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Bilingualism in Science and Engineering Education in Taiwan
The Basic Question As an American scientist in Taiwan, what language should I speak? I am a US-educated chemical engineer who
Bringing a Piece of Kentucky to the Taiwanese Classroom
For the 2017-18 academic year, my alma mater, Western Kentucky University (WKU), hosted a Taiwanese Foreign Language Teaching Assistant (FLTA) to help tutor
Inside Taiwan’s Sunflower Movement
“Say goodbye to Taiwan,” wrote political scientist John Mearsheimer in a widely read article in the March-April 2014 issue of The National Interest.1 Threatened by China’s rising
Zhongshan Road
I arrived on the “beautiful island” with my wife, originally a native of Taiwan, and five children nearly ten months ago. That
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
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
Visiting a Buddhist Statue Factory in Taiwan
During my 2016–17 Fulbright fellowship in Taiwan, I had the opportunity to visit the Taoyuan factory of Sheng Kuang 聖光 (Sacred Radiance), a leading
The Native Speaker: A Category in Need of Rupture
In my language, we say “I love you” a lot. Think about that sentence for a minute. Really think about it. Does it strike you
I Am Who I Think I Am: On Finding My Identity in Taiwan
“Where are you from?” is a question almost every Asian American has grown up hearing (in addition to its ruder close cousin—“What are