OCAC joins hands with Taiwanese-Americans for outreach
OCAC joins hands with Taiwanese-Americans for outreach
2024-12-19
In a recent FTV talk show, we invited representatives from the Overseas Community Affairs Council to discuss efforts in promoting Taiwanese culture in the US. Member of the OCAC Li Shu-ying is a developer in Houston, Texas. A new development project headed with her husband is envisioned to gather Asian communities in the area. Meanwhile, OCAC Vice Minister Roy Leu explains how the OCAC is helping to connect Taiwanese- Americans to their cultural heritage.
Li Shu-ying
OCAC member
In 1986, as you all may know, the US economy saw a downturn. So we thought it was time to start a business. We began investing in 1988, and back then many hotels were on sale, so we decided to enter the hotel business.
OCAC member and dance teacher Li Shu-ying, also known as Sue Hsu, has built a new life in the US over four decades. In the late 1980s, the Hsus saw an investment opportunity in real estate development and hotels. They’ve since become a major developer in what’s now known as Houston’s Asiatown.
Li Shu-ying
OCAC member
In 2004 we began to build our own hotels in Houston. I’m very proud of how we’ve helped put the area on the map. It’s no longer just Chinatown. There are many ethnic groups in the area. So we thought we’d build the Asian City Center.
The mixed-use Asian City Center broke ground in 2022, and will soon become a new platform for local Taiwanese and Asian communities. Before Li became a member of the OCAC, her family has actively contributed to OCAC efforts in Houston. This allowed their children to stay connected to their Taiwanese heritage.
Jenny Hsu
Li’s daughter
My parents have always been actively involved with the OCAC, so I’ve participated in many events with them since I was a kid. So I’m quite familiar with Taiwanese culture. I speak the same language and eat the same food as the Taiwanese. I really like hotpot.
The Hsus’ connectedness to Taiwan is evident in Jenny’s fluent Mandarin, which can also be credited to the OCAC’s outreach efforts with overseas Taiwanese communities.
Roy Leu
OCAC Vice Minister
The OCAC has established ten overseas community educational centers in the US, in which we introduce Taiwanese culture and teach Mandarin to children of expats. For many years, the OCAC has been dedicated to fostering Mandarin teaching talents. From curriculum design to cultural activities, we collaborate with local expat communities.
Together with local Taiwanese-American communities, the OCAC creates opportunities for expats and their children to stay connected with their heritage. This contributes to US multiculturalism and create stronger ties between the US and Taiwan.
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旅美台僑打造"亞洲城" 僑委會辦活動讓僑胞體驗家鄉文化
2024-12-19
僑委會積極為旅外僑胞提供翻譯、法律諮詢、急難救助等各項協助， 近年更在美國舉辦各項活動，包括透過10所僑教中心介紹台灣文化，另外在五月第二周的台灣傳統周，也會在全美各地派出團體展演，除了讓世界認識台灣，也讓當地僑胞體驗家鄉文化。
[[僑委會諮詢委員 黎淑瑛]]
“1986年的時候，我想大家都知道，美國的經濟下滑，那時候我們就想說，是時機可以出來創業，1988年的時候我們進場，那時候就很多旅館都拋出來，所以我們就選擇說要開始做旅館”
在美國落地生根40多年的僑委會諮詢委員黎淑瑛，除了舞蹈教學本業，當年和先生看準了投資時機點，跨足不動產和旅館業，成功帶動休士頓唐人街的周邊經濟。
[[僑委會諮詢委員 黎淑瑛]]
“2004年的時候最後是自己蓋旅館，在那個(休士頓)地方呢，我非常覺得驕傲的是，在那個之後，我們有把那個地方帶動起來，之後就不會只是中國城，就會有各族裔了，所以我們在那個地上，那個地想蓋一個亞洲城”
黎淑瑛夫婦一舉打造亞洲城，要讓世界看見台灣，而且飲水思源，積極參與僑委會活動，協助當地僑胞，從小更帶著女兒一起體驗家鄉文化。
[[台裔美籍二代 許書瑜]]
“我爸爸媽媽一直都是很投入在在僑委會裡面，所以我從小就是跟著他們參加很多活動，所以我對台灣的文化也是很了解，講一樣的語言，吃一樣的食物，喜歡吃火鍋”
儘管在美國出生，但能說一口流利中文，吃著台灣味長大，是不折不扣的"台灣囝仔"，為了幫助像這樣的台美二代認識台灣，近年僑委會積極舉辦活動，推動各項服務。
[[僑委會副委員長 呂元榮]]
“僑委會在美國一共設置了10所的僑教中心，這些僑教中心就會在當地舉辦，包括台灣文化的導覽，我們在當地的華語教育，其實僑委會多年來一直在培養師資，在我們開發教材以及文化活動方面，僑委會都結合我們當地僑社的資源”
僑委會為台商台僑搭起橋梁，更盼望在種族文化多元的美國，提升青年世代對台灣認同感，為兩國交流，各方面盡一份心力。
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