Mall Ratdom 101
Left to my own devices today in Taipei. Rita, Roy and Garry have gone on to Chi Nan University, the others are on their way back from Dong Hwa. I guess I’m being given down time to take the pressure off my one functional leg, but I’m restless. This morning Roy, Rita and I saw…
Opening Night Party
CTOT organized a party for us at Kingstone Books. We’re posing with CTOT Executive Director Gordon Houlden.Back row L to R: Wayde Compton, Glen Lowry, Roy Miki, Gordon HouldenFront row L to R: Larissa Lai, Fred Wah, Rita Wong, Garry Gottfriedson
teaching canadian writing in taiwan
For those pedagogically inclined and able to read Chinese, check this: engsite It’s Wenchi Lin’s site for teaching English to Taiwanse students. We are planning on setting up a section that will deal with the work of the writers who are here on this tour. We’ve also been discussing the possibility of a course on…
independent taiwanese film
Thanks to Wenchi Lin we had a speed tour through some interesting local film: Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s Dust in the Wind– about a group of friends from a small rural town who move to the big city (Taipei) in the 1970s The Last Rice Farmers aka, No Rice, But Be Happy– like Canada, Taiwan is good…