Senior Scholar
Scholarly Research in Taiwan, Then and Now
“Wear flannel…you must wear flannel,” Tada Tsunasuke repeated in his October 1896 report from Taiwan. Tada was the first Japanese zoologist dispatched by
A Rewarding Experience in Taiwan
The central focus of my research in Taiwan is character teaching. The Chinese writing system presents the “highest contrast” to alphabetic languages,
Taipei Quarantine Temple
This is my first-time visiting Taiwan. I arrived in Taipei on December 12, 2021. Everything started with a 22-day quarantine. Actually, it was not bad.
Taiwan: A Wonderland of Tea
It took me more than a year plus three weeks to start my Fulbright program in Taiwan, so I was determined to utilize all the
Lessons from my Mini-UN: Teaching History in an International Classroom
While preparing for my teaching grant at Tunghai University, International College Dean, Dr. James Sims, asked me to design a world history course that introduced students to
A Brief Reflection from My Field Research in Taiwan as a Fulbright Scholar
As a Fulbright China Transfer due to the unfortunately regressive administrative decision that suspended Fulbright program for mainland China and Hong Kong in 2020, I
Memory, Connection and Community: My Fulbright Story
The Fulbright program shaped some of my earliest childhood memories. In 1967, my father received a Fulbright to National Tsing Hua University in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
Life in Taiwan as Cultural Ambassadors
Although Fulbright Taiwan is officially named Foundation for Scholarly Exchange, the supported activities are not only about scholarship but also cultural exchange. Doing so, I
My Fulbright Program in Taiwan
I arrived in Taipei on January 31, 2021 to begin my Fulbright program in Taiwan. After three weeks of quarantine in two hotels in Taipei,
