Erya Hsue

Fav rider of many for a reason!🥹

I was conflicted about the efficacy of the protests for Palestine at #LaVuelta25. Forcing the race to cancel a stage risks turning many against you.

But the point of protest is to disrupt normality, and what better thing to disrupt than a frivolous bike race that millions are watching?

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As a sports fan, it’s not so happy to see any kind of interruption like that. But as a sports sociology researcher, it feels uplifting to see a #sportswashing finally attempt faced challenge.

This time Israel, but there are still many other names.

‘The University Is My Street’: Taiwanese Female Rappers and Their Resistance to Misogyny | IPON It all started with an online post. A Taiwanese male rapper known as 6yi7 saw a woman’s comment on Threads saying his songs “mean nothing.” It was mild by

Many rap stars in Taiwan start their music career from top tier universities. The context of academic rappers is a combination of hip hop spirit and East Asian education values.

In my latest article for IPON, we dive into misogyny resistance starting from here.

ipontoday.com/the-universi...

Baseball Fairies: Taiwan’s “Cheerleaders’ Diplomacy” It is Taiwan's national sport. Baseball gets people moving all around the island, riveted to their television or lining up to enter stadiums. It has a tangled history of colonialism and national pride...

You probably heard of sports diplomacy—but have you ever think about "cheerleader diplomacy"?

My latest piece on IPON explored the Taiwanese cheerleading culture, how it’s becoming a national symbol, and the intersection of gender and public diplomacy.

ipontoday.com/cheerleaders...

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Here's the second short in support of the recall. This one is a splendid example of sly Taiwanese political irony. The ending is especially effective although perhaps a bit hard to explain.
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想當「台灣人」好難（下）：湖中女神問你掉的是身分證、居留證還是永久居留證？ - TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網 在台灣，持居留證或永久居留證的人是沒有戶籍的，而沒有戶籍的居民就得在生活中面對一些惱人的問題，從申請證明到申辦銀行帳戶手機門號等，都會有影響。那麼，不是只要改善永久居留的權益，就可以取代歸化呢？

Second part here! We're curious about some tricky questions:

- Isn't APRC good enough? Why so necessary to gain a citizenship?
- Can APRC be an alternative to naturalization?
(Or let's be honest, is it a way for the gov to dodge dual nationality problem?)

www.thenewslens.com/article/249134

想當「台灣人」好難（上）：雙重國籍，不准！那些被制度拒絕的隱形移民 - TNL The News Lens 關鍵評論網 這些用居留身份住在台灣的「隱形移民」終究不是公民。諷刺的是，台灣歡迎他們付出勞力並繳稅，但他們卻在各種補助、金融服務與生活上承受不便，永遠沒有參政權，子女即便在台灣出生長大，也無法成為台灣人。

My last work as a TNL intern just released recently.

It's a feature story consists of two articles, discussing the naturalization obstacles in Taiwan.

In the first part, we talk about “To what extent does Taiwan society really embrace foreign migrants?”

www.thenewslens.com/article/249133

Thanks for sharing! Dual nationality and naturalization are still ongoing issues here in Taiwan, hopefully we can really have more public discussion in a critical way🙌

I don’t think cycling needs a new league sponsored by Saudi Arabia. We just need someone trying to improve the fan experience every year. I am building an app to do just that, and I want it to be owned collectively by all the teams.

A lot is happening in Syria.

Want to follow along with additional context, local knowledge, and those who witnessed it in real-time?

Here’s a starter pack: Syria from 2011 and beyond.

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#BREAKING South Korea president declares emergency martial law, says measure necessary to protect country from North's "communist forces"

screenshot of Yang Shuang-zi and Lin King, Winner, 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature for 'Taiwan Travelogue'

Lovely news! #TaiwanTravelogue, by Yang Shuang-zi (author) and Lin Kin (translator), have won the 2024 National Book Award for Translated Literature! A first for Taiwan.