Four Generations, Three Chinas, One Taiwan: My Family’s War Story and the Boomerang of Authoritarianism

My grandfather flew unarmed into Japanese‑held China; last week I screened a film about Taiwan’s democracy in the U.S. Capitol. Why the arc between those moments still falls short of freedom for all.

“Rep. Greg Stanton: I joined Speaker Pelosi, Rep. Ted Lieu, and Rep. Gabe Amo for a screening of Invisible Nation. In it, Director Vanessa Hope follows Taiwan’s fight to preserve its self-governing democracy. As co-chair of the Taiwan Caucus, I’ll keep fighting for Taiwan’s right to determine its own future.” (Note: Ming Chiang, Wenchi Yu and Michael Fo…