
Becoming an Insider: My Journey in Taiwan’s Social Welfare Movement
This past year has been a whirlwind of changes for me. When I first landed in Taiwan, I only had a surface-level understanding

This past year has been a whirlwind of changes for me. When I first landed in Taiwan, I only had a surface-level understanding

Long before I was selected for a Fulbright Scholarship to Taiwan, I spent most of my life on a different island across the

Familiar city, new lens I landed at Taoyuan International Airport in late August 2017. Fresh out of university, I had arrived in Taipei
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