From deep archival research and interviews with cultural curators and government officials to studying tea art and learning brewing techniques from tea masters, anthropology Ph.D. candidate Thiago Braga, through his research, is unraveling the geopolitical history underlying the traditional tea revival across China and Taiwan.

This year’s annual Global Tea Institute Colloquium honors the legacy of tea with its theme: Art of Tea in Culture and Science, Society and Health. It will feature tea scholars from across UC Davis.