“A Haven for the Humanities”: Research Profile
My research this year at the Huntington was profiled, along with fellow Long-Term Fellows Scott Doebler, Sandy Rodriguez, Catherine Ceniza Choy, and more. ‘… Wendy Cheng’s research on plant migration—how living collections embody layered histories of beauty, displacement, and care. By late morning Cheng, the Simon and June Li Fellow, lifts a folder from the…
Island X: Taiwan edition
The Taiwan edition of Island X is out, published by Linking Books 聯經出版 and available for purchases here. It’s a gift and honor to be able to share this work with Taiwanese readers. Thank you to Feng-en Tu for the invitation, Shuchen Huang for her editorial stewardship, Shin-hong Chen for the careful translation, and Wen…
Review of Island X in American Historical Review
By Shelley Lee “In the book Island X, Wendy Cheng offers a history of Taiwanese migrant students in the United States during the late twentieth century. More a set of unique case studies than a collective history, it is a fascinating and original work that makes major contributions to several fields. Especially salient for understanding migrations…
“Cut the palm trees and the Hollywood sign”: Interview in Los Angeles Times
I was interviewed by Los Angeles Times reporter Thomas Curwen about how LA should represent itself in the 2028 Olympics. You can access the full article here.
Special Issue of Taiwan Insight: “Student Migrants, Campus Spies and Island X”
Edited by Chee-Hann Wu INTRODUCTION TO ISLAND X Written by Wendy Cheng. WENDY CHENG’S “ISLAND X” IS ESSENTIAL READING FOR TAIWANESE AMERICANS Written by Leona Chen. ISLAND X: AN INTERNATIONALIST EXAMINATION OF TAIWANESE AMERICAN HISTORY DURING THE COLD WAR Written by Wen Liu. REWRITING ASIAN AMERICAN HISTORY: THE ANTI-IMPERIAL STRUGGLES OF TAIWANESE AND HONG KONG DIASPORAS Written by Alex…
Politico: “One Book, Three Questions”
By Phelim Kine The Book: Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies and Cold War Activism The Author: Wendy Cheng is chair of the Intercollegiate American Studies Program at Scripps College Responses have been edited for length and clarity. What is the most important takeaway from your book? We all come from political histories, many of which are…
Review: The X factor
The history of KMT student spies and their victims resonates in contemporary era By James Baron / Contributing reporter There was an awkward moment during a Q&A session at a book launch in Taipei a couple of months ago. Following his presentation, an author who was visiting Taiwan to promote his work, was challenged about…
![Interview: 黨國特務眼線下 那一段台灣意識在美國萌芽的歷史 [Campus Spies and the History of the Formation of Taiwanese Consciousness in the US]](https://wendycheng.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/cna-interview.jpg?w=800&h=600&crop=1)
Interview: 黨國特務眼線下 那一段台灣意識在美國萌芽的歷史 [Campus Spies and the History of the Formation of Taiwanese Consciousness in the US]
By Hans Lin (Central News Agency, Taiwan) 一張44年前泛黃的黑白照片，20幾個台灣留學生的笑容穿越了時空，凝結在一本2023年出版專書封面，作者鄭昕是照片裡兩歲幼兒。她花12年時間寫成這本書，要為父母一代「最獨特的一群台灣人」留下歷史。 Read the full article here.
ISLAND X available now
Island X: Taiwanese Student Migrants, Campus Spies, and Cold War Activism is available now from University of Washington Press and can be ordered here (**enter the code WST30 at checkout for 30% off**) or wherever you like to buy books.
Review: ‘Wendy Cheng’s “ISLAND X” is essential reading for Taiwanese Americans’
By Leona Chen As editor-in-chief of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, I try to adhere to a level of curatorial prudence and precision of language — because not every great book must be essential — but I truly believe that Wendy Cheng’s Island X is essential reading for Taiwanese Americans. It is an unprecedented origin story of Taiwanese Americans, lyrically charting…
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