In her 2008 book A New Historical Perspective of Taiwan's Legal Status, she describes how growing up in Wufeng sparked a deep interest in Taiwanese history that kindled her first big ambition-to study in the history department of National Taiwan University.
她在 2008 年出版的著作《獵巫、叫魂與認同危機：台灣定位新論》裡自承，在霧峰成長，讓她對台灣史產生濃厚的興趣，遂以第一志願進台大歷史系。