New Bloom
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New Bloom is an online magazine covering youth culture and politics in Taiwan and the Asia Pacific.
Check it out! The latest New Bloom Substack! On our recent articles, upcoming events and more!
November 26, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Check it out! The latest New Bloom Substack! On our recent articles, upcoming events and more!
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.
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November 25, 2025 at 11:57 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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More info here:
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"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
"Intergenerational Dialogue as a Means of Change: A Conversation with Levilito R. das Neves Baptista" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Calling all crocheters and knitters!
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.
More info:
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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
Calling all crocheters and knitters!
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.
More info:
www.facebook.com/share/17pReF...
Crocheting and knitting items to be sold to raise funds for Palestine.
More info:
www.facebook.com/share/17pReF...
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
Taking place at DAYBREAK on Thursday! Join us for a happy hour focused on sustainability
www.facebook.com/events/15201...
www.facebook.com/events/15201...
"Will New Migrant Work Policies Increase Exploitation?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Will New Migrant Work Policies Increase Exploitation? | New Bloom Magazine
Earlier this year, the Lai administration announced plans to relax requirements that individuals aged 80 years or older, or who are between 70 and 79 but suffer from stage 2 cancer or above…
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November 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM
"Will New Migrant Work Policies Increase Exploitation?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"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
"Cyanide Fishing Incident Intersects with Regional Territorial Tensions" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"'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
"'Karst' Offers Sophisticated Character Study of Rural Life in China" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"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
"Why Would Taiwan's Foreign Minister Frame Palestine as Akin To an Enemy State?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
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
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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"Transgender Day of Remembrance Observed in Liberty Plaza" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Transgender Day of Remembrance Observed in Liberty Plaza | New Bloom Magazine
Transgender Day of Remembrance was commemorated in Liberty Plaza in Taipei today. Around 40 were in attendance at the commemoration, which began at 7 PM under the archway in Liberty Plaza…
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November 20, 2025 at 1:17 PM
"Transgender Day of Remembrance Observed in Liberty Plaza" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
November 19, 2025 at 9:55 AM
"Climate March Takes Place at Start of November" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Climate March Takes Place at Start of November | New Bloom Magazine
More than 1,000 people participated in a climate march on November 1st. The demonstration was organized by over 100 civic groups, proving to be the largest climate protest in over twenty years…
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November 19, 2025 at 2:31 AM
"Climate March Takes Place at Start of November" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Join us this weekend for a bilingual group discussion about neurodiversity.
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November 18, 2025 at 7:41 AM
Join us this weekend for a bilingual group discussion about neurodiversity.
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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
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!
"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
"Kerry Brown's 'Why Taiwan Matters' Simply Argues That Taiwan Does Not Matter in the Face of China" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
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
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!
www.facebook.com/share/1EkqWK...
www.facebook.com/share/1EkqWK...
"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
"What Does Political Tension After Post-Typhoon Ragasa Reconstruction Reflect?" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"'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
"'Girl' and 'Left-handed Girl': Two Tales of Mothers, Daughters, and Trauma" by Sebastien Smith
Tonight! Join us for this fundraising talk for Taiwan and the Philippines
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November 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Tonight! Join us for this fundraising talk for Taiwan and the Philippines
facebook.com/events/810466225096607
facebook.com/events/810466225096607
"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
"Demonstration Held to Call for Release of Hong Kong Political Prisoners" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"Taiwan Railways Union Hunger Strikes Against Court Ruling" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Taiwan Railways Union Hunger Strikes Against Court Ruling | New Bloom Magazine
The Taiwan Railways Union went on a 100-hour hunger strike that began at Taipei Main Station over the last weekend. This was in protest of a ruling by the Supreme Administrative Court…
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November 14, 2025 at 3:16 AM
"Taiwan Railways Union Hunger Strikes Against Court Ruling" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
"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
"China Seeks to Frame Puma Shen as an International Criminal Under Investigation" by @brianhioe.bsky.social
Next Pen Club is happening next Tuesday!
November 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Next Pen Club is happening next Tuesday!