A Chip Odyssey: Panel Discussion and Film Screening

A Chip Odyssey
Taiwan, 2025, 106 min.
Dir. Hsiao Chu-chen
(Mandarin Chinese with Chinese and English subtitles)

Hsiao Chu-chen’s A Chip Odyssey is an epic documentary tracing Taiwan’s transformation into a global semiconductor leader — a journey that began half a century ago with bold bets and quiet builders who shaped the future. A panel discussion will precede the screening.

Watch a trailer below:

Opening Remarks:
Lien-Hang T. Nguyen, Director, Weatherhead East Asian Institute; Dorothy Borg Associate Professor of the History of American-East Asian Relations, Department of History;
Jim Cheng, Director, C. V. Starr East Asian Library, Starr East Asian Library

Moderator: Duy Linh Tu, Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Journalism, Graduate School of Journalism

Panelists:
Andrew J. Nathan, Class of 1919 Professor of Political Science, Dept of Political Science;
Eugenia Y. Lean, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs; Professor of East Asian Languages and Cultures, East Asian Languages & Cultures;
Jane Gaines, Professor of Film in the Faculty of the Arts, School of the Arts;
Harish Krishnaswamy, Professor of Electrical Engineering;
Hsiao Chu-chen, documentary filmmaker and producer; Professor, National Tsing Hua University;
Ben Chen, Producer; Executive Director of MOXA Inc.; Chairman of the Grand View Cultural and Art Foundation; Founder and CEO of Grand Vision Co. Ltd.;
Ben Tsiang, Producer; Co-Founder, CNEX

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

5:00-5:30 pm
Reception begins
Location: The Lantern, Lenfest Center for the Arts

5:30-6:45
Pre-screening opening remarks and panel discussion (see above for participants)
Location: The Lantern, Lenfest Center for the Arts

6:45-7:00 
Transition to screening room

7:00-8:45
Film screening
Location: Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, Lenfest Center for the Arts

8:45-9:00
Closing remarks by Jane Gaines and Ben Tsiang
Location: Katharina Otto-Bernstein Screening Room, Lenfest Center for the Arts

This event is hosted by the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and co-sponsored by the C.V. Starr East Asian Library and the School of the Arts at Columbia University, with additional support from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in New York City.