Biography
Margaret Yun-Pu Tu, also known as Nikal Kabala'an, hailing from Taiwan's Indigenous communities, is a dynamic young leader with a passion for interdisciplinary pursuits. She actively engages in Indigenous self-determination and decolonization, contributing to social justice movements and curating exhibitions at prestigious institutions like the Burke Museum and the Tateuchi East Asia Library. Margaret is an accomplished legal researcher with expertise in Intellectual Property laws and a keen interest in technology-related policies, including Artificial Intelligence and Data Governance.
Research
Excels in interdisciplinary research focused on Indigenous self-determination, decolonization, and technology-related policies, with a background in Intellectual Property laws.
Selected Publications
- Nikal Kabalan’an (Margaret Yun-Pu Tu), Storytelling Behind the Overseas Taiwan Indigenous Collections: Material Cultures as a Means to Connect with International Indigenous Communities, Taiwan Insight (2023).
- Nikal Kabalan’an (Margaret Yun-Pu Tu), An Insider or Outsider? Lessons from the Recognition of Mixed-Background Indigenous and the Pingpu Peoples in Taiwan, Taiwan Insight (2022).
- Ching-Yi Liu, Wei-Ping Li & Yun-Pu Tu, Privacy Perils of Open Data and Data Sharing: A Case Study of Taiwan's Open Data Policy and Practices, 30 Wash. Int’l L.J. (2021).
- Yun-Pu Tu, The Implications of U.S. “Music Modernization Act” Toward Taiwan Music Licensing, 246 Intellectual Property Right Journal (2019).
- Margaret Yun-Pu Tu, Copyright Ownership for Outputs by Artificial Intelligence, STLI (2019).