Author Eva Lou

Eva Lou

Academic Correspondent in Art and Literature

Eva Lou is a Taiwanese-born, American-educated writer who has called Hawaii, New York, Seoul, and Paris her home. She has a BA from Brown University where she was awarded the UTRA Teaching/Research Fellowship and the Capstone Prize in Creative writing, as well as a MFA from Columbia University. Her short stories and poems have been anthologized in America and France. She was invited to represent North America at the UNESCO panel “5 Young Writers of 5 Continents.” Her first book, Rapture/d’extases, was published by Editions Lanore in France in a bilingual edition. Her novel-in-progress is a finalist of the James Jones First Novel Award.

A Taiwanese Independence Activist’s Homecoming: My Great-Uncle’s Story

Eva Lou

Art & Literature, Arts & Culture, History

Writer Eva Lou explores the history of her great-uncle, Taiwanese independence activist Lo Fu-Chen, and how important memoirs have shaped Taiwan’s national and political identity.

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Author Eva Lou

Eva Lou

A Taiwanese Independence Activist’s Homecoming: My Great-Uncle’s Story