TAIWANESE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (TAFNC) 北加州台灣同鄉聯合會

 TAIWANESE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA (TAFNC)

北加州台灣同鄉聯合會

Introduction

TAFNC was founded in 1973 with the mission to promote Taiwanese and American cultural exchange. Through a spirit of peace and harmony, our organization hopes to establish an informed and involved Taiwanese community that interacts and co-exists with other diverse groups in California. We strive to be model citizens and contribute to the “Melting Pot” of this great country so that future generations will be proud of our achievements.

TAFNC consists of eight major Northern California Taiwanese American organizations:

East Bay Taiwanese Association (EBTA),

South East Bay Taiwanese Association (SEBTA),

Mid-Peninsula Taiwanese Association (MPTA),

San Francisco Taiwanese Association (SFTA),

Taiwanese Alliance for Interculture (TAI),

North America Taiwanese Women’s Association, N. Cal. Chapter (NATWA, N. Cal)

Senior Taiwanese Association of Northern California (STANC),

Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Association (SVTAA).

TAFNC has close ties to other Taiwanese organizations such as Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA), North America Taiwanese Engineers’ Association (NATEA), Taiwanese Hakka Association of Northern California, North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association – Northern California Chapter, Taiwanese American Center of Northern California, Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce-San Francisco Bay Area, Northern California School Association for Languages of Taiwan (NCSALT), Silicon Valley Taiwanese American Industrial Technology Association (TAITA-SV), Taiwan Forum of North America, North American Taiwanese Medical Association Northern California Chapter, and Taiwanese Collegiate Alumni Association of Northern California (TCAA-NC).

The Purpose of TAFNC is to:

To strengthen the coordinating function for the Taiwanese communities in Northern California; actively provide help to their members,

To help elevate the status of Taiwanese Americans and strive for their entitled benefits in the U.S., and

To promote Taiwanese culture, enhance the inter-culture exchange between Taiwan and the U.S., and contribute to American society.

TAFNC Annual Events includes:

Lunar New Year’s Celebration.

228 Memorial Service – Commemorating the 228 Incident (February 28, 1947) the worst massacre in Taiwan history.

Taiwanese Heritage Week including the Taiwanese Cultural Festival, a public platform for cultural exchange.

Program for Taiwanese American Youth Leadership (TAYL).

Veteran’s Day Parade.

July 4th Parade.

Prof. Chen Wen-Chen’s Memorial Fundation Tennis Tournament. Other Activities Include:

Seminars to discuss everyday issues on health, education, and finances.

Social and recreational clubs.

Fundraising for international disaster relief such as the Taiwan 9/21 Earthquake, major typhoons, the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center, and Hurricane Katrina.

Local community service including food bank drives and volunteering for various non-profit organizations such as the American Cancer Society, KTEH/KQED.

Supporting need-based scholarships.

Raising awareness about the democratic reform in Taiwan.

 

北加州台灣同鄉聯合會簡介

北加州台灣同鄉聯合會創立於1973年,本會成立的宗旨為:

加強北加州台美人的聯繫,並對鄉親提供必要的服務。

宣揚故鄉 / 台灣文化,以促進台美文化之交流。

提昇台美人在主流社會的知名度,以加強對美國政府的影響力。

本會每年定期舉辦的大型活動有:

台灣傳統週 – 台灣文化節、促進台美的文化交流。

春節聯歡晚會 – 聯絡鄉友之間的感情。 本會已主辦或協辦的多種活動包括 :

座談會 – 如醫學講座,教育講座 ,政治演講等,以充實會員的生活品質

賑災募款活動:為台灣九二八及颱風受災區重建,美國九一一事件救援 遇難家屬,及國際社會重大災難等舉辦救濟募款工作。

加入主流社會舉辦的公益活動、如食物捐贈、流浪漢照顧、為防癌協會 及慈善機構當義工,

設立低收入家庭學生獎學金,來回饋社會。

台裔青少年的才能培訓,積極為國家儲備人才。

為爭取台灣的民主、自由,舉行各種遊行,演講活動。

TAFNC 共有八個團體會員:

東灣台灣同鄉會、東南灣台灣同鄉會、舊金山台灣同鄉會、中半島台灣同鄉會、台灣協志會、 北美州台灣婦女會北加分會、 北加州台灣長輩會、矽谷台灣同鄉會。

— 各團體會長為當然理事,由理事會推薦並選出聯合會的正副會長。

本會的其他協助會員:

FAPA北加分會、北美台灣工程師協會矽谷分會、北加台灣客家會、 台灣教授協會北加分會、民進黨矽谷支黨部等。

TAFNC期望能以『團隊、和諧、快樂』的精神,在美國的土地上建立一 個祥和美好的社區,協助建設穩定的美國社會,努力促進台美文化的雙向交流, 並與主流社會建立良好的互動關係,使我們的後代子孫都成為驕傲的台美人。

 

Website: http://tafnc.org/en/