Taiwanese organizations in Los Angeles present booth at book festival
Several organizations, including the foreign offices of Taiwanese governmental departments, teamed up to promote Taiwan's culture and literature at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books last weekend (April 23 and 24).
CNA reported that the Tourism Bureau's Los Angeles office, which participates in the event every year, was joined by the Ministry of Culture’s Taiwan Academy, the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC), and the San Marino Chinese School. The head of the office, Brad Shih (施照è¼), said the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is a great place to promote Taiwan as it is one of the biggest cultural events in the city, featuring not only book-related booths but also those dedicated to tourism, gardening, and food.
Shih added that after being under so much stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, many Americans yearn to be able to travel, and travel agencies have taken advantage of the event to promote Taiwan as a destination.
The Taiwan Academy presented seven literary works under the theme “Literature and Migration: Flowing Across Words,” and gave away free books to visitors who posed with the event’s key visual: a whale in the shape of Taiwan's main island carrying books on its back. According to the Taiwan Academy, the whale “flows and swims across the ocean and mountains to reveal the vividness and fantasy of Taiwanese literature.”
Meanwhile, the OCAC presented a Formosan black bear mascot at the event, drawing the attention of many children and their families. The San Marino Chinese School introduced visitors to its new Taiwan Mandarin Learning Center and hosted papercutting activities to share the traditional art form. Read More…
