GW Taiwan Studies Research Fellows Presentations
Wednesday, May 17th, 2023
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET
Room 505
Elliott School of International Affairs
1957 E Street NW Washington, D.C. 20052
About
TERP Research Fellows
Anais Szu Yin Fang is a senior B.A. candidate at the George Washington University’s Elliott School, pursuing a degree in International Affairs, concentrating in Asia Studies, and minoring in Peace Studies. As a first–generation immigrant from Taiwan, Anais harbors a deep passion for strengthening the diplomatic relationship between the U.S. and the Indo–Pacific. For Fall 2022, her placement is at the Global Taiwan Institute, where she works to promote intercultural awareness and create tangible policy solutions through her research.
Faculty Advisor: Robert Sutter
Research Project: “Education Reform and National Identity- the Evolving State of Peace in the Taiwan Strait”
Her TERP project examines the impact of evolving education initiatives on Taiwanese national identity, and the effect of these shifting identities on the state of peace in the Taiwan Strait.
Elissa DeTellis is an undergraduate student at the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences double majoring in Communication and Chinese with a minor in Photography. Elissa is interested in food studies, East Asian cultures, and intercultural communication. In 2022, she had the opportunity to study Chinese for six months in Taiwan and intern with a Taiwanese food and beverage company.
Faculty Advisor: Savreen Hundal
Research Project: “Understanding the Relationship Between Taiwanese Beverages and National Identity”
During her TERP Fellowship, Elissa will be using a food studies perspective to study Taiwanese national identity, with a focus on beverage culture. She will also be exploring what values there are about beverage quality and how this influences national gastronomic pride.
Haruka Satake is a first year graduate student at the Elliott school of International Affairs majoring in Asian studies. She was born and raised as Zainichi Korean in Japan and graduated university in Japan. She currently studies in the Elliott School, mainly focusing on East Asia, Japan-Korean studies, and Japan affairs.
Faculty Advisor: Kuniko Ashizawa
Research Project: “Comfort Women and Women’s Rights in Taiwan”
Moderator
Liana Chen is Associate Professor of Chinese and International Affairs at George Washington University. She is the Director of the Taiwan Education and Research Program. Chen is the author of Literati and Actors at Work: The Transformations of Peony Pavilion on Page and On Stage in the Ming and Qing Dynasties (Taipei: National Taiwan University Press, 2013) and Staging for the Emperors: A History of Qing Court Theatre, 1683-1923 (Amherst, New York: Cambria Press, 2021). Liana Chen’s areas of teaching and research focus on Chinese drama and theatre, Chinese literature of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and Taiwanese theatre, literature and film. Liana Chen’s research has been supported by the Foundation for Development of Chinese Culture (Taiwan), The American Council of Learned Societies, and Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
