International Master‵s Program in Asia-Pacific Studies

Learning Objectives

• Understand Kinmen’s historical and geopolitical importance, focusing on Cross-Strait tensions and Cold War legacies.
• Examine local industries and material culture, including wartime economies and the role of women in military contexts.
• Reflect on gender, national memory, and identity formation in borderland communities

April 24th - Kaoliang and Wartime Economy

12:00 Assemble at Taipei Songshan Airport

15:10 Arrival in Kinmen

15:30– 18:00 Site Visits:

• Zhaishan Tunnel 翟山坑道 (Kunkawee Wongpiya )
• Kinmen Distillery 金門高粱金城酒廠 ( F.Y. Chen)
• Juguang Tower 莒光樓 (Tina Chou)

18:30 Check-in and dinner at China Youth Corps 救國團 (Elijah Walker Shoaf )

20:00 Evening Observation

• View of Xiamen across the Strait (Introducing Kinmen by Jacob McGee)
• Observation of the “Blue Tears” (Nejc Mežič )

21:30 Return to lodging and night roll call

April 25th - Legends of War
08:00 Morning Roll Call and Departure for National Quemoy Universityoll

12:30 Site Visits:

• Guningtou Battle Museum 古寧頭戰史館 (Teresa Tianyi Nowalk)
• Beishan Broadcasting Wall 北山播音牆 (Ja Seng Hkawn)

14:00– 17:30 Excursion to Lieyu Island:

• Temple of the Virtuous Woman 烈女廟
  (Janina Clare Castro Tan)
• Warrior Fort 勇士堡 (Itamar Baum)
• Houlin Firing Range

18:00- 21:30 Dinner at Beef Restaurant 牛家莊/ Free time

21:30 Return to lodging and night roll call

April 26th - Cold War and the Making of a World Bank Vice President

08:00 Morning Roll Call and Departure for National Quemoy University

12:30– 17:30 Site Visits:

• Shishan Artillery Fort 獅山砲台 (Nattamon Sirivattanayotin)
• August 23 Artillery Battle Museum 八二三戰史 館 (Gemma Verna Dallas)
• Justin Yifu Lin, former Senior Vice President of the World Bank and Mashan Observation Post 馬山觀測站 (Briana Jaye Boland)

18:00- 21:30 Return to lodging, free time and dinner, Scholars meeting CSS Dean

21:30 Return to lodging and night roll call

April 27th - Women in Times of War

08:30 Check-out and Site Visits

• Special Teahouse 特約茶室 (Trinity Aradhana
  Birtley Prasadam)
• TBA

11:30 Return to lodging/pick up luggage/lunch

12:30 Student Arrival at Kinmen Airport / Return Flight to Taipei

15:00 Scholar Arrival at Kinmen Airport / Return Flight to Taipei