Brief note of The Plains Region Fall Camp
In 1983 , Professors CD Lin, Joe Tiao, L.C. Fan, K.L. Huang at Kansas State University , Manhattan, Kansas gathering to discuss about the possibility of annual Taiwanese Fall Camp in Labor Day weekend and not in the summer period.
Taiwanese in Kansas ( Manhattan, Topeka, Wichita, Lawrence and Metro Kansas City),
Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa, Colorado and Nebraska will take turn to hold this meeting.
A decision was made to hold the first Taiwanese Plains Region Fall Camp in 1985, and Professor CD Lin will organize the meeting with help from Taiwanese at Manhattan , Kansas.
Listing of annual fall camp and location attached.
台灣人平原區秋令會歷史簡介
源自1985年在堪薩市州曼哈頓市舉辦第一屆。（堪州州立大學所在地）由林啓東教授會同當地同郷：刃明華，范良正，黃金來諸教授共同于1983年構想推動，并于1985召開。
因為當地暑假學生不在，各人暑假時間忙碌，所以定於九月勞動節召開，并名為平原區秋令會，以別於一般夏令會或中西部夏令會。
包括了Kansas,Missouri,Iowa,Colorado,Oklahoma,Nebraska 六卅。依序於各地舉辦：
>> 1986-Metro Kansas City （Kansas)楊英育
>> 1987-Denver,Colorado 吳錫奎
>> 1988-Edmond,Oklahoma 王明玉
>> 1989-Springfield,Missorui 廖坤塗
>> 1990-Emporia,Kansas 鍾茂萃
>> 1991-Des Monies ,Iowa 童海南
>> 1992-Manhattan ,Kansas 張洋銘
>> 1993-Overland Park,Kansas 楊英育
>> 1994- none
>> 1995- St Louis, Missouri 周鴻恩
>> 1996- Overland Park, Kansas 高民環
>> 2000- Olathe, Kansas 林年松
>> 2008- St Louis, Missouri
>> 2010- St Louis, Missouri
>> 後續仍未有召開。
Source from 張錫清
Posted in 01/2020
