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Taiwanese-American Religious Study Association Southern California TARSA-SC (台美人信仰與人文研習會)

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Taiwanese-American Religious Study Association Southern California TARSA-SC (台美人信仰與人文研習會)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Taiwanese-American Religious Study Association Southern California TARSA-SC
  • Chinese: 台美人信仰與人文研習會
  • Era: Contemporary
  • Geography: Taiwanese American community (Southern California)
  • Core roles: Interfaith study organization (TAH directory)

The Taiwanese-American Religious Study Association Southern California (TARSA-SC) is an interfaith study organization serving the Taiwanese American community in Southern California. It fosters understanding and tolerance of the world’s different religions by promoting dialogue among people of different faiths, encouraging mutual respect and cooperation.

Mission & Activities

  • Promotes dialogue among people of different faiths to foster understanding, tolerance, mutual respect, and cooperation
  • Hosts regular seminars featuring local religious leaders and scholars
  • Covers topics spanning major world religions, philosophy, science, and humanities
  • Shares seminar recordings via YouTube for those unable to attend in person

Timeline

  • 2014-11 — First community record held by TAH (catalogued under the Chinese name 台美人信仰與人文研習會) — see [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/taiwanese-american-religious-study-association-southern-californiatarsa-sc|TAH #4 TARSA-SC record (2014-11-10)]]. HOLD: this record (2014-11-10) predates the recorded 2014-12 rename by one month — title date vs rename date unreconciled.
  • 2014-12 — Renamed in Chinese to 「台美人信仰與人文研習會」(Taiwanese-American Faith and Humanities Study Association) to better reflect its broader scope beyond formal religion; the original name carried ‘Religious Study’ to reflect its founding focus.
  • 2015-01 — Activity/photo-album record catalogued under the ORIGINAL Chinese name 台美人宗教研習會 (TAH #36, published 2015-01-04) — [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/photo-albums-activities-36|TAH #36 (2015-01-04)]]. Corpus fact absorbed 2026-09-15: catalogued usage of the old name a month AFTER the recorded 2014-12 rename, alongside TAH #4’s pre-rename usage of the new name. HOLD retained: rename date 2014-12 vs actual name usage 2014-11 / 2015-01 unreconciled — never auto-merged.
  • 2015-12 — Published 演講錄影第五集 (seminar video volume 5, DVD) — [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/924-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e4-bf-a1-e4-bb-b0-e8-88-87-e4-ba-ba-e6-96-87-e7-a|TAH #924, 2015-12-20]] — and its 2015年刊 (magazine/雜誌) — [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/923-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e4-bf-a1-e4-bb-b0-e8-88-87-e4-ba-ba-e6-96-87-e7-a|TAH #923, 2015-12-20]]. Both records confirm the association documented its seminar program annually in print and video.
  • 2017-06 — Association newsletter recorded in the TAH vault — TARSA-SC newsletter (2017-06-15).
  • 2020-05 — Seminar video archive (錄影紀錄) catalogued — [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/videos161|TAH #161 videos (2020-05-04)]], consistent with its practice of sharing seminars via YouTube.

Sources

Vault Cross-References

Deepen pass 2026-09-15（slice deepen-x-09150316-19，DEEPENED）

  • 語料重掃發現四筆以**原名「台美人宗教研習會」**著錄之年刊／特刊書目，補入年刊沿革：
    • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/831-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e5-ae-97-e6-95-99-e7-a0-94-e7-bf-92-e6-9c-832012-||TAH #831 台美人宗教研習會2012年刊]]
    • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/832-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e5-ae-97-e6-95-99-e7-a0-94-e7-bf-92-e6-9c-832013-||TAH #832 台美人宗教研習會2013年刊]]
    • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/833-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e5-ae-97-e6-95-99-e7-a0-94-e7-bf-92-e6-9c-832014-||TAH #833 台美人宗教研習會2014年刊]]
    • [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/834-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e5-ae-97-e6-95-99-e7-a0-94-e7-bf-92-e6-9c-832014-||TAH #834 台美人宗教研習會2014特刊（2014-10）]]
  • 語料庫事實：會方以年刊記錄研習活動之習慣不遲於 2012 年即已存在（2012、2013、2014 連續年刊＋2014-10 特刊），早於 2014-12 更名；原名「台美人宗教研習會」於書目中持續使用至 2014/2015 之交，與 TAH #36（2015-01）一致。既有 HOLD（更名日 2014-12 vs 實際名稱使用 2014-11/2015-01）維持不併。

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