Since 2020, my wife Michelle Kuo and I have written A Broad and Ample Road, a newsletter about history, politics, justice, and forms of resistance.
A sampling of our posts:
In Taiwan, culture stands at the vanguard. We write of the vital importance of government support for public television, literature, and the arts in Taiwan and the legislature’s threats to slash these funds.
Hsu Ming-chun’s film “Memories Frozen in Time” captures rare footage of the last surviving Taiwanese prisoner of war in the Siberian camps. But its “real” story is that of intergenerational dialogue, silence, and male loneliness.
We write about how isolationists under Trump are laying the groundwork for abandoning Taiwan.
Albert reflects on the Taiwanese presidential election results; Michelle describes Taiwan’s unique position in the world and why its elections matter to the world.
A friend tells us he won’t try to leave if China invades; he plans to die defending his native land. “I couldn’t live in exile,” he says. “I couldn’t live knowing that my native land has disappeared.” Michelle describes what it’s like to live in a country under threat of invasion.
Michelle reflects on marriage, discovering heritage through your partner, & moving to Taiwan; Albert replies, thinking through the return to his “motherland.” (The Chinese versions are here and here.)
Who are the ghosts and what do they want? We explore Ghost Month, a popular religious festival that is observed across all sectors of Taiwan.
The flurry of discussion surrounding the Pelosi visit misses a key point: how to restructure the world order so that small countries don’t depend so much on the big ones.
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