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Taipei, Feb. 15 (CNA) The inaugural Matsu Biennial, featuring 39 artworks and eight projects centered around the theme of "Island Brew" (島嶼釀), kicked off Feb. 12 and will run until April 10.

Edward Greve orders all his meals in Hoklo (also known as Taiwanese). If the server doesn’t understand, he’ll switch to English and then Mandarin as a last resort. But, he says, when a Taiwanese friend does the same, especially in Taipei, he’s often criticized for being vulgar or low-class. “[Hoklo] should be treated for what it is, but it really is discriminated against,” Greve, a US expat who goes by A-iong (阿勇), says. “As a foreigner, I don’t face that directly, but when I�...