TAIPEI — About a four-minute walk from the metro station, Taiwanese troops slipped into the Tamsui River on an American-made M3 amphibious bridging vehicle, dropping pontoons and clusters of barrels rigged to explode. On the shore, six retirees in gym slacks and tennis shoes were winding down their early morning Taichi, unaware that a group
This essay as told is based on a conversation with Vivienne Yang, a 31-year-old Taiwanese citizen who lost her job and had to leave the US due to her visa status, leaving behind her apartment and two cats. It has been edited for length and clarity. I started falling in love with the American dream
