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Chinese Buddhist Poetry and Academic Lineages in Taiwan: Part Two of Two
In this two-part essay, I survey two important academic lineages in Taiwan and their contributions to the study of Chinese Buddhist poetry. In the first part, I focused on the cohort of scholars that worked and trained at National Chengchi University. In this second part, I examine the
Chinese Buddhist Poetry and Academic Lineages in Taiwan: Part One of Two
Chinese Buddhist poetry and literature remains largely unstudied in Western academia. The study of Buddhist poetry requires facility with the disparate fields of Chinese literature and Buddhist studies. These demands are a formidable challenge even for native speakers of East Asian languages. Nonetheless, several generations of East Asian
Personal Experiences and Reflections at University of Washington
This article aims to share my (academic) experiences at University of Washington, Seattle during the autumn quarter 2014. For 1st year PhD students in the Economics department, it is typical that almost all our efforts are invested in taking core courses and preparing for the qualifying exams. In
Brief Thoughts on Living and Travelling in Taiwan
My wife and I moved to Taipei with a certain amount of trepidation. The benefits were clear: she could take time off work to learn Chinese and all the materials that I would need to finish my dissertation were available. Yet it was a nerve-wracking prospect to spend nearly a
Computer-aided detection and analysis of early cancer region in gastrointestinal endoscopy magnified narrow-band images
Introduction Gastric cancer is the fourth most-common cancer worldwide and is also the second-largest cause of cancer death. Early detection and prompt treatment remain the best measure to improve patient survival rates. Recent advances in endoscopy technologies, including magnification and narrow-band imaging (NBI), provide clinical doctors with new tools for
Children’s Literature Ambassadors: Advocates of the 1960s: Munro Leaf and Helen R. Sattley
This research period, so far, has been a fruitful one, thanks to the generous support of the Fulbright Taiwan Foundation for Scholarly Exchange. My current research project was launched when my curiosity was triggered by an unpremeditated encounter, as I was reading a historical sketch of the development
An American Vegetarian in Taiwan
The first time I came to Taiwan, I lived in Taipei for two months during the summer while I took Chinese classes at a local university. I was only here for a short time, so I never really developed any close friendships and spent much of the summer exploring Taipei
Of Fishing Boats and Comfort Boats: Playing with Gender Ideology in A’tolan a Niyaro
“If they won’t go on the boats, then we’ll just go fishing, go far oceaning, ourselves!” says the wife of a member of my age set (kapot) at an informal gathering that she has organized to cheer up one of her “classmates,” also married to our kapot. Composed of men
My Fulbright Experiences
I was delighted and honored to learn that I had been named a Fulbright Senior Scholar while on sabbatical leave from SUNY-‐Buffalo -‐ not merely on account of the award’s prestige or the actual monetary support it entails, but most importantly because it represented a golden opportunity to deepen my
Why Fulbright Works for Taiwan? on Distinguished Alumnus: Paul Chiu
傅爾布萊特獎學金是二次世界大戰後美國及各國政府共同支持下成立，歷史最悠久、規模最大且聲譽最高的跨國獎學金計畫。身為該計畫創始國之一，中華民國與美國目前已選送超過3,000位學術界、教育界、研究人員及政府領導階層的領袖菁英進行雙邊交流。今年度(民國103-104年)選送47位台灣與87位美國學者、學生、專業人士，進行交流。此影片透過傑出學友邱正雄先生現身說法，指出傅爾布萊特交換計畫對台灣的貢獻，以及對於「帶給世界多一點點知識，少一點點衝突」願景的維繫與實踐。
