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After a reading and deliberation period, our judges (Charles Yu, Grace Loh Prasad, Alvina Ling, Shawna Yang Ryan, and guest Poetry reader Averylin Cummins) have made their selections for the 2026 Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prize. ⁠ Since its inception, the prize has received hundreds of exquisitely creative and incisive entries. While we’re grateful to honor exceptional work, we’re even more proud to encourage the development of Taiwanese American writers across all ages and stages. ⁠ Through complementary programs for the prize such as “Office Hours” and “Meet the Judges,” we hope to foster a writing community grounded not only in achievement, but also in connection, personal fulfillment, and joy.⁠ Our sincerest thanks to all who participated (and endured some errors in the email announcements!), and our heartiest congratulations to those who placed this year.⁠ Read the grand prize winning entries NOW on TaiwaneseAmerican.org (“Creative Writing Prize” section).⁠ Link to full announcement: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2026/05/2026-creative-writing-prize-winners/ by @taiwaneseam_org
Add this #TaiwaneseAmerican Memoir Book Club to your 2026 reading challenge!⁠ In celebration of the growing canon of Taiwanese American memoirs (and manifestos), we are delighted to host a year-long reading series next year to enjoy and discuss these texts ✨together✨.⁠ ⁠ 🖥️ Join us on the third Sunday of every month for a virtual (Google Meets) casual yap about the selected text! We will meet for 60-90 minutes, depending on attendance, with one session dedicated to each book. You can join any number of book club discussions throughout the year. They will be facilitated in English and open to all!⁠ ⁠ 🍿Can’t join us and/or prefer in-person book clubs? At the conclusion of our virtual discussions, we’ll post a community discussion guide for you to host your own reading group!⁠ ⁠ 🔗 Read the full announcement, schedule, and RSVP instructions here (and linked in bio): https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/projects/2026-memoir-book-club/⁠ ⁠ Hope to read more with you all next year!⁠ ❤️🥰🫶 by @taiwaneseam_org
🎁🥹 Our Annual Taiwanese American Gift Guide is here!! By community, for community: featuring Taiwanese American founders, creators, artisans, writers, and small businesses you love. This gift guide grows every year because YOU help lift up these makers who so thoughtfully infuse their heritage and imagination into their work. When you shop from this guide, you support: - Taiwanese American entrepreneurs and artists - Women, queer, and immigrant-owned businesses - Community-rooted creators committed to ethical sourcing and thoughtful production - Diasporic storytelling in all its forms Swipe, shop, share! The gift guide is linked here and in bio: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2025/11/2025-gift-guide/ by @taiwaneseam_org
We're excited to bring back our "Made by Taiwanese American" Small Business Holiday Gift Guide! If you're an artisan, small retailer, or creator offering heritage-inspired products, we’d love to feature your products.⁠ To nominate a TA-owned small business you love, tag them in the comments or send them this post!⁠ ⁠ ✨ Creators/Businesses - please fill out the form, linked here and in our bio: https://forms.gle/WT4q7EcMx4XXR8Uo9⁠ ⁠ If you've previously been featured in our gift guides, please feel free to participate again! We're so grateful to support you in any way we can. Please note that not all submissions are guaranteed coverage and are subject to editors' curation.⁠ ⁠ ⁠ Pictured (L to R):⁠ @heydoh.co "Classic Soy Sauce" | Taiwanese-founded, crafted from single-origin whole-black soybeans grown in Taiwan⁠ @theacspace "Island of Taiwan Brushed Cotton Twill Dad Cap" | A premium menswear brand rooted in Taiwanese American heritage⁠ @ilhacandles "Autumn Pear Hand-Poured Candle" | Taiwanese American, female-founded company creating fragrant soy candles and home fragrance products⁠ @yahubeauty "Gentle Glow Mist" | Taiwanese American-founded skincare brand rooted in Taiwanese ingredients⁠ @yunhaishop "Taiwanese Irwin Mango Jam" | Taiwanese American-founded, sourced directly from artisans, farms, and soy sauce breweries in Taiwan⁠ @mumubathshop "Butterfly Gua Sha" | Taiwanese-founded, bath and body products that capture the essence of their Taiwanese heritage⁠ ⁠ by @taiwaneseam_org
The November pick for our Taiwanese American Memoir Book Club is Peng Ming-Min's "A TASTE OF FREEDOM: MEMOIRS OF A TAIWANESE INDEPENDENCE LEADER." ⁠ ⁠ Originally published in 1972, Peng's autobiography is a moving testament that travels through the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, advanced studies abroad, house arrest, and exile. It offers a unique and captivating English-language perspective on Taiwan’s tumultuous mid-twentieth century history.⁠ ⁠ To accompany our discussion, we've also been ruminating on this 2025 op-ed by Taiwanese American Eleanor Lin for "The Michigan Daily," in which she reflects on the unsettling dissonance of the precarious situation faced by international students and scholars today. Notably, Peng had immigrated to the United States on a visa when he both drafted "A TASTE OF FREEDOM" and continued his work as an overseas activist. ⁠ ⁠ Reading his memoir together can help us process difficult questions about the relationship between immigration, political expression, and the fragile conditions under which people are able to speak, organize, and advocate for freedom. ⁠ ⁠ Join us on Sunday, November 15 @ 6PM PT for a cozy virtual discussion (Google Meets). All are welcome!⁠ RSVP at the link in bio. by @taiwaneseam_org
The October pick for our Taiwanese American Memoir Book Club is Jami Nakamura Lin's @jami_lin "The Night Parade: A Speculative Memoir." ⁠ Featuring stunning illustrations by her sister, Cori Nakamura Lin, and divided into the four acts of a traditional Japanese narrative structure, The Night Parade is a genre-bending and deeply emotional memoir that mirrors the sensation of being caught between realms. Braiding her experience of mental illness, the death of her father, the grieving process, and other haunted topics with storytelling tradition, Jami Nakamura Lin shines a light into dark corners, driven by a question: How do we learn to live with the things that haunt us?⁠ ⁠ Join us on Sunday, October 18 @ 6PM PT for a cozy virtual discussion (Google Meets). All are welcome!⁠ RSVP at the link in bio. by @taiwaneseam_org
Join the "Our Voice, Our Power: Why Taiwanese Americans Vote" Creative Contest! Hosted by: Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) & TaiwaneseAmerican.org @taiwaneseam_org Deadline: October 31st, 2026 Winners to be announced on November 1st on Instagram (winners will also be emailed)! Overview & Objective: This non-partisan creative contest invites community members to express the importance of civic participation, representation, and democracy through original media content. Submission Formats & Guidelines: Visual Media: Digital illustrations, graphics, photographs, or poster designs (High-res JPG/PNG). Video / Audio: Short-form video (TikTok, Instagram Reel, YouTube Short) or spoken word/audio clip under 60 seconds (MP4 or link). Written Work: Poems, short essays, or personal reflections under 500 words (PDF or Word document). Please submit via the submission form (link in bio): https://forms.gle/uwdRjpeUuAGUnhjr5 Non-Partisanship & Content Rules: Submissions must focus purely on non-partisan civic engagement (e.g., community representation, civic duty, voting history, making our voices heard). Submissions must not endorse, critique, or mention any political candidates, parties, or specific ballot measures. Entries must be 100% original work created by the entrant. AI-generated content is strictly prohibited. Deadline: October 31st, 2026 Winners to be announced on November 1st on Instagram (winners will also be emailed)! 1st Place / Grand Prize: $500 e-Gift Card 2nd Place: $300 e-Gift Card 3rd Place: $100 e-Gift Card Youth / Student Voice (18 and younger): $100 e-Gift Card Deadline: October 31st, 2026 Winners to be announced on November 1st on Instagram (winners will also be emailed)! by @taiwaneseam_org
In "Nice Places," when Georgie quits his account management job at Oats Technologies to travel the world for one year, he hopes to escape the daily existential discomfort of corporate life. But after a meditation guru robs him on his way to the airport, he awakens in a guest house in the rundown yet vibrant Panhandle neighborhood of his own city.⁠ ⁠ Alone with his phone and a desperate urge to assure his friends and family all is well, Georgie shares a photo of “authentic” boat noodles. To his surprise, everyone loves the post and believes he is overseas. Ant, a mixed media artist from Berlin, proposes a collaboration. With her vision and the help of a charming cast of guests and locals, Georgie’s unlikely adventures unravel in ways he never imagined.⁠ ⁠ We're delighted to present this Q&A with "Nice Places" author Vincent Chu @vincentkchu -- read it at TaiwaneseAmerican.org. ⁠ ⁠ "Nice Places" is available at our Bookshop, wherever books are sold, and perhaps at your local library! by @taiwaneseam_org
New on TaiwaneseAmerican.org: Our Food Editor Tiffany Ran @bb6.taiwan interviews Jess Eng @goudatalks about TAITUNG EATS 臺東食, a beautifully designed, self-published compendium of essays and original photography about the foods and lives of Taitung farmers, educators, and indigenous groups. ⁠ ⁠ The book is dedicated to the Center of Austronesian Culture of National Taitung University, and available for purchase at jesseng.com. by @taiwaneseam_org
We’ve been struck by Taiwanese American filmmaker Iyin Landre’s Vultures, a short-form medical conspiracy thriller created entirely for Instagram. Season 2 takes the story to Taiwan, with bilingual captions and new episodes dropping weekly.⁠ ⁠ Read the full Q&A between Director of Photography Michael Li @no_limits_li and Writer/Filmmaker Iyin Landre @iyin212 at TaiwaneseAmerican.org.⁠ ⁠ Watch the series, as well as looks behind the scenes, at @vultures_series by @taiwaneseam_org
Eric Sze @esze.e is well known for his “authentically unauthentic” dishes. Born and raised in Taipei before heading to the United States for college, he [interrogates] what is considered “Taiwanese” food through his experimental cooking. ⁠ He first learned to cook the Taiwanese dishes he missed while in New York; now he plays with the cooking techniques he knows and the ingredients he understands. Sze flips them on their head, making something new that maybe could’ve only been created between Taipei and New York City. (See: BDSM chicken, otherwise known as as “debrined, deboned, soy milk chicken.”)⁠ ⁠ But this cooking journey of “intentional fusion” didn’t come without its stumbles, as Sze recounts in his first — and most likely last — cookbook, Taiwanese?, which publishes in October and is now available for preorders.⁠ The cookbook features 75 recipes, personalized travel itineraries, and rambling reflections on things like the rocky opening of the now-shuttered 886 (RIP). “[I’m] proud of all the stumbles we’ve taken because we’re always picking ourselves back up,” Sze tells guest contributor Sara Conway.⁠ ⁠ Read the full conversation, linked here and in bio: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2026/09/eric-sze-taiwanese-cookbook/⁠ ⁠ Photos by Alex Lau. by @taiwaneseam_org
It's so heartwarming to see a new and growing collection of heritage-inspired picture books for the next generation of Taiwanese Americans and beyond. ⁠ Find the Mid-Autumn Festival collection at our Bookshop (linked in bio) or your local public library!⁠ (in order of slide appearance) - ⁠ 01 - Beneath the Same Round Moon - written by @jasmineifang / ill. by @vuon.illustration⁠ 02 - Miya's Mooncakes - written by @crystal.z.lee / ill. by @allie_su588⁠ 03 - Mixed-Up Mooncakes - written by @christinamatula & @ricalyonswrites / ill. by @tracysubisak⁠ 04 - Thanking the Moon - written & ill. by @pacylin⁠ 05 - A Big Mooncake for Little Star - written & ill. by @pacylin⁠ 06 - The Shadow in the Moon - written by @christinamatula / ill. by @pearlperoni⁠ by @taiwaneseam_org

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