Join us for a free one-day workshop for educators at the Japanese American National Museum, hosted by the USC U.S.-China Institute and the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia. This workshop will include a guided tour of the beloved exhibition Common Ground: The Heart of Community, slated to close permanently in January 2025. Following the tour, learn strategies for engaging students in the primary source artifacts, images, and documents found in JANM’s vast collection and discover classroom-ready resources to support teaching and learning about the Japanese American experience.
Shaping Taiwan's Politics : Democracy, Identity & Security 20 Years After the Lift of Martial Law
The Sigur Center for Asian Studies hosts a day long conference on Taiwan's politics.
When:
September 27, 2007 9:00am to 2:00pm
Where
Luncheon will be held in the 6th Floor Lindner Family Commons
9:15 am - Welcome & Introduction
Kirk Larsen, Director, Sigur Center for Asian Studies & Korea Foundation Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, The George Washington University
9:30 am - 10:00 am - Keynote Address
Representative Jaushieh Joseph Wu, Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office, Washington, DC
10:00 am - 11:45 am - Panel I: Taiwan's Democratic Experience
Chair: Edward McCord, Associate Professor of History and International Affairs, The George Washington University
Historical Contexts for Taiwan’s Democratization
Steven Phillips, Director of Asian Studies & Associate Professor of History, Towson University
Economic Development & Democracy
Vincent Wang, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science, University of Richmond
Democratic Reform & Future Prospects
Richard Bush, Senior Fellow & Director, Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies, The Brookings Institution
11:45 am – 12:30 pm -- Luncheon
Location: Lindner Family Commons, 6th Floor, 1957 E Street, NW
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm -- Panel II: External Environment & Taiwan’s Democracy
Chair: Harry Harding, University Professor of International Affairs, The George Washington University
Democracy & Cross-Strait Relations
Bob Sutter, Adjunct Professor of International Affairs, the George Washington University & Visiting Professor, Georgetown University
U.S.-Taiwan Relations & Role of Democracy
Kerry Dumbaugh, Specialist in Asian Affairs, Congressional Research Service
Democratic Taiwan & Asian Democracy
John Tkacik, Jr., Senior Research Fellow, The Heritage Foundation
Please RSVP with your name, organization/GW affiliation, and e-mail to gsigur@gwu.edu by Tuesday, September 25, 2007 **Please indicate which panels you will attend : Panel I, Panel II, and/or the Luncheon.**
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