From Island to Table: Taiwan’s Culinary Cultures and Food Diplomacy
Mclaren 251
Join the Center for Asia Pacific Studies and David Chih-Hsiang Wu, Director General, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in San Francisco, for a flavorful exploration of Taiwan through the lens of food. Discover how Taiwan’s diverse history, cultures, and development have shaped its culinary traditions, and how food has become an important expression of Taiwan’s identity and an increasingly meaningful tool of cultural diplomacy and soft power.
This event is co-sponsored by the Department of Anthropology.
About the Center for Asia Pacific Studies
Since its founding in 1988, the Center for Asia Pacific Studies has bridged the Pacific with programs that spark conversation and promote teaching and research on the peoples and cultures of the Asia Pacific region. Each semester, the center organizes events and facilitates people-to-people exchanges on topics important for our understanding of the Asia Pacific region both historically and today.