The Formosan Association for Public Affairs, our community's Washington, DC-based Taiwan advocacy organization, issued the following statement today announcing a call-for-support from Congressman Scott Garrett who serves on the bi-partisan Taiwan Congressional Caucus. “Meaningful Participation” undermines the country’s sovereignty On June 22, Rep. Scott Garrett (R-NJ) inserted an extension of remarks in the Congressional Record calling for full membership for Taiwan in international…

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For those of you on Facebook, you may be interested in joining this grassroots campaign to let people know that Taiwan is not China. Sponsored by the Formosan Association for Public Affairs, Young Professional Group, here is what the Facebook group says: On SUNDAY, MAY 9th, 2010, which marks the beginning of Taiwanese-American Heritage Week, join the campaign: (1) Change your profile picture to the "Taiwan is not China" logo, the picture for this Facebook event. (2) Post the following…

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We randomly came across some bloggers out in the interwebs who have posted something about the 2010 Census and supporting the Taiwanese American campaign to check the "Other Asian" box and write in "Taiwanese." Here's what a little cross-section of the voices in internet space have to say: http://www.sandyalamode.com/2010/03/16/census-2010-write-in-taiwanese/ http://ilhaformosaaltomtaiwan.wordpress.com/2010/03/20/be-counted/ http://populasian.wordpress.com/2010/03/22/2010-us-census/ http://andiecinema.blogspot.com/2010/03/taiwanese-be-recognized.html http://www.8asians.com/2010/03/08/psa-write-in-taiwanese-on-the-2010-us-census/ http://peachies.net/2010/03/07/taiwanese-american/ http://teresapalooza.blogspot.com/2010/03/my-taiwanese-american-anthem.html http://annawu.com/blog/2010/03/behind-the-scenes-census2010-write-in-taiwanese/ http://www.angryasianman.com/2010/03/us-census-2010-write-in-taiwanese.html http://indiac.blogspot.com/2010_03_01_archive.html Got…

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We've come a long way in just four years. What started out as just an idea to create a simple starting point to find Taiwanese American organizations and events on the web has now grown to something bigger and better with the help of some amazing and dedicated volunteer staff members! During the weekend of March 26-28, 2010 at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) Midwest Conference hosted by UT Austin, the collegiate attendees may notice several young professional…

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Hello friends of TaiwaneseAmerican.org! It’s a huge weekend ahead in our community for many reasons. I’m not sure this message alone can do it justice, but I’m sure going to try! First and foremost, it is a weekend of remembrance for the estimated 20,000 lives lost during Taiwan’s February 28th Incident and subsequent months, sparking the beginning of the longest period of martial law in the history of the world, from 1947 to 1987. We acknowledge this history because the …

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Dear Fellow Taiwanese, This coming weekend, February 26-28, a new movie about Taiwan will be coming to theaters. Formosa Betrayed is the first American film to ever deal with US-Taiwan relations and explore the issues of democracy, identity, and justice during the White Terror period in Taiwan. The movie was largely funded by Taiwanese all over the United States and Canada, who invested over $6 million into the film. This makes Formosa Betrayed one of the largest pro-Taiwan projects ever funded…

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