Former UW Taiwan Studies Program visiting scholar Chien-Tu Huang recently published an article titled “Echoes of the Kuroshio: Sea-Route Studies in Seattle” on Research and Reflections, the online journal of Fulbright Taiwan.
In 2026, through the Fulbright Taiwan–Ministry of Culture Arts Professionals Program, I was hosted by the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program in Seattle for a project titled Echoes of the Kuroshio – Communities, Culture, Art, and Connection. The project grew out of Seabelongings’ long-term cultural work with Guishan Island and the resettled communities around Daxi Fishing Harbor in Yilan. Through oral histories, local publications, guided walks, exhibitions, and environmental initiatives, this work has explored how island memory and maritime knowledge continue within everyday life after relocation.
Read the full article on Research and Reflections.