Taiwanese American Historical Society

Welcome to the Taiwanese American Historical Society knowledge base — a living archive dedicated to preserving and sharing the rich history, culture, and contributions of Taiwanese Americans.

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Taiwanese American History — From the late 19th century to the present, tracing immigration waves, political shifts, and community milestones.
Notable Taiwanese Americans — Profiles of Taiwanese Americans in politics, science, business, arts, and athletics. Includes community leaders and founding figures.
Community Organizations — Advocacy groups, professional associations, student organizations, and regional Taiwan Centers.
Settlement Patterns — Where Taiwanese Americans live, from Bay Area and Flushing to Chandler, Arizona.
Socioeconomics — Education, income, employment, and demographic statistics.
Taiwanese American Cuisine — How Taiwanese restaurateurs reshaped Chinese food in America, modern restaurants, and cookbooks.
TAO Community Organizations — Directory of organizations from taiwaneseamerican.org.

People & Organizations

Browse individual profiles and organization pages:

Notable Taiwanese Americans: Michelle-Wu-吳弭, Jensen-Huang-黃仁勳, Lisa-Su-蘇姿丰

Community Leaders: Sze-ya-Yeh-葉思雅, Hsu-Wen-pin-許文彬, Albert-S-Lai-賴信雄, Isaiah-Lee-李宗派, Dr-Bob-Cheng-鄭寶鼎, Chen-Zhaojun-陳昭俊, Rev-RH-Chang-張瑞雄, Rev.-Ming-Yuan-Hsu-許明遠, Rev.-Frank-Hsieh-謝信光

NATPA SoCal Founders: Jen-Chinbiao-簡錦標, Ho-Yuhhsia-何汝諧, Hsieh-Chingchih-謝清志, Wang-Chiusen-王秋森

FPCLA Founding Circle: Rev-Chang-Feng-Chang-張逢昌, Gao-Guangmin-高光民, Wang-Chunxiong-王春雄, Wu-Zhengyan-吳政彥

Cultural Heritage: Lai-Ho-賴和, Lai-Yuehyan-賴悅顏, Taiwan-Minpao-臺灣民報

Key Locations: San-Gabriel-Valley-聖蓋博谷

Organizations: TAHS-臺美人文史學會, TaiwaneseAmerican.org, PC(USA), NTPC, Formosan-Presbyterian-Church-Los-Angeles-FPCLA, Good-Shepherd-Taiwanese-Presbyterian-Church, First-Taiwanese-Presbyterian-Church, NATPA-Parent, NATPA-South-California-Chapter, TARSA-Southern-California, Community-Federation-社團聯合會, CAHR, Lai-Ho-Cultural-and-Educational-Foundation, LA-Taiwanese-Cultural-Association-大洛杉磯台灣會館, Evergreen-Fellowship-長青團契, TA-Archives-台美史料中心

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