Taipei Review 2007: Vol 56 Index & Table of Contents

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This index of the articles appearing in the 2006 issues of
the monthly Taiwan Review (Vol. 56) is arranged by major
and minor subjects as well as by writer and contributo1
Notes in parentheses have been added for clarification
INDEX
ARTS Computer Classics and Golden
Oldies (PROFILES/pioneer of
Art That Looks Back at You (proriLes/Chen Bo-wei’s
electronic music, Lin Erh,
optical alterego, Mr. Eye) May, 46-5/
turns to his Holo roots)
Insular Absurdity, An (pRoFILES/Y ao Jui-chung depicts the
June, 46-51
absurdities of life through installations) Dec., 52-57
PAINTING
CERAMICS
Brush with Life, A (proriLes/Li Chi-mao enlivens the
Chance and Form (prori_es/Chiu Huan-tang’s academic
inky art) Feb., 58-65
areer takes second place to his impact on Taiwanese
Dingos and the Great Outdoors (pRoFILEs/Lee Cheng-lang
ceramics) Oct., 58-65
paints the Chianan plain and is nurtured by a unique
CRAFTS
support group) May, 58-65
Chipping Away at Old Blocks (PROFILES/Swiss carpenter
Moment of Light, A (proriLes/landscape hyper-realism in oil
Martin Zaugg creates new furniture from old wood)
from Huang Ming-chang) Mar., 52-59
Feb 5? $7
PHOTOGRAPHY
It Nearly Came Out in the Wash (indigo growing and dyeing
Everyday Visions (the fruit of aGovernment Information
makes a comeback with a new generation of craftspeople)
Mar.. 46-51] Office photography competition) May, 22-27
Geometric Views (pROFILES/T.C. Lin finds patterns of beauty
More Than a Writing Tool (the decline in teaching writing with
inthe mundane) Mar., 28-35
brushes has pushed brush makers to the wire) Dec., 46-5/
Highly Dynamic and Strange (pROFILES/Lin Yong-jie’s
Not Like a Dodo (a Changhua family teaches and practices
images of life around Taipei thrill and haunt with their
making dough figurines) July, 40-45
stark vividness) Nov., 56-6]
Not Necessity, But Preservation (pRoFILEs/third-generation
Pictured Performance (pRoFILES/Liu Chen-hsiang snaps local
lruku blacksmith, Nmahe Yioudau, carries on the art of
and visiting performers) July, 26-33
knife making) June, 4(
Rays of Light (proriILEs/Chung Yung-ho’s world of
COMICS shadows) Jan., 28-33
Not Just a Paper Tiger (PROFILES/artist and author Jhou Sian
Taiwan Revealed (selection of photos from Taiwan
zong’s tales of origami heroes) Jai ARF 2
Panorama exhibition) Sep., 32-39
ENTERTAINMENT
Taiwanese Chewing Gum (proriLes/Pamela Chen's photo
Sound of Firecrackers, The (pRoFILES/singer Chiang Huei
essay looks at Taiwan's addiction to betel nut)
gives new voice to the Holo ballad) Nov., 6/-65
Aue , 22-27
EXHIBITIONS
SCULPTURE
Art Taipei at the Winery (the capital's premier art exhibition
Against the Grain (pRoFILES/carver Chen Ming-tang tests the
tries to establish Taipei as a key player in the region)
" 0-65 spatial limits of bamboo) Sep., 58-65
Diary in Leather, A (proriLes/Duan An-guo finds his métiet
FILM
in leather) May, 52-57
And Action! (Taiwanese directors give ground to producers
Guided by Nature (PROFILES/jade carver Chen Pei-tse swaps
in the interest of commercial success) Jan., 4-//
his medium for stone) July, 58-65
Everyday Glamour (local documentaries do well at the box
Idyll by the Highway (prRoriLes/Kan Sin-yi sculpts wood,
office) Jan., 12-17
steel and stone on the east coast) Jan., 60-65
kies, The (Lee Hsing, Peggy Chiao and Yang Kuei-mei
Poems in Parchment (proriLes/Wu Ching-fang gives an
talk about the movie business) Jan., /8-2/
Asian twist to paper sculpture) June, 58-65
LITERATURE
THEATER
Balancing the Books (three literary publishers respond in
Pioneering New Theatrical Forms (The Performance
different ways to the shifting tastes of readers) Feb., 18-2]
Workshop has made an impressive contribution to
Literature for the Masses (literature gets to an ever
Taiwan's theater) Ocr., /0-/3
increasing audience through more media) Feb.,4-//
Real-time Interaction (stage plays are gaining in popularity,
Writers on Campus (the literary generation gap ts closed by
but the survival of theater groups is precarious)
writer-in-residence programs) Feb., /2-17
Oct., 4-9
MUSIC
Soul Laid Bare, The (Green Ray Theater focuses on the
Color of Music, The (prorices/the rich aural imagery of blind
essentials of human nature) Oct., /4-/7
pianist Huang Dong-yu) Feb., 46-5]
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INDEX
BOOK REVIEW Trust or Bust (direct-marketing businesses move to bricks
and mortar in search of a bett er reputation and greatet
Faith in Democracy (Religious Organizations and
profits) Sep.,46-5/
Democratization: Case Studies from Contemporary Asia,
COSTUME DESIGN
edited by Tun-jen Cheng and Deborah A. Brown)
Best Supporting Role (three c stumiers clothe Taiwan’s
Sep., 22-27
theater artists) Apr., 52-59
Maneuvering Through an Impasse (China's Rise, Taiwan’ s
ENERGY
Dilemmas and International Peace, edited by Edward
Chasing the Sun (an engineering team from National Taiwan
Friedman) May, 16-21 Nov., 44-49
University makes a solar vehicle)
Mixed Parentage (The Orphan of Asia, Wu Zhuoliu,
Hothouse Alternatives (resear ch and development seeks
translated by loannis Mentzas) Aug 16-2]
innovative and self-sustainin power sources )
Navigating the Taiwan Strait (Dangerous Strait: The U.S Apr., 12-17
Taiwan-China Crisis, edited by Nancy Bernkopf Tucker)
Politics of Power, The (nucle ir power and environmenta!
Feb., 22-27
responsibility struggle for public approval) Ap7 18-2]
No Gordian Solution (Untying the Knot Makine Peace in
Weighing Policy Options (the balance of energy security
the Taiwan Strait, Richard C Bush) Novy., 24-3/
and environmental issues 4-]]
INDUSTRY
ECONOMICS
Gearing Up for Innovation (1 search and development has
One for the Road (the Syueshan Tunnel brings change to revitalized a once ailing indt try) Oct., 34-39
SERVICE INDUSTRIES
Yilan) Dec., 12-17
Opening the Bourse (the Taiwan Stock Exchange Many Happy Returns (how aw 1-winning companies keep
deregulates and brings in foreign investment) Apr., 22-27 ahead in the service sector 0-]5
Resolving Market Weaknesses (editorial on government Serve it Up! (review of i\dustries and thei
involvement in research and development) July, 1 regulatory environme #-9
Rising Tide, A (editorial on the egalitarian distribution of
wealth in Taiwan) Apr., / ENVIRONMENT
Taiwanese Engineering Epic, A (14 years of enormous
ECOLOGY
engineering challenges have resulted in the Syueshan
Night Spirits (fireflies ; attention of academia and
Tunnel, Asia’s longest road tunnel) Dé 4-]]
the public) Jan., 40
Setting the Economy on Course (editorial on July’s meeting
between academics, professionals and the government to
POLITICS
set an agenda for continued economic growth) Octr., /
AGRICULTURE Voting for Change (the elect s blood runs blue as the
Fruits of Foreign Trade, The (local fruit growers try to open Kuomintang wins a landslid tory in local “three in
up export markets) Nov., 50-55 Mar 2?
one” elections)
Just as Good, if not Better (research and development has CROSS-STRAIT RELATIONS
created new strains of rice) Oct., 40-45 Defense Redefined (a presid il report on national defense
BIOTECHNOLOGY broadens the scope of keepi e in the Strait)
Nightlights for the Aquarium (fluorescent fish light up the Aug., 10-15
profits of genetic modification) Apr., 40-45 No Bridging the Divide (e elations are
BUSINESS strengthening but Taiwan 1 China still do not talk to
Artistic License (licensing artwork becomes big business) each other) Aug., 4-9
Apr., 28-33 What Really Counts (Taiw ides its Pacific allies with
Branding Taiwan (editorial on how the nation’s economic knowledge and experience that money cannot buy)
miracle is reinventing itself) Dec., /
Dec., 18-21
Cheap Shots (digital camera prices fall, competition rises DIPLOMACY
and Taiwanese branded goods challenge the big names) UNprincipled (why does Taiv in persist in its annual UN
Feb., 28-33 . entry bid?) Oct., 2> 8-33
Doing Well by Doing Good (giving back to society also Gateway to the World. A (Tai van helps close the digital
helps the bottom line) Oct., /8-2/
divfiord feello w APE¢ men ibers ) Noy 32 37
International Exercise, An (Johnson Health Tech. Co. has FOREIGN RELATIONS
successfully built a handful of internationally renowned Committed to the Region (editorial on Taiwan’s
exercise equipment brands) Dec., 34-39 contributionst o APEC) Nz /
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Computer Classics and Golden Oldies (Arts/Music/pioneer
of electronic music, Lin Erh, turns to his Holo roots)
June, 46-51
Diary in Leather, A (Arts/Sculpture/Duan An-guo finds his
métier in leather) May, 52-57
Dingos and the Great Outdoors (ArtTs/Painting/Lee Cheng-
lang paints the Chianan plain and is nurtured by a unique
support group) May, 58-65
Question of Expectations, A (editorial on Taiwan’s regional
Embracing the Present (socieTy/Culture/singer Fong Fei-fei
security efforts and the country’s lack of recognition)
is the voice of Taiwan for many fans) Sep., 40-45
June, 1
Geometric Views (ArTs/Photography/T.C. Lin finds patterns
Scramble for Offshore Oil, The (China’s energy-hungry
of beauty inthe mundane) Mar., 28-35
economy casts its eyes on the ocean at its door) Jan., 22-
~~ Guided by Nature (Arts/Sculpture/jade carver Chen Pei-tse
swaps his medium for stone) July, 58-65
Setting Course by the Trade Winds (trade wins out over
politics in European Union-Taiwan relations) June, 20-2 7 Handy Homeland Heroes (sociery/Culture/Huang Chun-
hsiung’s puppet shows spearheaded a renaissance of
Paiwan and the Malacca Strait (the waterway is of vital
laiwanese culture) Oct., 52-57
concern to Taiwan’s strategic interests) July, 22-25
Highly Dynamic and Strange (ArTs/Photography/Lin Yong-
Tournament of Shadows (Taiwan's commitment to press
jie’s images of life around Taipei thrill and haunt with
freedom is demonstrated by allowing Chinese journalists
their stark vividness) Nov., 56-61
to report from the island) Feb., /
Idyll by the Highway (Arts/Sculpture/Kan Sin-yi sculpts
foward a Pacific Alliance (editorial on the common
wood, steel and stone on the east coast) Jan., 60-65
interests of Taiwan and Japan) Jan., /
Images of Fading History (society/Felix Lee has
Truth of Anything, The (the cessation of the National
photographed the fast-disappearing military dependents’
Unification Guidelines poses no threat to cross-strait
villages for 20 years) Oct., 46-51
relations) May, |
Insular Absurdity, An (arts/Yao Jui-chung depicts the
Uncertain Equation, An (editorial on Taiwan’s trade policy
absurdities of life through installations) Dec., 52-57
and its effect on US/China/Taiwan relations) Mar., /
Moment of Light, A (arts/Painting/landscape hyper-realism
UN Membership and Regional Security (editorial on
in oil from Huang Ming-chang) Mar., 52-59
Paiwan’s annual UN bid and its impact on East Asian
Not Just a Paper Tiger (Arts/Comics/artist and author Jhou
security) Sep., /
Sian-zong’s tales of origami heroes) Jan., 48-53
GOVERNMENT
Not Necessity, But Preservation (ArTSs/Crafts/third
New Cabinet, The (introduction to the reshuffled Cabinet)
generation Truku blacksmith, Nmahe Yioudau, carries on
Ma
the art of knife making) June, 40-45
Pictured Performance (ArTSs/Photography/Liu Chen-hsiang
PROFILES
snaps local and visiting performers) July, 26-33
Against the Grain (A Sculpture/carver Chen Ming-tang Poems in Parchment (arts/Sculpture/Wu Ching-fang gives
tests the spatial limitso f bamboo) Sep., 58-65 an Asian twist to paper sculpture) June, 58-65
Ambassador Cordon Bleu (socie1 Cuisine/Taiwanese chet Rays of Light (arts/Photography/Chung Yung-ho’s world
Ko Ruey-ling whets the appetite for French food) of shadows) Jan., 28-33
June. 52»- 5 oF Sound of Firecrackers, The (arts/Entertainment/singer
Art That Looks Back at You (AR s/Chen Bo-wei's optical Chiang Huei gives new voice to the Holo ballad)
alter ego, Mr. Eye) May, 46-5/ No\ .61-65
Brush with Life, A (al s/Painting/Li Chi-mao enlivens the Taiwan Revealed (Arts/Photography/selection of photos
inky art) Feb., 58-65 from Taiwan Panorama exhibition) Sep., 32-39
Chance and Form (arts/Ceramics/Chiu Huan-tang’s laiwanese Chewing Gum (Arts/Photography/Pamela
academic career takes second place to his impact on Chen’s photo essay looks at Taiwan’s addiction to betel
iaiwanese ceramics) Oct., 55-05 nut) Aug., 22-2 ied
Chipping Away at Old Blocks (Ar) Crafts/Swiss carpentet
Martin Zaugg creates new furniture from old wood) SOCIETY
Feh.. 52-57
Bringing Tai Chi to the World (the ancient art has become a
Color of Music The (arts/Music/the rich aural imagery of
broadly popular exercise regimen) June, 28-33
blind pianist Huang Dong-yu) Feb., 46-5]
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Brush with Redemption, A (art classes at Taipei prison bring CULTURE
hope and relief to inmates) Sep., 52-57 Embracing the Present (PRO! singer Fong Fei-fei is the
Elephant Not Forgotten, An (the public’s favorite voiceo f Taiwan for many fi Sep.. 40 45
pachyderm pleases even after passing away) \p) 46-5] Handy Homeland Heroes (pr: s/Huang Chun-hsiung’s
Going to the Dogs (canine companions create new puppet shows spearheaded a renaissance of Taiwanese
businesses for their best friends) Feb., 40-45 culture) Oct., 52-5
Images of Fading History (pRoFILES/Felix Lee has Paper Rocks (the handmade px iper trade in Puli is revived by
photographed the fast-disappearing military dependents’ tourism) May, 28
villages for 20 years) Oct.,46-5/ Puppone thte sSma ll Screen raditional Holo puppetry
Vein of Good Will, A (philanthropy helps victims of the makes it bigon TV) Ap
September 21, 1999 earthquake) Feb., 34-39 Resurrection Man (in the bas ent of a Taipei mall, Franky
rhrough the Looking Glass (storytelling is good business Wu has bought back the 1960 lug 42-47
and lets kids be kids) May, 40-45 Underworld Finance (local jo paper makers fire up this
foward True Equality (women ; rights come into their own world and the next) Ma AS
in law and tn life) Va $H-39Y DESIGNER TOYS
Suturing the Wounds of the Earth (the architecture award Not Just Playing Around( t become art for adults)
Aug.,48-53
winning Taiwan Earthquake Museum sits over a fault line
commemorating one tragedy and seeking to prevert ECOLOGY
others) Dec., 58-65 Damage Control (an account he natural environment and
AGING SOCIETY biodiversity on paper and reality) Mai 40-45
Graying of Taiwan, The (an aging population poses a EDUCATION
challenge to the way people think about life after work Creativity in Learning Education/multimedia
No 1.9 content transformtsh e anguage teaching material
Pension Under Tension (people are scrambling for new ways market)
to provide financial security for their old age) Nov., /O-/5 HEALTH
Walls Around Well-being, The (retirement homes come in Art of Healing, The (Taiwar itist Hospital takes the
all shapes and sizes for all walks of life) N 16-23 lead with art therapy for I July. 34-39
AID ORGANIZATIONS HUMAN RIGHTS
From Airlines to Aid Lines (a fli tht attendant turns to help Eliminating Taiwan's De: ty (the government wants
the poor in Cambodia) Aus 33 to abolish the death pen: the public does not)
ARCHAEOLOGY -
Sé ) ie) ae |
Taichung "s Prehistoric Past (ancient artifacts unearthed LANGUAGE
under Taichung City pits commercial development Out of Character (writin in China and Taiwan
against preservationism) June f reflect separateness 1 Sep 28
BEAUTY LEGAL SYSTEM
Divine Glow, A (cosmetic produ Changing Roles for Taiv secutors (the nation’s
Va 4.)
on a local flavor court system has be 1 and prosecutors’ roles
Quest for Beauty The (aesthetic gel Ss keep changed) De Ȥ
the beauty industry in robust health é 10-15 MEDIA
BIRD WATCHING Media the Remix (co roups and the government
Flocked Together (the story of a handy re > manual on reach consensus on media rms and regulation)
bird feathers) July, 52-57 June.4-9
CHILDREN’S LITERATURE Meet the Audience hdogs monitor the nation’s
Pictures Speak Louder than Words (Lai Jian-ming’s books press and try to raise ethi tandards) June, /0-/3
reveal an illustrator and writer who captivates children at Paper Chase, The (the Ap s success has raised the
home and abroad) Aug stakes among Taiwan’ 1 newspapers) June, 14-19
CONSERVATION NUTRITION
Scheduled Stopovers (the island’s location on migratory Increasingly Organic (the anic movement takes on local
paths has led to a boom in bird watching and avian flavor and flourishes) Ma 4$-3Y
conservation) Dec., 40-45 PUBLIC HEALTH
CUISINE Health Without Borders (Ta iwal s annual bid for inclusion
Ambassador Cordon Bleu (proriLes/Taiwanese chef Ko in UN health bodies receive a warmer welcome)
Ruey-ling whets the appetite for French food) June, 52>- 5 ~ May, 10-15
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INDEX OF WRITERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
BERKOFSKY, Axel
Setting Course by the Trade Winds (po.itics/Foreign
Relations/trade wins out over politics in European Union
Taiwan relations) June, 20-27
BURNS, Simon
Cheap Shots (EcoNomics/Business/digital camera prices fall,
laiwan On Guard (health authorities prepare for an
competition rises and Taiwanese branded goods challenge
outbreak of avian influenza) May, 4-9 the bignames) Feh., 28-33
ROBOTICS CHEN, Pamela
Domestic Drones (robots get two steps closer to the house laiwanese Chewing Gum (ArTs/Photography/proriLes/a
and home) Apr., 60-65 photo essay looks at Taiwan’s addiction to betel nut)
SCIENCE
Aug., 22-27
Bendable, Rollable, Profitable (flexible electronics is the CHENG, Zoe
next big thing in high-tech) July, /2-/7 Fruits of Foreign Trade, The (economics/Agriculture/local
Dilemmas of Research (plans for a genetic databank have fruit growers try to open up export markets) Nov., 50-55
raised ethical and legal objections) July, /8-2/ Insular Absurdity, An (ARTS/PROFILES/Y ao Jui-chung
Raising the Bar for Science (Taiwan wants to bring its depicts the absurdities of life through installations)
scientific research up to international standards) July, 4-// Dec., 52-57
SOCIAL HISTORY Scheduled Stopovers (society/Conservation/the island's
Images of the Brewing Age (liquor labels tell the tale of the location on migratory paths has led to a boom in bird
nation’s history) Jan., 34-39 watching and avian conservation) Dec., 40-45
SPORTS CHOU, Wilma
Little Boys, Big Ambitions (juvenile gymnasts recover from Racing into the Mainstream (socieTy/Sports/the
film fame and have their eye on the Olympics) July, 46-5/ popularization of professional motor racing) Jan., 54-59
Playing Hard (women’s softball pitches the nation’s female CHUANG, Sara
es into the limelight) Nov., 38-43 \rt of Healing, The (socitery/Health/Taiwan Adventist
Racing into the Mainstream (the popularization of Hospital takes the lead with art therapy for children)
professional motor racing) Jan., 54-59
July, 34-39
rPELECOMMUNICATIONS Art That Looks Back At You (arTs/ proFILes/Chen Bo-wei’s
Wi ig Out (Taiwanese workers are resistant to the idea of optical alterego, Mr. Eye) May, 46-5/
telecommuting) Dec., 22-2 Color of Music, The (Arts/Music/proriLes/the rich aural
rFOURISM imagery of blind pianist Huang Dong-yu) Feb., 46-5/
Gray and the Green, The (the government tries to lure Dilemmas of Research (sociery/Science/plans for a genetic
Japanese retirees to rural areas) Oct., 22-27 databank have raised ethical and legal objections)
rFRANSPORTATION
July, 18-21
laiwanese Patriot, A (editoonr tihae lne w Taipei-[lan Divine Glow, A (soci Beauty/cosmetic products and
shway, named after Taiwanese patriot Jiang Wei-shuei) beauty parlors take on a local flavor) Mar., 16-2/
Going to the Dogs (socieTy/canine companions create new
businesses for their best friends) Feb., 40-45
Hothouse Alternatives (ECONOMICS/Energy/research and
development seeks innovative and self-sustaining powet
sources) Apr., 12-17
Increasingly Organic (society/Nutrition/the organic
movement takes on local flavor and flourishes)
May, 34-39
It Nearly Came Out in the Wash (arts/Craft/indigo growing
and dyeing makes a comeback with a new generation of
craftspeople) Mar.,46-51
laichung’s Prehistoric Past (sociery/Archaeology/ancient
artifacts unearthed under Taichung City pits commercial
development against preservationism) June, 34-39
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CHUNG, Oscar CHUNG, Yung-ho
Ambassat Ol ne/PI Rays of Light (Arts/Photograp! OF s/Chung Yung
s the appetite for ho’s world of shadows
CROOK, Steven
ctors give groun Working Out (society/Te ymmunications/Taiwanese
bell i success VOr| Kersar e resistant to the idea of telecommuting)
dD »9
Exhibitions/the capital ’s EY PON, Laurence
{ sh Taipei as a key (oray ind the Green, The lourism/the government
tries to lure Japanese reti rural areas) Oct., 2929-29
Artistic | No Gordian Solution (1 Untying the Knot
Dusin¢ Making Peace the Ta ‘ t, RichardC . Bush)
Bendable, Rol ofital ience/fle Nov., 24-31
: GAO, Pat
Best SUD Computer Classics and Ge Idies (ARTS/Music
cosytouru ‘r of electro mu | h, turns to his Holo
Brush June 46-5
‘nse Redefined ( ( strait Relations/a
presidential report on natior lefense broadens the scope
if keeping peace 10-15
ing the Present iltur ROFILES/Singer Fong
*i is the voice of Taiwan for many fans) Sep., 40-45
eryday Glamour | documentaries do well
t the box office lar
Handy Homeland Heroe +/PROI s/Huang
Chun-hsiung’s puppet s! pearheaa rednaiessdanc e of
laiwanese culture
Health Without Borders -ublic Health
ual bid for inclusi UNI th bodies 1
rmer welcome Ma
ire for the Mas Literature/literature
uugh more media)
nedia watchdogs
to raise ethical
landscape
Ming-chang)
Not Just a Paper Tige icS/PROFILES/artist and
iuthor Jhou Sian-zor tal f origami heroes)
IN S42
ngineering challenge Out of Character anguage/writing systemsi n
han Tunnel, Asia’s longest road tunnel) | China and Taiwan teness rather than unity)
UNprincipled cs/Diplomacy/why does Taiwan persist Se} 8-3]
in its annual UN entry bid?) O 28-33 Pictures Speak Louder Than Word iETY/Children’s
Vein of GoodWil l, A (sox philanthropy helpsv i ctims of Literature/Lai Jian-min books reveal an illustrator and
the September 21, 1999 earthquake) Feb., 34-39 writer who captivates children at home and abroad)
Walls Around Well-being, The (sox Aging Society jug., 34-4]
retirement homes come in all shapes and sizes for all Pioneering New Theatrical Forms (arts/Theater/The
walks of life) Nov., (6-23 Performance Workshop has made an impressive
Writers on Campus (arts/Literature/the literary generation contribution to Taiwan's theater)
Oct lO /3
gap is Closed by writer-in-residence programs) Playing Hare (society/Sports/women’s softball pitches the
Feb.,1 1ation’s female athletes into the limelight) Nov., 38-43
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From Airlinest o Aid Lines (sociery/Aid organizations/a flight
attendant turns to help the poor in Cambodia) Aug., 28-33
Gearing Up for Innovation (EcoNomics/Industry/research
and development has revitalized a once ailing industry)
Oct., 34-39
Graying of Taiwan, The (society/Aging Society/an aging
population poses a challenge to the way people think
about life after work) Nov., 4-9
Politics of Power The (& Mics/Energy/nuclear power Guided by Nature (Arts/Sculpture/pRoriLes/jade carver Chen
and environmental responsibility struggle for public Pei-tse swaps his medium for stone) July, 58-65
approval) Apr., /8-2/ International Exercise, An (ECONOMIcSs/Business/Johnson
Puppets on the Small Screen (so Culture/traditional Health Tech. Co. has successfully built a handful of
Holo puppetry makes it bigon TV) Apr., 34-39 internationally renowned exercise equipment brands)
ising the Bar for Science (sor Science/Taiwan wants Dex 34-39
to bring its scientific research up to international Many Happy Returns (ecoNomics/Service Industries/how
standards) Ju #-/] award-winning companies keep ahead in the service
Soul Laid Bare, The Cheater/Green Ray Theater
sector) Sep 10-15
‘ ocuses on» thethe ‘ssentialso f human nature) Oct., /4-/ Media the Remix (society/Media/community groups and
Soundo f Firecrackers, The (Ar Entertainment/PROFILI the government reach consensus on media reforms and
singer Chiang Huei gives new voice to the Holo ballad) regulation) June, 4-9
461-65 Night Spirits (ENVIRONMENT/Ecology/fireflies attract the
id True Equality ( women's rights come into attention of academia and the public) /Jan., 40-47
theowni irn l aw and in life) Ma Quest for Beauty, The (soc Beauty/aesthetic surgery and
GREEN, Robert cosmetics keep the beauty industry in robust health)
Mixed Parentage (BOOK | EW/The O1 Mar., 10-15
Zhuoliu, translated by loannis Mentzas) Aue Suturing the Wounds of the Earth (sociery/the architecture
GUO, Elizabeth award-winning Taiwan Earthquake Museum sits over a
Bringing Tai Chi to the World (s an ancient art has fault line, commemorating one tragedy and seeking to
become a broadly popular exercise regimen) June, 28 prevent others) Dec., 58-65
nanveing Roles for Taiwanese Prosecutors (s CIETY Legal lalkies, The (Arts/Film/Lee Hsing, Peggy Chiao and Yang
System/the nation’s court system has been reformed and Kuei-mei talk about the movie business) Jan., /S-2/
prosecutors’ rol,e s changed) De 2> 0-32» 2 Through the Looking Glass (society/storytelling is good
Eliminating 'T aiwan's Death Penalty (sociery/Human business and lets kids be kids) May, 40-45
Rights/the government wants to abolish the death penalty lrust or Bust (ECONoMics/Business/direct-marketing
but the public does not) Sep., /6 businesses move to bricks and mortar in search of a bette
HER, Kelly reputation and greater profits) Sep.,46-5/
Balancing the Books | s/Literature/three literary HWANG, Jim
publishers respond in different ways to the shifting tastes Against the Grain (ArTs/Sculpture/pRoFILes/carver Chen
of readers) Feb., 18-2] Ming-tang tests the spatial limits of bamboo) Sep., 58-65
Brush with Life, A (AR s/Painting/PROFILES/Li Chi-mao Chipping Away at Old Blocks (ArTs/Crafts/PROFILES/Swiss
enlivens the inky art) Feb 58-65 carpenter Martin Zaugg creates new furniture from old
Chance and Form (arts/Ceramics/proFiLes/Chiu Huan
wood) Feb., 52-57
tang’s academic career takes second place to his impact on Damage Control (ECOLOGy/an account of the natural
laiwanese ceramics) Oct., 58-65 environment and biodiversity on paper and in reality)
Creativity in Learning (socieTy/Education/multimedia Mar., 40-45
content transforms the English-language teaching material Diary in Leather, A (arTs/Sculpture/proriLes/Duan An-guo
market) Aug., 54-59 finds his métier in leather) May, 52-57
Dingos and the Great Outdoors (ArTs/Painting/PROFILES/Lee Flocked Together (sociery/Bird Watching/the story of a
Cheng-lang paints the Chianan plain and is nurtured by a handy reference manual on bird feathers) July, 52-57
unique support group) May, 58-65 Idyll by the Highway (arts/Sculpture/proFiLes/Kan Sin-y!
Domestic Drones (socieTy/Robotics/robots get two steps sculpts wood, steel and stone on the east coast) Jan., 60-65
closer to the house and home) Apr., 60-65 Images of Fading History (socieTy/pROFILES/Felix Lee has
Elephant Not Forgotten, An (society/the public’s favorite photographed the fast-disappearing military dependents’
pachyderm pleases even after passing away) Apr.,46-5/ villages for 20 years) Oct., 46-51
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Imageso f the Brewing Age (society/Social History/liquor
labels tell the tale of the nation’s history) Jan., 34-39
More Than a Writing Tool (Arts/Crafts/the decline in
teaching writing with brushes has pushed brush makers to
the wire) Dec., 46-51
No Bridging the Divide (potitics/Cross-strait Relations
economic relations are strengthening but Taiwan and
China still do not talk to each other) Aug., 4-9
Not Like a Dodo (Arts/Crafts/a Changhua family teaches LIU, Chen-hsiang
and practices making dough figurines) July, 40-45 Pictured Performance (ArTs/Photography/PRoFILes/Liu
Not Necessity, But Preservation (ArTs/Crafts/pRoFILeEs/third Chen-hsiang snaps local and visiting performers)
generation Truku blacksmith, Nmahe Yioudau, carries on July, 26-33
the art of knife making) June, 40-45 rEUFEL DREYER, June
One for the Road (EcoNomics/the Syueshan Tunnel brings Faith in Democracy (BOOK REVIEW/Religious Organizations
change to Yilan) Dec., 12-17 and Democratization: Case Studies from Contemporary
Paper Rocks (socieTy/Culture/the handmade paper trade in Asia, edited by Tun-jen Cheng and Deborah A. Brown)
Puli is revived by tourism) May, 28-33 Sep., 22-27
Pension Under Tension (society/Aging Society/people are Maneuvering Through an Impasse (BOOK REVIEW/China’ s
scrambling for new ways to provide financial security for Rise, Taiwan's Dilemmas and International Peace, edited
their old age) , 10-15 by Edward Friedman) May, /6-2/
Poems in Parchment (ArtTs/Sculpture/pRoFiILEs/Wu Ching Navigating the Taiwan Strait (BOOK REVIEW/Dangerous
fang gives an Asian twist to paper sculpture) June, 58-65 Strait: The U.S.-Taiwan-China Crisis, edited by Nancy
Real-time Interaction (ArTts/Theater/stage plays are gaining Bernkopf Tucker) Feb., 22-2
in popularity, but the survival of theater groups is WAUGH, Butler
Doing Well by Doing Good (Ec )NOMICS/Business/giving
precarious) Oct., 4-9
Resurrection Man (society/Culture/in the basement of a Taipei back to society also helps the bottom line) Oct., /8-2/
mall, Franky Wu has bought back the 1960s) Aug., 42-47 Opening the Bourse (ECONomics/the Taiwan Stock
Underworld Finance (society/Culture/local joss paper Exchange deregulates and brings in foreign investment)
makers fire up this world and the next) Mar., 60-65 Apr 2 a
Weighing Policy Options (EcoNomics/Energy/the balance of VALENCIA, Mark J.
energy security and environmental issues) Apr., 4-// Scramble for Offshore Oil, The (po.irics/Foreign Relations/
What Really Counts (po.itics/Foreign Relations/Taiwan China’s energy-hungry economy casts its eyes on the
provides its Pacific allies with knowledge and experience ocean at its door) Jan., 2929 907
that money cannot buy) Dec., /8-2/ Taiwan and the Malacca Strait (poLirics/Foreign Relations/
JACOBS, Bruce the waterway is of vital concern to Taiwan’s strategic
Voting for Change (po.itics/the electorate’s blood runs blue interests) July, 22-25
as the Kuomintang wins a landslide victory in local “three
in one” elections) Mar., 22-27
KENNEDY, Brian L.
Bringing Tai Chi to the World (society/an ancient art has
become a broadly popular exercise regimen) June, 28-33
Changing Roles for Taiwanese Prosecutors (society/Legal
System/the nation’s court system has been reformed and
prosecutors’ roles changed) Dec., 28-33
Eliminating Taiwan’s Death Penalty (socitery/Human
Rights/the government wants to abolish the death penalty
but the public does not) Sep., /6-2/
LIN, T.C.
Geometric Views (ArTs/Photography/prorices/T.C. Lin
finds patterns of beauty in the mundane) Mar., 28-35
LIN, Yong-jie’s
Highly Dynamic and Strange (arts/Photography/PRoriLes/
Lin Yong-jie’s images of life around Taipei thrill and
haunt with their stark vividness) Nov., 56-6]
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