Moderated by Robert Weller, Boston University Department of Anthropology

Program Schedule

9:00 AM Morning Opening Reception

9:15 AM Welcoming Remarks from BUCSA Director Robert Hefner

9:20 AM Welcoming Remarks by TECO-Boston Education Director Cynthia Huang

9:25 AM Opening Remarks by Rob Weller and Daigengna Duoer, Overview of the conference theme & Q&A format

9:30 AM Lung-chih Chang, Director, National Museum of Taiwan History, “Representing the Multiple Histories of an Island Nation: The Case of the National Museum of Taiwan History”

10:20 AM Coffee Break

10:35 AM Scott Simon, Department of Anthropology, University of Ottawa, “Indigenous Peoples and States: Layers of History in Taiwan’s Archipelago”

11:25 AM Lunch

11:55 AM Catherine Tsai, East Asian Languages and Civilizations, Harvard University, “Becoming Japanese: Naturalization and Memories of the Taiwanese Diaspora in the Yaeyama Islands, 1960- 1972”

12:45 PM Coffee Break

1:00 PM Daigengna Duoer, Department of Religion, Boston University “Strata of Sovereignty: Buddhist Relic Diplomacy in Cold-War Taiwan”

2:00 PM Panel Discussion & Closing Remarks

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