Youth
Belle Ng and Emily Liu — Grade 9 students from Kaohsiung American School — investigate colorism and racism in Taiwan.
We were all sold a false bill of goods from a bunch of snake-oil salesmen. We were promised that the World Wide Web would democratize access to info, that it would flatten the pre-existing class structures, and increase human capacity to a level not seen since the Industrial Revolution. We were promised that computers in classrooms would give “21st century skills.” It’s done none of these things. In fact, it’s done the complete opposite.
Reporting by Zoe Hwang and Owen Tsui (Grade 9) – Zohran Mamdani is scheduled to succeed Democratic incumbent Eric Adams, as Mayor of New York City, on January 1, 2026… What do some of the U.S. citizens at Kaohsiung American School think?
Is the band ‘Geese’ the tip of some kind of classic four-piece garage rock revival spear?
Student Opinion: Talkin’ ’bout My Generation: How We Are Forging a Unique “Taiwanese First” Identity
Opinion by Kaohsiung American School Student Benjamin Lo (Grade 9) Image shows a deity in Taipei worshiped by some gay men, an…
Worldwide, roughly 1 in 90 births, about 1.1 percent, results from a twin pregnancy. In Taiwan, however, twins account for an estimated 2 to 3 percent of all newborns, a rate nearly triple the global average. Experts attribute the rise to wider use of assisted reproductive technology. For her latest video report, Emily Liu of Kaohsiung American School -who is herself a twin- takes a closer look at why Taiwan is seeing so many double arrivals.
Taiwan is experiencing a severe and sustained decline in its birth rate, with predictions indicating it is on course to have the world’s lowest total fertility rate (TFR) by 2035.
Self-control only gets you so far. Quitting a drug works because society expects sobriety. But with phones, everyone is “using,” so no one has an incentive to stop.
Comments by the new Japanese PM reveal a shifting and important reality: Japan is becoming more vocal while China is growing more aggressive.
Public Works Bureau Director Yang Chin-fu (楊欽富) said the splash zone is just one piece of a broader plan to make the park a more attractive neighborhood space.