My neighborhood took on a familiar smell on September 13, as folks fired up their hibachis and grilled meat under the moon. Admittedly, it's not easy to actually see the moon in this tightly-packed warren of narrow lanes and tall buildings, but the grills, the coolers, the lawn chairs set up in a circle around the grill took me right back to South Street. Charlotte Neal's fire … [Read more...] about Celebrating Mid-Autumn/Moon Festival
Shelley Rigger(任雪麗)教授誠徵兼職研究助理數名
(I'm looking for research assistants -- this is the job description) 傅爾布萊特(Fulbright)訪問學者任雪麗Shelley Rigger教授目前在台灣大學政治系擔任訪問學者到2020年1月中旬，誠徵數名兼任研究助理來協助進行研究計劃。 … [Read more...] about Shelley Rigger(任雪麗)教授誠徵兼職研究助理數名
I Have an Office! And Students! Yay!
I have moved into my beautiful office in the Social Science Building at National Taiwan University. I can't believe they reserve the best views for the visitors, but they do. And I have students. They are taking my 5-week minicourse, "The Rise and Fall of Democracy Around the World." And based on our first class, I think they are from all around the world, too, which is just … [Read more...] about I Have an Office! And Students! Yay!
Taiwan is Watching Hong Kong
I wrote a short piece on how the Hong Kong unrest is affecting Taiwan's politics for the Washington Post Monkey Cage blog. Check it out! Click on "Read More" to see a gallery of photos of the "Lennon Wall" in the Gongguan pedestrian underpass. Supporters of the Hong Kong demonstrations have hung hundreds (maybe thousands) of sticky notes expressing their sympathy with the … [Read more...] about Taiwan is Watching Hong Kong
Making the Most of a Subway Station
Taipei's subway stations are way more than places to get on and off trains. They have clean, safe public toilets (outside the turnstiles, where anyone can access them). They also have post offices (which, incidentally, provide banking services) and cell phone charging stations with WiFi hotspots. Click "Read More" for photos. … [Read more...] about Making the Most of a Subway Station
