Tourism has been increasingly lauded as a driver for the Taiwanese economy. Recently, 10,000 people protested in Taipei due to the drop in the number of tourists from China. However, is tourism really a mainstay or future of the Taiwanese economy? Are there greater concerns than just the economy? Join Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) as Ian Rowen shares his research on the impact of tourism on Taiwan. http://geography.colorado.edu/people/grad_student/rowen_ian Please RSVP through…
We are pleased to announce the 2016 Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA)-San Diego Annual Meeting will be held at Taiwan Center on Saturday, October 1st, from 2PM to 5PM. Both members and non-members are welcome to attend. **To allow time for chapter internal affairs, we ask MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT AT 2PM, and NON-MEMBERS to BE PRESENT AT 2:30PM. SPEAKER SESSIONS WILL START AT 2:30PM. Who is FAPA?
The long term mission of Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA, fapa.org) is to…
The Sunflower Student Movement was a protest movement driven by a coalition of students and civic groups between March 18 and April 10, 2014, in Taiwan's Legislative Yuan and, later, also the Executive Yuan. The activists protested the passing of the Cross-Strait Service Trade Agreement (CSSTA) by the ruling party Kuomintang (KMT) at the legislature without clause-by-clause review. Gain a more in-depth understanding of the history, context, and events leading up to this historic event through…
