IN FOCUS: Shooter eyed Presbyterians tied to Taiwan democracy
The deadly shooting at a meeting of Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church members in Laguna Woods, California, on May 15 not only violated a sacred space, but also left Taiwanese Americans feeling their cultural base had been shaken. The church building was not only a place of worship, but also a place where Taiwanese language and support for a democratic Taiwan thrived. The mass shooting, committed by a man who officials say was motivated by political hatred of Taiwan, has highlighted the close connections that the Presbyterian Church in Taiwan has had with the nation’s democracy movement. J...