UW Taiwan Studies

09/02/2026

Arts and Culture Program Director Ellen Y. Chang, winner of the TERP Course Development Award, will present on the development of her course “Seeing and Sounding Power: Media and Decolonization in Taiwan” on Wednesday, September 16.

💻 Virtual event: Course design workshop with Ellen Chang
📍 Hosted by the Taiwan Education and Research Program at George Washington University
🗓️ Wednesday, September 16
🕑 10-11:30 a.m. PDT
🔗 Register: bit.ly/3VajIOH

Ellen Y. Chang is Director of Arts and Culture at the Taiwan Studies Program at the University of Washington and a doctoral candidate in Cinema & Media Studies. In this presentation, Director Chang will discuss how film, sound, and digital media can be used to teach Taiwan's colonial history, political struggles, and cultural life, offering practical strategies that may be applicable to educators at the university and K-12 levels alike.

Taiwan Education and Research Program

08/29/2026

Dr. Margaret Yun-Pu Tu’s course, Indigenous Taiwan and Pacific Connections: Law, Culture, and Literature, will be on the winter 2027 time schedule.

Jointly offered by the Jackson School of International Studies and Law, Societies, and Justice, the course educates students about Indigenous Taiwan through various forms of literature (music, poetry, fiction), living culture and legal frameworks, drawing comparisons between Indigenous communities in Oceania and the U.S.

Read more at bit.ly/indigenous-taiwan

08/24/2026

Former UW Taiwan Studies Program visiting scholar Chien-Tu Huang will present on his experience as a Fulbright-Ministry of Culture Fellow on September 1, during a live online information session and Q&A hosted by Fulbright Taiwan 學術交流基金會 and the Taiwan Ministry of Culture 文化部.

Date: September 1, 2026
Time: 7:00 p.m. Taiwan Standard Time (4:00 a.m. Pacific Time)
Register to receive Zoom link: bit.ly/3SO3lXr

【傅爾布萊特—臺灣文化部藝文專業人才獎助計畫｜實體說明會】

你是從事藝文行政、展演策劃、燈光、音響、舞台技術，或是藝文組織營運管理、藝術評論等工作的藝文人員嗎？

「傅爾布萊特—臺灣文化部藝文專業人才獎助計畫」專為藝術家以外的藝文工作者設計，支持臺灣藝文專業人才赴美精進專業知能，並與美國業界人士交流。

本次說明會由 Fulbright Taiwan 與 文化部 共同辦理，將介紹 2027 年度獎助計畫的申請方式與相關規定，也邀請甫歸國的獲獎學人黃建圖，分享赴美交流的經驗與收穫。

無法到現場的朋友也不用擔心，本場活動將提供線上同步直播，歡迎大家一起參與。

🌊【黃建圖｜獲獎學人介紹】

黃建圖為「海波浪 seabelongings」創設人，2026 年 5 月至 8 月前往西雅圖華盛頓大學進行訪問研究，並透過文獻分析、田野調查與訪談，了解臺灣與美國黑潮文化區域的歷史、現況與未來發展，最終希望提出龜山島與美國黑潮文化區域可共享的文化永續策略。

📌本次獲獎研究題目為：《龜山島境黑潮文化圈調查研究與發展》
他的研究聚焦於臺灣東部、龜山島海域，以及美國西雅圖一帶的黑潮文化脈絡，探討黑潮及其延伸流域所孕育的海洋生態、地方文化與社群交流。

📌研究內容包括：
▸傳統漁業與捕魚工具
▸濱海聚落與生活風俗
▸海洋祭儀與地方文化
▸移民社群及跨地域交流
▸黑潮文化在博物館、藝術策展與教育推廣上的可能性
▸海洋文化資產的保存、轉譯與永續發展

📅【活動資訊】
📍 日期：2026 年 9 月 1 日（二）
📍 時間：19:00 – 20:00
📍 地點：學術交流基金會文化講堂（臺北市中正區延平南路 45 號）
📍 形式：現場活動 ＋ 線上同步直播

⏱️【活動流程】
▸ 19:00–19:30 獲獎人經驗分享（黃建圖）
▸ 19:30–19:50 獎助計畫說明（林芝立／學術交流基金會資深計畫長）
▸ 19:50–20:00 Q&A 座談

💡【本計畫適合哪些藝文專業人才？】

🔹 一、行政類
▫️ 對象：藝術行政、節目企劃、製作人、國際聯絡、行銷公關、教育推廣、觀眾與資源發展等
▫️ 交流主題：組織營運、觀眾培養、國際合作、募款與捐贈制度、人才培育等

🔹 二、管理類
▫️ 對象：場館經理、藝術節管理者、機構主管、董事會治理人員、藝術進駐計畫管理者
▫️ 交流主題：組織治理、場館營運、董事會制度、危機管理、永續經營等

🔹 三、技術類
▫️ 對象：舞台監督、燈光、音響、舞台技術、服裝、技術統籌、展覽技術、數位保存人員
▫️ 交流主題：技術人才培訓、劇場安全、工會制度、展演技術、媒體藝術保存等

🔹 四、策展類
▫️ 對象：策展人、研究員、典藏/修護人員、博物館教育人員、社區策展工作者
▫️ 交流主題：策展方法、典藏修護、社群共創、博物館公共性、文化近用、藝術教育等

🔹 五、評論類
▫️ 對象：藝術評論者、文化記者、編輯、出版工作者、研究型寫作者
▫️ 交流主題：藝術批評、文化媒體、公共論述、藝術出版、跨文化書寫與傳播等

✨ 2027 年度獎助計畫目前開放申請至 2026 年 10 月 31 日，採線上申請。
✨ 說明會報名連結與獎助計畫網頁請見留言

歡迎對藝文專業發展、國際交流或赴美研究有興趣的朋友參加。即使目前還不確定自己是否符合資格，也可以先來了解計畫內容與申請方向！

07/13/2026

This June, Taiwan Studies Program Chair James Lin was recognized for his book “In The Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan,” with the Henry A. Wallace Award.

The award, presented annually by the Agricultural History Society, recognizes the best book on agricultural history outside the United States.

Read more at bit.ly/jsis-lin-award

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07/07/2026

The UW Taiwan Studies Program is pleased to share our 2025–2026 annual newsletter.

This year, UW-TSP concluded the first year of our new MA program in East Asia–Taiwan Studies, welcomed a record number of visiting scholars from Taiwan, continued our three-part workshop series on Taiwanese history, and hosted a wide range of research lectures, book talks, public programs, film screenings, concerts, and community events.

The newsletter offers a look back at the past academic year, highlights the work of our students, faculty, visiting scholars, and community partners, and previews upcoming events for the fall quarter. It also includes a message from James Lin, Chair of the UW Taiwan Studies Program, about the ongoing effort to sustain the Taiwan Studies Arts & Culture Program.

We invite you to read the full newsletter, revisit event recordings on our YouTube channel, and stay connected with UW Taiwan Studies in the year ahead.

Read the full newsletter here:
https://jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/2026/07/02/uw-taiwan-studies-2025-2026-newsletter/

06/25/2026

The Taiwan Studies Arts and Culture Program funding is ending in Spring 2027. Help keep Taiwan’s stories, voices, and creative expressions alive and accessible here at the UW and in the wider community. Your support allows us to bring artists, filmmakers, musicians, and cultural leaders from Taiwan to share their work through public events, film series, exhibitions, and workshops.

If you value these programs and want to help us continue building this space for Taiwan’s arts and culture, please consider making a gift today. All contributions are tax-deductible.

Read the full support letter by James Lin, Chair of the UW Taiwan Studies Program, here:
https://jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/2026/06/25/help-sustain-the-uw-taiwan-studies-arts-culture-program/

06/13/2026

Thank you all for supporting the Taiwan Studies Program during the 2025-26 academic year!
Please check out our youtube channel -- youtube.com/ for more exciting book talks from this past season as well as from previous years.
Congratulations to graduating PhD and MA students Margaret, Yang-hsun, Charlie, to graduating student program assistants Tin and Neve, and to our program specialist Ellen Eskenazi!
Have a lovely summer and we hope to see you at our next event!

06/03/2026

It was our great pleasure to share 造山者－世紀的賭注 A Chip Odyssey at Northwest Film Forum at Northwest Film Forum and to welcome co-producer Ben Tsiang for an engaging post-screening discussion. This event was made possible through the support of many wonderful partners and individuals, and we are deeply grateful to everyone who helped bring this special evening to Seattle.

05/20/2026

🎬 Free Screening! May 31 at 4 PM 造山者－世紀的賭注 A Chip Odyssey

Please join us for a special screening of A CHIP ODYSSEY (HSIAO Chu-Cheng, 2025) with Producer Ben Tsiang at the Northwest Film Forum!

What does it mean for a small island to power the world’s digital future? A Chip Odyssey takes audiences inside Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, uncovering the human stories, political tensions, and global stakes behind the chips that drive our everyday lives.

✨ Special Highlight
Stay after the screening for a live Q&A with producer Ben Tsiang, as we explore the making of the film and Taiwan’s critical place in today’s technological landscape.

🤝 FREE FOR UW TSP COMMUNITY MEMBERS! Please sign up here to reserve your place in the queue: https://tinyurl.com/ChipOdysseyRSVP

05/09/2026

Join us for our Spring Colloquium that is FREE and OPEN to the PUBLIC!

📅 June 2nd (Tues) 2:00-4:00pm
📩 RSVP at bit.ly/TSP-26
📍HUB 334 & ONLINE
✨Light refreshments are supplied for guests, please register for the event ✨

We will be celebrating the end of a busy academic year with research presentations from graduating students as well as visiting scholars of the Taiwan Studies Program. Our presenters for 2026 are:

Bernard Chih-chieh Chou, Professor of Political Science at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) and UW Visiting Scholar

Yang-hsun Hou, University of Washington Doctoral Candidate, Learning Sciences and Human Development

Hui-nien Lin, Associate Professor in the Studies of Indigenous Cultural Development Program at National Pingtung University, Taiwan and UW Visiting Scholar

Charlie Shih, University of Washington Masters Student, Culturally Sustaining Education

Tin Pak, University of Washington Senior, Political Science and International Studies

Margaret Yun-PuTu (Nikal Kabala'an), University of Washington Doctoral Candidate, School of Law

See more presentation information on our website: https://jsis.washington.edu/taiwan/events

Hope to see you there!