Women’s Movements in Twentieth-Century Taiwan
Women's Movements in Twentieth-Century Taiwan
This book, published last April, is the first in English to consider women's movements and feminist discourses in twentieth-century Taiwan. Doris T. Chang examines the way in which Taiwanese women in the twentieth century selectively appropriated Western feminist theories to meet their needs in a modernizing Confucian culture. She illustrates the rise and fall of women's movements against the historical backdrop of the island's contested national…
Meet Taiwanese Singer Cindy Yen in Austin, TX
Date: Monday, February 15, 2010
Time: 7:30pm - 8:30pm
Location: Swirll Frozen Yogurt Shop, 2310 Guadalupe Street, Austin, TX
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=288323521234 Cindy Yen, a 2008 graduate from University of Texas with double degrees in music and broadcast journalism, was recently signed to JVR Music under the world renown Taiwanese pop star, Jay Chou. A new emerging Asian celebrity, she released a self-titled debut album in October 2009 featuring music…