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Eva Salazar-Liu – Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology

CoT / 2017, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Community, People / March 15, 2017

Dr. Eva Salazar-Liu, a member of the Center’s counseling team since 1987, focused on cross-cultural issues and relationships. Her expertise included counseling on cross-cultural adjustment and conflict resolution. She emphasized self-reflection and open dialogue, listening to clients’ perspectives and creating culturally-sensitive interventions. Beyond counseling, she engaged in community work, provided pro bono assistance to overseas […]

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Alice Ballard – A Lady of Community Service and Compassion

CoT / 2017, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Community, People / March 15, 2017

Alice Ballard, a beacon of compassion and community service, has dedicated thirteen years as a Volunteer Prison Visitor at Taipei Prison, offering support to foreign prisoners. Her legendary efforts include encouragement, humor, recruiting volunteers, and providing books, making a profound impact on incarcerated lives. Taiwan salutes Alice.

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Ringing in the Year of the Fire Rooster

CoT / 2017, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Culture / February 15, 2017

There’s something invigorating about celebrating Lunar New Year in Taiwan. Perhaps it’s the steady buildup of enthusiasm and expectation as the eve of the New Year approaches and that the long preparation list of traditional things-to-do has been completed.

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Felix Hsieh : Advocate for the homeless in Taiwan

CoT / 2016, 2017, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Community / December 16, 2016

Felix Hsieh: Advocate for the homeless in Taiwan. With 21 years of experience, he collaborates with NGOs and individuals to enhance service delivery for the homeless. Renowned as a leading citizen photo-journalist for PeoPo, he captures the lives of the homeless, raising public awareness and challenging government and community leaders. (Please click or tap on

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Community and the Contemporary Arts : Haohaus

CoT / 2016, Arts, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei / November 15, 2016

Taipei’s eclectic approach to presenting contemporary art makes it a city worth watching. For gallery goers, Taipei is a treasure trove of spaces run by artists that have taken up residence in reclaimed abandoned historic sites, factories or run-down buildings, turning them into avant-garde galleries or community artist villages.

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The Samyama Gallery – a Treasure Chest for Fine Indonesian Textiles

CoT / 2016, Arts, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Culture / September 5, 2016

In a quiet, remote village in southeastern Bali, far from the beaten tourist paths, is the village of Tenganan, a community of indigenous weavers. It is here that the ancient technique of double ikat weaving is found, one of Indonesia’s rarest forms of textile weaving. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it

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Community and Grief

CoT / 2016, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Outlook / May 27, 2016

It is not uncommon for community members to experience reactions to grief and respond with anger after an incident of community violence and loss. Most people will normally experience loss on a number of levels. Their loss can be the physical loss of a friend, the loss of feeling safe within one’s environment, or the

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Haiti’s Rich History and Cultural Cuisine

CoT / 2016, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Culture / May 15, 2016

When asked to think about food, its impact in our lives and our relationship with it, most of us will consider food as a means to satisfy our needs, to keep our bodies functioning and to bring pleasure to our lives. Food serves those purposes, but for many, its power goes beyond our basic needs.

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Rest now, Beloved – by Blake S. Lee

CoT / 2016, Author : Sue Babcock, Book Review, Centered on Taipei / April 15, 2016

Seven-year-old Christopher Abkhazian refuses to be forgotten, in spite of the fact that he died in 1933. His death was ruled “accidental drowning,” but left lingering doubts in the minds of the coroner, a grand jury and some members of the San Diego sheriff’s department. The case was never closed…

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Women and the art of entrepreneurship

CoT / 2016, Author : Sue Babcock, Centered on Taipei, Community / March 20, 2016

Women entrepreneurs are transforming the business landscape with their fresh ideas and strong sense of purpose : “Le Boudoir” and “Peace Cafe” (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.) This Article was published in the Magazine “Centered on Taipei” Issue of March 2016 (Vol.16 |

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