HoChie Tsai about TaiwaneseAmerican.org Ep 29

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