In short, Taiwan needs to be genuine about its practice of human rights, and align its labor rights with its advocacy of ...

On a rainy April day in an elementary school classroom in Taipei, 11 and 12-year-old students giggled and bounced on their feet with fists clenched and arms swinging, performing the action of jumping ...

There’s a cliche popular in Taiwan that Taiwanese education is “Confucian” or based on the philosophy of Confucianism. This is used as praise where it succeeds: high standards, high societal respect ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 6, Issue 12. Used with permission. To get the Global Taiwan Brief in your inbox ...

Which giant do you prefer? Are there any legends of giants in your culture? What do they look like? Do your people still know these legends well? In Taiwan, we are an island nation with a diverse ...

Kevin: Tell me about where you’re from and what brought you to Taiwan? Darice: I’m originally from Minnesota, where I was born and raised. I attended university there, and then worked in Los Angeles.

With the 2016 general elections right around the corner, the island nation of Taiwan will once again exercise its hard-won democracy in a contest heralding exciting political change. On January 16, ...

This article was originally published by Global Taiwan Institute in its weekly newsletter, The Global Taiwan Brief, Vol. 9, Issue 9. Used with permission. To get the ...

Recently, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) pointed out that Taiwan’s status was not determined in the reshuffling of governments and sovereignty that followed World War II, a statement ...

“The Nameless People“ is a collection of stories about contemporary youth from the Pingpu Peoples (the indigenous people of Taiwan’s plains), recounting their journey to rediscover their ...

“Czechoslovakia, this communist country, is composed of two ethnic groups with two languages in common use. One is Czech, and the other is Slovak.” This is how Iap tsioh-to (Taiwanese: Ia̍p tsio̍h-tô, ...

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s summer school program for the Center of Taiwan Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London (SOAS) will be held ...