Spaces of Creative Resistance: Social Change Projects in Twenty-First-Century East Asia (Rutgers University Press 2025) brings together an exciting cross-regional interdisciplinary group of scholars, scholar activists, artists, and others for a collection that addresses the last two decades’ hollowing out of social connections, socioeconomic income gaps, and general precarity of life in East Asian societies. Written

In just half a century, Taiwan transformed from an agricultural colony into an economic power, spurred by efforts of the authoritarian Republic of China government in land reform, farmers associations, and improved crop varieties. Yet overlooked is how Taiwan brought these practices to the developing world. In the Global Vanguard elucidates the history and impact

In “Taiwan: home to more than just bubble tea and Din Tai Fung,” Assistant Professor James Lin and Jackson School Taiwan Studies Arts and Culture Director Ellen Y. Chang are both quoted.

James Lin is quoted in a March 27 New York Times article titled, “Taiwan’s Ex-President Heads to China in Historic and Closely Watched Visit.”

Assistant Professor James Lin is quoted in an article titled, “Why Chinese students are an increasingly rare sight in Taiwan” about impacts of the rising cross-strait tensions on Chinese students studying in Taiwan.

James Lin, assistant professor of international studies and Taiwan historian, is quoted in an article titled, “ ‘Kneel and apologize!’: 76 years after island-wide massacre, Taiwan continues to commemorate — and debate — the tragedy,” which was published on Feb. 28 in The World. Listen to the 4-minute audio broadcast version.

In a Feb. 22 Newsweek article titled, “Russian Rocket Crashes Back Into Russia After 42 Years,” Jackson School Professor Saadia Pekkanen, an expert on international relations in outer space, is quoted on the need “to be vigilant as civilian, commercial, and military activities heat up in space.”

James Lin, assistant professor of international studies and an expert on Taiwan, was quoted in “When Taiwan overthrew China,” an article by the China Project, a New York-based media outlet dedicated to reporting on China, on Taiwan’s historical February 28th Incident (1947).

Jackson School Faculty and China expert David Bachman gave an interview on February 16th about Falun Gong, a spiritual organization in China, and its founding of Shen Yun, the dance troupe that travels around the U.S. annually. Listen to the 16-minute interview here.

UW Professor Saadia Pekkanen has co-authored an article titled, “Governing the Global Commons: Challenges and Opportunities for US-Japan Cooperation,” which was published on Dec. 19, 2022, under Policy Insights, German Marshall Fund online platform.