Join us April 25 at 12:30 PM for Re-institutionalization of Marriage Among Young People in Taiwan a lunchtime talk by guest lecturer Lake Lui, Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at National Taiwan University. This lecture is part of the Ultra-Low Birth Rate in East Asia: Crisis Discourses and Collaborative Responses conference the same day.

Asian Indigeneities, Resilient Sovereignty, and Multiple Agencies in Taiwan and Beyond See agenda and participants HERE On April 28, 2025 the Taiwan Studies Program brings together scholars collaborating with Indigenous Peoples in Taiwan and beyond, bridging Taiwan’s Indigenous Studies with Indigenous scholarship in the Asia-Pacific region. Highlighting contemporary research topics on Indigenous self-determination and agency, particularly

Join us on April 12, 2025, at the Dream Flare Film Festival (DFFF), for a special evening showcasing two films about Taiwan’s musical legend, Chen Ming-Chang—celebrating music, resilience, and cultural identity. Time: April 12, 6:00 PM & 8:30 PM Location: SIFF Film Center (167 Republican St, Seattle, WA 98109, on the Seattle Center Campus) TICKET

Join us on APRIL 17, 5:30 – 7:30 PM (Pacific) at HUB 340. Dinner served. IN-PERSON ONLY. RSVP Required: tinyurl.com/RSVPPortofLies Watch the television series online: tinyurl.com/PortofLiesSeries Taiwanese drama series are more than just entertainment—they reflect, critique, and engage with pressing socio-political issues. This roundtable brings together an interdisciplinary panel to explore the intersection of media,

Tin Pak is the 2024-25 awardee of the Jackson School’s David Hughes Endowed Scholarship, given to a Jackson School undergraduate student with a demonstrated interest in diplomacy, foreign affairs, Asian cultural affairs, and/or NGO activities abroad. Tin is majoring in Political Science, Global & Regional Studies, and minoring in Data Science at the University of Washington.

In partnership with the 228 Memorial Foundation (Taiwan) and the UW Tateuchi East Asia Library, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to our 228 Memorial Roundtable Discussion: 228: From Atrocity to Transitional Justice in Taiwan! Time: Thu, Apr 24th, 2025, 3:30 PM Location: Husky Union Building (HUB) 340 (In-person only) RSVP: http://tinyurl.com/228Roundtable

In partnership with the Taiwanese Association of Greater Seattle and Seed Kite Foundation, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to our 228 Memorial Screening and Director Q&A: In Search of a Mixed Identity (2024) with Co-directors Ming-zheng HUANG and Chen-Hui LIEN! TICKET GIVEAWAY IS HERE! We have a limited number of complimentary tickets for

Join us APRIL 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM in HUB room 340 for a very special presentation by Professor Lan Pei-Chia of National Taiwan University for her talk ‘Borders of Identities: Second Generation, Multiculturalism, and Geopolitics in Taiwan’. This event is HYBRID. You can register to attend in person, or online at the link below.

Join us on March 6, 3:30 – 5 PM (Pacific) for this hybrid book talk with Professor Honghong Tinn, University of Minnesota Twin Cities. (Register via the link below) How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In Island Tinkerers,

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