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Brown in Taiwan: Episode 1

Dominique Murdock 莫小英 October 12, 2018

Like most educators who come from inner-city upbringings, Ms. Murdock is deeply passionate about creating safe spaces for developing critical thinking and learner identity, as well as facilitating equitable pedagogy in the classroom. Throughout this video, you will get a glance at Dominique’s research focus, her reflections on adapting to

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Controlling China’s “Little Brother”: China’s National Security Interests and the North Korea Nuclear Threat

Joey Ching 程鳳 October 9, 2018

Introduction Since the 1980s, North Korea’s nuclear program has been a persistent source of international concern.1 These concerns gained renewed importance during the 2017-2018 North Korea nuclear crisis. Through missile tests, provocative threats, and acts of aggression, it appeared that North Korea’s antagonizing behavior had spiraled out of control. Previous

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A Year of Weaving in Taiwan

Jennifer Huang 黃謙恕 October 9, 2018

     It is astonishing to me how quickly these nine months have gone by in Taiwan. This semester in the remote hills of Tainan, where I am a Visiting Artist at Tainan National University of the Arts, my spring has been more introspective, and I am recoiling inwards to

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Bilingualism in Science and Engineering Education in Taiwan

Rose Doerfler 杜玫瑰 October 9, 2018

The Basic Question      As an American scientist in Taiwan, what language should I speak?      I am a US-educated chemical engineer who has spent a year collaborating with engineering professors and students at Yuan Ze University in Taoyuan, Taiwan. I have a bachelor’s degree in Chinese language,

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My Fulbright Year at Ursinus College, Pennsylvania

Ying-Jeng Wang 王瓔錚 October 9, 2018

     It was a great privilege and honor to be selected as a Fulbright Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) in 2014. As I looked back on my Fulbright experience at Ursinus College four years later, I could see more clearly the many blessings that I received throughout my ten-month stay

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Reflections of a Southern Girl on her First Trip to Taiwan

Anna Dunaway October 9, 2018

     Reflecting on our two-week journey to learn more about the rich history of Taiwan, I am thankful to be a part of the first International Educators Administrators (IEA) program for Fulbright Taiwan. I hope to give back by taking what I have gained and building upon it: I

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Air Quality in Taiwan

Linsey Chen Marr 陳蓮式 October 9, 2018

I’m a Senior Scholar and visiting researcher who studies air pollution in the College of Public Health at National Taiwan University. My primary appointment is Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech, where my research group applies quantitative methods to track the emissions, transformations, and fate of gases

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