{"id":298,"date":"2016-11-01T20:19:32","date_gmt":"2016-11-01T20:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/?page_id=298"},"modified":"2025-06-17T23:21:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T23:21:06","slug":"faculty","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/people\/faculty\/","title":{"rendered":"Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Current Taiwan Faculty<\/h2>\n<div class=\"people-template external-people mb-30\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"post-315\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/people\/david-bachman\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"David Bachman\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/david-bachman-02-200x250-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">David Bachman<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-344\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cinema.washington.edu\/people\/yomi-braester\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Yomi Braester\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/Unknown-280x351.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Prof. Yomi Braester\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Yomi Braester<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-2883\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/korea\/people\/ungsan-kim\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Ungsan Kim\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"272\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2022\/12\/Professor-Ungsan-Kim-crop.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Ungsan Kim<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Assistant Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-379\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/people\/james-lin\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"James Lin\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/James_Lin_2018-280x351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/James_Lin_2018-280x351.jpg 280w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2017\/10\/James_Lin_2018-280x351-239x300.jpg 239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">James Lin<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Chair, Taiwan Studies Program<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-4987\"><a href=\"https:\/\/art.washington.edu\/people\/meichun-liu?_gl=1*zg7pe8*_ga*MTI1MjkxNTcuMTczNjc5MDkwNQ..*_ga_3T65WK0BM8*czE3NDY1NjEzNjkkbzE4NiRnMSR0MTc0NjU2NTcyNCRqMCRsMCRoMA..*_gcl_aw*R0NMLjE3NDMwMzIxMTcuRUFJYUlRb2JDaE1JalpmbHpfU29qQU1WLURoRUNCMVVsUmprRUFBWUFTQUFFZ0tGeF9EX0J3RQ..*_gcl_au*MzY1OTMxMzIuMTc0NDY0NjE1NS4xOTgwNDIwOTIuMTc0NjU2MjAyMy4xNzQ2NTYyMzQw*_ga_JLHM9WH4JV*czE3NDY1NjEzNjkkbzE4NSRnMSR0MTc0NjU2NTcyNCRqMCRsMCRoMA..\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Meichun Liu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"220\" height=\"220\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/meichun_liu_image.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/meichun_liu_image.jpg 220w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/meichun_liu_image-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2025\/05\/meichun_liu_image-50x50.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Meichun Liu<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Assistant Professor, Industrial Design<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-5520\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/people\/robert-pekkanen\/\" alt=\"Robert Pekkanen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/robert-pekkanen-200x300-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Robert Pekkanen\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Robert Pekkanen<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-333\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/people\/zhijia-shen\/\" alt=\"Zhijia Shen\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/Zhijia-2016-July-280x351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Zhijia Shen<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Director, Global Engagement, University of Washington Libraries<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-909\"><a href=\"https:\/\/envstudies.uw.edu\/faculty\/yen-chu-weng\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Yen-Chu Weng\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2018\/12\/Yen-Chu-Weng-2015-280x351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Yen-Chu Weng<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Assistant Teaching Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-5577\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/people\/jing-xu\/\" alt=\"Jing Xu\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/06\/2025Bday.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Jing Xu<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Research Scientist &amp; Affiliate Professor<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-5522\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/people\/dongsheng-zang\/\" alt=\"Dongsheng Zang\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2026\/05\/zangdongshen.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dongsheng Zang\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Dongsheng Zang<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor of Law<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear-sep\"><\/div>\n<h2>Emeritus Taiwan Faculty<\/h2>\n<div class=\"people-template external-people mb-30\">\n<ul>\n<li id=\"post-335\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/people\/gary-hamilton\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Gary Hamilton\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/gary-hamilton-200x250.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Gary Hamilton<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-340\"><a href=\"https:\/\/anthropology.washington.edu\/people\/stevan-harrell\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Stevan  Harrell\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/harrell-steve.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb size-people-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t<span class=\"people-deet\"><span class=\"deet-name\">Stevan  Harrell<\/span>\n<p class=\"job-title\">Professor Emeritus<\/p>\n<p>\t                <\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"post-338\"><a href=\"http:\/\/larch.be.washington.edu\/people\/jeff-hou\/\" target=\"_blank\" alt=\"Jeff Hou\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"351\" src=\"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/taiwan\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/26\/2016\/11\/jeff_hou_1259-280x351.jpg\" class=\"attachment-people-thumb 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