North American Taiwan Studies Association

The North American Taiwan Studies Association (NATSA) is an American 501(c)(3) nonprofit academic organization established in 1994. It is operated by overseas Taiwanese students, North American doctoral students, and recent graduates who are interested in Taiwan studies. The NATSA annual conferences are the largest academic events on Taiwan Studies in North America. The NATSA conferences not only provide scholars and students of Taiwan Studies a regular forum to meet and exchange intellectual ideas, but also allow researchers on East Asia and beyond to receive dynamic feedback and broaden their academic horizons.

Early history
When NATSA was founded, it was known as the North American Taiwan Studies Conference and was located on the web at www.natsc.org until August 2006 when it switched to its current address.

NATSA Professional Development Webinar Series
The NATSA professional development webinars started in August, 2017. The objectives of the series are:


 * Enhance members’ professional skills
 * Strengthen professional networks of members in the academia and the industry
 * Promote NATSA to non-members

NATSA Podcast
NATSA Podcast

2019-2021 Season 1: Chats with Scholars

2021-2022 Season 2: 研究生轉運站

Taiwan Studies Syllabus Project
Taiwan Syllabus Project

Experts in Taiwan Studies crowd-sourcing project
Experts in Taiwan Studies

Taiwan Studies Workshop Fund
Taiwan Studies Fund

The Future of Taiwan Studies in a Post COVID world
Future of Taiwan Studies Post COVID


 * Ep 1. COVID-19 and Governance Social and Global Solidarity
 * Ep 2. How does the Hong Kong Security Law and "Decoupling from China" Impact Taiwan
 * Ep 3. The Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Taiwan's External Relations: Views from Japan
 * Ep 4. From Taiwanese-language Films to the Future of Taiwan Cinema