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HoChie Tsai
APIA Community Organizer by Day / Doctor by Night
HoChie Tsai is the founder and director of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, a national web portal dedicated to connecting and highlighting the new generation of Taiwanese Americans.12 He is a multifaceted individual who balances his professional career as a pediatrician with his active involvement in the Taiwanese American community.
Professional Background
HoChie Tsai is a board-certified urgent care pediatrician and hospitalist working in the San Francisco Bay area.2 He serves as an Attending Physician at the Children's Hospital and Research Center of Oakland, focusing on an ethnically diverse and underprivileged patient population.2
Education
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC)
- Master's Degree in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC)
- Medical Degree (MD)2
Community Involvement
HoChie Tsai has been actively involved in various Asian Pacific American community organizations, particularly within the Taiwanese American community:
- Founder of TaiwaneseAmerican.org (established in 2006)
- Board Member of the Taiwanese American Foundation
- Director of Taiwanese American Professionals in San Francisco
- Core organizer of the North American Taiwanese Medical Association 2G2
TaiwaneseAmerican.org
As the founder of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, HoChie Tsai has been instrumental in:
- Creating a platform to connect and highlight Taiwanese Americans
- Organizing events and initiatives for the Taiwanese American community
- Promoting Taiwanese American heritage and culture
- Featuring personal stories of Taiwanese Americans in various fields1
Speaking Engagements
HoChie Tsai is a frequent speaker at:
- Collegiate conference circuits
- Youth summer camp programs
- Various Asian Pacific American conferences across the nation12
His goal is to inspire a renewed sense of pride in personal identity and increase activism and involvement within the greater Asian American community.1