With the completion of Taiwan’s recent Presidential and Legislative elections, the island nation of 23 million people once again proved to be a beacon of democracy in a sea of heightened geopolitical tension. Lai Ching-te’s ascension to the executive office marks the eighth presidential election in Taiwan’s history and symbolizes the growing resolve amongst Taiwanese

Do you know that – in Taiwan’s election for the Legislative Yuan, the votes of Indigenous Peoples are separate from those of other Taiwanese citizens?  Taiwan has designated electoral districts and legislative seats for Indigenous Peoples. According to the Public Officials Election and Recall Act, Indigenous individuals with suffrage rights and meeting the specified qualifications

Professor David Bachman was quoted in a May 14, 2024, UW Daily article titled, “What a TikTok ban could mean for UW.“

The University of Washington Taiwan Studies Program (UW-TSP) had another eventful year. Here is an overview of our events and courses from 2023, as well as a preview of what’s coming up.  If you missed any events, we invite you to view them on our YouTube channel. A complete list of events with links to

In partnership with Green River College (Auburn), Sound Education International, and Taiwan Academy in LA, the UW Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program welcomes you to a series of children-friendly program, The Selfish Giant with Taiwan’s The Puppet & Its Double Theater, on the Green River College campus from May 11 to May 19. In

On Thursday, May 16 from 3:30 to 5pm in THO 317 and online via Zoom, the UW Taiwan Studies Program will welcome Professor Meredith Schweig to discuss her newest book Renegade Rhymes: Rap Music, Narrative, and Knowledge in Taiwan (University of Chicago Press, 2022). Renegade Rhymes invites readers into Taiwan’s vibrant underground hip-hop scene to

On Thursday, May 23 from 3:30 to 5pm in THO 317 and online, Professor Henry Yeung (National University of Singapore) joined UW-TSP to discuss the highly contested and politicized nature of semiconductor global production networks since the US-China trade war and the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on his lead-authored chapter on semiconductors in Global Value Chain Development Report 2023

The UW Taiwan Studies Program is proud to announce the launch of the University of Washington Press book series, Taiwan and the World, edited by TSP faculty Madeleine Dong, Bill Lavely, and James Lin.  The first book published in the series is Niki Alsford’s Taiwan Lives, on which he will give a book talk on March

On Wednesday, April 24 from 3:30 to 5pm in THO 317 and online, the UW Taiwan Studies Program welcomed Professor Wendy Cheng to discuss her newest book entitled Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism. Wendy delves into the compelling political lives of Taiwanese migrants who came to the United States

Assistant Professor James Lin authored an article in the Jacobin, published on February 5th, 2024, titled “Taiwan’s Election Wasn’t Just About Relations With Beijing.” He was also quoted in a February 5th, 2024, article in the Domino Theory titled “U.S.-Taiwan Academic Partnerships Are Exploding. Here’s Why.”