The Libraries’ East Asian Collection has received a Special Grant for Taiwan Studies from the Ministry of Education, R.O.C. Taiwan.

The MOE grant of over 1.1 million TWD (approximately $35,000 USD), received through the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles, will support the growth of a core collection for research in modern Taiwan literature and cinema at UCI. Ying Zhang, Asian Studies Librarian, will develop the collection in collaboration with Professor Bert Scruggs, a specialist in postcolonial Taiwan literature research who joined UCI in fall 2008. The collection will cover print and electronic books, journals, newspapers, and visual materials.

“We’re so grateful that we’ve been provided with this timely and generous funding to start building a strong collection for Taiwan studies,” said Zhang.

“I look forward to using the MOE-funded materials,” said Professor Scruggs. “Understanding Taiwan is critical to understanding 20th century East Asia, especially the Japanese colonial project and the Republic of China.”

For further information about the grant, please contact Ying Zhang at 949.824.0489 or yingz@uci.edu.