S3-E36 - Wu Li-pei (吳澧培): A Taiwanese-American Immigrant Story, Part One

A generation of Taiwanese left (or you might say “fled”) Taiwan
in the 1960s and 70s, with most going to the United States. Some
went to school there and stayed, while others emigrated as they
saw no future for themselves and their families in the then
one-party ROC state. This Taiwanese diaspora was a boon for
America; intelligent, hard-working, educated people, many of whom
went on to contribute greatly to the American economy and US
culture. However, some of these exiles dreamed of a day when
their political views could be spoken aloud in Taiwan
without fear, and when that day finally came in the late
1990s, some returned and some then also participated in local
politics. Wu Li-pei, a pro-independence, pro-democracy activist,
was one such man. Wu's life (1934-) spans modern Taiwanese
history and his story of being from “two
countries”  is one many others experienced – US
immigrants for whom Taiwan always remained home. 


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