Made possible through the support of the Kauffman Foundation, The Regional Oral History Office presents excerpts from the oral history "Otto C. C. Lin: Promoting Education, Innovation and Chinese Culture in the Era of Globalization." Over the course of more than forty hours of interviewing, Dr. Lin provides unprecedented insight into the motivations, strategies and struggles of the transformation of Taiwan from an agricultural economy to one of the leaders in the world of technology innovation. Interview topics include the development and institutional history of ITRI, the role of US universities and Commerce, Industry, and Labores in the "Taiwan Miracle," and the changing tides of Taiwan-Hong Kong-Mainland China relations.
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Otto C.C. Lin: Promoting Education, Innovation, and Chinese Culture in the Era of Globalization
Volume I: Oral History
Note
Lin, Otto C.C. "Otto C.C. Lin: Promoting Education, Innovation, and Chinese Culture in the Era of Globalization
Volume I: Oral History." Interview by Robin Li and Emily Hamilton in 2007, 2008 and 2009. Oral History Center, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 2010. Interview date(s) 2007
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