Lee Chiao (Li Qiao), who has been at the forefront of the Taiwan literary world for more than four decades, was the Center’s first visiting writer. He spent two months at UCSB, from April to June 2004, giving various lectures both on and off campus. “My Literary Journey: A Conversation with Lee Chiao” , a dialogue with Professors K. C. Tu and Michael Berry (Department of East Asian Languages and Cultural Studies) was conducted at UCSB. Professor Tu also accompanied Lee Chiao to visit Taiwanese communities in Dallas, New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, and San Diego. Lee Chiao is author of several dozen volumes of fiction, essays, and cultural criticism, including the award-winning epictrilogy Wintry Night (Columbia, 2001).