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Reflections, Refractions, and Reorientations: Conducting Ethnographic Research in Indigenous Taiwan
I spent my Fulbright year engaged in ethnographic research on Taiwan’s indigenous communities and their practices, and the ways in which these practices are being addressed under Taiwan law. This year has been a year of returns for me. My family lived in southeastern Taiwan when I was
Unpacking U.S. Aid in Taiwan: Developmental Perspectives
For development scholars, few postwar success stories are more fascinating than that of the four Asian Tigers in the twentieth century. Due to its political isolation, many authors have attributed Taiwan’s miraculous economic growth to long-term stimulus from U.S. aid packages in the post-WWII period. International relations (IR)
Fulbright 訪問學者之行：加州灣區文化體驗
在矽谷的大學中，有許多來自他國的學生，從授課過程中，可發現學生中還是有東西方的差異。西方學生比較勇於課堂上發問，東方學生則傾向於課後再找老師討論，不知是語言能力的限制，還是養成教育所造成的？十月中，我將研究多年的主路徑分析概念與應用，對SJSU管理學院老師做演講，和參與老師們進行相當熱烈的討論。
Putting Memory to Work: The Ming Court and the Legacy of the Mongol Empire
Empires create legacies that successors use in diverse ways. My project explores the court of China’s Ming dynasty (1368-1644) on a broad Eurasian stage. It focuses on a moment when much of Eurasia shared a common reference point, the Mongol empire. In the thirteenth century, the Mongols created
Everyday Life on Yongkang Jie
In 2016-2017, I conducted research for my dissertation on early medieval Chinese literature in Taipei as a Fulbright Fellow. Upon arriving in Taipei in early September, my husband and I set to work trying to find a home for the year. Over the summer, I had spent hours
Alexandra Hezik: Efficacy of Citrus as a Potential Fungicide, Insecticide, and Fertilizer
Fossil fuel plays a huge role in commercial agriculture, but many scientists are looking for alternatives to fossil fuel soil amendments. Alexandra Hezik examined the effectiveness using pomelo as an alternative solution. This project sheds light on the efforts to find renewable resources instead of relying on fossil fuel based
Active aging through the socio-ecological model
I was very honored to receive the opportunity to conduct my research project in UC Berkeley, US in the academic year of 2015-2016. My project was supported by both the Fulbright-Formosa Plastics Group Senior Scholar Scholarship and The Top University Strategic Alliance in the Republic of China (Taiwan).
Altered functional connectivity of semantic processing in youths with autism
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have aberrant neural activity during semantic judgments. I aimed to examine age-dependent neural correlates of semantic processing in boys with ASD as compared to those in typically developing boys (TD). I used functional MRI to investigate 37 boys with ASD (mean age
Alisha Jihn: Being Embodied: Body Image and Dance/Movement Therapy
Dance therapy can be used in a different cultural context. Alisha Jihn explores the possibilities and sees that dance therapy can be effective in fostering body image and self-esteem for adolescents and children. Through Alisha’s Fulbright project, the dance therapy participants learned to develop new relationships with their bodies. Dance therapy
Paul Ocampo: Advancing Body-Mind Relationship in Dance Technique
Can “Tai Chi” mix with dance? Is training from a dance academy the only way? Through his Fulbright exchange, Paul Ocampo shows us that dancers from different generations and cultures can build and share knowledge through the arts. Paul Ocampo is a dancer and an adjunct lecturer at Rutgers, The State
