2018 Joint Annual Conference of Taiwanese Canadian Association and Taiwanese American Conference-West Coast 加台會年會和美西夏令會

2018年會歡迎您

加台會自1963年成立至今已55年，經歷35位會長承先啟後的傳承，奠定深厚的基礎。過去30年，美西夏令會在美西多個城市舉辦，2017年更在聖地牙哥年會時決定，蘊釀2018年與加台會在溫哥華合辦年會。所以今年的年會很特別，首次聯合加拿大台灣同鄉會和美西夏令會在溫哥華共同舉辦，歡迎來自美國、加拿大、台灣和日本的鄉親齊聚一堂，共同探討台灣的未來，為台灣的未來把脈。

今年有幸邀請到多位重量級的台、日本貴賓蒞臨年會。有為探討轉型正義最後一道防線的監察委員陳師孟；認真清廉正的立法委員王定宇；成立《喜樂島聯盟》，訴求「獨立公投，正名入聯」的民視董事長郭倍宏；主張強化台日關係、台日媒體報導正常化、支持台灣獨立建國、加人聯合國等，目前擔任「台灣研究論壇」會長、「2020東京奧運台灣正名推進協議會」幹事長的日本人永山英樹；以希望推進台灣司法改革，讓在這美麗島嶼上生活的人們，在自由天空下，能擁有真正公平、公正的審判，讓公義得到實現的時代力量邱顯智律師；以探討台灣日漸惡化的醫病關係，介紹「醫病平台」的賴其萬醫師；探討台灣科技、經貿和國際關係的外貿協會莊碩漢副董事長；來自美國的楊欣晉博士，則暢談從北美台灣人先鋒基金會到我們的鴛鴦夢，希望北美地區的台灣人能效法猶太人團結及深根的作法，來成立如此的基金會，以支持並培植政經界的領袖人物，使台灣人能世世代代立足於美、加的主流社會，並擁護實現台灣自由民主與獨立的價值。

來自溫哥華本地的演講貴賓，有以探討美、中、台關係、台灣史、文化變遷與民主化的蕭欣義教授；以五個小故事的大啟示，探討深耕北美、正名台灣跟日本有什麼關係的加拿大亞裔活動協會執行長的吳權益；以探討高通量分析對癌症研究的影響，分享如何參與並且影響癌症硏究工作，能讓非相關領域的聽眾也能對計算生物學和癌症硏究的關聯有基本概念的林晏禕博士。

台灣、中國一邊一國，台灣不是中國的一部分，這是所有台灣人的想法，天經地義毋庸置疑。文基自從接掌主辦這次年會的任務以來，即深深期許能為台灣做更多事，幾經深思熟慮，將今年的年會主題定為「深耕北美、正名台灣」，希望透過此次年會，對外表達台灣被矮化、被國際孤立的不合理現象，對内督促台灣政府早日實現轉型正義。更希望經由眾人集思廣義，提出建言，給台灣政府更多的壓力，早日實現所有台灣人的願望。

本次年會，演講主題多元、節目内容豐富、會後旅遊精彩，真心盼望前來參加的鄉親好友能夠滿載而歸，留下美好而深刻的回憶。

江文基

加拿大台灣同鄉會會長

2018加台會與美西夏令會召集人

Welcome to the Conference!

On behalf of the Organizing Committee of the Joint Conference of TCA and TAC-WC, 2018,1 would like to extend to you a sincere welcome!

The Taiwanese-Canadian Association (TCA) was founded in 1963, and, thanks to the tremendous efforts and hard work of the thirty five presidents during its fifty five year history, the Association has built a very strong foundation to help its members integrate into the Canadian society and assist in promoting Taiwan.

In the past thirty years or so, the Taiwanese American Conference-West Coast (TAC-WC) has held its annual conference in various cities in the western region of the United States. Last year, it was decided at its annual meeting in San Diego that TAC-WC would hold its conference jointly with the Taiwanese Canadian Association in 2018 in Vancouver, Canada.

Here, I wish to welcome all of you to this historical inaugural joint gathering between the two organizations, to renew our friendship and also to talk about how we can help with the future of our motherland – Taiwan.

We are so honored and privileged to have many guest speakers from Taiwan, America and Japan sharing with us at this conference their expertise, and work in their respective fields which have all directly or indirectly contributed to helping shape what Taiwan is today and what Taiwan is to become in the future. Among these heavyweights, we have Member of Supervision Institute Sherman Chen; National Legislator Wang Ting-yu; Founder of Hi- Lok-To Formosa Alliance George P. Kuo; CEO of Taiwan Research Forum and 2020 Taiwan Shomei (both Japanese organizations) Nagayama Hideki; lawyer Chiu Hsien-Chih; Founder of Medical Platform Chi-wan Lai; Vice-president of International Trades Association Chuang Suo-hang; President of FAPA, Illinois Chapter Hsinjin Edward Yang. Locally, we have invited scholar and historian Harry Hsiao; Managing Director of Asian Canadian Special Events Association Charlie Wu, and Cancer researcher Yen-Yi Lin. All their invaluable talks and sharing will undoubtedly enlighten and benefit us. We very much look forward to their presentations and your participation.

The Organizing Committee has also arranged excellent post-conference tours to make sure the attendees will have opportunities to enjoy the natural beauty and genuine hospitality Western Canada has to offer. Hope you will take advantage of it.

The fact that Taiwan and China are two different nations and Taiwan is not a province of China is very obvious. We have decided to have “Rooting North America and Recognizing Taiwan” as the theme of the joint conference, hoping, while we are trying to get ourselves deep-rooted in our adopted lands, we can also put in efforts to help our native land gain its proper status. We also hope that on one hand, through our collective effort, the international community will help legitimize Taiwan’s status, and, in addition, the government in Taiwan can properly and smoothly accomplish its agenda in its transitional justice process to eventually achieve the utmost and genuine “Truth and Conciliation” for people in Taiwan.

Thank you! I wish you all a wonderful time!

Douglas Chiang

President, Taiwanese-Canadian Association

Convener General, Joint Conference of TCA and TAC-WC, 2018