Hearts in Taiwan

Written by: Annie Wang and Angela Yu
  • Summary

  • As kids of immigrants from Taiwan, our Asian identity started with beef noodle soup and ended with Chinese school. Now that we’re adults, we’ve found that we still have a lot to learn about Taiwan’s history and its unique culture. Cousins Annie Wang and Angela Yu share their journey as they discover their family’s heritage and celebrate Taiwanese culture in the context of the Asian American experience.
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Episodes
  • Dumplings for everyone
    Jan 21 2023

    In our Season 2 finale, Angela and Annie relive the best Taiwanese meal they ate this year, and discuss books that connect us with different parts of our Taiwanese, Chinese, and American heritage. We share our Spotify Wrapped and play a listener voicemail.

    Credits:

    “PUNCHLINE” and “LITTLE FIRES” from BUNNY MODE courtesy of the artist Jaguar Jonze (@jaguarjonze on IG)

    Resources:

    Good to Eat restaurant (read Gathering Taiwanese American community at Emeryville’s “Good to Eat”)

    First Generation: Recipes from My Taiwanese-American Home by Frankie Gaw

    The Poppy War by R. F. Kuang

    We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story by Simu Liu

    The Many Daughters of Afong Moy by Jamie Ford

    Blueprints by Jeanelle Fu

    S02E09 Can you be Chinese and Taiwanese at the same time?

    S01E12 Twinkies and Bananas

    S02E03 Bringing Taiwanese values to entrepreneurship

    S01E14 Hearts (and ears) in Japan

    S01E05 Wang or Wang?

    Appearances:

    Hyphen Magazine A Roundtable On Taiwan's Recent Representation In Western Media

    EYECTV on YouTube How ROC immigrants recognize themselves?

    Ryan Ma on TaiwaneseAmerican.org Cōng yóu Bǐng: A Catalyst for Taiwanese Self-Identity

    YLE Radio (Finnish) Russia, Ukraine, China, and Taiwan

    Featuring:

    Olivia Chen, Twrl Milk Tea

    Angie Lin, Good to Eat

    Grace Hwang Lynch, freelance writer

    Leona Chen, TaiwaneseAmerican.org

    Peter Chu, TAP-SF

    Kimberly Yang, Formosa Chocolates

    Willy Wang, Taiwan Bento

    Stephanie Lin, KRON 4

    Connect:

    instagram.com/heartsintaiwan

    facebook.com/heartsintaiwan

    buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba!

    heartsintaiwan.com

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    33 mins
  • Taiwanese Home Cooking with Joy Huang
    Aug 24 2022

    In this episode, we get to know Joy Huang, one of the founders and moderators for the Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook group. She started her food blog, The Cooking of Joy, because she was inspired to document her mom's Taiwanese dishes. This hobby continued to grow and now you can find her work on Instagram at @joyosity where she is known for her artistic take on baked goods. We asked Joy to share her early influences, tips for food photography, and some of the most lively topics discussed in the Facebook group of over 35,000 people who love to make Taiwanese food.

    Featuring Joy Huang:

    • The Cooking of Joy blog: www.cookingofjoy.com
    • @joyosity and #thecookingofjoy on Instagram
    • Taiwanese Home Cooking Facebook Group

    Resources mentioned:

    • Joy Huang on Some Good News by John Krasinski, Bon Appetit, and Food52
    • Taiwanese Restaurant Recommendations around the world (Google MyMap)
    • Joy’s guide to making bread including her sourdough recipe
    • Joy’s beef noodle soup (niu rou mian) recipe (original, latest)
    • Joy’s recipes for various dumplings
    • Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) summer conference
    • Boston Organics produce delivery
    • Jocelyn Shyong’s homemade pineapple cakes in the Boston area (must be in Facebook Group), or @jjcookery on Instagram
    • Eric Sze on Munchies YouTube on white pepper in Taiwanese food and five-spice too

    Cover art photo credits: Joy Huang

    Connect:

    instagram.com/heartsintaiwan
    facebook.com/heartsintaiwan
    buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba!
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    Connect:

    instagram.com/heartsintaiwan

    facebook.com/heartsintaiwan

    buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba!

    heartsintaiwan.com

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    34 mins
  • Learning our parents’ love languages through their stories
    Aug 4 2022

    Angela’s mom shares a memory from her college days and Angela learns more about her mom as a person through this story. Let us know if you do a similar exercise recording the stories your parents tell you behind their old photos!

    Resources:

    Google PhotoScan app

    instagram.com/cutfruitcollective

    instagram.com/parentsarehuman

    instagram.com/asiansformentalhealth

    Connect:

    instagram.com/heartsintaiwan

    facebook.com/heartsintaiwan

    buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba!

    heartsintaiwan.com


    Connect:

    instagram.com/heartsintaiwan

    facebook.com/heartsintaiwan

    buymeacoffee.com/heartsintaiwan ← Buy us a boba!

    heartsintaiwan.com

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    13 mins

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