The Taiwan Studies Program features articles written by our students on topics ranging from politics to history and education to human rights. Our two most recent posts include ‘Blue in a Box: Implications of Taiwan’s Devaluation of Blue-Collar Workers’, by recent International Studies graduate Euchari Majors (MAIS 2025), and ‘From Reconciliation to Action: Taiwan’s Pathway

On August 1st, 2016, Taiwan’s prior President Tsai issued an official apology to the country’s Indigenous Peoples on behalf of the government, outlining steps to promote legislation and policies, including the formation of the Indigenous Historical Justice and Transitional Justice Committee (原住民族歷史正義與轉型正義委員會). President Tsai promised that the government would “push for policies to ensure that

New Directions in Taiwan History – Taiwan at the Center and at the Margins February 26-27, 2026 University of Washington, Seattle This two-day workshop will bring together scholars working across the temporal range of Taiwan history to share and discuss works-in-progress and findings from their research projects.  We especially welcome contributions on legal, environmental, Qing,

The annexation of Taiwan remains a central component of the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) goal of national rejuvenation by 2049. The PRC regards Taiwan as a breakaway province and has not ruled out the use of force to achieve “reunification.” The risk of conflict is escalating as the PRC rapidly expands its military capabilities

Tonio Andrade published a book titled How Taiwan Became Chinese, which primarily explores how the Qing empire eventually took over Taiwan and incorporated it into its imperial realm. However, territorial expansion by the Qing did not always mean that newly annexed lands became “Chinese” in any meaningful sense. For example, when the Qing conquered Junghar

Yen-Chu Weng, Taiwan Studies Program faculty, is one of four UW faculty researchers named as Fulbright Scholars for the 2025-26 year. Weng, assistant teaching professor in the Program on the Environment and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. As a geographer, Weng’s work explores the dynamic relationships between human societies and the environment. She

Recording now available on YouTube In just half a century, Taiwan transformed from an agricultural colony into an economic power, spurred by efforts of the authoritarian Republic of China government in land reform, farmers associations, and improved crop varieties. Yet overlooked is how Taiwan brought these practices to the developing world. In the Global Vanguard

Yi-tze Lee, National Dong Hwa University gives his final talk of his Fulbright scholar time with the Taiwan Studies Program May 8, at 3:30 – 5PM in Thomson Hall 317. This talk explores the experiences of the Indigenous Amis people within urban infrastructures, with a focus on their everyday interactions with animal kin since the

By Niki Alsford and James Lin The Pioneering Taiwan Studies Workshop, held at the University of Washington and co-organized with Niki Alsford from the University of Central Lancashire, brought together a distinguished cohort of early-generation Taiwan Studies scholars whose research has significantly shaped the field. The workshop provided a unique platform for reflecting on the