On May 26th we stopped by the annual Passport to Taiwan in New York City’s Union Square Park and I caught up with a few of our past guests, Taiwanese hip hop and rap artist, Dwagie who performed at this year’s Passport to Taiwan, and Lisa Cheng Smith who was also there with her Yun Hai co-founder Lillian Lin her co-founder. Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry 雲海 offers a selection of premium ingredients for Taiwanese and Chinese cooking online and at their shop located in Brooklyn.

I spoke Dwagie about his thoughts on the protests that have been happening around the legislative yuan in Taipei. Stay tuned for our next episode which will cover the protests around the legislative yuan that started around May 17th.

I also spoke to Lillian and Lisa, co-founders of Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry about what it was like to have President Tsai Ing-wen visit their shop in Brooklyn, and a few of their products including their qq dragon T-shirt and dried mango.

To learn more about Dwagie check out episode 50 of Talking Taiwan and to learn more about Yun Hai check out episode 135.

Related Links:

A Conversation with Dwagie at the CMJ 2014 Taiwan Music Express press conference Ep 50: https://talkingtaiwan.com/tt050-dwagie/

An article that explains the meaning of Dwagie’s song “Taiwan Song”:

HOKLO RAP AND TAIWANESE RESISTANCE VERNACULARS: https://taiwaninsight.org/2023/09/15/hoklo-rap-and-taiwanese-resistance-vernaculars/

Yun Hai’s website: https://yunhai.shop/

Where to order Yun Hai’s QQ Dragon T-shirt: https://yunhai.shop/collections/all

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen comes to Yun Hai Shop in Brooklyn: https://youtu.be/5S5k80tfOb0?si=WwhsJ9w9vRODW90T

Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry: Our Talk with Founder Lisa Cheng Smith Ep 135: https://talkingtaiwan.com/yun-hai-taiwanese-pantry-our-talk-with-founder-lisa-cheng-smith-ep-135/

Reliving the Sunflower Movement from Ground Zero: Jiho Chang Tells the Inside Story (Episode 174): https://talkingtaiwan.com/reliving-the-sunflower-movement-from-ground-zero-jiho-chang-tells-the-inside-story-ep-174/

Eric Chang: On the Unfolding Situation at the Legislative Yuan during the Sunflower Movement (Episode 231): https://talkingtaiwan.com/eric-chang-on-the-unfolding-situation-at-the-legislative-yuan-during-the-sunflower-movement-ep-231/

LISTEN to Episode 285: Passport to Taiwan 20th Anniversary Catching Up with Rapper Dwagie and Yun Hai Taiwanese Pantry HERE

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