Brief interview for RTI's "Taiwan vs. the World" posted

Julien Oeuillet, who moderates the "Taiwan vs. the World" program on Radio Taiwan International, interviewed me for an episode about books to read to understand Taiwan. I'm talking, of course, about George H. Kerr's Formosa Betrayed. My interview isn't until 35 and a half minutes in, but I also enjoyed the interview with Jason Patterson and Matthew Ryan on marketing in Taiwan. It was quite informative!

Formosa Files interview about George Kerr and Formosa Betrayed posted!

I'm so far behind in posting this that the Formosa Files folks have already posted two new podcasts since my interview! But in case you didn't catch it, I was interviewed by John Ross about Kerr and Formosa Betrayed. The podcast (greatly edited but still a bit long at close to an hour) is here. While you're at it, check out their other episodes--they're always fun and interesting to listen to!

Things I'm not regretting

Spring break is almost over for me, and if I had one, my to-do list would still be full.

• I didn't clean my study.
• I didn't finish that humanities fellowship application.
• I didn't do our taxes.
• I didn't go to a Fairbank Center presentation about Taiwan's legal status.

I did finish grading (which is why I didn't go to the presentation). And I did do a little research for something we needed to add to a one of the Kerr biography chapters. In any case, though, I'm not going to regret not getting much done during my spring break. I got some rest, which is important. Next week it's back to work, and I think I'll be grateful for having gotten that rest.

[Update, 3/7/26: I did our taxes last night. It took only an hour and a half!]