David Y. H. Wu

University of Hawaii, Department of Anthropology | Affiliate Graduate FacultyMember since 1969

My Biography

From 1958 to present, Dr. Wu has conducted fieldwork among Taiwan aborigines; Chinese diasporas in the South Pacific and S.E. Asia; Preschools and Minority Peoples in China; and since the 1990s the globalization of food, cuisine, music and dance, and national identity in East Asia. Since having received a PhD in Anthropology at Australian National University, Dr. Wu has written more than 100 journal articles and book chapters, and 17 books. Dr. Wu has also been Visiting Professor at major universities in Taiwan and other East Asia countries since 2008.