Part 2 of our Interview with Oleksandr Shyn, a Korean-Ukrainian student activist living in Taiwan

Plus, book club details and a book event this coming Thursday in Taipei

Dear readers,

It’s been hard to think or talk about anything besides Ukraine. Recent news of the bombing of a maternity and children’s hospital in Mariupol was particularly devastating.

Our interview last week with the Korean-Ukranian student activist Oleksandr Shyn struck such a chord with readers that we asked him to answer some follow-up questions. (It is translated here in Mandarin.) In Part 2, then, Olek describes what drew him to indigenous language policy education in Taiwan, and what Ukraine can learn from it. He recalls his first voting experience in Ukraine, discusses Korean-Ukrainian cuisine, and explains how hard it is to return to “normal” life in Taiwan. He also shares his favorite Ukrainian memes, whose humor offers some hope in dark times.

If you're in Taipei, come meet us at 左轉有書 TouatBooks on Thursday, March 17th at 7 PM. (Event page here.) Michelle will be in conversation with Ivan Wang, who works with at risk youth in Taoyuan. They’ll talk about the Mandarin translati…