Using IPUMS 2020 American Community Survey Data, we see the top five metropolitan areas where Taiwanese/Taiwanese Americans reside are – Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, San Jose, and Seattle area: The 2020 American Community Survey, also showed some continued encouraging and positive trends in areas of education, health insurance access, U.S. Citizenship integration, and
Taiwanese in 2020
April 24th, 2022Winter Convention 2022: Reunite, Reconnect, and Rediscover in Los Angeles
April 22nd, 2022Can you believe it? We had our first convention in two years since Atlanta in January 2020. A little over two months ago from February 18th to 21st, we finally had a chance to have a #taclfam reunion, and we were beyond excited to Reunite, Reconnect, and Rediscover – this time, hosted in Los Angeles!
Stop AAPI Hate Resources
March 16th, 2022Resources to Report Acts of Hate: Asian Pacific Policy and Planning Counsil self reporting website – http://www.asianpacificpolicyandplanningcouncil.org/stop-aapi-hate/ Asian Americans Advancing Justice self reporting website – https://www.standagainsthatred.org/ Stop AAPI Hate website – StopAAPIHate.org California’s Office of the Attorney General – https://oag.ca.gov/hatecrimes Georgia’s Office of the Attorney General – https://law.georgia.gov/contact-us Massachusetts’s Office of the Attorney General –
228
February 28th, 2022Today is 228, the anniversary of the 1947 massacre which began the “White Terror” period in Taiwan and martial law. It is estimated that between 10,000 and 30,000 people lost their lives, and thousands more were disappeared or imprisoned. In 1995, the events of 1947 were finally acknowledged by the heads of state, and February
#StandWithUkraine
February 25th, 2022Dear Taiwanese American Community, I am urging you all to join me in calling your U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives. To many of you, I am known as the Census Campaign lead and/or as the Director of Civic Engagement for Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL), but I am writing to you all today also as
2020 American Community Survey
February 3rd, 2022Undercount remains an issue for Taiwanese in the 2020 ACS data. See the following image for the population of Taiwanese around the United States according to the 2020 American Community Survey. Click for an interactive map source – IPUMS Online Data Analysis System, 2020 ACS Race and Ancestry Data Counting by Race vs Counting by
Pew Research reissues report on Asian Americans after misrepresenting Taiwanese Americans
September 8th, 2021To the Taiwanese and Taiwanese American Community: Ever since the 1990 United States Census, the Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) has led civic engagement efforts to remind our community to complete the U.S. Census by not only checking the “Other Asian” box but also writing in “Taiwanese” so that we are counted as a distinct
Media Treatment of Disaggregated Data on Asian Diversity in May 2021
June 2nd, 2021AAPI Heritage Month
May 6th, 2021What better way to understand our present than to understand our past! We’ve compiled a list of resources on AAPI history to better understand where we came from: Official AAPI Month site: https://asianpacificheritage.gov/be sure to check out all the events and discussions being hosted this month Stream videos on AAPI Culture and History from PBS:
#stopaapihate
March 17th, 2021Yesterday (March 16), like the rest of our community, we were horrified and enraged by the domestic terrorist attack on three Asian massage parlors in the metro Atlanta area of Georgia, resulting in the deaths of eight people, six of whom were Asian women. Our hearts go out to the loved ones of those who