Town Hall Discussion 台美座談會 - Special Guest speakers: 阿明, Eric Chang and 大支 (Dog G)

Time 時間: Saturday August 07, 2010 11:30am-12:30pm
Location 地點: Taiwan Center - LA 大洛杉磯台灣會館 http://www.taiwancenter.org/
Address 地址: 3001 Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, CA 91770 Phone: (626) 307-4881
Topic 主題:  Grass-root movements and communication with the young voting bloc in Taiwan  (Eric and
                  大支   (Dog G) will take any question Taiwan related! )
Sponsor by 主辦單位: TAC-WC 2011 Young Generation Organizing Committee (2011年美西夏令會 - 青少年委員會) and TACL-National 台美
公民協會

Eric and 大支 (Dog G)'s short bio:

Eric Chang, aka 阿明, is an inspiring 2nd generation Taiwanese American born in the US (or an "ABT" - American Born Taiwanese) who has traveled to Taiwan > 10 years ago in search of his root while pursuing his PhD in Taiwan. He can be spotted in countless democratic movement demonstrations. He was one of the leaders for the Wild Strawberries in Southern Taiwan. His dedication for standing up and speaking out for the social injustice and corruption in Taiwan as an "ABT" has garnered him a large following on the island nation. In an interview with FTV, a famous clip in YouTube ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhQCKdvXFs ) , he says, "...Young people in Taiwan, 少年家啊 have to stand up and fight for your rights. Taiwan is now a relatively democratic country, but have 'YOU' thought about why it is so democratic? And how much sacrifice was made?" His willingness to speak up and fight for the rights of Taiwanese people and Taiwan can be witnessed by one of his many famous demonstration of PRC officials who refuses to recognize Taiwan's independence and continues to set foot in Taiwan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLmzkloOgk

Although Eric is just one of many Taiwanese Americans in Taiwan presently, his action and his unwavering pursuit of equality, justice, liberty and full democracy in Taiwan will continue to to inspire and garner support from young Taiwanese in Taiwan and many more who care about the future of this island nation.

Eric Chang， 暱稱阿明， 是一位出生在美國的第二代台美人 (或稱“ABT” - 美國出生的台灣人) 。

十年前，阿明回到台灣攻讀博士學位，同時展開了他的尋根之旅。

在無數的民主運動中，都可以看到他的身影。

阿明是南台灣野草莓領導者之一。他勇於挺身而出，力陳台灣的階級不公和腐敗。這位“ABT“，在這個島國擁有越來越多的追隨者。

阿明在一次民視採訪中說：“台灣年輕人，少年家啊，要站起來，爭取你自己的權利。台灣現在是一個比較民主的國家，但是'你'有沒有想過，為什麼會這樣的民主？曾經有多少的犧牲？”

這專訪的片段，已剪輯登在youtube上，成為大受歡迎的影片。
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cRhQCKdvXFs )

在許多不願承認台灣是一個獨立國家的中國官員(包括陳雲林)，造訪台灣的行程中，常常可以看到阿明對這些中國人的抗議。
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORLmzkloOgk

大支 (Dog G) is the first TIME Magazine documented Taiwanese hip-hop artist. Taking an excerpt from the page of TIME , March 15, 2004 issue, it states,
"The issue of Taiwan's identity has even infused the island's pop culture. In a studio-cum-hip-hop clothing store in the southern city of Tainan, Tseng Kuan-jung, alias Dog G, 25, writes and records pro-Taiwan rap....Dog G was a struggling musician until he penned "Taiwan Song," ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O41OJ0KPyHo ) in which he raps not in Mandarin but in Taiwanese: 'Those without the fear of losing, they are the true spirit of Taiwan; those who don't agree, get out!' Dog G, whose best selling single tells listeners to 'act Taiwanese, speak Taiwanese, and to stand up and proclaim they are Taiwanese,' says he wrote theat song because he wanted people 'to stop being ashamed of being Taiwanese.'"

Under the new pro-China regime, 大支 (Dog G) has continue to write and rap against social injustice, government corruption, and the dangerous games that current Taiwanese government is playing with China, i.e. ECFA. His music and his pro-Taiwan style has inspired many other Taiwanese hip-hop and rap performers in Taiwan writing and singing about this beautiful island nation called Taiwan.