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Reed Criddle: Performing Editions of Taiwanese Buddhist Chant
Is chanting a form of performance or a form of meditation? Through his five months Fulbright research in Taiwan, Dr. Reed Criddle would argue it is the later. Dr. Criddle visited Taiwan to study the Pure Land Mahayana Buddhism chants and aims to share them back in the United States
Fulbright Mission: MA Student Living in Tainan
September 7, 2017, marked the day I first began my journey on my Fulbright grant in Taiwan. First and foremost, I wish to give thanks to all the Fulbright Taiwan staff and those who supported me throughout my first year here. The amount of effort and consideration you
Zhongshan Road
I arrived on the “beautiful island” with my wife, originally a native of Taiwan, and five children nearly ten months ago. That arrival was not unlike many of our arrivals over the last twenty years. But, although over the years we have also experienced many departures, this
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).
