NüVoices Podcast #70: Subcultures, trends, and being a non-visible "foreign" correspondent in East Asia with Crystal Tai
Happy Year of the Tiger to our listeners! Our first podcast of the year is with journalist and business trends researcher Crystal Tai. She talks about her work across East Asia, , and how culture can reveal geopolitical tensions between countries around the world. The conversation is hosted by !
Crystal has been based in South Korea and Hong Kong as a journalist since 2010. Just a few of her memorable stories include ones where ;; and .Crystal's book, , co-written with an American sociologist, is a work of nonfiction that takes a look at South Korea’s fascinating new solo-lifestyle movement.
Recommendations:
Crystal recommends , a book about a double murder which took place six years ago in South Africa, as well as a collection of travelogues by a famed Taiwanese writer and explorer.
Joanna recommends , a fun romance novel, and , a collection of short stories dramatizing the Chinese diaspora across the globe over the past hundred years, by Jack Wang.
Self-care tips:
Both Vancouverites, Joanna and Crystal recommend hiking. Joanna also recommends snow-shoeing!
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