1. Asia Week 2007 You are cordially invited to attend a symposium “The Democratic Culture of Taiwan” presented by Thursday – Saturday, April 5-7 th, 2007 For more information, please visit http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/AsianStudies/asiaweek2007.htmhttp://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/AsianStudies/asiaweek2007.htm.: Featuring Keynote Speaker: Professor Peng Ming-min 彭明敏教授 Schedule of Events* Address by Professor Peng Ming-min: Thursday 11:00 AM Movie – The Puppetmaster: A Film by Hou Hsiao-hsien (with commentary by Don Rodgers) – Thursday 7:00 PM 3 Panel Discussions with distinguished guest speakers : Friday -- Saturday Dinner Banquet with keynote address by Professor Peng Ming-min: Friday 7:00 PM Ticket is $25 per person. Deadline for purchasing tickets is March 30, 2007. Seating is limited. Call Tim Lee (972-964-2701), John Hsieh (972-242-7270), Sam Tsay (972-342-8155), Sue Chang (972-820-5705) or Austin College ( 903.813.2048) to reserve your tickets. University of Wisconsin Taiwanese Student Puppet Troupe : Saturday Afternoon 2:00-4:00 *With the exception of dinner banquet, all events are free and open to the public

2. Asia Week 2007 “The Democratic Culture of Taiwan” presented by Keynote Speaker: Professor Peng Ming-min 彭明敏教授 And a list of the distinguished scholars: Bruce Jacobs - Monash University, Australia Ed Friedman - The University of Wisconsin June Dreyer - The University of Miami Scott Simon - The University of Ottawa, Canada Chang Wen-chen ( 張文貞 ) - National Taiwan University School of Law Chen Wen-hsien ( 陳 文 賢 ) - National Chengchi University Graduate Program in Taiwan History Jolan Hsieh ( 謝若蘭 ) - National Donghua University, Taiwan Don Rodgers, Austin College For more information, please visit http://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/AsianStudies/asiaweek2007.htmhttp://artemis.austincollege.edu/acad/AsianStudies/asiaweek2007.htm.:

3. Asia Week 2007 “ The Democratic Culture of Taiwan” presented by Conference Panels: Panel 1 - The Development of Taiwan's Democratic Culture Friday 10:30Bruce Jacobs- Taiwan's Colonial History Wen-Chen Chang- Identity and Taiwan's Constitutional Development Don Rodgers and Ross Warden- Identity, Self-Esteem, and Pan-Blue Politics Panel 2 - Minorities and Human Rights in Taiwan Friday 3:00Scott Simon- Democratic Elections in Taiwan’s Indigenous Communities Katie Scofield - Indigenous Autonomy in Taiwan Jolan Hsieh - Taiwan's Human Rights Issues Panel 3 - A "Normal" Country? Taiwan's Relations with the World Saturday 9:00June Dryer - Relations Across the Taiwan Strait Vincent Chen - Taiwan’s Foreign Relations under Democratization: A Case of the Chen Shui-bian Administration Ed Friedman - Taiwan's Independence Plot Roundtable Discussion - Taiwan's Democratic Culture: Past, Present, and Future Saturday 10:45All Panelists