Professor Ken Chih-Yan Sun of Villanova University is invited by the UW Taiwan Studies Program and UW Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology to present a Book Talk. Professor Sun will speak on his new work, Time and Migration: How Long-Term Taiwanese Migrants Negotiate Later Life, on Thursday, November 4th, at 4pm Pacific Time. Please

On Wednesday, October 20th, UW-TSP will host Professor Melissa J. Brown for her talk, “Tigers on the Mountain: Assessing Is Taiwan Chinese? Today” This virtual event will start at 3:30pm Pacific Time. Please RSVP to receive an event invite via email. Since Is Taiwan Chinese? came out in 2004, there have been many changes on

Assistant Professor James Lin, a historian of modern Taiwan and Associate Chair of the UW Taiwan Studies Program, was recently quoted on the podcast China Rising, a  ten episode podcast hosted by Global News (Canada). The 30-minute episode can be listened to here. Lin is featured in the second half, where he discusses how the U.S. economy and national security needs are

The University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program (UW-TSP) will host the 4th World Congress of Taiwan Studies from June 27 to 29, 2022.  The quadrennial conference is jointly organized by Academia Sinica and UW-TSP. The WCTS brings together the world’s leading Taiwan Studies scholars to share their research. The 4th Congress will pursue the general

UW Taiwan Studies 2021 Newsletter It has been an eventful year for the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program (UW-TSP).  Despite the pandemic, UW-TSP has offered a record number of events, more than tripling the number of events we offered the year prior.  Furthermore, with all of our events being virtual, we were able to

The Taiwan Studies Program is offering two courses for Fall Quarter 2021. Please consider them as you prepare for the upcoming academic year! JSIS A 484: WOMEN, NATIONALISM, & COSMOPOLITANISM IN TAIWAN  Instructor: Melissa Brown Time: TTh 4:30 – 6:20 Location: Offered remotely (synchronous) except for one in-person class on October 21st This course explores

The University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program is delighted to welcome Ellen Chang（張雅倫）as the first director of our Arts and Culture Program.  Ellen is a PhD candidate in Comparative Literature at the University of Washington.  She holds M.A. degrees in Cinema Studies from both NYU and Ohio University, and a B.A. in English from National

On May 28th, 2021, the UW Taiwan Studies Program hosted Professor Dafydd Fell for a Book Talk on his recently published work, Taiwan’s Green Parties: Alternative Politics in Taiwan. The recorded talk is available for viewing on our Youtube channel. This book examines the Green Party Taiwan (GPT) since its establishment through the aftermath of the most recent

The UW Taiwan Studies Program, along with the UW East Asia Center and the UW Foster School of Business Global Business Center, presents a panel discussion on Taiwan Entangled in the Global Economy: Silicon, Supply Chains, Geopolitics. This virtual panel took place on Wednesday, May 19th, 4:30pm – 6pm Pacific Time.   In the backdrop of disruptions

B. Dance, a contemporary Taiwanese dance group, presented its production Rage, from May 26 – 30. An interview with B. Dance’s Founder and Director, Tsai Po-Cheng was held to discuss Rage and other topics. The video is now available for viewing on our YouTube channel and below.   Founded in 2014 and led by Artistic Director