Taiwanese American Association of Mississippi (密西西比臺灣同鄉會)
Identity Snapshot
- English: Taiwanese American Association of Mississippi
- Chinese: 密西西比臺灣同鄉會
- Era: Contemporary
- Geography: Taiwanese American community
- Core roles: Community organization (TAH directory)
The Taiwanese American Association of Mississippi (密西西比臺灣同鄉會) is a chapter of the Taiwanese Association of America (TAA, 全美台灣同鄉會), the national umbrella organization serving Taiwanese American communities across the United States. The chapter serves the Taiwanese American community in Mississippi and is listed in the TAA national chapter directory.
Role in the Community
- The chapter represents one of the smallest state presences in the TAA network. Chen Hsi-kuan’s memoir of compiling the first 《全美台灣同鄉通訊錄》 records the Mississippi entry as 無名氏 (unnamed) — the state’s early TAA contact network had no named delegate, unlike neighboring states — see 陳希寬.
- The same directory survey counted 22 Taiwanese in Mississippi by state distribution, reflecting the small but present Taiwanese student/community population in the state.
- The state’s earliest documented community anchor is the University of Mississippi: 鄭炳全’s memoir of studying at 密西西比大學 Ole Miss is held in the story corpus — 鄭炳全.