{"id":14732,"date":"2023-11-03T14:30:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T18:30:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/?page_id=14732"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:11:33","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T16:11:33","slug":"taiwan-studies-program-and-events","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/resources\/taiwan-studies-program-and-events\/","title":{"rendered":"Taiwan Studies Program and Events"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2025-2026<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea-492x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"197\" class=\" wp-image-17168 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea-492x636.png 492w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/06\/Taiwanese-Tea.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">March 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2026\/01\/08\/03-16-2026-taiwanese-tea\/\">Taiwanese Tea<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/flyer5_version_b_program-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-16928\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/flyer5_version_b_program-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/flyer5_version_b_program-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2026\/01\/07\/04-01-02-2026-from-colony-to-nation-catholicism-and-christianity-in-taiwan-1600-1987\/\">From Colony to Nation: Catholicism and Christianity in Taiwan (1600-1987)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/01\/Taiwan-Musical-Event-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16997 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/01\/Taiwan-Musical-Event-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/01\/Taiwan-Musical-Event-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2026\/01\/07\/04-01-2026-converging-voices-how-faith-nourished-taiwanese-music-from-sacred-to-secular-with-kuan-yun-huang-chen-lin-ma\/\">Converging Voices: How Faith Nourished Taiwanese Music\u2014From Sacred to Secular with Kuan Yun Huang &amp; Chen Lin Ma<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/JFewsmith-Memorial-Symposium-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-16906\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/JFewsmith-Memorial-Symposium-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/JFewsmith-Memorial-Symposium-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2026\/01\/06\/04-06-2026-the-joseph-fewsmith-commemorative-symposium\/\">The Joseph Fewsmith Commemorative Symposium, with lecture by Evan Medeiros<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-16943\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Apr 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2026\/01\/05\/04-08-2026-soong-mayling-madame-chiang-kai-shek-and-her-world\/\">Soong Mayling (Madame Chiang Kai-shek) and Her World<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/Taiwan-Event-IG-Poster-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-16913 size-thumbnail\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/Taiwan-Event-IG-Poster-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2026\/03\/Taiwan-Event-IG-Poster-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Nov 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2025\/07\/13\/11-12-2025-perilous-straits-the-changing-military-balance-around-taiwan-with-andrew-erickson-and-eric-heginbotham\/\">Perilous Straits: The Changing Military Balance Around Taiwan with Andrew Erickson and Eric Heginbotham<\/a><\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Event Video Recording:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/_Wj5Y5dnnZE\">Perilous Straights Video<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2025\/07\/Taiwan-Talk-Hsu-V2-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-16253 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/07\/Taiwan-Talk-Hsu-V2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/07\/Taiwan-Talk-Hsu-V2-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Sept 2025<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2025\/07\/31\/9-22-2025-evolving-domestic-politics-in-taiwan-and-the-u-s-taiwan-china-relations-under-trump-2-0-with-s-philip-hsu\/\">Taiwanese Politics and US-China-Taiwan Relations Under Trump 2.0 with S. Philip Hsu<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2024-2025<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/03\/1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-15675 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/03\/1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/03\/1-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>March 27,\u00a02025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2025\/01\/14\/layered-taiwan-interwoven-pasts-and-multiple-futures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Layered Taiwan: Interwoven Pasts and Multiple Futures<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Conference Video Recordings:<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/7HBp_kIWSaY\"><strong>Morning Session<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/XYtBNSrrXv0\"><strong>Afternoon Session<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/01\/Taiwan-AI-V2-4-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-15579 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/01\/Taiwan-AI-V2-4-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2025\/01\/Taiwan-AI-V2-4-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>February 10, 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/2025\/01\/20\/al-in-taiwan-newsroom-collaboration-challenges-and-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Al in Taiwan Newsroom: Collaboration, Challenges, and Opportunities<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">2023-2024<\/h2>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LUNG Yingtai round table discussion, &#8220;Debates on War and Peace in Taiwan&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>(BUCSA Taiwan Forum, Tuesday Sept. 19, 2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"285\" id=\"LUNG\" yingtai=\"\" debates=\"\" on=\"\" war=\"\" and=\"\" peace=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_fxrurj8c\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Lung_Yingtai, Debates on War and Peace, Boston University Sept. 19, 2023\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1-491x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"281\" height=\"364\" class=\" wp-image-14545 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1-491x636.png 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-19-23-discussion-4.Final-poster-1.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 281px) 100vw, 281px\" \/>Here are several <strong>interesting background articles<\/strong> that you might want to read prior to this open roundtable discussion:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. \u201cThe greatness of a great nation cannot come only from missiles\u201d: Lung Yingtai on the Hong Kong Protests<\/strong><strong>by Lung Yingtai\u00a0<\/strong> \u00a010\/01\/2019 CURRENT EVENTS ESSAYS<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lareviewofbooks.org\/essays\/greatness-great-nation-come-missiles-lung-ying-tai-hong-kong-protests\/\">https:\/\/blog.lareviewofbooks.org\/essays\/greatness-great-nation-come-missiles-lung-ying-tai-hong-kong-protests\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Questions for consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do you anticipate the response of the official Chinese media?\u00a0 What might be their main argument?<\/li>\n<li>What would be the perception of Taiwanese individuals regarding this article?<\/li>\n<li>What are the divisions among Hong Kong residents on this issue?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><strong>2. No matter what you say, I am against war. (A Facebook posting by Lung Yingtai)\u00a0 Oct. 3, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In June 1902, Austrian painter Klimt and French sculptor Rodin were having afternoon tea in Vienna.<\/p>\n<p>The musician, who had once served as the royal pianist to Emperor William I of Germany, sat relaxedly in front of a piano, holding a cigar in his hand. Rodin approached him and said, \u201cHow about some Schubert for us?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the swirling smoke of the cigar, Schubert\u2019s notes floated through the air.<\/p>\n<p>As guest, Rodin leaned closer to Klimt\u201ds ear and whispered, \u201cThere is an atmosphere I have never seen before; your melancholic and magnificent Beethoven murals, your temple-like exhibition halls\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodin looked around in disbelief and continued, \u201cAnd this garden, these beautiful lades, this music\u2026the whole ambiance is filled with a joyful, childlike happiness\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finally, Rodin expressed his bewilderment, \u201cBut where does all this originate from?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Klimt nodded and replied with just one word, \u201cAustria.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This was Vienna at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, an era woven together with accumulated civilization and intricate details. The premiere of an opera would be the topic eagerly discussed by the city\u2019s janitors at the dinner table.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cchildlike happiness\u201d strongly felt by Rodin was shattered within a few years when war broke out, destroying all the fine intricacies of civilization.<\/p>\n<p>The book I\u2019m currently reading is <em>The Age of Insight: the Quest to Understand the Unconscious in Art, Mind, and Brain, from Vienna 1900 to the Present<\/em> by Eric Kandel.<\/p>\n<p>I put down the book to make a cup of coffee, but when I turned back, the book had already been occupied by my cat.<\/p>\n<p>Such a small, peaceful moment\u2014an innocent cat, reminiscent of a child, a torn sofa that the cat used as an oversized scratching post, and a book about science and art woven with countless details of human endeavors\u2026.Can it continue? Do I have the right to demand that it continue?<\/p>\n<p>Can war be treated as a game and bargaining chip, a light topic joked about after a variety show?<\/p>\n<p>What I see is the destruction of civilization.<\/p>\n<p>No matter what you say, I am against war.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>3. In Taiwan, Friends Are Starting to Turn Against Each Other. Guess essay by Lung Yingtai (New York Times,\u00a0 April 18, 2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/18\/opinion\/taiwan-china-war-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare\">https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/04\/18\/opinion\/taiwan-china-war-us.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&amp;referringSource=articleShare<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Questions for consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do you think the author exhibits bias towards China in the text?<\/li>\n<li>What do you perceive is the primary message the author intends to convey through the writing?<\/li>\n<li>If a Taiwanese individual were to disagree with her, what arguments might he or she present in response to the author\u2019s viewpoints?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span>4. Anti-War Petition From Taiwan Academics<\/span> <\/strong>(<a href=\"https:\/\/positionspolitics.org\/anti-war-petition-from-taiwan-academics\/\">http:\/\/positionspolitics.org\/praxis<\/a>) June 8, 2023<\/p>\n<p><span><a href=\"https:\/\/positionspolitics.org\/anti-war-petition-from-taiwan-academics\/\">https:\/\/positionspolitics.org\/anti-war-petition-from-taiwan-academics\/<\/a> (English version)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/\u6211\u5011\u7684\u53cd\u6230\u8072\u660e\uff1a\u548c\u5e73\u3001\u53cd\u8ecd\u706b\u3001\u8981\u81ea\u4e3b\u3001\u91cd\u6c23\u5019.pdf\">\u6211\u5011\u7684\u53cd\u6230\u8072\u660e\uff1a\u548c\u5e73\u3001\u53cd\u8ecd\u706b\u3001\u8981\u81ea\u4e3b\u3001\u91cd\u6c23\u5019<\/a> (Chinese version)<\/p>\n<p>Questions for consideration:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One significant counterargument to this statement is that the party under attack should not be the one expected to advocate for an &#8220;anti-war&#8221; stance; that responsibility should rest with the aggressor. What is your perspective on this?<\/li>\n<li>Do you dis\/agree with the statement?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>LUNG Yingtai, &#8220;A Look Inside: Taiwanese in a Time of Cross-Strait Crisis&#8221; <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>(BUCSA Taiwan Forum, Monday Sept. 18, 2023)<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 608px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 66.118421052632%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"608\" height=\"402\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"LUNG Yingtai, \" look=\"\" inside:=\"\" taiwanese=\"\" in=\"\" a=\"\" time=\"\" of=\"\" cross-strait=\"\" crisis=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_oh6xli6t\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Lung Yingtai, A Look Inside-Taiwanese in a Time of Cross-Strait Crisis. Boston University Sept. 18, 2023\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>About the Speaker:\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof x_x_x_ContentPasted0\">\n<div class=\"\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-636x636.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"198\" class=\" wp-image-14534 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-636x636.png 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-768x767.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/LYT-9-18-23-poster-SQ-final-A-Look-Inside-2.png 1530w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" \/>Lung <span class=\"outlook-search-highlight\">Yingtai<\/span><\/strong> is a writer, literary critic and public intellectual. Lung not only has a large number of devoted readers in her native Taiwan, but her works also have great influence in the Chinese-language world in Singapore, Malaysia, China, and North America.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" class=\"\">\n<div class=\"x_x_x_elementToProof x_x_x_ContentPasted0\">\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">Lung entered public service as Taipei City Government\u2019s first Minister of Culture in 1999 and served as Taiwan\u2019s inaugural Minister of Culture from 2012-2014.<\/div>\n<div class=\"\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"\">She is author of more than two dozen books, including essays, fiction, reportage, and literary criticism. Her 1985 book, <em>The Wild Fire<\/em>, created a major cultural stir for its honest and introspective look at the social and political problems facing contemporary Taiwan society. Her book <i class=\"\">Big River, Big Sea: Untold Stories of 1949<\/i>, published in 2009, became a must-read in greater China despite that it has been banned in China. Ms. Lung was Hung Leung Hao Ling Distinguished Fellow in Humanities at the University of Hong Kong from 2015-2020. For an interesting conversation with Lung Yingtai about her recent work, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhlrc.ucla.edu\/apc\/event\/15184\">https:\/\/www.nhlrc.ucla.edu\/apc\/event\/15184<\/a><\/div>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Taiwan Forum: LUNG Yingtai, My Life in an Indigenous Village<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023 from 4:30-6:00 pm\u00a0at Harvard University&#8217;s Tsai Auditorium<\/strong> (CGIS South), 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2023\/09\/Lung-Yingtai-My-Life-in-an-Indigenous-Village-poster-Harvard-Sept-27-2023.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"215\" height=\"315\" class=\"wp-image-14625 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/09\/Lung-Yingtai-My-Life-in-an-Indigenous-Village-poster-Harvard-Sept-27-2023.png 600w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2023\/09\/Lung-Yingtai-My-Life-in-an-Indigenous-Village-poster-Harvard-Sept-27-2023-434x636.png 434w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Since Lung Yingtai relocated to an indigenous village in eastern Taiwan three years ago, she sought to comprehend the elements that comprise her life, including the journey of her daily water supply from the mountain\u2019s depths to her garden pond. Furthermore, she regularly encounters cobras, wild boars and crab-eating mongooses, prompting her to examine the impact of cultural as well as environmental \u201cencroachment\u201d on the wildlife and people residing in the untouched forest.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong> <img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo-1024x99.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"383\" height=\"37\" class=\"wp-image-14008 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo-1024x99.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo-650x63.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo-768x74.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo-1536x148.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2022\/11\/Pardee-BUCSA-Logo.jpg 2035w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 383px) 100vw, 383px\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2023\/07\/Harvard-Yenching-Institute-logo-purple-outline-logo-300x85-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"207\" height=\"54\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-14550\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\"><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10-791x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"233\" height=\"302\" class=\"wp-image-14843 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10-791x1024.png 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10-491x636.png 491w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10-768x994.png 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10-1187x1536.png 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/asian\/files\/2024\/01\/Ryan-Hass-Flyer-Revised-10.png 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 233px) 100vw, 233px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Taiwan Forum: Taiwan elections 2024: A Post-Election Analysis, with Ryan Hass<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, January 25, 2024 at Kilachang Honors College, 91 Bay State Road, Boston University<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Taiwan Forum: Tension in the Taiwan Strait: The Role of U.S. Allies (Akio Takahara, Univ. of Tokyo; Satu Limaye, East-West Center; Ja Ian Chong, National University of Singapore; moderated by Thomas Berger)..<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Thursday, March 24, 2024 at 100 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 608px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; padding-bottom: 66.118421052632%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"608\" height=\"402\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0;\" id=\"kaltura_player\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2159741\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/54272102?iframeembed=true&amp;entry_id=1_r98gn86x\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitallowfullscreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\" allow=\"autoplay *; fullscreen *; encrypted-media *\" sandbox=\"allow-downloads allow-forms allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-pointer-lock allow-popups allow-modals allow-orientation-lock allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-presentation allow-top-navigation-by-user-activation\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Taiwan Conference Video\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2022-2023<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">2021-2022<\/span><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Earlier events<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 608px;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; 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