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Teaching and Cultural Experiences in Taiwan: A Teacher’s Reflection

Beng Lay Kou 馮鳴麗 August 20, 2020

My Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching grant led me to Taiwan where I spent four months from January 6 to May 3, 2019 visiting schools, observing classrooms, working with teachers, participating in professional development, teaching a seminar, and learning about the cultures and traditions of the Taiwanese people. These activities

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Tour De Taiwan

Graham Ayres 明剛 August 20, 2020

If I had a dollar for every perturbed passenger who has shot me a sideways glance as I stared past them from my middle seat out an airplane window, I’m sure I would be able to afford first class and stop making people uncomfortable.  It was raining on the September

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Reflections On Finding Community and Confidence in Graduate School

Caroline Fried 費凱琳 August 20, 2020

When I started my master’s degree program in Asia Pacific Studies at National Chengchi University (NCCU) in fall 2017, I considered myself well-read on the topics I wanted to research; I had done my undergraduate capstone projects on Taiwanese democracy and cross-Taiwan Strait relations, and I had practical knowledge of

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Hyphenation: Maneuvering Hybrid Cultural Identities

Natalie Sun 孫維慈 August 19, 2020

 “中白鷺的腳腳和嘴巴是黃的. 大白鷺有黑色腳腳, 黃色的嘴巴．” Intermediate egrets’ feet and mouths are yellow. Large egrets have black feet, yellow mouths. 白熊 patiently explained the differences between the large and intermediate egret to me for the umpteenth time. 白熊, which translates directly to polar bear, earned this nickname due to his height and paleness.

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The Journey To Kucapungane

Latoya Kamdang 洪麗雅 August 19, 2020

When I submitted my research proposal during the Fulbright application process, I understood that the architectural sites of the Taiwanese indigenous Rukai and Tao people would be challenging to access. True enough, to reach the Tao site on Lanyu Island, I had to board a small airplane with limited seats.

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Researching the Cross-Strait Implications of Taiwan’s Democratization

J. Zack Hollo 霍遠征 August 4, 2020

As a master’s student at National Chengchi University, I took a class on cross-strait relations between China and Taiwan. For my final essay, I became interested in the question, how has Taiwan’s democratization, and China’s lack thereof, affected cross-strait relations? My own experiences of China and Taiwan galvanized my curiosity.

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A Journey to Explore Knowledge and Obtain Experiences on Springs Protection and Restoration in Florida in 2017

Shih-Hsiung Liang 梁世雄 August 4, 2020

My objective was to gain knowledge and experience from the administrators, researchers, and community leaders in spring protection and restoration in Florida. By staying at Stetson University in Florida from July to September 2017, I visited springs and lagoons, discussed spring protection with community leaders, observed research sites and activities,

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台灣與美國老人整合服務的比較與分析

Hsueh-Yung Lin 林學庸 July 7, 2020

日漸增加高齡人口是大多數已開發國家面臨的真實情況。這種人口上的改變持續發生而且速度越來越快。全球60歲及以上人口的比例增長速度超過任何其他年齡。從1970年到2025年，預計老年人增加約6.94億或223％。到2025年，60歲以上的人口總數將達到12億左右。2050年，將有20億老年人口，其中80％生活在發展中國家。

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