NATPA (North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association)
Overview
The North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association (NATPA) is a professional and academic organization for Taiwanese professors and scholars in North America. The parent organization has multiple regional chapters across the continent.
NATPA was established to:
- Foster academic exchange among Taiwanese professors in North America
- Build professional networks across institutions
- Support Taiwanese American community engagement through scholarship
- Promote Taiwanese culture and history in academic settings
History
The NATPA-South-California-Chapter was organized through an Ad Hoc Committee formed in 1984. Key figures in the founding included:
- Ad Hoc Committee (1984): person/Jen-Chinbiao-簡錦標 (簡錦標), person/Chen-Zhaojun-陳昭俊 (陳昭俊), person/Ho-Yuhhsia-何汝諧 (何汝諧), person/Wang-Chiusen-王秋森 (王秋森)
- First President (1985): person/Ho-Yuhhsia-何汝諧 (何汝諧)
- Secretary/Treasurer: person/Hsieh-Chingchih-謝清志 (謝清志)
NATPA SoCal Chapter — Key Figures
The Southern California chapter is the largest and most active, with approximately 100 members:
- Chen-Zhaojun-陳昭俊 (陳昭俊) — NATPA SoCal founding member, later President
- Ho-Yuhhsia-何汝諧 (何汝諧) — First president of SoCal chapter
- Jen-Chinbiao-簡錦標 (簡錦標) — SoCal founding committee
- Wang-Chiusen-王秋森 (王秋森) — SoCal founding committee
- Hsieh-Chingchih-謝清志 (謝清志) — SoCal Secretary/Treasurer
Related Organizations
- TARSA-Southern-California — Similar academic-professional organization (different political orientation)
- Community-Federation-社團聯合會 — Broader community umbrella
Notes
- NATPA has multiple chapters across North America
- SoCal chapter is the largest with approximately 100 members
- Further research may reveal parent organization founding date and structure