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November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
The next Pen Club is in one week!

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November 25, 2025 at 11:58 AM
An Environmental art workshop will be held on 12/2 that takes a look at our home from a different perspective.

More info here:
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November 25, 2025 at 11:57 AM
"Intergenerational Dialogue as a Means of Change: A Conversation with Levilito R. das Neves Baptista" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Intergenerational Dialogue as a Means of Change: A Conversation with Levilito R. das Neves Baptista | New Bloom Magazine
A conversation with Timor-Leste youth activist Levilito R. das Neves Baptista on intergenerational dialogue in activism…
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November 25, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Calling all crocheters and knitters!
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.

More info:
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November 24, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Taking place at DAYBREAK on Thursday! Join us for a happy hour focused on sustainability

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November 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
"Cyanide Fishing Incident Intersects with Regional Territorial Tensions" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Cyanide Fishing Incident Intersects with Regional Territorial Tensions | New Bloom Magazine
In September, Ocean Affairs Council Minister Kuan Bi-ling criticized Chinese fishermen over the use of cyanide fishing…
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November 23, 2025 at 7:00 AM
"'Karst' Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
“Karst” Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China - No Man Is An Island
Set amidst the plateaus of Guizhou, "Karst" presents the complex inner lives of farmers in Southwestern China
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November 22, 2025 at 7:10 AM
"Why Would Taiwan's Foreign Minister Frame Palestine as Akin To an Enemy State?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Why Would Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Frame Palestine as Akin To an Enemy State? | New Bloom Magazine
An on-the-record press briefing by Minister of Foreign Affairs Lin Chia-lung last week proved a bizarre exercise in diplomatic ineptness and tacit endorsement of a genocide…
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November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Tomorrow! Join us for our panel on efforts to connect Taiwan to the world through graphic novels, comics, and children's books in translation, with @michellekuo.bsky.social, @shuwanggong.bsky.social, Elizabeth Hsinyin Lee, and @brianhioe.bsky.social as speakers!

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November 21, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Next week end:
《相談沙發:關係、BDSM與多元性實踐》


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November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Join us this weekend for a bilingual group discussion about neurodiversity.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
We made more than 20,000 NT from our fundraiser over the weekend to be donated to typhoon relief in Guangfu/Fata'an and in the Philippines!
November 18, 2025 at 7:07 AM
"Kerry Brown's 'Why Taiwan Matters' Simply Argues That Taiwan Does Not Matter in the Face of China" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Kerry Brown’s “Why Taiwan Matters” Simply Argues That Taiwan Does Not Matter in the Face of China | New Bloom Magazine
With increased international attention on Taiwan in past years–particularly with the rise in tensions in the Taiwan Strait–one now sees a curious phenomenon: that of the China hand who wishes to get…
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November 18, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This Saturday night! Join Michelle Kuo, @shuwanggong.bsky.social , Elizabeth Hsinyin Lee, and @brianhioe.bsky.social to discuss the Books from Taiwan 2.0 initiative and Taiwanese graphic novels, comics, and children's books in translation!

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November 17, 2025 at 3:36 PM
"What Does Political Tension After Post-Typhoon Ragasa Reconstruction Reflect?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
What Does Political Tension After Post-Typhoon Ragasa Reconstruction Reflect? | New Bloom Magazine
Video of Guangfu Township residents protesting a meeting held by KMT legislative caucus leader Fu Kun-chi attracted a great deal of attention online in late October. This was particularly the case…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:03 AM
"'Girl' and 'Left-handed Girl': Two Tales of Mothers, Daughters, and Trauma" by Sebastien Smith
“Girl” and “Left-handed Girl”: Two Tales of Mothers, Daughters, and Trauma - No Man Is An Island
First, there was “American Girl” in 2021. Now we have “Left-handed Girl”, and, naturally, the succinctly titled “Girl”—two more coming-of-age dramas centred around young women (and the mothers who rai...
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November 16, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Tonight! Join us for this fundraising talk for Taiwan and the Philippines

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November 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Demonstration Held to Call for Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoners" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Demonstration Held to Call for Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoners | New Bloom Magazine
A rally was held on November 9th to call for the release of Hong Kong political prisoners Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung…
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November 15, 2025 at 8:42 AM
"China Seeks to Frame Puma Shen as an International Criminal Under Investigation" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
China Seeks to Frame Puma Shen as an International Criminal Under Investigation | New Bloom Magazine
Chinese state-run media has sought to frame DPP legislator Puma Shen as under investigation by government authorities. This proves unusual, seeing as China does not control Taiwan, and there would be…
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November 13, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Next Pen Club is happening next Tuesday!
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM