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Education

2016 | Master’s Degree, Columbia University

Master’s in East Asian Languages and Cultures

2013 | Bachelor’s Degree, New York University

Triple major in East Asian Studies, English Literature, and History

Experience

2022 to Present | University of Nottingham, Taiwan Studies Programme

Non-resident fellow

2014 to Present | New Bloom Magazine

Editor, writer, and translator

2017 to 2018 | Taiwan  Foundation for Democracy

Human Rights and Democracy Fellow

Selected Publications

“The Taiwanese see themselves as Taiwanese, not as Chinese”, co-written with Fang-Yu Chen, Wei-ting Yen, and Austin Horng-en Wang, The Washington Post, January 2, 2017.
“What Is ‘National Doom’? In Taiwan, It Depends on Whom You Ask,” co-written with Wen Liu.,The Nation, January 9, 2020.
“Don’t believe China’s convenient tales. Taiwan belongs to the Taiwanese,” The Guardian, August 18, 2022.
“China and the US are facing off – and in Taiwan we are caught between them,” The Guardian, August 3, 2022.
“Taiwan in the Crosshairs,” Dissent Magazine, Spring 2022 Issue.
“Taiwan Grapples with Human Trafficking Spike,”The Diplomat, September 1, 2022.
“Pelosi’s Taiwan Visit: The Substance and the Aftermath,” The Diplomat, August 4, 2022.
“As Taiwan Remembers Tiananmen, Hong Kong Looms Large,” The Diplomat, June 4, 2022.
“Caught Between the Two Superpowers”, Spectre Journal, November 4, 2021.
“No, Taiwan’s President Isn’t ‘Pro-Independence’” co-written with Lev Nachman The Diplomat, April 23, 2020.
“Analysis: Taiwan’s election shows youth resistance to China.” PRI’s The World, January 2020.
“Beta Testing,” Disegno: The Quarterly Journal of Design, Summer 2022 Issue.
“Critic’s Picks: Ilse D’Hollander,” Art Forum, October 18, 2019.
“Critic’s Picks: Kuo Yu-ping,” Art Forum, August 13, 2019.
“Critic’s Picks: Wu Hao,” Art Forum, June 14, 2019.
“Review: Kong Chun Hei,” Artomity, April 28, 2020.
“Regardless of Recognition: The Aurality of the Sunflower Movement,” Disclaimer, October 2019.
“From Taiwanese LGBTQ Films to the Taiwanese LGBTQ movement,” Film Taiwan, Issue #1, December 2018.
“Mong Tong: Give me a speaker and we can play anywhere,” We Present, August 12, 2020.
“‘Asia’s Orphan’ During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” The Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus,
Special Issue: Pandemic Asia, Part I, July 11, 2020.
“East Asian Law-making in the Time of Covid-19: Through the Lens of Chinese Legalism,” British Journal of Chinese Studies, Vol. 10, July 5, 2020.
“What’s Next for Taiwan?”, China File, December 30, 2019.
“What Does Xi Want from Taiwan? (And What Can Taiwan Do About it?)”. China File, January 24, 2019.
“Why the Taiwan Midterm Elections Matter,” China File, November 23rd, 2018.

“Will 2016 Elections Be The End of Taiwan’s Year of Protest?”, China Policy Institute Blog, December 15, 2015.
“Praising a Dead Dictator: How US Officials’ Visits to Taiwan Wade into Complex Historical Debates,” Made in China Journal: Volume 7, Issue 2, February 16, 2023.
“Race and Identity in Taiwan,” Euroview, July 1st, 2020.
“Is Taiwan Covering Over Contemporary Issues of Racism with a Veneer of Multiculturalism?” Taiwan Insight, March 23rd, 2020.
“How New Bloom was Founded,” Taiwan Insight, March 23rd, 2020.
“Will Taiwan Still Be the ‘Orphan of Asia’ After Covid-19?”, The News Lens International, May 22, 2020.
“Reorienting Taiwan and Hong Kong: New avenues for building power” Lausan, July 22, 2020.
“The May Fourth movement is not an excuse for Chinese nationalism,” Lausan, May 4, 2020.
“New Cause,” The Mekong Review, May 2020.
“Journey to the End of the Bangka Night,” Popula, March 2, 2020.
“The Dried Mango Strips of National Doom,” Popula, November 6, 2019.
“Man was Born for Love and Revolution,” Popula, October 3, 2019.
“The face of protest in Hong Kong,” Popula, July 6, 2019.
“TPE-JFK,” Popula, October 30, 2018.
The People’s Daily’s Twitter Account is a Social Media Dumpster Fire,” Popula, January 31, 2019.
“Beyond the Sunflower Movement: Present Issues for Future Taiwanese Activism,” Thinking Taiwan, May 16, 2014.
“WHO Director-General Accuses Taiwan of Campaign Against Him Involving “Racism” Against Africans,” New Bloom, April 9, 2020.
“Cooperation Between Police and Gangsters in Hong Kong Draws Parallels to Taiwan,” New Bloom, July 22, 2019.
“華山草原殺人事件之後，藝術份子成為台灣社會性強暴行為的替罪羔羊,” translated by William Tsai, New Bloom, June 20, 2018.
“How Will the US and China React to a Tsai Presidency?,” New Bloom, January 19, 2016.
“Lessons for Taiwan 2016 from Hong Kong’s Umbrella Soldiers?”, New Bloom, January 7, 2016.
Aesthetics and Politics in 2016 Presidential Campaign Ads,” New Bloom, January 4, 2016.
“Why Has There Been an Upsurge of Labor Demonstrations Before 2016 Elections?,” New Bloom, January 1, 2016.
“When Heavy Metal Meets Activist Politics,” New Bloom, December 28, 2015.
“Tsai Ing-Wen, Hung Hsiu-Chu, and the Confucian Discourse of the Family and the State in Taiwan,” New Bloom, October 7, 2015.
“Can We Understand Article 9 Protests in Japan Alongside Other Asian Social Movements?,” New Bloom, September 13, 2015.
“The Ministry of Education Occupation from Beginning to End,” New Bloom, September 7, 2015.
“Police Violence in the Sunflower Movement,” New Bloom, March 24, 2015.
“Fresh Off the Boat and the Limits of Cultural Representation,” New Bloom, February 24, 2015.
“Anti-Nuclear Activism in Taiwan and Japan,” New Bloom, January 30, 2015.

Selected Television and Radio Appearances

“The Sunday Debate: Should the West Defend Taiwan?”, Intelligence Squared, August 28, 2022.
“Will China ever let Taiwan be Taiwan?”, Al-Jazeera, August 23, 2022. Television
“How serious is the crisis in Taiwan?”, Chinese Whispers: The Spectator, August 5, 2022. Podcast.
“U.S.-China Tensions Rise as Pelosi Vows “Ironclad” Support for Taiwan During Controversial Trip,” Democracy Now, August 3, 2022. Television.
“A Pelosi Visit to Taiwan Could Worsen Tensions Between U.S. & China with Little Benefit to Taiwanese,” Democracy Now, July 27, 2022. Television.
“Midnight Asia,” Netflix, January 20, 2022. Television.
“Tankies! With Brian Hioe, New Bloom Magazine,” Time to Say Goodbye, June 25, 2020.
“How far will US, EU go to defend Taiwan?,” Al-Jazeera, November 11, 2021. Television.

“WHO ignores the global support for Taiwan, country’s foreign minister blames China for exclusion,” WION, May 19, 2020.
“Taiwan Since the 2014 Sunflower Movement,” The Fire These Times, May 17, 2020.
“Taiwan’s two worst COVID-19 cases are the US and China,” This is Hell, WNUR 89.3 FM, April 24th, 2020. Radio.
“On the 2020 presidential election in Taiwan, protests in Hong Kong, and Chinese power.” A Correction, February 1, 2020. Podcast.
“Hongkong und Taiwan – Kampf um Demokratie.” NZZ, January 23, 2020. Television.
“Jelang Pemilu, Keamanan Taiwan Sangat Kondusif,” Metro TV, January 10, 2020. Television.
“Taiwan votes 2020: Indigenous residents could play crucial role in presidential election,” Channel NewsAsia, January 6, 2020. Television.
“Man was Born for Love and Revolution- Brian Hioe on Taiwan’s 2020 elections,” The Arts of Travel, November 3, 2019. Podcast.
“Conversazione con Brian Hioe,” Radio Radicale, October 5, 2019. Radio.
“Interview on Hong Kong and Taiwan,” Rainews24, October 4, 2019. Television.
“What’s next for Hong Kong? Democratic demands and the corporatist state,” This is Hell, WNUR 89.3 FM, September 7th, 2019. Radio.
“People see this as the final battle for Hong Kong: Understanding the anti-extradition bill protests,”This is Hell, WNUR 89.3 FM, July 20, 2019. Radio.
“Taiwan verso le presidenziali,” RSI, July 13, 2019. Television.
“Dispatches from Hong Kong feat. Brian Hioe,” Trash Future, June 13, 2019. Podcast.
“Taiwan’s New Labour Law & Taiwanese Politics,” Fernostwärts, January 20, 2018. Podcast.
“Brian Hioe on ‘New Bloom’ and Taiwan Activism,” KUCI Subversity Show, November 14, 2016. Radio.
“Panel debate about third parties in Taiwan,” Between The Lines, Channel NewsAsia, July 8, 2016. Television.
“Interview about the China Airlines strike,” Taiwan This Week, ICRT, June 24, 2016. Radio.
“Interview about Hung Su-chu’s online videos,” Taiwan This Week, ICRT, June 17, 2016. Radio.
“Interview about demonstrations in Shanghai, Tokyo, and Taipei,” This is Hell, WNUR 89.3 FM, July 25, 2015. Radio.

Selected Conference and Speaking Events

“Panel on the Kaohsiung mayoral by-election,” Taiwan Foreign Correspondent’s Club, Taipei Taiwan, August 12, 2020.
“2019 Internazionale Festival,” Ferrara, Italy, October 4-6, 2019.
“2019 Flaneur Festival.” HKW, Berlin, Germany. August 31st, 2019.
“2019 Taiwan Studies Summer School.” SOAS, London, UK, June 17-21, 2019.
“2018 Comic-Con panel on Unforgivable: Eliza,” New York City, USA, October 4-7, 2018.
“North American Association for Taiwan Studies Annual Conference.” University of Texas. May 24, 2018.
“Culture and Political Change in Contemporary Taiwan.” Australian Centre on China and the World, Australian National University. May 19, 2018.
“Association for Asian American Studies Annual Conference.” San Francisco, California. March 29, 2018.
“Sunflowers and Umbrellas: Social Movements, Expressive Practices, and Political Culture in Taiwan and Hong Kong.” UC Berkeley. March 16, 2018.

Selected Interviews

Iris Hsu, “Reporter Brian Hioe on dealing with misinformation in Taiwan amid pandemic,” Committee to Protect Journalists, April 14, 2020.
Kevin Lin and Michael Haack, “Viewing Taiwan from the Left,” Jacobin Magazine, January 10, 2020.
“A conversation with Brian Hioe on Taiwanese elections,” Lo Spiegone, January 8, 2020.
“Featured Young China Watcher – Brian Hioe: Founding Editor of New Bloom,” Young China Watchers, April 18, 2019.
James X. Morris. “The Sunflower Movement, Four Years Later,” The Diplomat, July 18, 2018.
“台灣是世界的一部分！左派新媒體《破土》：外國人眼中的台灣不該只有兩岸問題跟觀光夜市”, BuzzOrange, November 8, 2015.

Selected Translations

Keywords of Taiwan Theory, book, forthcoming.
Urban Legend Hunters, video game, March 2020.
Formonsters, video game, February 2020.
Online course materials for the National Taiwan Museum, July 2020.
Scenario for nationally televised television drama, October 2018. [Signed NDA]
Scenario for nationally televised television drama, October 2018. [Signed NDA]
Booklet for International Human Rights Day Commemoration by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen”, Chen Wen-Cheng Memorial Foundation, December 10, 2017.
Szymin Chan, “Culture Has Nothing To Do With Politics?: The History Of The Taiwanese Record Industry During The Japanese Colonial Period,” New Bloom, August 7, 2017.
“Interview: LIMA Indigenous Youth Working Group,” New Bloom, July 6, 2016.
“Interview with Stone Song and Ji Hengge,” Left Voice, April 6, 2016.
Chen Huei-Yin, “Shinsuke Ogawa and Kidlat Tahimik’s Confluence of Image,” New Bloom, December 22, 2015.