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

Dear friends and members of the Taiwan Studies Arts and Culture community: Since its founding in 2021, the Taiwan Studies Arts and Culture Program has brought dozens of filmmakers, performers, musicians, scholars, authors, and other artists to the University of Washington, Pacific Northwest, and North America.  I am proud of what the program has accomplished under the leadership

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

A series of exhibitions, discussions, and guided tours brings together historical sites and stories connected to the 228 Incident across many places in Taiwan, including Taipei, Hsinchu, Yilan, Taichung, Nantou, Keelung, Chiayi, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Hualien, Penghu. These images, discussions, and texts guide visitors into events often reduced to a single conflict, but which unfolded as

Please join us for the Seattle edition of the 2026 UNPFII Series, The Path to Healing Beyond Conflict for Indigenous Peoples in Taiwan, on April 17 and April 25, 2026. The 2026 United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII) is themed “Ensuring Indigenous Peoples’ health, including in the context of conflict.” The Forum explores how

Please join the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program for a special screening of A CHIP ODYSSEY (HSIAO Chu-Cheng, 2025) with post-screening Q&A with Producer Ben Tsiang. Sunday, May 31 | 4:00 PM (PDT) | Northwest Film Forum ️ FREE FOR UW TSP COMMUNITY MEMBERS! Please sign up here to reserve your place in the queue—RSVP does