“Fulbright in East Asia and the Pacific:
2019 Workshop for U.S. ETAs, Student Researchers, and Scholars”
DAY 1 Saturday, March 09 Venue: B2, Sheraton Grand Taipei Hotel @ No 12, Sec 1, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei
Dress: Business Casual 台北喜來登大飯店 B2 福廳 (Joyful Ballroom) 台北市忠孝東路一段12號
I. Welcome & Announcements: 6:00pm
WELCOME: Jesse Curtis, Adam Meier
ANNOUNCEMENTS: Will Vocke
II. Open Spaces Introduction: 6:15pm
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
Dinner (Traditional Chinese Banquet): 6:15-7:15
Country video/ppt slideshow presentations
III. Open Spaces Review of Topics: 7:15pm
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
IV. Cultural Presentation: 7:30 pm
“A Demonstration & Explanation of Traditional Chinese Opera and Acrobatics”
National Taiwan College of the Performing Arts (NTCPA)
HOSTS: Lilian Huang; Taiwan ETAs Kylie Torres & Alice Tsai
DAY 2 Sunday, March 10 Venue: 6F, Taipei New Horizon @ No. 88, Yanchang Road, Xinyi District Taipei
Dress: Business Casual 台北文創 / 松菸誠品 6樓 臺北市信義區菸廠路88號
I. Opening: 9:00-9:15
WORKSHOP HOST: Adam Meier
II. UNDERSTANDING THE EAP REGION: HISTORICAL, POLITICAL, AND CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE REGION AND ITS COUNTRIES 9:15-10:30
PANEL – 1 hr 15 mins
MODERATOR: Will Vocke
PANELISTS: Lisa Heller, Kwei-Bo Huang, Peter Bittner, Rachel Wallner
FORMAT: Each speaker to give 5-10 mins of opening remarks followed by Q+A.
GOAL: Provide insight on both the current and historical landscape as a backdrop to understanding the political relationships
between the U.S. and the East Asia and the Pacific region.
BREAK 10:30-10:45
III. Open Spaces – Small Group Discussions: 1: 10:45-12:00
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 1 hr 15 mins
PARTICIPANT DESIGNED TOPICS
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
GROUP LEADERS: Individuals who identified a topic and Taiwan grantees participating
FORMAT: Self-designed
GOAL: For participants to identify topics, issues, and ideas which most engage them and share their perspectives with others.
CONCURRENT SESSION: ETA Program Administrators Meeting: 10:45-12:00
MEETING – 1 hr 15 mins
FACILITATOR: Adam Meier
PARTICIPANTS: Commission and post staff representatives from ETA countries
FORMAT: General discussion
GOAL: Introductions, EAP overview, learn about ETA programs across the region, & discuss successes and challenges.
LUNCH 12:00-1:00
Country video/ppt slideshow presentations
IV. Teaching Workshop 1: 1:00-2:30
OVERVIEW: Icebreakers 20 mins; Taiwan TEFL Advisors
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 1 hr 10 mins
FACILITATORS: Taiwan TEFL Advisors & 2nd year Taiwan ETAs
FORMAT: 4 sessions on diverse topics:
Room A: Classroom Management: Dominique Murdock, Yuta Otake & Diana ‘Huey’ Wu
Room B: Game Design: Jhih Kai ‘Kevvy’ Yang & Isabelle St. Clair
Room C: Storytelling: Agnes Tang & Tiffany Hwang
Room D: Cultural Sharing Lessons: Alicia Bradley & Cole DeVoy
GOAL: To share effective teaching techniques, discuss best practices, & problem solve teaching related issues.
CONCURRENT SESSION: Students/Scholars Self-Organizing Session I: 1:00-2:30
PANEL – 1 hr 30 mins
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
PARTICIPANTS: All research scholars and students
FORMAT: Free form session where participants decide what they would like to discuss and self-determine how to organize the time. Options vary from informal conversations/networking to more structured group conversations centered on current research conducted in the region.
GOAL: Develop a research community within the region to generate new ideas, make new connections and accelerate research projects.
BREAK 2:30-2:45
V (a). LIVING IN EAP: PERSONAL WELL-BEING, SAFETY, & MENTAL HEALTH: 2:45- 4:30
PRESENTATIONS: 30 mins & 1 hr 15 min
WORKSHOP HOST: Adam Meier
SPEAKERS: Tony Hornik-Tran, Anchal Khanna
FORMAT: 30 minutes of presentation; then 30 min presentation, 15 minutes of table work, 20 minutes of scenarios, and 10 minutes of Q&A.
GOAL: Offer strategies and tips for adapting and remaining safe while on grant in the region. General topics include but are not limited to:
- Emotional and mental wellbeing – stress, loneliness, depression, anxiety; Staying out of harm’s way; Sexual assault, harassment or unwanted attention in any form; Traffic, travel and transportation safety; Crime and theft; Drinking and smoking culture; Illness abroad
V (b). LIVING IN EAP: PERSONAL WELL-BEING, SAFETY, & MENTAL HEALTH: 4:30- 5:30
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 45 min
FACILITATORS: Identified Conference Participants, Nate Maynard
FORMAT: Small informal group discussions.
GOAL: The breakout session is to offer grantees an opportunity to informally gather and discuss ways to adapt and remain healthy and safe while on grant in the region.
DAY 3 Monday, March 11 Venue: 11F, Evergreen International Convention Center @ No.11, Zhongshan S. Rd, Taipei
Dress: Business Casual 張榮發基金會國際會議中心 11樓 臺北市中山南路11號
I (a). LIVING IN EAP: DEALING WITH DIVERSITY, DISCRIMINATION, INCLUSION AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: 9:00-10:30
PANEL & PRESENTATION: 30 min & 1 hr
MODERATOR: Dominique Murdock
PANELISTS: Octavius Jones, Yuki Minami, Anika Ullah
SPEAKER: Brena Yu-Chen Tai
FORMAT: Starts with a panel of grantee experiences across the region for 30 minutes, followed by 1 hr of speaker led presentation and small group work.
GOAL: Provide a framework to increase awareness and understanding on the issues of diversity/discrimination/inclusion/unconscious bias in our daily lives and host countries. Create a safe space for constructive facilitated conversation and provide grantees with practical strategies and resources they can use during their grant. A few areas for further discussion include:
- Heritage grantees; Race; Socio-economic; Gender; LGBTQIA; Religion; Disability
BREAK 10:30-10:45
I (b). LIVING IN EAP: DEALING WITH DIVERSITY, DISCRIMINATION, INCLUSION AND UNCONSCIOUS BIAS: 10:45-12:00
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 1 hr 15 mins
FACILITATORS: Identified Conference Participants, Nate Maynard
FORMAT: Small informal group discussions.
GOAL: The breakout session is to offer grantees an opportunity to informally gather and discuss issues raised in the preceding presentations
LUNCH 12:00-1:00 (next to the elevators)
II. LIGHTNING TALKS: RESEARCH BY CURRENT FULBRIGHTERS IN EAP: 1:00-2:20
SHORT TALKS: 75 minutes total; up to 10 minutes per presenter
FACILITATORS: Staff in each room
SPEAKERS: 24 research Scholars and Students
- Room 1101:
- 1. Sarah Hartman: Assessing rainwater harvesting as a sustainable water source in Cebu, Philippines (Philippines)
- 2. Trevor Menders: History from Shards: Edward Sylvester Morse and the “Traditional” Japanese Ceramic (Japan)
- 3. Andrea Pulido: Youth’s Experiences with Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) Using a YPAR Approach (Philippines)
- 4. Crystal Wang: Micronutrient Supplementation for Children of Urban Poverty Iron Project (CUPIP) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (Malaysia)
- 5. Max Wolpert: First Language Attrition in Mandarin-English Bilinguals: Preliminary Data from Mandarin Monolingual Control Group (China)
- 6. Yuki Minami: The role of Japanese women under the Imperialist government for 1910-1945 (Japan)
- 7. Sanjay Pyare: Tele-coupled ecosystems in the EAP as a basis for transnational cooperation: the case study of migratory seabirds (Indonesia)
- Room 1002:
- 1. Charlotte Fitzek: Candlelight Protests in South Korea (Korea)
- 2. Amal Nanavati: Robotic Apprentices? Learning To Interact With Human Groups Through Observation (Japan)
- 3. Christopher Silver: Rapid Urbanization: Challenges and Opportunities for the Sustainable and “SMART” Indonesian City (Indonesia)
- 4. Daniel Brodkin: Language Endangerment Across South-East Asia (Indonesia)
- 5. Caro Park: Recipe for Disaster (Australia)
- 6. Rebecca Brittain: The Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Digestion and Energetics of Wild Bornean Orangutans Across a Shifting Nutritional Landscape (Indonesia)
- 7. Erik Fruth: Assessing Public Engagement: A Case Study of Hydropower Development on the Mekong (Laos)
- Room 1003:
- 1. Attyat Mayans: Dilemma or divide? Re-contextualizing the Chinese study abroad movement at a public Shanghai high school (China)
- 2. David Lingelbach: Entrepreneurs Creating Sustained Competitive Advantage Under Institutional Change: Evidence from Myanmar (Burma)
- 3. Phoebe Wiener: Female Representation in Japanese Politics (Japan)
- 4. Erin Sweeney: Food Security or Living Lab? Navigating the Value of the Local Food Chain in Land-Scarce Singapore (Singapore)
- 5. Margarethe McDonald: Effects of native vs accented English exposure on Korean children’s language abilities (Korea)
- 6. Ziibiins Alexandra Johnson: Indigenous Language Revitalization: A case study of Māori Language Revitalization and Teaching (New Zealand)
- 7. Jonathan Galka: Biobehavioral Approaches to Malaysian Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the Context of HIV-Preventative Care (Malaysia)
SESSION FORMAT: There will be 4 rooms with 6 presenters per room. The format is a series of concise 10-minute talks, on research conducted across the EAP region.
GOAL: Grantees learn about each other’s research, identify synergies and possible connections or collaborations for their work. At the end, grantees will be able to vote on the top presentation that they would like to learn more about.
CONCURRENT SESSION: ETA Program Administrators Meeting: 1:00-2:20
MEETING – 1 hr 15 mins
FACILITATORS: Adam Meier, Anchal Khanna
PARTICIPANTS: Commission and post staff representatives from ETA countries
FORMAT: General discussion
GOAL: Discuss a framework and common language that can be used to support grantees through challenging situations.
III. LIVING IN EAP: CULTURAL DIFFERENCES & PARALLELS: 2:30-3:45
PANEL— 1 hr 15 mins
MODERATOR: Anita Chan
PANELISTS: Attyat Mayans, Ziibiins Alexandra Johnson, Paul Jantz, Andrea Melrose Abad Pulido
FORMAT: Each speaker to give 5-10 mins of opening remarks followed by Q&A.
GOAL: Offer tips for adapting and remaining culturally sensitive so grantees can maximize their time and experience while being successful on grant in the region. It also offers the opportunity to form various interest groups and networks that can be a resource to each other during the grant period. A few ideas to frame the presentation:
Perceptions on American culture; Indigenous populations; How various identities might be viewed differently in other cultures/contexts; Ways/strategies for assimilating into new environment/culture while still staying true to own identity
BREAK 3:45-4:00
IV. Teaching Workshop 2: 4:00-5:30
OVERVIEW: Icebreakers 20 mins, Taiwan TEFL Advisors
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 1 hr 10 mins
FACILITATORS: Taiwan TEFL Advisors & 2nd year Taiwan ETAs
FORMAT: 4 sessions on diverse topics:
- Room 1002: Building School Communities: Dominique Murdock & Tiffany Hwang
- Room 1003: Lesson Planning: Jhih Kai ‘Kevvy’ Yang & Isabelle St. Clair
- Room 802: Using Authentic Materials: Alicia Bradley & Cole DeVoy
- Room 1101: Team Building Activities: Yuta Otake & Diana ‘Huey’ Wu
GOAL: To share effective teaching techniques, discuss best practices, & problem solve teaching related issues.
CONCURRENT SESSION: Students/Scholars Self-Organizing Session II: 4:00-5:30
PANEL – 1 hr 30 mins
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
PARTICIPANTS: All research scholars and students
FORMAT: Free form session where participants decide what they would like to discuss and self-determine how to organize the time. Options vary from informal conversations/networking to more structured group conversations centered on current research conducted in the region.
GOAL: Develop a research community within the region to generate new ideas, make new connections, and accelerate research projects.
DINNER: Midtown Richardson Hotpot Restaurant: 6:00-?
DAY 4 Tuesday, March 12 Venue: 11F, Evergreen International Convention Center @ No.11, Zhongshan S. Rd, Taipei
Dress: Business
張榮發基金會國際會議中心 11樓 臺北市中山南路11號
I. CAREER PATHS IN THE EAP REGION, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES POST-FULBRIGHT, AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT: 9:00-10:00
PANEL: 1 hr
MODERATOR: Victoria Chan
PANELISTS: Charlotte Fitzek, Sarah Hartman, Peter Bittner, Erin Sweeney
SESSION FORMAT: Each panelist gives 5-10 mins of opening remarks followed by Q&A.
GOAL: Provide first-hand insight on career paths, opportunities post Fulbright, including working for the U.S. Department of State, and how being a Fulbright grantee may shape their professional path for the future. A few topics to cover:
Graduate school experience; Fellowship opportunities: How to maximize your Fulbright experience; Networking; Career
planning
II. Open Spaces – Small Group Discussions 2: 10:00-10:45
BREAKOUT SESSIONS: 45 mins
PARTICIPANT DESIGNED TOPICS
FACILITATOR: Nate Maynard
GROUP LEADERS: The person that identified the topic and Taiwan grantees participating
FORMAT: Self-designed
GOAL: Final small group sessions for participants to identify and take part in discussions on topics, issues, and ideas which haven’t been covered previously.
CONCURRENT SESSION: ETA Program Administrators Meeting: 10:00-10:45
MEETING – 45 mins
FACILITATOR: Adam Meier
PARTICIPANTS: Commission and post staff representatives from ETA countries
FORMAT: General discussion
GOAL: Wrap up session with program administrators
BREAK 10:45-11:00
III. IN-DEPTH RESEARCH PRESENTATION: 11:00-11:30
PRESENTATION: 30 mins
WORKSHOP HOST: Adam Meier
SPEAKER:
- 1. Rebecca Brittain: The Role of the Gut Microbiome in the Digestion and Energetics of Wild Bornean Orangutans Across a Shifting Nutritional Landscape (Indonesia)
- 2. Jonathan Galka: Biobehavioral Approaches to Malaysian Sexual and Gender Minority Health in the Context of HIV-Preventative Care (Malaysia)
FORMAT: 15 mins followed by Q+A.
GOAL: A more in-depth presentation of one of the selected talks from the Lightning Talks session to provide an interesting example of Fulbright research.
IV. The 40th Anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act and What That Means: 11:30-12:00
PRESENTATION – 30 mins
HOST: Jesse Curtis
SPEAKER: William Brent Christensen
FORMAT: 20 mins presentation followed by Q&A.
GOAL: Provide an overview of the 40th anniversary of the Taiwan Relations Act.
LUNCH 12:00-2:00 (B1)
Country video presentations by grantees
V. KEYNOTE ADDRESS: “The Future of Taiwan,” 1:00-2:00
HOST: Will Vocke
SPEAKER: Distinguished Guest
FORMAT: 30 mins presentation followed by Q & A
Off the record, NO recording, NO photographs
GOAL: Understand the current issues in Taiwan
VI. Closing & Wrap-Up: 2:15-2:45
HOST: Adam Meier
GOAL: Review and wrap-up of the workshop
VII. Evaluation: 2:45-3:15
HOST: Adam Meier
GOAL: Fill out on-line evaluation