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These past four days have been a trip down memory lane. I'm going to try to organize some of the memories for blogging, though not all in this post. My parents, M and I took a road trip to Hualien, partly as a family get-away, and also to introduce our Taiwanese hometown to a group of my brother's ( Albert Wu see here and here ) students from France. Albert and his wife are jointly teaching a course in history in Paris, and over the last few weeks they have been taking their students on an abroad research-coursework-fun tour of Taiwan. If you know my father, he tends to try to get involved in some way with any of his sons' projects, and from our perspectives, it's great to get his help and/or just advice (from time to time). My brother and his wife planned a historical, social justice introduction to Taiwan (I wrote about a visit to Dadaocheng ). Important components to understand the complex identities and mindsets of Taiwanese today involves understanding the Ea...

Drafted Feb. 1 2018 I've been reading a Chinese language comic book recently that is pretty captivating, titled "80年代事件簿": a whirlwind take of the author's viewpoint of Taiwan's modern history. He's a little older than I am but there are a few items so far that resonate, such as an appreciation for the (in)famous kung-fu icon, Bruce  Lee, with the whirling knunchucks and high flyting kicks firmly etched in mind. How did he keep that awesome physique?! Part of the appeal of the book is that it is a comic. Growing up, while not dyslexic (I think),  I enjoyed the visualizations of comic books with well-drawn ones in many ways conveying and translating the artist's intentions much better than the text. It doesn't need to be state of the art, just get the idea and emotions across; with floorish and captivating storlyine significantly adds to the appeal! Reading this reminded me of my early year interests in cartoons, foreign films and games. I recall w...