Author Archives: Kathleen Purvis

Five on a scooter, Taiwan 1989

Taiwan in 1989: My Experience

Looking back to our trip to Taiwan in 1989, it seems like a coincidence that we were dispatched to Taiwan, since it was a place I was so familiar with. The timing was bittersweet. By…

1970s photo of Canadians with Aboriginal Dancers

Dad in Taiwan: A Canadian Visitor in the 1970s

I remember how friends reacted in 1989 when I announced I would be taking 2 months off my job in Toronto to accompany my husband on a work assignment in Taiwan. Most didn’t know where…