Representing Taiwan in DC: How Taiwanese Americans Can Bridge Culture and Policy

The Global Taiwan Institute (GTI) is pleased to invite you to a panel discussion titled “Representing Taiwan in DC: How Taiwanese Americans Can Bridge Culture and Policy.”

For Taiwan, cultural promotion and political recognition are deeply interconnected, yet are rarely talked about in the same room. Taiwan policy spaces rarely include Taiwanese community centers, while Taiwanese cultural organizations often downplay pathways towards civic activism and political mobilization. This event highlights how “cultural organizations,” which build community by hosting Taiwanese cultural events, can engage with policy spaces in Washington DC and tangibly facilitate closer US-Taiwan relations. This event brings together local Taiwanese American leaders whose work integrates both cultural visibility efforts and policy initiatives. They demonstrate that Taiwanese Americans, here in the nation’s capital, can help build long-lasting friendship between Taiwan and the United States.

This event will feature panelists Tim Chng (Co-Founder of ITASA and President of Maryland FAPA Chapter), Adam Peir (Head of Civic Engagement Committee on TAP National Board), and David Tang (Principal of the Washington DC Taiwanese School). It will also feature Richard Haddock, Assistant Director of the Sigur Center for Asian Studies, as a discussant. This event will be moderated by Carissa Cheng, the 2025 Ya-Hui Chiu Summer Fellow at GTI.

The event will be held at George Washington University’s Lindner Family Commons, located on the sixth floor (room 602) of the Elliott School of International Affairs at 1957 E Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20052. Doors will open at 5:00 PM, and the event will begin at 5:30 PM. If you plan on attending in-person, please RSVP by October 5, as seating is limited. Please direct questions or concerns to Senior Programs Manager Adrienne Wu at [email protected].

**Media: Please contact Yuchen Lee at [email protected] if you would like to bring additional crew members or equipment, so that we can be sure to accommodate you.