#JFSALON To understand Taiwan, look beyond the headlines to its indigenous peoples. Kyle Shernuk, @kshernuk, translator of Eyes of the Sky and assistant professor at Georgetown, introduces Syaman Rapongan: a Tao writer from Orchid Island whose work chronicles his community's oceanic culture and their survival under Han-Taiwanese colonialism. Eyes of the Sky is available at jfbooks.org

#JFSALON #RSVP Indigenous Taiwan & Syaman Rapongan's Eyes of the Sky Speaker: Kyle Shernuk @kshernuk Date: March 19, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM, Thursday RSVP: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jf… To understand Taiwan, one must look to its Indigenous peoples. A Tao writer from Orchid Island, Syaman is a chronicler of his community’s oceanic culture and their stories of survival and perseverance in the face of Han-Taiwanese colonialism. This new translation offers a rare Indigenous perspective on the modern world. This Pacific story will resonate with anyone who has ever wondered about their place in a rapidly changing world. About the Speakers Kyle Shernuk (佘仁強) is the translator of Eyes of the Sky, an assistant professor of Modern Chinese Literature and Culture at Georgetown University. His research focuses on disempowered and minoritized populations, with publications addressing issues of ethnicity, Indigeneity, queerness, and language in global Chinese communities. Moderator: Lily Wong is an associate professor of Literature and Critical Race, Gender & Culture Studies at American University. Her research focuses on the politics of affective labor, racial capitalism, and media formations of transpacific Chinese, Sinophone, and Asian American communities.

从解放军文工团舞者，到被封禁的作家；从中国文学中心，到流散柏林。严歌苓 @YanGeling 与佘仁強@kshernuk谈写作、真实与代价，谈《陆犯焉识》里那个始终选择尊严与自由的知识分子，也谈她自己如何一步步走到“被抹去”的位置。 📹 讲座完整视频现已上线季风书园YouTube频道 youtu.be/jZiQ7JXnr9w

昨晚的季風書園，座無虛席。嚴歌苓與Kyle Shernuk @kshernuk 的對談，貫穿寫作、流散與選擇。從《陸犯焉識》《芳華》談到如何獨立寫作與審查制度，強調自由表達為何仍值得堅持。她分享創作中的孤獨與自在，以及仍在繼續的寫作計畫。與讀者坦誠而熾熱的對話，文學在這一夜的季風中熠熠生輝！@yangeling

#JFSALON #季風人文講壇 #季風書園講座 #严歌苓 My Life in Writing: A Conversation with Geling Yan Speakers: Gelin Yan Moderator: Kyle Shernuk Date: Jan 13, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM EST RSVP: zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/jf… The life of author and scriptwriter Geling Yan 嚴歌苓 has been one of great variety:  soldier, dancer, author, scriptwriter, diplomatic spouse, and resident of mainland China, the US, Taiwan, Nigeria and currently Berlin.  She has witnessed the massacre at Tiananmen Square and gone from being a high-profile celebrity in China to having her work banned and her online presence and film credit erased. She now publishes her own uncensored work, most recently the English translation of her epic novel Criminal Lu Yanshi, about the life and times of a Chinese intellectual who values truth and freedom but ends up spending much of his life in a labor camp.  Please join us for a fascinating exchange moderated by Georgetown professor Kyle Shernuk. About the Speaker: Yan Geling was born in Shanghai and served as a dancer in a People’s Liberation Army entertainment troupe during starting at age 12. She has written over 30 books and won over 30 literature and film awards. Many of her works have been adapted for film and television by major Chinese film directors. Her work has been translated into 21 languages. Moderator of this talk, Kyle Shernuk @kshernuk is an Assistant Professor at Georgetown University specializing in modern and contemporary Chinese and Sinophone literature, film, and culture. His research focuses on ethnicity, indigeneity, queerness, language, and marginalized communities across global Chinese-speaking societies. He has published in leading journals and edited volumes, including Prism, International Journal of Taiwan Studies, and A New Literary History of Modern China.