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THSH Volunteers Appreciation Party (3/3/2019)
Guide to Wine and Food Pairings (2/16/2019)
Guide to Wine and Food Pairings event. It is intimating to order a bottle of wine in the restaurant, especially when it comes to match with Asian cuisine. Traditionally food & wine paring rules which work for European food can be challenging in this category. If you ever wonder about the decision making and curious enough to learn more about it, please come and discover with us in our future wine pairing events!
Parings:
Dim Sum & Cremant or Cava
Peking Duck & Cru Beaujolais
Braised Pork Belly & Sherry
Dessert with Sweet Sherry
Parings:
Dim Sum & Cremant or Cava
Peking Duck & Cru Beaujolais
Braised Pork Belly & Sherry
Dessert with Sweet Sherry
2017 Fundraising Event (11/3/2018)
Table Tennis & Karaoke Contests (7/27/2018)
the B.I.G. LOVE fun run for cancer children (Dec 10, 2017)
On December 10th, we again registered for the Big Love Cancer Care Fun Run under THSH. This is a walking/running event specifically aimed at helping pediatric cancer patients and their families. With the sun shining on a cool morning, some finished the five-kilometer route running and others finished it walking. Kids also demonstrated their abilities in the children’s group. The sponsors exhibited photos and posters of the patients along the route, giving us a new appreciation of these little warriors, and strengthening our determination to help them and their families. This year 39 people participated, with their donations (coupled with the $500 from THSH) totaling $2,400. The participants came in second out of all the participating teams and ninth in total donations.
Secrets of Grandmas' Kitchen (Dec 2, 2017)
On Saturday December 2nd at 4PM, “Secret of Grandma’s Kitchen” took place at the TCC. This was an event co-hosted with the Houston Arts Alliance and was one of the events in their food and family portion of the Folklife+Civic Engagement events series. They are hoping to help others learn more about Taiwanese culture and traditional foods of the Houston Taiwanese American community (http://houstonartsalliance.com/folklife/food-family/).
About 40 people came to participate in the event, some of whom were guests from outside our communities. We set up several different booths at the TCC to present and demonstrate various Taiwanese traditional drinks and foods: Ms. Ko made aiyu jelly, Ms. Lo and students from the Taiwanese school cooking class made red tortoise cake, Dr. Kuo cooked ta-a (Danzi) noodles, Mr. Chieu made some Taiwanese high mountain tea, Ms. Wei brought sticky rice, and there was pineapple cake and various native Taiwanese fruits (guava, sugar cane, Taiwanese pears, longan) prepared by Flora Jang. There was also an exhibit of artifacts relating to traditional Taiwanese food. After the demonstrations and presentations, it was time to try all the food. People of all different ethnicities sat together for a chat while trying all the dishes and experiencing the cultural context. The sponsors from Houston Arts Alliance and many first-time guests to the TCC were impressed by the sense of community and volunteerism in our community, making us proud to be a part of the TCC family.
About 40 people came to participate in the event, some of whom were guests from outside our communities. We set up several different booths at the TCC to present and demonstrate various Taiwanese traditional drinks and foods: Ms. Ko made aiyu jelly, Ms. Lo and students from the Taiwanese school cooking class made red tortoise cake, Dr. Kuo cooked ta-a (Danzi) noodles, Mr. Chieu made some Taiwanese high mountain tea, Ms. Wei brought sticky rice, and there was pineapple cake and various native Taiwanese fruits (guava, sugar cane, Taiwanese pears, longan) prepared by Flora Jang. There was also an exhibit of artifacts relating to traditional Taiwanese food. After the demonstrations and presentations, it was time to try all the food. People of all different ethnicities sat together for a chat while trying all the dishes and experiencing the cultural context. The sponsors from Houston Arts Alliance and many first-time guests to the TCC were impressed by the sense of community and volunteerism in our community, making us proud to be a part of the TCC family.
2017 Fundraising Event
This year’s fundraising dinner for THSH took place on November 11th at 3:30PM. The start time was moved up in consideration of it getting dark earlier now, and many people prefer not to drive at night. This year’s check-in procedure also improved, as we sent emails to registered attendees a few days prior to confirm the number of people in each party, number of bento boxes, and registration ID. We asked everyone to give their registration IDs when checking in to speed up the process. The check-in process was indeed more efficient and wait times were reduced.
The event was hosted by the cute and lively Ms. Yu-ting Chang. Her energetic style brought a light-hearted and humorous air to the party. Serving of the sumptuous dinner began promptly at 5PM. Around six, the Taiwanese Chorus of Greater Houston performed three songs: 台灣翠青 (“Taiwan the Green”), 遊子還鄉 (lit. “wanderer returns home”), and 十八姑娘 (“A Girl at Eighteen”). During “A Girl of Eighteen”, three young girls and three boys danced to the music. Everyone enjoyed the performance, and it officially kicked off the night.
Prior to THSH Chairman Wen Hsiao’s report, he showed an inspirational short film titled “Be A Giver” by director Wu Nien-Jen. The main topic of this short film is to remind everyone that knowledge is meant to be given and used to help others; that appropriate usage of words can bring a sense of comfort and more peace. Chairman Hsiao first thanked the fundraising committee, board members, school board, TYS, and all volunteers for their help. He then reported on three breakthroughs the THSH had this year: (1) During Hurricane Harvey, THSH quickly set up a website and Facebook group to provide information and translations about insurance, laws, recovery, relief, and other useful resources, then collaborated with the Taiwanese School and TAA volunteers to help clean up and repair damaged homes. They also donated over $80,000 to the Houston City Government’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund together with other Taiwanese Centers and the Taiwanese Chorus of Greater Houston, doing their part for the Taiwanese American community. (2) The THSH electronic newsletter The Link started publishing an English version. This is a significant breakthrough. We have always hoped to connect more with second generation Taiwanese Americans, and use of English media is one way to do that. We were finally able to start that this year, and are grateful to second-generation Taiwanese American Shenning Chang for providing editing and translation services. (3) This year the glove puppet performances at the Taiwanese Culture & Art Fair held at TCC and at the Asia Society’s Culture Fest received positive reviews; it has received much love from audiences and attention from various groups. Many invitations have been extended to the performers, allowing THSH to take a great step forward in marketing Taiwanese culture to mainstream society.
Next was the awarding of scholarships. This year’s recipients of the Taiwanese American Heritage Scholarship are Eric Hsu, Joseph Hsu, Lillieana Lin, and Andrew Vaughan. This scholarship was established to reward graduating high school seniors, and primarily receives funding from two memorial funds (Dr. and Mrs. Ping-Cheng Wu Memorial Fund & Miss Amy Lin Memorial Fund). The judges not only look at grades, but also passion for community service and recognition of Taiwanese culture. Golden Bank Chairman Kenneth Wu presented the scholarships to these four outstanding students (Mr. Chung-Kuang Lin was not able to attend because he was out of town). THSH also awarded a new scholarship this year, called the Taiwan Studies Scholarship. This award is meant for college students studying in the Greater Houston area who have an interest in Taiwanese culture. They are required to be enrolled in a course relating to Taiwan studies. This year the recipient is Paulina Peña of the University of St. Thomas. In her self-introduction, she mentioned that she visited Taiwan one year and fell in love with Taiwan as a result. Later, when she discovered her school was offering a course on Taiwan studies, she jumped to register. Hearing her sharing her story was invigorating, and we hope that more people will be involved in Taiwan studies in the future and can get to know this Taiwanese American community more.
The work up for auction this year was a calligraphy work by Mr. Spencer Lee called “平常心” (“Normal Mind”). Spencer’s works give off a sense of peace. The style is lively and light but still has weight, and the arrangement of the text is beautiful. His other works include “台灣心” (“Taiwan Heart”) and “鄉土情” (“Homeland Love”) which are hanging in the TCC and have received positive feedback from our members and guests. The auction was won for $300 by first-time attendee Ms. Cherry Chung. Many thanks for her support!
This year the THSH was happy to invite Dr. Daniel Lu to be our keynote speaker. His topic was “International Public Health Participation – Significance for Taiwan and Fulfillment”. Dr. Lu started out studying engineering, but switched to medicine (pediatric medicine). He was previously a member of the Pingtung Christian Hospital medical corps; he served in Africa prior to Taiwan breaking off relations with Malawi, visiting the 19 countries in Africa; and he is now the Public Health and Welfare Ministry liaison to the U.S. Dr. Lu said that Africa’s medical resources are very different from that of developed nations, to a degree that is unimaginable to most. They have no hospital beds, they lack medicine, and many people still believe witch doctors over modern medicine.
First, Dr. Lu talked about what defines “international health”. He mentioned four factors: (1) paying attention to public health issues outside of one’s own country, especially in poor and developing countries, (2) developing and executing medical and health projects through bilateral and multilateral collaboration, (3) involvement in both group preventive medicine and individual clinical diagnosis, and (4) execution via special projects, especially those focused on public health.
Dr. Lu feels that Taiwan doubtlessly has the qualifications to work on international medicine, and international health is more practical than other forms of foreign relations. The effects of medical foreign relations are less political. Regarding how to realize medical treatment for minorities, Dr. Lu believes we need to respect medical rights and return them to the people, as well as connecting medical rights with basic human rights.
From Taiwan’s perspective, the final goal of international health is to become a member or observer at the WHA (World Health Assembly). It’s still debatable how Taiwan should participate, but currently we should focus on encouraging and rewarding professionals who join international health administration, research and discuss the developments in medicine on a regular basis, analyze the relationship between international circumstances and medicine, and understand how related international groups function. Dr. Lu lamented that while we have the intention to work, but international realities still exist. We need to reevaluate the position of international medicine and decide our own healthy future. Health rights and the Taiwanese national awareness are inextricably linked, so we need to hold on tight to our rights. Thank you to Dr. Lu for sharing this topic of international vision and humanitarian care with us.
This year’s fundraiser result is $83,343.00 and the 2017 annual giving is $13.922.60, so our total funds raised for the whole year are $97,265.60. Thanks again to all to the fundraising committee and the volunteers that have quietly contributed behind the scenes. Whether it was food, transportation, check-in, recording and photography, audio, decoration, auction, printing, entertainment, or organization, none of it could have been done without your help. Similarly, we would like to thank everyone for your support and encouragement to the THSH. We hope everyone will selflessly continue to forever manage this home that belongs to all of us!
The event was hosted by the cute and lively Ms. Yu-ting Chang. Her energetic style brought a light-hearted and humorous air to the party. Serving of the sumptuous dinner began promptly at 5PM. Around six, the Taiwanese Chorus of Greater Houston performed three songs: 台灣翠青 (“Taiwan the Green”), 遊子還鄉 (lit. “wanderer returns home”), and 十八姑娘 (“A Girl at Eighteen”). During “A Girl of Eighteen”, three young girls and three boys danced to the music. Everyone enjoyed the performance, and it officially kicked off the night.
Prior to THSH Chairman Wen Hsiao’s report, he showed an inspirational short film titled “Be A Giver” by director Wu Nien-Jen. The main topic of this short film is to remind everyone that knowledge is meant to be given and used to help others; that appropriate usage of words can bring a sense of comfort and more peace. Chairman Hsiao first thanked the fundraising committee, board members, school board, TYS, and all volunteers for their help. He then reported on three breakthroughs the THSH had this year: (1) During Hurricane Harvey, THSH quickly set up a website and Facebook group to provide information and translations about insurance, laws, recovery, relief, and other useful resources, then collaborated with the Taiwanese School and TAA volunteers to help clean up and repair damaged homes. They also donated over $80,000 to the Houston City Government’s Hurricane Harvey Relief Fund together with other Taiwanese Centers and the Taiwanese Chorus of Greater Houston, doing their part for the Taiwanese American community. (2) The THSH electronic newsletter The Link started publishing an English version. This is a significant breakthrough. We have always hoped to connect more with second generation Taiwanese Americans, and use of English media is one way to do that. We were finally able to start that this year, and are grateful to second-generation Taiwanese American Shenning Chang for providing editing and translation services. (3) This year the glove puppet performances at the Taiwanese Culture & Art Fair held at TCC and at the Asia Society’s Culture Fest received positive reviews; it has received much love from audiences and attention from various groups. Many invitations have been extended to the performers, allowing THSH to take a great step forward in marketing Taiwanese culture to mainstream society.
Next was the awarding of scholarships. This year’s recipients of the Taiwanese American Heritage Scholarship are Eric Hsu, Joseph Hsu, Lillieana Lin, and Andrew Vaughan. This scholarship was established to reward graduating high school seniors, and primarily receives funding from two memorial funds (Dr. and Mrs. Ping-Cheng Wu Memorial Fund & Miss Amy Lin Memorial Fund). The judges not only look at grades, but also passion for community service and recognition of Taiwanese culture. Golden Bank Chairman Kenneth Wu presented the scholarships to these four outstanding students (Mr. Chung-Kuang Lin was not able to attend because he was out of town). THSH also awarded a new scholarship this year, called the Taiwan Studies Scholarship. This award is meant for college students studying in the Greater Houston area who have an interest in Taiwanese culture. They are required to be enrolled in a course relating to Taiwan studies. This year the recipient is Paulina Peña of the University of St. Thomas. In her self-introduction, she mentioned that she visited Taiwan one year and fell in love with Taiwan as a result. Later, when she discovered her school was offering a course on Taiwan studies, she jumped to register. Hearing her sharing her story was invigorating, and we hope that more people will be involved in Taiwan studies in the future and can get to know this Taiwanese American community more.
The work up for auction this year was a calligraphy work by Mr. Spencer Lee called “平常心” (“Normal Mind”). Spencer’s works give off a sense of peace. The style is lively and light but still has weight, and the arrangement of the text is beautiful. His other works include “台灣心” (“Taiwan Heart”) and “鄉土情” (“Homeland Love”) which are hanging in the TCC and have received positive feedback from our members and guests. The auction was won for $300 by first-time attendee Ms. Cherry Chung. Many thanks for her support!
This year the THSH was happy to invite Dr. Daniel Lu to be our keynote speaker. His topic was “International Public Health Participation – Significance for Taiwan and Fulfillment”. Dr. Lu started out studying engineering, but switched to medicine (pediatric medicine). He was previously a member of the Pingtung Christian Hospital medical corps; he served in Africa prior to Taiwan breaking off relations with Malawi, visiting the 19 countries in Africa; and he is now the Public Health and Welfare Ministry liaison to the U.S. Dr. Lu said that Africa’s medical resources are very different from that of developed nations, to a degree that is unimaginable to most. They have no hospital beds, they lack medicine, and many people still believe witch doctors over modern medicine.
First, Dr. Lu talked about what defines “international health”. He mentioned four factors: (1) paying attention to public health issues outside of one’s own country, especially in poor and developing countries, (2) developing and executing medical and health projects through bilateral and multilateral collaboration, (3) involvement in both group preventive medicine and individual clinical diagnosis, and (4) execution via special projects, especially those focused on public health.
Dr. Lu feels that Taiwan doubtlessly has the qualifications to work on international medicine, and international health is more practical than other forms of foreign relations. The effects of medical foreign relations are less political. Regarding how to realize medical treatment for minorities, Dr. Lu believes we need to respect medical rights and return them to the people, as well as connecting medical rights with basic human rights.
From Taiwan’s perspective, the final goal of international health is to become a member or observer at the WHA (World Health Assembly). It’s still debatable how Taiwan should participate, but currently we should focus on encouraging and rewarding professionals who join international health administration, research and discuss the developments in medicine on a regular basis, analyze the relationship between international circumstances and medicine, and understand how related international groups function. Dr. Lu lamented that while we have the intention to work, but international realities still exist. We need to reevaluate the position of international medicine and decide our own healthy future. Health rights and the Taiwanese national awareness are inextricably linked, so we need to hold on tight to our rights. Thank you to Dr. Lu for sharing this topic of international vision and humanitarian care with us.
This year’s fundraiser result is $83,343.00 and the 2017 annual giving is $13.922.60, so our total funds raised for the whole year are $97,265.60. Thanks again to all to the fundraising committee and the volunteers that have quietly contributed behind the scenes. Whether it was food, transportation, check-in, recording and photography, audio, decoration, auction, printing, entertainment, or organization, none of it could have been done without your help. Similarly, we would like to thank everyone for your support and encouragement to the THSH. We hope everyone will selflessly continue to forever manage this home that belongs to all of us!
Taiwanese Community Center 25th Anniversary Celebration
Moon Festival Dance Party
A collaboration between THSH and Taiwanese Association of American - Houston Chapter
A collaboration between THSH and Taiwanese Association of American - Houston Chapter
Fitness Is Ageless
Line Dance
Karaoke Night
Ping Pong
Tai Chi
Japanese Class
