I Thought This Memoir Wasn’t “Taiwanese Enough”—Because That Was My Fear About Myself

In March of 2004, my family and I were at home in Taiwan for the national election, and I got into my first-ever screaming match with a perfect stranger. The election choice, as always, was between the Kuo Ming Tang, which favors reunification with China; and the Democratic People’s Party, which advocates for an independent […] The post I Thought This Memoir Wasn’t “Taiwanese Enough”—Because That Was My Fear About Myself appeared first on Electric Literature. Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'

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