Taiwan Sister Cities, Corp. (TSC) is a ...
private, tax-exempt non-profit organization dedicated to promoting, educating, and fostering intercultural understanding and cooperation among the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan. It facilitates all spectrum of exchanges between the two countries, which share similar freedom and values.
Our Purpose
Education
To administer guidelines and educational tools for the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan to improve communication channels.
Connection
To promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of Taiwan in areas such as international economic, business, educational, technological, and other mutually beneficial cooperative relations
between Taiwan and the United States.
Empowerment
To aide sister city programs with Taiwan cities throughout the United States which includes research, training, and information collection activities to advance community to community relationships between Taiwan and the United States.
Meet the Team
Hung-Bin Ding
President
Kevin Huang
Vice President
Board of Directors
Hung-Bin Ding (Teng Hông Pin) – President
Kevin Huang (N̂g Khái Hong) – Vice President
Kuan Lee (Lí Khoah Jîn) – Secretary
Matthew Hsu (Hí Bián Siu) – Treasurer
Li-Ching Chen (Tîn Li̍p Chheⁿ) – Director
Minze Chien (Kán Bêng Chú) – Director
Jesse Meng (Bēng Kî Jiân) – Director
Cosette Chen (tân su inn) – Director
Jennifer Hu (ôo tuē ûn) – Director
Advisors
Paul Chen
Ray Chuang
Michelle Zou
OUR HISTORY
1989
The Institute for International Development & Studies, Inc. (IIDS) was established by Taiwanese Americans, Michael C. Chang, Su-Feng Liu, Liu-Hsiung Chuang, and Kan-Hua Young to promote international economic, business, educational and technological cooperative relationships among countries through shared research, studies, training, and information collection
Archived newspaper from IIDS (1995)
2017
The Rockville-Yilan City Corp. (RYCC) was formed by group of Taiwanese Americans to promote Taiwanese culture by creating cultural exchange opportunities for the people of United States and the people of Taiwan. Their vision was to build greater mutual understanding between the Americans and the Taiwanese as well as to celebrate their shared values of democracy and freedom.
Members of RYCC rallied together to submit a proposal to the Rockville Sister City Corp. (RSCC) for the establishment of sister city relationship between Rockville, MD and Yilan City in Taiwan.
2018
RSCC approved the new sister city relationship between Rockville and Yilan City, Taiwan.
RYCC organized and hosted the first Bubble Tea Festival in Greater Washington area at Rockville Town Square in May 2018.
photo credit terrain.org
2019
(June 3, 2019) Rockville Mayor and Council unanimously voted to establish Rockville’s second sister city relationship with Yilan City, Taiwan. (July 8, 2019) a resolution was passed. (July 17, 2019) Via signing ceremony, the Yilan City Mayer along with a 12-member delegation presented the city of Rockville with a congratulatory letter from the President of Taiwan, Tsai Ing-Wen on the success of the establishment of the new sister city relationship between Rockville and Yilan City.
2020
IIDS unanimously voted to merge with Rockville-Yilan City Corporation and expand their mission to encompass all Taiwan Sister City relationships in the United States, thus giving rise to what is known now as Taiwan Sister Cities, Corp. (TSC)