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My Fulbright Experience at Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlU0pTh-q18 In her video about her experiences at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Dr. Chen discusses her interest in researching child maltreatment and domestic violence. She was located in the Office of Noncommunicable Diseases, Injury, and Environmental Health, specifically at the National Center for Injury Prevention and
Afternoon at The Getty
It was a sunny afternoon when I visited the Getty Museum in Los Angeles. I took a bus to the foot of the hill where it is situated, and then I lined up for the tram to take me up the hill. The Getty is a museum that
What Makes an Ivy League University Ivy-Leaguely Prestigious: My Experiences and Reflections at Cornell University
Preface This paper is not a formal academic one. It is a paper which is based upon my first-hand experiences and reflections which I have gained since I arrived at Cornell University on September 2, 2014. By “first-hand,” I mean “authentic and genuine:” I attribute these experiences to the people,
The Meaning of John Dewey’s Trip to China, 1919-1921
This year, in addition to teaching American philosophy in Taiwan, I have been researching John Dewey’s visit to China from 1919-1921. The facts surrounding Dewey’s visit are fairly well known. Dewey arrived in China at the height of the May Fourth Movement. His former students invited him to
Teaching Dewey in Taiwan
In the fall semester of 2014, I taught a seminar on American philosophy to graduate students in the Philosophy department at National Taiwan University. The main focus of the course was on the work of John Dewey, an American philosopher who, along with his wife Alice, spent over two years
Debory Yi Li: The Evolution of Taiwanese Identity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCStzJazmR8 USC graduate Debory Li came to Taiwan for an independent documentary project on Taiwanese identity. She spent ten months working at the Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation as an intern and on her project. Debory found wealth of experiences and a depth of understanding that coincided with the vision of Fulbright
Kirsten Asdal: Naval Perspectives on Asia-Pacific Maritime Conflict
Kirsten Asdal graduated from the US Naval Academy in May 2013 with a B.S. in Chinese. She will complete a masters in Contemporary Chinese Studies at Oxford University in 2015, then report to her first ship, the USS MICHAEL MURPHY (DDG112), to serve as a division officer. She
Eugene “John” Gregory: The Militarization of Law in Eighteenth Century Qing China (1644-1912)：the Case of Deserting Soldiers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJTrPg8R1cs Over the course of the eighteenth century in Qing China, increasing categories of criminal cases began to be processed within a militarized judicial track emphasizing speed, simplicity, and finality. This represented a significant structural change to China’s judicial system and is well illustrated by criminal desertion cases. John
FLTA 筆記
假期裡的某一天，旅行在伸手不見五指的漆黑洞穴裡，地下水流緩緩自腳下滑過，洞穴外是接近三十度的高溫，洞穴裡長年流淌的冰涼地下水，卻讓已經穿著防寒衣的我們禁不住打了一個冷顫。看不見天光，抬頭，頭頂的探照燈冷不防與洞裡的蝙輻四目相對，反射出詭異的幽幽紅光 ，無聲地抱怨這群不速之客的無故打擾。聽不見街道上奔馳的汽車呼嘯、也不聞市井小販的沿街吆喝，「嗒…」一滴水自冰涼的洞壁落下，就打破了一室的悄然寂靜。
Feeble Men and Double Bodies: Du Shiniang at the Metropolitan Hall Theater
What is it about the feebleness of men in traditional Chinese theater? The emperor stands by, saying nothing and looking apologetic, while his councilors suggest that it would probably be for the best if his beloved concubine were to kill herself. The scholar Xu Xian stumbles over himself, trying to
