抄録
This invited editorial article is based on my experience shared at the 2021 MMIRA Asia Regional / 7th JSMMR
Annual Conference. The inaugural Asia Open Forum (AOF) was initiated by the Japan Society for Mixed
Methods Research (JSMMR) and the Mixed Methods International Research Association (MMIRA) in 2019 at
Hamamatsu, Shizuoka, Japan. The 2021 AOF was the 3rd panel which I have been honored and privileged to
be a part of since it was established. The focus of the 2021 AOF was on “Mixed Methods Research Knowledge
and Skills Acquired While Abroad.” The purpose was to capture the journey of panel speakers’ mixed methods
learning outside of Asia and discuss the impact on their research career of their scholarly activities while
abroad. I shared my mixed method research (MMR) learning in the U.S. and how I brought and shared what I
leaned back to Taiwan. This article briefly discussed the following areas: (1) my background and my MMR
dissertation, (2) my career path and the innovative Taiwan study abroad program, (3) my academic training
abroad and continued professional development in mixed methods research, (4) my teaching of mixed
methods research doctoral course, (5) my MMIRA and JSMMR encounters, and (6) my promotion of MMR in
Taiwan, Asia, and abroad.
