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Latest comment: 3 years ago4 comments3 people in discussion
Is there a consensus among reliable sources that Tai is Taiwanese-American or that she self-identifies as such? A GSearch for "katherine tai" + "taiwanese-american" turns primarily Taiwanese sources. American sources do not generally mention Taiwan ([1], [2]), nor does Reuters. I would be inclined to change to "American" only, since we have a source stating she was born in Connecticut. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 19:28, 11 December 2020 (UTC)Reply
Agree with using "American" until further sources clarify. I will say, I have a personal history and age similar to Ms Tai's, (3 grandparents from China and one from Taiwan, parents born in Taiwan, immigrated in 1980) and I personally don't have any conflicts claiming my demographics interchangeably, just like how some people would say they were Californian and Irish whenever the situation suits-- I interchangeably use Asian American, Chinese American, American, Taiwanese American, Chinese, Taiwanese, depending on the situation. So it's possible she's never had to "choose" and settle on one until she became such a public figure. (ftr, if I became a Cabinet member, I would probably settle on Taiwanese-American.) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.34.140.155 (talk) 13:52, 21 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
Latest comment: 3 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion
There is a source stating that Tai was born on February 28, 1974, which makes sense since she graduated from Sidwell Friends School in 1992 (18 years old). My specific date reference was reverted because the reverter said my source, "wasn't reliable". The current source for her birth date of "1974/1975" is in Mandarin Chinese. I am at a lost how such an non-specific date is better and a source not in English is a better source?? I thought these articles were built through consensus and consensus building. How is reverting to less accurate information sourced in a foreign language making this article better? Scottca075 (talk) 00:06, 21 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
Scottca075, Because we rely on reliable sources, and EDailyBuzz.com is not reliable. It's as simple as that. If you think Radio Free Asia is unreliable, feel free to remove the citation to that as well. Moreover, these articles are built through consensus. One of the most important consensus-based policies on WP is WP:RS, and relatedly WP:V. We simply cannot source biographical details to unreliable sources. AleatoryPonderings (???) (!!!) 00:20, 21 January 2021 (UTC)Reply
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