Our Mission
The foundation is a non-profit organization in the United States of America. The foundation maintains a neutral position on politics and religion in the United States and Taiwan.
The Foundation has set up a Taiwan Center for all friends from Taiwan or interested in Taiwanese American culture. It provides an ideal place for activities, promotes cultural exchange, helps understand American society, enhances the quality of life, and together builds harmony and success.
COVID-19 Support Donation Project
In March 2020, TAFSD launched a donation drive to support local efforts against the COVID-19 epidemic. The donations raised were used to purchase a variety of PPE equipment, such as goggles, protective masks, and N95 masks, from Taiwan. After asking local medical organizations, we learned that Chula Vista is the hardest hit area in San Diego County and the Sharp Hospital there urgently needed these medical protective equipment to protect their staff and nurses. Therefore, most of the medical protective equipment purchased were donated to Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center.
Meantime, Sewing Angel members of the North America Taiwanese Women's Association (NATWA-GSD) used the Taiwan Center facilities during this pandemic to sew thousands of “nurse caps” for the ICU nurses of Sharp and Scripps hospitals. They also made cloth masks, obtained support from local communities, and donated funds to give back to the hospital.
Caring and Supporting Our Communities
2020 COVID-19 Care Relief
2018 Hualien Earthquake Disaster Relief
2017 Hurricane Harvey Relief
2016 Typhoon Taitung Hongye Village Relief
2014 Kaohsiung Petrochemical Gas Explosion Donation
2013 Philippine Relief
2011 Japan Tsunami Relief
2007 San Diego Wildfire Rescue
2005 Hurricane Katrina Relief and UCSD Taiwan Study
2004 Indonesia Tsunami Relief
2003 SD Wildfire Relief and 921 Taiwan Earthquake Relief
2001 911 Fundraising
