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 an upcoming panel discussion on Taiwan Entangled in the Global Economy: Silicon, Supply Chains, Geopolitics. This virtual panel will take place on Wednesday, May 19th, 4:30pm – 6pm Pacific Time.Please RSVP to receive

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

To encourage and facilitate research on Taiwan and the presentation of Taiwan-related research at academic conferences, the Taiwan Studies Program announces a program of small research and conference travel grants.  All University of Washington Taiwan Studies PhD students are eligible. Please refer to our Student Grants and Scholarships page for more information.   

The 47th annual Seattle International Film Festival will run from April 8th through April 18th. UW-TSP is happy to partner with SIFF in presenting the Taiwan Films Roundtable, taking place on Tuesday, April 13th, from 6:30 – 8pm Pacific Time. Ellen Chang of Cinema & Media and Taiwan Studies will be moderating the discussion with Directors Chen Ming-lang (The Teacher) and

We are looking for a Taiwan Arts Program Administrator to design and direct a new Taiwan Arts Program. As part of our new MOFA grant, the new Taiwan Arts Program under the Taiwan Studies Program will offer national events open to the public focused on Taiwan arts and culture. We define arts and culture broadly,

Greening East Asia: The Rise of the Eco-Developmental State, edited by Ashley Esarey, Mary Alice Haddad, Joanna I. Lewis, and Stevan Harrell (University of Washington Press, 2020), narrates the parallel processes in which East Asia’s four most populous countries (China, Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan) have evolved from developmental into what the authors call “eco-developmental”

Taiwan Studies Program faculty and associate chair, James Lin, was quoted during a NPR piece on Biden’s foreign policy toward Taiwan and China. Give it a 3-minute listen!  

As we enter Spring 2021 course registration, please consider our two course offerings below!   JSIS A 472 Science, Technology, and Innovation in East Asia – Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, and China Meets: TTh 2:30 – 4:20pm (Remote Learning) Instructor: Marie Anchordoguy SLN: 15332   JSIS A 235: History of Modern Taiwan Meets: TTh 1:30 –