Written by Gawin Tiansuwan. In Part 2, the author follows a deeper immersion into tea culture, spanning Canada, Thailand, and Taiwan. A life-changing move to Taipei to study Mandarin leads to a deep connection with Taiwan’s tea community, historic neighbourhoods, and a young master in Pinglin. Using these Taiwanese tea-making insights, he returns to Northern Thailand to help revitalising local wild tea traditions.
Written by Gawin Tiansuwan. In Part 1, the author traces a personal journey of self-discovery through tea. Moving from Western blends in the UK to traditional gongfu cha in Hong Kong, the author explores how tea provided stability during burnout. Crucially, an inspiring trip to Taiwan’s iconic teahouses sparked a lifelong passion, prompting the purchase of his first Yixing teapot and ultimately bridging a connection to his ethnic heritage.
Written by Jeremy Chang. This article explores the intersection of dialogic education and Taiwan’s vibrant yet fragile democracy. By framing Taiwan as a “contested dialogic space,” the author demonstrates how democratic life—through movements like the Sunflower protest and civic tech initiatives like g0v—functions as a form of public pedagogy. The author argues that dialogue is not merely a classroom technique, but an essential, labor-intensive democratic practice required to sustain a pluralistic society.
Written by Wasiq Silan. This article invites us to rethink individualistic academic mobility and advocates for a decolonial approach to international collaboration. Drawing on journeys to New York and Panama with Taiwan’s Millet Ark team, the author introduces Indigenous methodologies such as lmuhuw (singing map/weaving) and qutux niqan (kinship bonds). The author argues that meaningful collaboration requires moving collectively with Elders and youth, transforming travel from knowledge extraction into relational accountability.
Written by Charles R. Charrington. This article examines the pervasive reality of sexual violence in Taiwan, highlighting its deep historical roots, systemic failures, and modern digital complexities. It analyses how structural vulnerabilities, cultural stigma, and institutional gaps protect perpetrators while silencing survivors. The author underscores the urgent need for robust education, systemic accountability, and targeted reforms to dismantle entrenched rape myths and protect potential victims.
Written by Su-Mei Lo. This article illustrates how collaborative curatorial practice transforms museums from static repositories into dynamic arenas of indigenous recovery and knowledge translation. By engaging Amis communities from ’Atolan to Keelung, these projects navigate sociopolitical friction and dismantle the rigid dualism separating ancestral hometowns from urban migrant spaces.
