Dear Editor,
For close to three years, my son Ted has been teaching English at an English-language kindergarten in Taipei. At the recommendation of a Taiwanese friend here in my native Toronto, I purchased a subscription to Sinorama in order to improve my understanding of my son's living environment. I have found that reading your excellent publication has allowed me to keep in touch with my son's new life in a place that might otherwise be difficult for me to comprehend; I am truly grateful for the monthly dosage of insights into Taiwan and its culture that Sinorama provides.
The emergence of the deadly SARS epidemic in recent months has me worried on two accounts. I am naturally fearful for my friends and relatives here in Toronto, which, like Taipei, has also been afflicted by the disease. Moreover, my son's residence in Taiwan has furthered my sense of alarm, especially knowing that he is that much closer to the epidemic's ostensible point of origin in nearby Canton. However, your magazine's coverage of the crisis has convinced me that Taiwan has been equal to the tremendous task of coping with the SARS threat. In fact, the preventative measures that Taiwan has adopted seem to me more comprehensive than those here in Toronto. Not only that, but Teddy's own accounts confirm that practically all of Taiwanese society has mobilized in response, and that no stone has been left unturned in the fight against the SARS menace.
Of course, it relieved me greatly to know that my son lives in a country where health concerns are accorded such an elevated status. As grateful and as fortunate as I am that my loved ones and I have thus far survived this ordeal, my heart nevertheless goes out to all the bereaved families, and I pray that this horrendous experience will soon be behind us.
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