Reddit reviews American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China

Sorry, I don't know of specific kung fu schools in Taiwan, only that English seems to be more commonly spoken there than on in mainland China (my parents are from Taiwan). If you're going for the cultural experience, though, you might want to stick to China after all, despite the language barrier, as China is a bit different from Taiwan in a number of ways. I've not read this book, but I've heard that American Shaolin is a great read about a guy from Kansas going to a Shaolin temple in China to study martial arts and eventually become recognized as a monk of the temple. It may be interesting to you to read of another's experience with the journey you're looking to take.

American Shaolin is a great autobiographical story of a white kid from the suburbs who drops out and goes to the Shaolin temple to live for several years and train under the monks. Recommend for a quick fun read.

That's true but they want our American money. Many of these programs are actually backed by the Chinese gov. Check out this autobiography of a guy that did this in the 1980's.
http://www.amazon.com/American-Shaolin-Flying-Buddhist-Odyssey/dp/1592402623

Suzanne Collins "Hunger Games" trilogy...or, since he likes martial arts, a book called American Shaolin by Matthew Polly.

http://www.amazon.com/American-Shaolin-Flying-Buddhist-Odyssey/dp/1592402623

American Shaolin true story of a (white) guy who dropped out of Princeton to go to Shaolin to study kungfu and ended up winning second or third place in a Chinese kungfu competition