Charlie Shih is a Master’s student in Culturally Sustaining Education affiliated with Taiwan Studies. She authored a set of children’s picture books as a part of a process of reconnection with her Pazeh (a Pingpu Indigenous (Plains Indigenous) language from central Taiwan) heritage and to contribute to revitalization efforts. The stories use home-based daily language

Introduction from the Chair The University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program (UW-TSP) has wrapped up another eventful year.  In addition to concluding the first year of our new MA program in East Asia-Taiwan Studies, we hosted a record number of visiting scholars from Taiwan, continued a three-part workshop series on Taiwanese history, and hosted a

This past Winter quarter, Professor James Lin led a Task Force titled ‘Averting War: Taiwan and US-China Relations.’ Over a period of ten weeks, a team of 14 undergraduates worked together to produce a report with policy recommendations for US and Taiwanese officials, which was presented to David Sacks of the Council of Foreign Relations. We had

Philip Hesse is a Master’s student in East Asian Studies-Taiwan track at the University of Washington’s Jackson School. His main areas of interest center on how changes in legal frameworks and political transitions shape the development of historical memory and identity formation. He is particularly interested in how Taiwan’s historical experiences evince broader questions of

Around the world, Indigenous communities are confronting intensifying challenges from climate change. The frequency and intensity of natural hazards—hurricanes, wildfires, tsunamis, earthquakes, and flooding—disproportionately affect Indigenous peoples who live on or near the front lines of environmental disruptions. Yet the physical impacts of hazards are only the beginning of trauma. These events often unfold into

Join us for an engaging talk with Professor Lin Yu-ju titled “Commercial Resilience between the Cracks of Empires: A Leading Seafood Merchant in Southern Taiwan” on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 3:30-5:00 p.m., at Tateuchi East Asia Library 2M Seminar Room.  This talk focuses on Wang Ruzhen 王汝禎 (1880–1953), who came from a family of civil

Join the Simpson Center for the Humanities on Thursday, Feb 26, 2026, 4 – 5:30 p.m. at the Communications Building, Room 120, for a special lecture with Professor Heng-hao Chang on Post-Colonial Reflections on International Disability Rights: Adaptation and Localization in Taiwan. Taiwan is a unique site of innovation in disability rights. Despite being barred

Recording of this event is available HERE (audio disruption resolves at 10:47 mark) Join us FEBRUARY 12, 2026 at 3:30 PM in Thomson Hall 317 for a special talk by Chris Horton on his book “Ghost Nation: the Story of Taiwan and its Struggle for Survival.” This event is HYBRID. You can register to attend in person or online

The Design in Taiwan 2026 Study Abroad Program will take place from August 23 to September 12, 2026 in Taipei, Tainan, and Taichung, three major cities in Taiwan. The program focuses on innovative approaches to sustainability, craft, and wellness. We are excited to partner with two leading universities in Taiwan: National Taiwan University (NTU) and National

The Taiwan Studies Program is excited to welcome Dr. Hui-Nien Lin and Dr. Chih-Chieh Chou as our Visiting Scholars for this academic year. They will be presenting their research at the Taiwan Studies Program’s Spring Colloquia in May. Dr. Hui-Nien Lin is an Associate Professor in the Studies of Indigenous Cultural Development Program at National