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Photography: A Lesson in Shutter Speed

Motorcycles are all over Taiwan -- and they make a great subject for learning how shutter speed affects photography. Take a look! [...]

Taiwanese Carnival Games

I have a soft spot for carnival games, especially the janky DIY kind found in tourist areas and night markets around Taiwan. [...]

Grandmothers and Great-Grandmothers

What was my favorite part of going to Taiwan? Visiting my 90 year old grandmothers and seeing my boys meet their great-grandmothers. [...]

Our concept of beauty and racism may have more in common than we think. What the recent Korean beauty pageant controversy has in common with childhood taunting. And how to raise confident kids of all races. [...]

We Might Be Ugly Americans

This really happened. We were at a history park in Yilan County (sorry I can’t be more specific, I was doubled over with food poisoning most of the day), I heard their voices. “Where are [...]

Language in Taiwan: Mandarin Chinese, Taiwanese or English?

This week's installment of Taiwan Tuesday focuses on language in Taiwan. Whether it's in Mandarin, Taiwanese or English, communication reflects the beautiful island's complicated roots. [...]

Impressions from the Taiwanese Countryside

The first leg of our trip was like a journey back in time. Photos from Hualien and Taiwan's eastern coast. [...]

Reflections on My Childhood Trip to Taiwan

In just a few days, my family will be boarding a plane for Taiwan. One of the reasons I really wanted to make this journey now, is that I’d like my boys to be able [...]

ha•pa (hä’pä)

adj. 1. Slang. of mixed ethnic heritage with partial roots in Asian and/or Pacific Islander ancestry. n. 2. Slang. a person of such ancestry. [der./Hawaiian: hapa haole. (half white)]