Tienshi Lara Chen discusses her lived experience of statelessness and how this led her to research and assist other stateless people in Asia

Chen was born in Japan to parents from Taiwan with ROC citizenship. When Japan switched diplomatic relations from the ROC to the PRC in 1972 her family became stateless

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INTERVIEW: ‘I was stateless in Japan for 32 years’ | Melbourne Asia Review

Lara Tienshi Chen was stateless person in Japan for decades. She now researches and advocates for stateless people. Read more.

Melbourne Asia Review