“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 … More

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 … More

“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. … More

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 … More

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 … More

Review: The X factor

The history of KMT student spies and their victims resonates in contemporary era By James Baron / Contributing reporter There … More

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.