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A Quarterly Publication of Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego

YAMQuarterlyO C T O B E R N O V E M B E R D E C E M B E R F A L L I S S U E 2 0 0 6

Professor Chi-Huey Wong Appointed as the 9th President of the Academia Sinica of Taiwan

Vol. 8 No. 3

Publisher: TAFSDEditor-in-Chief: Ted Fan, Edward Cheng Executive Editor: Poi Su English Editor: Ching-Chih ChenArt Designers: Poi SuContributing Writers: Andy Chang, Ching-Chih Chen, Chi-Po Lin, Edward Wung, Ted Fan,

For free subscription, please contact TACC: 7170 Convoy Court, San Diego, CA 92111Tel: 858-560-8884Fax: 858-560-9276

Website: www.taiwancenter.com E-mail: [email protected]

*All articles are welcome for re-printing and quoting with a written notice to the editor.

In May 2006, President Shui-Bian Chen of Taiwan appointed Professor Chi-Huey Wong as the 9th President of the Aca-

demia Sinica which is the most prominent academic institution of Taiwan. Professor Wong is currently the Ernest W. Hahn Professor of Chemistry at Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla and Director of the Genomic Research Center of the Academia Sinica.

Professor Wong was born in Chiayi, Taiwan in 1948. He re-ceived B.S. and M.S. degrees from National Taiwan Uni-

versity and a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Professor Wong is an international authority in

enzymatic organic synthesis and bio-organic chemistry. He has developed a synthetic organic method to produce low cost and high quality medicines, which benefit a wide range of patients. His accomplishments have earned him many awards and prizes in the field of chemistry . Furthermore, he was elected as a member of the Academia Sinica of Taiwan and the National Academy of Science of U.S. in 1994 and 2002, respectively.

Professor Wong and his wife Mrs. Yieng-Lii Wong have been actively involved in the Taiwanese American Community in San Diego. Mrs. Wong, an artist, volun-

teered as the artistic designer/editor for TAFSD/TACC for several years. Taiwanese American Community will hold a farewell dinner party for Professor Wong on October 7th, 6 PM at TACC.

Chi-Po Lin’s Photo Exhibition---Aerial View of Taiwan

From 12/01/06 to 12/31/06

Steve Huang’s Photo Exhibition---Appreciation of Birds in Greater San Diego

From 11/01/06 to 11/30/06

Professor Chi-Huey Wong

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Website: http://www.taiwancenter.com

REPORT FROM THE TAFSD BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The following is a report from the Board of Directors (re-ferred to as the Board hereafter) of the Taiwanese American

Foundation of San Diego (referred to as the Foundation hereaf-ter) for the three-month period ending August 31, 2006:

1. The Foundation’s yearend fundraiser will be held on Saturday, November 11th. The event will feature pianist Julie Wong. A native of Taiwan, Ms. Wong is a promising young musician in the international music arena. Her long list of achievements can be found in her biography also published in this newsletter. The fundraiser will begin in the afternoon with a concert held at the Center and conclude with a dinner banquet at the Emerald Seafood Restaurant. Hope all of you can find time to join us for this important event.

2. Lily Hazelton, secretary of the Board, has resigned, and the position was assumed by Paul Jenn. Lily will remain on the Board as she continues to rehabilitate from the injury that she sustained from an auto accident. We thank Lily for her distin-guished service and wish her a very speedy recovery.

3. The Center is preparing to offer computer classes to members of our community. Please contact the Center if you can donate new/used computers or computer peripheral.

4. The Foundation will sponsor a team to participate in the San Diego Dragon Boat Festival to be held on Saturday, October 21. Participants will share one half of the $40/person cost.

A Study of Lafayette Frigate Scandal in TaiwanDate: 10/07/06, Saturday, 2 PMPlace: Auditorium, Taiwanese American Community CenterPianist: Andy Chang

Embezzlement is the most despicable act. When the em-bezzlement occurs in a large-scale armaments purchase

program, it would inevitably involve many military officers and government officials. In the late 1980s, the Taiwanese Navy had an arms acquisition project called “Kuang-Hua No. 2” to purchase 20 frigates from South Korea. Later, a decision was made to buy from France six advanced French frigates called Lafayette Cruiser.

This project ended in a large-scale embezzlement with the doubling of the budget. There were money laundering and

bribing of officials in Taiwan, France and China. The entire case was orchestrated by General Hau Po-tsun and Kuomingtang (KMT) Secretary General James Soong. All Taiwan officers in-volved in the corruption were KMT members. The arms brokers (such as Alfred Sirven, Wang Tsuan-Poo, Lily Liu, and Edmond Kwan), many French and Chinese high-level officials were involved in manipulating the completion of the purchase proj-ect. The Kuang-Hua No. 2 project was code-named “BRAVO” by the French conglomerate Thomson Company. It was this Company that escalated the shipbuilding cost from the original 1.2 billion dollars to the final 2.7 billion dollars. Thomson also

received 18% commission, which was illegal.

Wang Tsuan-Poo, who masterminded the money launder-ing back to Taiwan, General Hau Po-Tsun who played

the major role in the entire project and many KMT high officials involved are all traitors.

Worse yet, there was a mutual understanding between the Taiwan buyers and French sellers that the six frigates

the Taiwanese Navy was to receive from France would not be equipped with the weapon systems that Taiwan had paid for. Taiwan paid for the most advanced weapon systems, but they mysteriously disappeared. At the same time, France had secretly handed over 96 kilograms of Lafayette shipbuilding design to China. Later the Chinese Navy built six replicas of Lafayette frigates called Harbin frigates based on the French blueprints. It is quite clear that Taiwanese Navy paid for the weapons and they were secretly handed over to the enemy of Taiwan. The scandal was discovered only after Captain In Ching-Feng, the Navy’s weapons acquisitions program chief, had been murdered in December 1993.

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Fund Raising Party

2006 Year Fundraising Party

Date: 11/11/06, Saturday, 4 PMPlace: Auditorium, Taiwanese American Community Center

A native of Taiwan, pianist Julie Wong received her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from The Juilliard School

with full scholarship and her Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Rutgers University. She currently teaches at the music department of the Truth Theological Seminary.

Dr. Wong began her music lessons at the age of four and won numerous music awards in Taiwan. As a teenager,

she came to the United States and won the Artists International

Young Pianists Award, the Music Teachers National Associa-tions Competition, the Lincoln Center Scholarship, the Rubin-stein Prize, the William Petschek Scholarship and a performance fellowship from the Juilliard School.

In addition to her busy pianist career, she is also active as an organist and choral conductor. A new resident of Los Angeles,

she enjoys Asian literature and arts, as well as bringing music to schools, medical centers and nursing homes.

TAFSD Key Financial InformationYear to Date ended 6/30/2006

General Fund

Permanent Site Fund

Kuan Chen Memorial Fund

Children Speical Needs Fund Total

Contribution 141,054 0 0 0 $141,054Other Support 42,134 0 0 0 $42,134Investment Income 4,690 37,896 2,188 (347) $44,427

Expenses (-) (220,529) 0 0 0 $(220,529)Net Operating Surplus (32,651) 37,896 2,188 (347) $7,086

Fund Balance $490,163 $2,584,640 $59,198 $7,992 $3,141,993

About Julie Wong

Program

At Taiwanese American Community Center7170 Convoy Ct., San Diego, CA 92111

4pm~5pm Cocktail Silent Auction 5pm~7pm Performance Julie Wong

At Emerald Chinese Seafood Restaurant3709 Convoy St., Sutie 101, CA 92111

7:30pm Dinner

$300 Per Person

To purchase tickets, please call the Taiwanese American Community Center office at

858-560-8884

Ten years ago, Taiwanese American Foundation of San Diego established the Taiwanese American

Community Center, which provides a central meeting place for the Taiwanese American community of San Diego. We also foresee using the Center to gather our resources to increase society’s awareness of the Taiwan-ese American community and, thereby increase Ameri-can support for the people of Taiwan. Thanks to your support, we are beginning to realize our dream. The Center’s expenses, including rental, utility costs, person-nel salaries, and facility maintenance are very steep.

You are cordially invited to attend our annual fundraising party on November 11th, 2006. In

case you are not able to attend, any donation you would care to make will be appreciated. Please find a dona-tion slip with this card. Thanks again for your generous support.

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Thanks to my professional photography work and my perusing of many magazine articles, I have developed

more acute observational skills which lead me to gradually come to understand the environmental problems facing Taiwan. Perhaps because I have seen so much more of Taiwan, I have also acquired a unique perspective. As my attachment to the land grows, I’m becoming more concerned about its future.

Compared to the aerial photos of other countries that I have collected over the years, I think Taiwan lacks the beauty

that only can be seen from a bird’s eye view. In terms of natural scenery, all Taiwan has left are mountains above 3,000 feet, the southeast coastline and the outlying islands. In the cities and

towns, the iron-shack style of building has engulfed any scenic beauty it may once have had. These “pictures of ugliness” are what make the photographic works of mine so special. They reflect the witness-to-history quality of aerial photographic images which brings us up close to our everyday environment with explosive force.

Over the past few years, Taiwan has experienced repeated natural disasters which have severely damaged its

environment. I hope that my photographs of these heartbreaking scenes of destruction can inspire more people to treasure our land. Aerial photography is no longer just a hobby to me, it is my life.

Topic: Aerial View of TaiwanDate and Time: 12/01/06 ~ 12/31/06Place: TACC Art Exhibition at TACC Gallery

Chi Po-lin’s Photo Exhibition

Art Exhibiton

* TACC DANCE PARTY *10/14/06, Saturday, 7:00 pm ~ Dance PartyPlace: TACC AuditoriumHosts: Hui-Yu Pai & Li-Shu Chen

Enjoy an evening of ballroom dancing.

* LIFE SEMINAR *10/14/06, Saturday, 2:00 pmSubject: “Health Insurance for Retired People"Host: Lily Chen

11/04/06, Saturday, 2:00 pmSubject: “Appreciation of birds in greater San Diego area."Host: Steve HuangThe event is co-sponsored by Life Experience Seminar and Book Club.

* HEALTH SEMINAR *12/02/06, Saturday, 2:00 pmSubject: “Shingles "Speaker: Larry Chiang, M.D.

Outline:-Shingles and Chickenpox-Treatment and prevention-Complication: post-herpetic neu-ralgia-Brand new shingles vaccine: Zos-tavaxDr. Chiang is an Internal Medicine physician who specializes in provid-ing primary care for adult and elder-ly patients. After graduating from UC Berkeley with highest honors in genetics, Dr. Chiang earned his medical degree from University of Southern California. Subsequently, he completed Internal medicine resi-dency at Scripps Mercy Hospital. He is practicing in Escondido.

* Book Club *12/09/06, Saturday, 7:00 pmSpeaker: Ching-chih ChenPlace: TACC Conference RoomTopic: Qing Chinese imperialism and colonialism

Recent studies have established that Manchu Qing’s territorial expansion was imperialist and colonialist and little different from that of the Euro-pean countries in the modern times. Chen will discuss the findings of Peter C. Perdue’s China Marches West: The Qing Conquest of Central Eurasia and Emma Jinhua Teng’s Taiwan’s Imagined Geography: Chi-nese Colonial Travel Writing and Pictures, 1683-1895. Both Perdue and Teng are professors at MIT.

Topic: Appreciation of Birds in Greater San Diego AreaDate and Time: 11/01/06 ~ 11/30/06Place: TACC Art Exhibition at TACC Gallery

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