A Quarterly Publication of Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego On February 28, Taiwanese Amer- ican Community Center had an eve- ning party celebrating its 12th anni- versary as well as memorializing the tragic event of February 28, 1947. At this occasion, we also conducted the transfer of office of the president of Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego. We thanked the out-going President Chen Chong-Maw for his superior service in skillfully leading us to work hard together to success- fully fulfill our dream of purchasing a A P R I L M A Y J U N E S P R I N G I S S U E 2 0 0 9 Taiwanese American Community Center (TACC) Vol. 11 No. 1 Publisher: TAFSD Editor-in-Chief: Ted Fan, Executive Editor: Evelyn Chang English Editor: Ching-Chih Chen Contributing Writers: Ching-Chih Chen, Ted Fan, Shin Ta Liu, Jau-Fang Wu, Jen Shyu, Eric Cheng, Christine Tsay For free subscription, please contact TACC: 7170 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111 Tel: 858-560-8884 Fax: 858-560-9276 Website: www.taiwancenter.com E-mail: [email protected]building to serve as the permanent home of the Center. We presented Professor Chen an appreciation plaque. Then in-coming President Chen Kun-Mu thanked all for their monetary contributions and their volunteer service. He thanked Center Direc- tor Fan Sao-Tah, Associate Director Ou Chun-Mei, staff members of the Center, and each and every volunteer. Special appreciation goes to Dr. Wu Ming-Hsien and Dr. Lue Jin-Wen for their selfless spirit of service. Since the beginning of the building’s remodeling, the two of them have been planning, applying for permits, negotiating and hiring workers, purchasing materials, supervising the remodeling work, and even personally doing much of the chores at the site. In order to complete the remodeling task as planned, they have been at the work site 6 days a week from dawn till late afternoon and sometimes even well into mid-night. We pray that the lovely and grand new Center will soon be completed so that we can move in and share together our home away from home. We sincerely hope that after have we moved into the new building, all fellow San Diegan Taiwanese will come to the Center so that we can all share our joy and our love for our Motherland Taiwan. For the purpose of commemorating the victims of the February 28, 1947 Tragedy, Ou Chun-Mei and Fan Sao-Tah read together a poem written by Ringo and titled “I don’t want to cry again”. We hope to leave behind the pains and hurts of the past, and march forward to face the future. (continued on next page) Gallery: Eric Cheng YAM Quarterly TAFSD/TACC 12th Anniversary Transfer of the TAFSD presidents (From left) TACC director Ted Fan, 2009 president Kun-Mu Chen, 2008 president Chong-Maw Chen TAFSD/TACC 12th Anniverary Performances Musical Comedy- The Sound of Music Senior Group Choir Wen-Huei Lee Magic Show Underwater Photography
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A Quarterly Publication of Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego
On February 28, Taiwanese Amer-ican Community Center had an eve-ning party celebrating its 12th anni-versary as well as memorializing the tragic event of February 28, 1947. At this occasion, we also conducted the transfer of office of the president of Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego. We thanked the out-going President Chen Chong-Maw for his superior service in skillfully leading us to work hard together to success-fully fulfill our dream of purchasing a
A P R I L M A Y J U N E S P R I N G I S S U E 2 0 0 9
Taiwanese American Community Center (TACC)
Vol. 11 No. 1
Publisher: TAFSDEditor-in-Chief: Ted Fan, Executive Editor: Evelyn Chang English Editor: Ching-Chih ChenContributing Writers: Ching-Chih Chen, Ted Fan, Shin Ta Liu, Jau-Fang Wu,Jen Shyu, Eric Cheng,Christine Tsay
For free subscription, please contact TACC: 7170 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111Tel: 858-560-8884Fax: 858-560-9276
building to serve as the permanent home of the Center. We presented Professor Chen an appreciation plaque. Then in-coming President Chen Kun-Mu thanked all for their monetary contributions and their volunteer service. He thanked Center Direc-tor Fan Sao-Tah, Associate Director Ou Chun-Mei, staff members of the Center, and each and every volunteer. Special appreciation goes to Dr. Wu Ming-Hsien and Dr. Lue Jin-Wen for their selfless spirit of service. Since the beginning of the building’s remodeling, the two of them have been planning, applying for permits, negotiating and hiring workers, purchasing materials, supervising the remodeling work, and even personally doing much of the chores at the site. In order to complete the remodeling task as planned, they have been at the work site 6 days a week from dawn till late afternoon and sometimes even well into mid-night. We pray that the lovely and grand new Center will soon be completed so that we can move in and share together our home away from home. We sincerely hope that after have we moved into the new building, all fellow San Diegan Taiwanese will come to the Center so that we can all share our joy and our love for our Motherland Taiwan. For the purpose of commemorating the victims of the February 28, 1947 Tragedy, Ou Chun-Mei and Fan Sao-Tah read together a poem written by Ringo and titled “I don’t want to cry again”. We hope to leave behind the pains and hurts of the past, and march forward to face the future. (continued on next page)
Gallery: Eric Cheng
YAMQuarterlyTAFSD/TACC 12th Anniversary
Transfer of the TAFSD presidents(From left) TACC director Ted Fan, 2009 president Kun-Mu Chen, 2008 president Chong-Maw Chen
TAFSD/TACC 12th Anniverary PerformancesMusical Comedy- The Sound of MusicSenior Group Choir Wen-Huei Lee Magic Show Underwater Photography
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(continued from previous page) Mr. Ricardo Gutierrez’s guitar performance initiated the joyous mood of the anniversary party. Drumers of
the Center’s Naruwan Taiko Group did their powerful but rhythmic drum beatings greatly heightened the youthful spirit in us, young and old. Senior Choir sang increasingly popular Taiwanese songs such as “Love in Formosa” and “Oceanic Country”. Ms Li Wen-Hui won much laughter with her magic show. Presbyterian Church Vocal Quartet sang “The Traveler” portraying the feelings of the Taiwanese and their longing for home. They also sang “We are Masters of Taiwan” calling for the Taiwanese to wake up so they can strive to claim Taiwan Sovereignty for them-selves for ever and ever.
The finale was “The Song of Music”, written, directed and acted by Fan Sao-Tah and Hung Juei-Jen. It is a musical dance comedy. Other performers were Ou Chun-Mei, Chien Charng-Ming, Lin Yi-Jen, Chang Hui-Lan, Huang Tsung-Chuan, Wu Sheng-Chih, Ho Chin-Hua, Liao Kun-Fang, Li Wen-Hui, Tsung Chun-Lung, Chang Shu-O. Chen Ling-Li was the story-line reader. Dance Choreographers were Chang Hsiu-Chiong and Hung Juei-Jen. The performance brought the audience not only the well-loved music but also laughters. The performance proves to us that our Center is full of talents. The evening party ended successfully. Thanks to all for coming to the Center’s anniversary celebration.
TAFSD Key Financial Information (Year to Date ended March 31, 2009)General Fund Permanent
Since 1997, TAFSD has been awarding yearly three or four scholarships to high school seniors of San Diego County. This year there will be at least four $500 scholarships. Applicants are evaluated in terms of their academic achievements, service to the commu-nity, and leadership ability. Two of the scholarships, however, are reserved for qualified applicants with financial needs. The deadline for application is April 15, 2009. Application forms can be downloaded from9. Application forms can be downloaded from. Application forms can be downloaded from the TACC website: www.taiwancenter.com
Honors & Awards Committee AnnouncementMother’s Day Special Award
In 2002, TAFSD established a “Kuan Chen Memorial Fund” and began to grant a $2000 cash award annually to a deserving special mother in the Greater San Diego area.
Mao-Chun Memorial Fund
This fund was established in 2004 to provide assistance to children with cerebral palsy in the greater San Diego area. The “Mao-Chun Memorial Fund” will award $700 cash each year to one cerebral palsy suffering child under 14, or an organization engaged in the therapy, caring, or education of children with cerebral palsy.
3YAM Quarterly 2009 Spring
Time: 5/16/09, Saturday, 6:30PM
Taiwanese American Heritage Week Opening Ceremony
TAFSD/TACC
2009 Taiwanese American Heritage Week (TAHW)
Will present High School Scholarship, Mother’s Day Special Award, and Mao-Chun Memorial Fund.
Special Performance by Jen Shyu & her band
Born in Illinois from Taiwanese and East Timorese parents, Jen Shyu is a vocalist, composer, improviser, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer who, as a soloist and bandleader now based in NYC, has established herself as a pioneering and original voice in the improvisation-al, avant-garde, and creative music worlds. Her perfor-mance will include original music from her latest album Jade Tongue, including Taiwanese folk songs arranged for her band and for solo vocal/piano, singing in Tai-wanese, Portuguese, Mandarin, and English. Shyu will also play the 2-stringed Taiwanese moon guitar, sing-ing songs which she learned from elders in southern Taiwan who still preserve this disappearing Taiwanese folk tradition.
Shyu also records and tours nationally and internation-ally with saxophonist/composer Steve Coleman and Five Elements since appearing on his latest albums Lucidarium and Weaving Symbolics (Label Bleu). Her work is also influenced by collaborations with Asian Improv aRts art-ists during her 3 years in the Bay Area after graduating from Stanford University and playing with a wide range of dancers, performing artists, and musicians on the bur-geoning improvisational scene in NYC and Europe. Shyu is also deeply informed by folk and aboriginal music of Taiwan, research in Cuba and Brazil, and a lifetime of classical training in piano, violin, ballet, and opera. She has been awarded fellowships from the Asian Cultural Council, Jerome Foundation/Roulette Space, MacDowell Colony, and the Bronx Council on the Arts.
Paiwan Tribe Hunter School Performance
Time : 5/23/09, Saturday, 7:00PMPlace: Auditorium, TACCPerformer: Sakinu & Hunter’s School Members
Program as follows:
※ Women Festival chant ancient song※ Celebrating the annual festival, song and dance※ Songs and Dances of Jubilation at the New Year Festival※ Gemakaukau - Summon※ Emalace - Announcement※ Kipakeljan - Making an agreement with ancestors to arrange details about the harvest festival.※ Penalalautan - Kids climb the God ladder※ Semaqacuvucuvung - The Rite of Passage※ Kemaziyanan - Warrior Dance※ Zimiyan - Harvest Celebration Song and Dance
Sakinu’s dream is to establish a hunters’ school wherein the young Paiwan people are taught their traditional culture. In new view of the Paiwan people, a hunter is not one who hunts, but one who can un-derstand and interpret the relationship and interaction between the land and nature. The school aims at transmitting such a hunter’s cul-ture and traditions. This way, the children learn traditions and values of their own people.
Various Asian Pacific ethnic communities will pres-ent stage performances at TACC to showcase their unique culture and heritage. Come to Enjoy this entertaining and colorful evening.
To sign up for competition, please contact Taiwan Center. 1-858-560-8884. Great Prizes!!!
The Taiwanese Culture Association presents “Tai-wanese Culture & Food Fair”. The fair features selections from traditional Taiwanese cuisines. Good music, performance and information for the young and old alike will add to the food fair fun.
Christine began playing the piano at age 5, and has been playing ever since. Christine is currently finishing up her last quarter at UC San Diego. She is majoring in music, with an emphasis on piano performance, and has been studying under Professor Cecil Lytle. She also started playing the flute on her own in the 5th grade, joining the school bands. It wasn’t until Christine came to UCSD that she started taking flute lessons from a private teacher. For the past two years, she has been the piano accompanist for her flute teacher’s students whenever they have flute re-citals and tests. Apart from her studies, Christine has been a piano teacher for the past three years at the La Jolla Piano Institute. Her students range in age from 3 to adults. She is the pianist for her church’s youth group and loves to offer her musical talents whenever and wherever needed.
ware industry for a few years, Eric developed a love for the underwater world and started SCUBA diving to pursue a serious interest in underwater photography.
Eric Cheng (b.1975) grew up as a Taiwanese American kid in San Diego. He was implicitly pushed to excel at math and science, and studied both the piano and cello from a young age. Eric left San Diego in 1993 and moved up to the San Francisco Bay Area, where he attended Stanford University and completed BS and MS degrees in Computer Science while con-tinuing to study the cello. After working in the soft-
New TACC Gallery
Eric Cheng, Underwater Photographer
Seven years later, Eric is one of the best-known underwater photographers in the world. He is the editor and publisher of Wetpixel.com, the premiere online community for un-derwater photographers, and also publishes his own print magazine, Wetpixel Quarterly. Eric is frequently sought after as a guest speaker, and leads photography expeditions to remote marine destinations around the globe. Eric is also involved in ocean conservation, and is technical advisor and photographer for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society.
Most recently, Eric was the head photographer on a Sea Shepherd anti-whaling campaign to Antarctica, which was also documented for Whale Wars, the hit show on Animal Planet.
Eric’s exhibit at the TACC showcases his best work from some of the most remote reefs on the planet.
Time: Starting from the Opening of TACC Permanent Site
Time: 4/19/09 (Sun) 2 PM4/19/09 (Sun) 2 PM(Sun) 2 PM2 PM PMTitle: World Power Politics and TaiwanAuthor: Wang Ching-Hong Speaker: Shin Ta Liu
Born in 1941, in Yunlin, Wang earned his BA in journalism at University of Missouri and MA at University of Maryland. After a long career, including a long stretch of assignment in the US, as a reporter and editor of various Chinese lan-guage print media, he is currently a freelance writer specializing in US foreign policy toward East Asia.
Taiwan’s sovereignty issue is controversial not only in the in-ternational community, but also in Taiwan. Essentially, the arguments arise from the different weight one gives to “Cairo Declaration” and “San Francisco Peace Treaty (here-after SFPT)”. However, in spite of the fact that the issue involves the future Taiwan and its people, there was no systematic and careful research on the two documents and the historical background of their development. Wishing to fill the gap, the author spent years gathering relevant materials to write the book.
According to the author, the Cairo Declaration is merely a war-time news release describing the inten-tion of the participants to deal with territorial matter after the end of the war with Japan while the SFPT is a legitimate treaty that over 50 coun-tries signed. According to SFPT, Japan renounced its sovereignty over Taiwan, but did not specify where or to whom the renounced sovereignty should belong. It surely does not belong to China, be it the Republic of China or the People’s Republic of China. The people of Taiwan conse-quently should and could confidently claim that they alone are its rightful owner.
Time: 5/31/09 (Sun) 2 PM2 PM PMTitle: A Colonel’s SonSub-title: Foreign Provincials, Where are you going?Author: Mr. Yang, Yu-TingSpeaker: Jau-Fang Wu
The author’s parents came to Taiwan in the late 1940’s follow-ing the defeat of Chiang Kai-shek’s KMT in the Chinese Civil War. Born in 1953, like many children of Chiang’s supporters, the author grew
in one of many so-called “villages of government employees and their dependents” in 1953. He earned an MS degree in Computer Science from University of Massachusetts. After returning to Taiwan, he worked as the deputy director of the Depart-ment of Technology and Research and then owned a start-up software company. In 2005 when he was in his early 50’s, he entered Chinese Cultural University specializing in history of KMT-CCP relations and history of Taiwan.
The book is a collection of es-says through them the author tells his stories. The stories are quite interesting and thought provoking. Even though the author offers pri-marily a “mainlander’s” perspective, he tries to break away from typical mentality and emotional shackles of a mainlander. This book therefore provides a space for the mainlanders to reflect on their current situation and to seek a path to their future. For the Taiwanese, the book may help them to learn the tortured mind of a second-generation mainlander who had grown up in the exclusive “dependants’ village”.
TAFSD/TACC
Book Club
5YAM Quarterly 2009 Spring
Hiking Club
Time: 04/04/09 (Sat) 9AMPlace: Oceanside BeachGathering place: Rotary Park in front of the MacDonald’s.
Time: 04/18/09 (Sat) 9AMPlace: Lake HodgesGathering place: Sunset Dr. Parking Lot
