Fu-Liong Bill Cho – Retired Nuclear Safety Specialist and Founding Board Member of the Taiwanese American Foundation (IL)

Irvine, CA

I hope that (1) we possess a spirit of adventure; (2) we dare to take up any challenges; (3) we are so intelligent that we can pursue, discover and create many new things, new ideas and new ventures; (4) we all have integrity; (5) we are loyal to America; (6) we love Taiwan and support and provide safeguards against those that wish to overturn the existence of Taiwan.

cho.bill1Who are you?

I am a retired Nuclear Safety Specialist for the Illinois Department of Nuclear Safety since December 2002. Subsequently, I founded RiskSolver Communications, a consulting service for industry and government agencies world wide. In the Taiwanese American community, I am known as one of the founding board members of the Taiwanese American Foundation summer conference, which has its roots from the Midwest Formosan Christian Fellowship (MFCF) since 1966.

What do you do?

Currently, I engage in development and optimization work as it applies to Reliability and Risk Assessment for multi-purpose applications. I look at risk-based information and risk-informed data for conducting probabilistic risk assessments.

Why are you proud to be of Taiwanese heritage?

I came to America in the fall of 1956 for advanced study at the University of Michigan to study engineering science, but embraced a deep conviction, consciousness, and pride for my Taiwanese heritage. The underlying reason at that time was my feelings of deep sorrow for seeing the dreadful era of the post-1947, 228 KMT massacre. Everywhere in Taiwan, there prevailed an atmosphere of despair and hopelessness. So, I could not help but go abroad to seek a new horizon — and a new opportunity in America.

What does the future of Taiwanese America look like to you?

Being Taiwanese and American, I forever acknowledge that our heritage is unique: I hope that (1) we possess a spirit of adventure; (2) we dare to take up any challenges; (3) we are so intelligent that we can pursue, discover and create many new things, new ideas and new ventures; (4) we all have integrity; (5) we are loyal to America; (6) we love Taiwan and support and provide safeguards against those that wish to overturn the existence of Taiwan.

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