NEED TO KNOW Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty TAIWAN Lala Sin has shied away from speaking Mandarin Chinese around her three children. Instead, the resident of Taiwan has been speaking Taiwanese Hokkien, or Taigi, a division of a language that is common in southeastern China and among the Chinese diaspora throughout Asia. Her linguistic choice is unapologetically political.
Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty
Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty
Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty
NEED TO KNOW Chocolate, Beer and Sovereignty TAIWAN Lala Sin has shied away from speaking Mandarin Chinese around her three children. Instead, the resident of Taiwan has been speaking Taiwanese Hokkien, or Taigi, a division of a language that is common in southeastern China and among the Chinese diaspora throughout Asia. Her linguistic choice is unapologetically political.