
Becoming an Insider: My Journey in Taiwan’s Social Welfare Movement
This past year has been a whirlwind of changes for me. When I first landed in Taiwan, I only had a surface-level understanding

This past year has been a whirlwind of changes for me. When I first landed in Taiwan, I only had a surface-level understanding

I once listened to an interview with a famous artist, who when asked if she cared whether people knew something about the original

Long before I was selected for a Fulbright Scholarship to Taiwan, I spent most of my life on a different island across the

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

Familiar city, new lens I landed at Taoyuan International Airport in late August 2017. Fresh out of university, I had arrived in Taipei
![By Uri Tours [CC BY-SA 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://journal.fulbright.org.tw/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/d7a332411e14769f300879cf8b1d4da6-768x512.jpg)
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

September 4, 2017. Taipei. 12 hours over the Pacific, and I felt invincible. “This is it,” I told myself, pushing three pieces of

It is astonishing to me how quickly these nine months have gone by in Taiwan. This semester in the remote hills of Tainan,

The Basic Question As an American scientist in Taiwan, what language should I speak? I am a US-educated chemical engineer who

Reflecting on our two-week journey to learn more about the rich history of Taiwan, I am thankful to be a part of the