe (Episode  66): https://talkingtaiwan.com/love-boat-taiwan-interview-asian-american-studies-professor-film-maker-valerie-soe-ep-66/

Love Boat Taipei: An Interview with Best Selling Author Abigail Hing Wen (Episode  67): https://talkingtaiwan.com/love-boat-taipei-interview-best-selling-author-abigail-hing-wen/

Auntie Sewing Squad Combats Covid-19 One Mask at a Time (Episode  75): https://talkingtaiwan.com/auntie-sewing-squad-combats-covid-19-one-mask-at-a-time-ep-75/

Auntie Sewing Squad 2: Supporting Communities On the Fringe Through Caring (Episode  107): https://talkingtaiwan.com/auntie-sewing-squad-2-supporting-communities-on-the-fringe-through-caring-ep-107/

Auntie Sewing Squad 3: It’s Only Retirement, It’s Not Goodbye (Episode  143): https://talkingtaiwan.com/auntie-sewing-squad-3-its-only-retirement-its-not-goodbye/

Jazz Trombone Player Peter Lin: A Mix of East and West (Episode  73): https://talkingtaiwan.com/jazz-trombone-player-peter-lin-mix-east-west/

Surviving the Coronavirus Crash as a Musician: A Discussion with Peter Lin (Episode  74): https://talkingtaiwan.com/surviving-coronavirus-crash-musician-discussion-peter-lin-ep-74/

AAPI Jazz Fest 2023: Celebrating the Diversity of the Pan-Asian Jazz Community with Peter Lin (Episode  237): https://talkingtaiwan.com/aapi-jazz-fest-2023-celebrating-the-diversity-of-the-pan-asian-jazz-community-with-peter-lin-ep-237/

Passport to Taiwan 2023: U.S. Largest Taiwan Festival is Back in Union Square! (Episode 239): https://talkingtaiwan.com/passport-to-taiwan-2023-u-s-largest-taiwan-festival-is-back-in-union-square-ep-239/

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