The discussion will take place from 1:30–3 pm with a reception to follow from 3–4 pm. Tickets are $10 for SAM members, $15 for general public, and $5 for students. Admission to the Seattle Art Museum’s galleries is included with the purchase of a ticket to this event. Get tickets at: https://www.seattleartmuseum.org/visit/calendar/events?EventId=95182 TIDES OF TIMES:

In partnership with the Taipei Music Center, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to celebrate Taiwan’s pop music through the “MUSIC, ISLAND, STORIES: TAIWAN CALLING!” program on the UW campus. In addition to the mini concert (April 3) and pop-up exhibition (April 24-May 28) at the Allen Library North Lobby, Kay

How artists and their personal family histories shape a counterculture that reveals the historical and biographical ruptures in present-day Chinese society? Teachers are invited to view the documentary film A Long Way Home (asynchronous), then join film director Luc Schaedler (synchronous), to learn about both the film and its historical context. Film Screening (asynchronous): Registered

In partnership with the UW East Asia Center, the Taiwanese Association of Greater Seattle, and the Seed Kite Foundation, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to an in-person screening of Invisible Nation (2023) on the UW campus. Director Vanessa Hope is scheduled to attend the post-screening Q&A session. RSVP is required

Confusion of the Afternoon [午後的迷茫] by Taiwanese filmmaker Yung Chieh Lee is coming to the Seattle Queer Film Festival on Thursday, October 19, at 8 pm. In Confusion of the Afternoon, a boy’s imagination transforms the innocent touches and gazes of an afternoon playing poker into a sublime fantasy. For more details and tickets, visit

Invisible Nation (Vanessa Hope, 2023) is coming to SIFF DocFest on Saturday, October 7, at 4 pm. An eye-opening documentary, Invisible Nation investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan. Director Vanessa Hope and producers Ted Hope and Arie Thompson are scheduled to attend, along with James Lin (Associate

From October 14 to November 28, 2023, the Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to the Kuroshio Odyssey: Maritime Memories, Culture, and Landscapes—a serial program that focuses on the diverse Indigenous communities of eastern Taiwan and their stunning natural world. The program features a series of in-person displays, online exhibits, crafting workshops, film screenings, and scholarly roundtables

On September 25 and 26, the Taiwan Studies Program will bring a dozen scholars for an in-person workshop on the theme of “Land/scaping Taiwan.” Landscapes often exist as material records, surrounding environments, or representations. We propose to move beyond these frameworks to see landscapes as embodied modes of habitation and of human and non-human encounters

In partnership with Town Hall Seattle, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program is thrilled to co-host renowned jazz bassist Richie Goods and rising-star vibraphonist Chien Chien Lu for the West Coast premiere of their collaborative album, Connected. Joined by Matt Wong on keys, Quintin Zoto on guitar, and Jerome Jennings on drums, Richie Goods and Chien Chien will deliver an energetic, provocative listening experience. Time: Friday, July 7,

The UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program is thrilled to invite you to a special screening of Laha Mebow’s award-winning film, GAGA 哈勇家 (2022), on Monday, May 22, at 6 pm, at the University of Washington (Kane Hall 120). The screening will be followed by a post-screening Q&A session with Director Laha Mebow. Floor will be open to the