Research
See my CV here.
M.A. Thesis
“Everyday Nationhood: The Practices of Taiwanese Fandom in Transnational K-pop Field,” M.A. thesis of Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, 2018.
Conference Presentations
- “Be Bear Aware! The Cuddly Nationalism of Formosan Black Bear,” presented at the Annual Conference of Taiwanese Sociological Association, National Taipei University, November 2023
- “Cuddly Nationalism: The Rise of Formosan Black Bear as a National Symbol,” presented at Global and Transnational Sociology Roundtable: Nationalism & State Formation, the 118th American Sociological Association, Philadelphia, August 2023
- “Cuddly Nationalism: The Rise of Formosan Black Bear as a Symbol for Taiwanese Identity,” presented at the North American Taiwan Studies Association 2022 Annual Conference, The George Washington University, 2022.
- “Political Talk in Cultural Arenas: A Sociological Account of Group Culture as a Pathway,” presented at the 4th World Congress of Taiwan Studies, University of Washington, 2022.
- “Political Consumerism in Online Communities: The Cases of K-pop and the NBA,” presented at referred roundtable of global/political consumerism, Consumers and Consumption, 116th American Sociological Association Virtual Annual Meeting, Aug, 2021.
- “Cultural Schema in Ambiguous National Identities’ Country: Chinese versus Taiwanese Identity and Political Discourse in Taiwan,” presented at referred roundtable of political sociology, 116th American Sociological Association Virtual Annual Meeting, Aug, 2021.
- “Political Consumerism in Culture Field: The Case of Taiwanese K-pop Fans,” presented at the North American Taiwan Studies Association 2021 Annual Conference, online conference, May, 2021.
- “Fandom Publics: A Comparative Study on Cultural Consumption and Political Participation,” presented at the 22nd Chicago Ethnography Conference, DePaul University, April, 2020. (Conference canceled)
- “Everyday Nationhood: The Practices of Taiwanese Fandom in Transnational K-pop Field,” presented at the Next-Generation Global Workshop, Kyoto University, November, 2018.
- “Banal Nationalism in Taiwan: An Analysis of Entertainer-involved Controversies,” presented at the Annual Conference of Taiwanese Sociological Association, National Dong Hua University, November, 2016.
- “Ineluctable Historical Wheel? An Inquiry into Identity of New-generation Mainlander in Taiwan,” presented at panel on Culture, Ethnicity and Identity in Taiwan, North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) 21st annual conference, Harvard University, June, 2015.
- “Cuisine-Embedded Nostalgia: How New-generation Mainlanders Formed Their Identity Narratives,” presented at panel on Contemporary Social Transformation in East Asian Societies, the 3rd Annual University of Tokyo-GSII Graduate Student Conference, Tokyo University, May, 2015.
- “Weapons of the Weak: A Case Study of the Resistant Strategy of Protest in Shida Night Market,” presented at panel on Social Movement, East Asian Junior Workshop, Kyoto University, August, 2013.
Grants, Awards, and Honors
- Teaching Assistant Honor Roll, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, 2022, 2023
- Conference Travel Funding, School of Graduate Studies, Rutgers University, 2020
- Fellowship, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, 2019-2021
- The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, Cultural Studies Association, Taiwan, 2018
- The Outstanding Master’s Thesis Award, Taiwanese Sociological Association, 2018
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, Graduate School of Letters and Kyoto University Asian Studies Unit (KUASU), Kyoto University, 2018
- Outstanding Academic Writing Award, Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica, Taiwan, 2017
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, 2015
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, the Aim For the Top University Project of College of Social Science, National Taiwan University, 2015
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, North American Taiwan Studies Association, 2015
- Graduate Student Travel Grant, Graduate School of Interdisciplinary of Information Studies, Tokyo University, 2015
- Academic Excellence Award, Guang-Hui Educational Foundation, 2015
- Presidential Award, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, 2014
- Presidential Award, Department of Sociology, National Taiwan University, 2012
- One of three applicants in Taiwan receiving full-offers in General Scholastic Ability Test–offers from Department of Sociology/Political Sciences (Political Theory/International Relations/Public Administration)/Anthropology at National Taiwan University, 2010
Service
- Student Representative, Colloquium Committee, Department of Sociology, Rutgers University, 2023-2024
- President, North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA)’s 29th Annual Conference, 2024
- Program Director, North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA)’s 28th Annual Conference, 2023
- Program Commissioner, North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA)’s 27th Annual Conference, 2022
- Organizer, East Asian (Taiwan, Japan, and Korea) Junior Sociologists Workshop, 2015
Miscellany
Translator (Korean to Chinese) of “The Speech Script of the Filibuster of a Korean Congressman Protesting Against the Anti-terror Law” on Story Studio. 2016
Editor of This is not the Sun Flower Movement (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015
Editor of Selections of Thinking Taiwan (II) (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015
Editor of Selections of Thinking Taiwan (I) (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015
Editor of This is not the Sun Flower Movement (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015
Editor of Selections of Thinking Taiwan (II) (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015
Editor of Selections of Thinking Taiwan (I) (in Mandarin), published by Thinking Taiwan. 2015