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HoChie Tsai about TaiwaneseAmerican.org Ep 29

By Felicia Lin

A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:

HoChie Tsai is the founder of TaiwaneseAmerican.org. In addition to the many hats that he wears in the Taiwanese American community, he works as a pediatrician. HoChie frequently speaks at collegiate conference circuit and youth summer camp programs. He is a past Program Director and current Board Member of the Taiwanese American Foundation, and a founder of the Taiwanese American Professionals chapter in San Francisco. He hopes to inspire a renewed sense of pride in personal identity and to increase activism and involvement within the greater Asian American community.

Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:

  • Where the idea for TaiwaneseAmerican.org came from
  • The challenges with setting up the initial website which was conceptualized as a calendar of events in the Taiwanese American community
  • How TaiwaneseAmerican.org has grown since it was started in 2006
  • How HoChie balances his work as a pediatrician and with TaiwaneseAmerican.org
  • The highlights of being involved with TaiwanseAmerican.org
  • TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Executive Director Erica Ling
  • TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Outreach Director Pamela Hung
  • TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Administrative Director Kristina Lin
  • Some of the celebrities that HoChie has met including Janet Hsieh and Jeremy Lin
  • ITASA’s (Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association) connection to TaiwanseAmerican.org
  • The speaking that HoChie has done at various Taiwanese American youth conferences
  • How Hochie and Anna Wu (TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Editorial Director) created the first “Stinky Tofu” Taiwanese American themed T-shirts sold by TaiwaneseAmerican.org
  • How often HoChie visits Taiwan and what he loves about visiting Taiwan
  • Any feedback that HoChie has received from people from Taiwan
  • How HoChie was recognized in the Shih Lin night market for his YouTube interview with Janet Hsieh
  • The popularity of TaiwanseAmerican.org’s 100 Passionate People Projects
  • Taiwanese American Heritage Week in May
  • What types of content on TaiwaneseAmerican.org gets the most views
  • How TaiwanseAmerican.org focus on highlighting personal stories of Taiwanese Americans (e.g. artists, writers, leaders, success stories)
  • The Write In Taiwanese Campaign for the 2010 U.S. Census
  • What are the future plans and initiatives of TaiwaneseAmerican.org
  • The building of TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s nonprofit status
  • HoChie’s advice to others interested in creating an online community
  • How HoChie sees Taiwanese Americans to be an active, recognized part of the Asian American community
  • The Jubilee Project’s motto that “Doing good is contagious”

 

Related Links:

TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s website: https://www.taiwaneseamerican.org

 

TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/taiwaneseamericanorg

 

TaiwaneseAmerican.org on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/#/TaiwaneseAmerican.org

 

TaiwaneseAmerican.org on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/taiwaneseam_org/

 

TaiwaneseAmerican.org on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TaiwaneseAm_org

 

ITASA (Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association): https://itasa.org/

 

HoChie’s interview with Janet Hsieh for TaiwaneseAmerican.org

Connecting with Janet Hsieh, Host of Fun Taiwan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uw5F5e8MuoQ

 

Jeremy Lin Q&A at Asian Heritage Night – Feb 12, 2013 at Oracle Arena: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9w63InCzC_M

 

The Jubilee Project-“Doing Good is Contagious”: https://www.courtneykato.com/the-jubilee-project-doing-good-is-contagious/

 

The Jubilee Project’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/jubileeProject

About the Host

Felicia Lin is the Host and Producer of Talking Taiwan, a podcast which seeks to introduce you to interesting stories connected to Taiwan and the diverse individuals who make up Taiwan’s global community.

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