Homewards: The Children of Immigrants Searching for Their Roots 1:30 – 2:30 pm | Sep 4thGranville 700 | Downtown Vancouver Sisi’s family is a reflection of ethnic Chinese immigration history. Although she was born and grew up in Taiwan, her memory of “homeland” is always linked with “going abroad.” There are always tough challenges—every family … Read more
The Pursuit of Ideas: Do you find the Clash of Civilization or Hope of Civilization in Taiwan? 1:45 – 2:45 pm | Sep 5thGranville 700 | Downtown Vancouver As an immigrant from an empire whose historical glory was denied growing up in a country whose identity as a state is denied, Joshua has always had … Read more
The Things that Language and Dialogue Taught Me 3:30 – 4:30 pm | Sep 4thGranville 700 | Downtown Vancouver Kai-Chun has loved learning languages since she was young. Languages have also brought her to many unexpected places. Born in Tainan, she grew up in a Taiwanese speaking family. In high school, she visited many Indigenous … Read more
https://youtu.be/RKDU6trqlNAhttps://youtu.be/RKDU6trqlNA Insomniac Nights and an Aesthetics of Passivity: On Tsai Ming-liang’s Walker Series 8:00 – 9:30 pm | Sep 3rd Outdoor Stage | šxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Tsai Ming-liang’s eight-part Walker series (2012–2018) traverses performance art and film, internet video, and film festival-oriented cinema, held together by the itinerant figure … Read more
Nothing But Culture 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Sep 5thšxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk Square North of the Vancouver Art Gallery Economy and technology can improve the standard of living momentarily, but only culture and art can build up national identity and confidence—a distinct phenomenon especially observed in an immigrant society. When immigrants leave their home country for … Read more
Taiwanese Social Activism in Indonesia 2:00 – 3:00 pm | Sep 5thšxʷƛ̓ənəq Xwtl’e7énk SquareNorth of the Vancouver Art Gallery In its history, the city of Semarang in Indonesia was visited by the famed mariner, diplomat, and court eunuch Zheng He during China’s early Ming dynasty. The city later became one of the most important colonial … Read more
Making Taiwan Relevant in Canada 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm | Sep 5thANNEX | Downtown Vancouver Reserve Your Seat After over 20 years managing TAIWANfest, how does Canada help Charlie Wu find his Taiwanese identity? Other than Indigenous peoples, most Canadians can trace their roots to another heritage or culture in the world; for some … Read more