5th and 6th December, 2019 at the Wilson Center, Washington D.C. Abstract submission Deadline: 25th August 2019 In scholarship of Taiwan during the Cold War, the agency and subjectivities of Taiwanese voices have often been overlooked. Cold War policies from 1945-1972 toward Taiwan were structured for the Republic of China, driven by US and Kuomintang

Taiwan Studies Program University of Washington October 18-19, 2018 Agenda and Background From October 18th to 19th, 2018, the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program hosted an academic workshop, “Global Island: Taiwan and the World.”  “Global Island” was the first major academic conference organized by the Taiwan Studies Program, officially established in January 2018.  The

The University of Washington Study Abroad (UWSA) program is offering a new program in Taiwan, “Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience.”  Travel around Taiwan to explore cases of social and environmental resilience. Interact with local students, experts, and communities to compare resilience and adaptation challenges and strategies between Taiwan and Washington State. Earn credits in Environmental

The Taiwan Studies Program was pleased last year to have Lt. Col. Steve Li as our first Taiwan Studies Ph.D. student in the Jackson School of International Studies.  We asked Steve, now entering his second year in the Ph.D. program, to give us an introduction to his background and research on Taiwan.   Lt. Col.

Within just a year of its launch, the Taiwan Studies Program has already offered course curricula, hosted events, and become a center of knowledge for students, faculty, and the public. As one of only a handful of Taiwan studies programs in the country, it produces wide-ranging scholarship and prepares students with the insights necessary to

Call for Proposals “Global Island: Taiwan and the World” Workshop To be held at the University of Washington, Seattle October 18-19, 2018 Hosted by the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program From an island embedded within early modern trade networks, in its interactions with colonial and imperial powers, and as a site for development and