UCEAP

• National Taiwan University
  • In this modern capital, Taoist temples hum with prayers as clean and quiet trains whiz by. At National Taiwan University, you’ll learn on the paths of some of the world’s most influential leaders. Taiwan is a great choice for advancing in business, economics, engineering, political science, or Asian studies.

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• Research in Taipei
  • Gain research skills over the summer at the prestigious National Taiwan University in Taipei. Working in ultramodern labs with local faculty, complete a research project and acquire experience that you can take anywhere after graduation.

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Research

• UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative
  International Institute
  • The UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, directed by Prof. Shu-mei Shih, was established in 2017. It aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies. The initial three-year program includes faculty and student exchanges, graduate fellowship support, and workshops and lectures.
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    Elizabeth Leicester

• UCLA-National Chengchi University Collaboration
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • This partnership between the UCLA Division of Social Sciences and Asia Pacific Center, and the National Chengchi University Department of Ethnology, supports international conferences, visiting scholar exchanges, and instructional programs in the fields of indigenous archaeology and Taiwan-Philippine comparative archaeology.
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    Stephen Acabado

• Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies
  UCLA Library
  • The UCLA Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library was designated as a prestigious Taiwan Resource Center for Chinese Studies (TRCCS) in 2017 by the National Central Library in Taiwan. During the first year of collaboration, the Library received over 1,000 titles on Chinese Studies published in Taiwan through the program.
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    Su Chen

• Ethnomusicology Archive
  School of the Arts and Architecture
  • The UCLA Ethnomusicology Archive is a world-renowned research archive dedicated to the study of musical traditions from around the globe. The Archive’s collection of more than 150,000 audio, video, print, and photographic items documents musical expressions throughout the world and includes unique field recordings as well as rare commercial recordings.
    

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• Department of Anthropology-National Chengchi University MOU
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • The Department of Anthropology and and National Chengchi University have a Memorandum of Understanding, outlining and specifying the two schools' collaborative efforts (e.g. joint conferences, joint research projects, and cooperation in postgraduate education and training).
    Project Contact:

    Stephen Acabado

• Sinophone Studies: Interdisciplinary Engagements
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  • Professor of Comparative Literature Shu-mei Shih has been acknowledged as a pioneering figure in the relatively new field of Sinophone Studies. In this anthology, she brings together a variety of contributions to the field, not only from fellow comparative literary analysts but also from thinkers working in other disciplines.
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    Shu-mei Shih

• Sinophone Divergences and Comparative Literature in a Relational World
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  • Written using comparative literary theory and methods, this monograph analyzes connections and differences between Chinese speakers in various parts of the world.
    Project Contact:

    Shu-mei Shih

• Indigenous Knowledge in Taiwan and Beyond
  College of Letters and Science: Humanities
  • Part of Dr. Shih's larger mission to theorize Taiwan (see Knowledge Taiwan: On the Possibility of Theory in Taiwan (2016) and Keywords of Taiwan Theory (2019)), this monograph pays particular attention to the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and their ways of conceptualizing, producing, and organizing knowledge.
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    Shu-mei Shih

• Mobility in Vietnam
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • This project explains how migrant brokers became a structural feature in Vietnam’s export labor system and details the processes through which aspiring migrants and their families navigate a broker-centric migration system.
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    Andrew N. Le

• Taiwan Indigenous History and Landscape Project
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • Based in Taiwan, this project focuses on: indigenous archaeology; community archaeology; landscape archaeology; and agricultural terraces.
    Project Contact:

    Stephen Acabado

Education/Training

• UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative
  International Institute
  • The UCLA-NTNU Taiwan Studies Initiative, directed by Prof. Shu-mei Shih, was established in 2017. It aims to create research synergies to promote cutting-edge research in Taiwan studies. The initial three-year program includes faculty and student exchanges, graduate fellowship support, and workshops and lectures.
    Project Contact:

    Project website

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    Elizabeth Leicester

• UCLA-National Chengchi University Collaboration
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • This partnership between the UCLA Division of Social Sciences and Asia Pacific Center, and the National Chengchi University Department of Ethnology, supports international conferences, visiting scholar exchanges, and instructional programs in the fields of indigenous archaeology and Taiwan-Philippine comparative archaeology.
    Project Contact:

    Project website

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    Stephen Acabado

Service

• UCLA-National Chengchi University Collaboration
  College of Letters and Science: Social Sciences
  • This partnership between the UCLA Division of Social Sciences and Asia Pacific Center, and the National Chengchi University Department of Ethnology, supports international conferences, visiting scholar exchanges, and instructional programs in the fields of indigenous archaeology and Taiwan-Philippine comparative archaeology.
    Project Contact:

    Project website

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    Stephen Acabado

EAP Students

• 2018-19: 8 students
  • Lab Research, Engineering & Science, National Taiwan Univ.: 3 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 4 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 1 student
• 2017-18: 8 students
  • Lab Research, Engineering & Science, National Taiwan Univ.: 5 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 2 students
  • Language & Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 1 student
• 2016-17: 12 students
  • Lab Research, Engineering & Science, National Taiwan Univ.: 4 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 1 student
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 7 students
• 2015-16: 13 students
  • Lab Research, Engineering & Science, National Taiwan Univ.: 5 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 4 students
  • Language & Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 1 student
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 3 students
• 2014-15: 16 students
  • Lab Research, Engineering & Science, National Taiwan Univ.: 6 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 7 students
  • Language & Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 2 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 1 student
• 2013-14: 10 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 5 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 5 students
• 2012-13: 6 students
  • Language & Culture Summer Sessions, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 2 students
  • Language & Culture, National Taiwan Normal Univ.: 1 student
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 3 students
• 2011-12: 1 student
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 1 student
• 2010-11: 10 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 10 students
• 2009-10: 10 students
  • National Taiwan Univ. (NTU): 10 students