The inaugural Taiwan Studies Program summer study abroad course, Exploring Environmental and Social Resilience, concluded earlier this summer with a whirlwind tour of Taiwan and hands-on education experiences focusing on the environment. The program included thirteen UW students, ranging in academic discipline and undergraduate year. They were led by Dr. Yen-Chu Weng, Lecturer in the

Professor of Anthropology Jeffrey T. Martin at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign visited the University of Washington Taiwan Studies program on November 19, 2019 to give a talk on his new book Sentiment, Reason and Law: Policing in the Republic of China on Taiwan. Martin gave an engaging talk on the development of the critical

The University of Washington Taiwan Studies department was honored to be showcased at the 2019 UW Converge Summit in Taipei, Taiwan. UW Converge is an annual international meeting of University of Washington alumni and friends from all over the word. This year’s summit began on November 9 with a theme on artificial intelligence, including lightning

(Non-)Humans, Environment, and Moments of Encounter University of Washington, Seattle April 17-18, 2020 Sponsored by the UW Taiwan Studies Program, Department of Landscape Architecture/College of Built Environments, and Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Landscapes often exist as material records, surrounding environments, or representations. We propose to move beyond these frameworks to see landscapes as embodied modes of

The Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Washington is excited to announce our involvement at this year’s UW Converge summit in Taipei, Taiwan, and to invite all alumni and community members to join us at Converge. UW Converge is an annual international meeting of University of Washington alumni, and friends from all over the world. This year’s summit begins

5th and 6th December, 2019 at the Wilson Center, Washington D.C. Abstract submission Deadline: 25th August 2019 In scholarship of Taiwan during the Cold War, the agency and subjectivities of Taiwanese voices have often been overlooked. Cold War policies from 1945-1972 toward Taiwan were structured for the Republic of China, driven by US and Kuomintang

The University of Washington was honored to once again host the North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) from May 16 to 18, 2019.  Since the last time UW hosted NATSA over ten years ago, NATSA has grown into a vibrant community of students and scholars enabling new and important research on Taiwan. This year’s North

In a roundtable conversation, the UW Taiwan Studies Program hosted Shirley Kan, Steve Li, and David Bachman on April 30, 2019 to discuss how forty years of the TRA have affected the US-Taiwan partnership. Topics of discussion included how the TRA has affected US arms sales to Taiwan, Taiwan’s self-defense and security cooperation policies, and

The Taiwan Studies Program is honored to host the North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) annual meeting this year at the University of Washington.  NATSA was established in 1994 and is run by North America-based faculty and PhD students who are interested in Taiwan Studies. The NATSA annual conferences are the largest academic events on

Professor Paul Barclay (Lafayette College) visited the University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program on April 10, 2019 to talk about his new book Outcasts of Empire: Japan’s Rule on Taiwan’s “Savage Border,” 1874-1945 (University of California Press 2017, available to read free online). Barclay captured the attention of the audience with his in-depth approach to