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Dr. Daniel C. Hsu (許正雄醫師)

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Dr. Daniel C. Hsu (許正雄醫師)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Dr. Daniel C. Hsu
  • Chinese: 許正雄醫師
  • Era: 1943
  • Geography: Changhua, Taiwan
  • Core roles: entrepreneur, physician
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Accomplishment

  1. President of NATMA Foundation/ S. CA Chapter(北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會南加分會董事長) 2010-2018

Education

  • Chung Shan Medical Univ. — 1967 — D.D.S.
  • School of Dental Medicine, Tufts Univ., Boston USA — 1978 — D.M.D.

Employment

  • New Jersey Dr. Herman’s Dental Clinic — Dentist — (1978-1980) — Daniel C. Hsu Dental Clinic — Dentist/Owner — (1981-) — Community — NATMA Foundation / S. CA Chapter (北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會南加分會) — President (董事長) 2010-2018 — North American Taiwanese Medical Association Foundation (北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會) — President (董事長) 2008-2009 — North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA) (北美洲台灣人醫師協會) — President (總會長) 2006-2007 — NATMA / S. CA Chapter (北美洲台灣人醫師協會南加分會) — President 2004 — Chinese American Dental Society of Southern California — President 1999 — Chung Shan Medical University Alumni Association — President 1996 — Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (柑縣台美商會) — President (會長) 1993 — Taiwanese Medical & Dental Association of Orange County (柑縣台灣醫師及牙醫師公會) — President (會長) 1988

Timeline

Facts absorbed from this page’s own TAH tables and accomplishment entry (no external sources).

  • 1943 — Born in Changhua, Taiwan.
  • 1967 — D.D.S., Chung Shan Medical Univ.
  • 1978 — D.M.D., School of Dental Medicine, Tufts Univ. (Boston); dentist at Dr. Herman’s Dental Clinic, New Jersey (1978–1980).
  • 1981– — Own practice: Daniel C. Hsu Dental Clinic.
  • 1988 — President, Taiwanese Medical & Dental Association of Orange County (柑縣台灣醫師及牙醫師公會).
  • 1993 — President, Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of Orange County (柑縣台美商會) — |Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce of Orange County.
  • 1996 — President, Chung Shan Medical University Alumni Association.
  • 1999 — President, Chinese American Dental Society of Southern California.
  • 2004 — President, |NATMA Southern California Chapter.
  • 2006–2007 — President (總會長), North American Taiwanese Medical Association (NATMA).
  • 2008–2009 — President, |NATMA Foundation.
  • 2010–2018 — President (董事長), NATMA Foundation / S. CA Chapter.
  • 2021 — Co-initiator (共同發起人) of the Southern California overseas community’s joint statement supporting Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly; as one of three NATMA 總會長 who had led Geneva advocacy delegations (with 林榮松 and 邱俊杰), he joined the “Taiwan-in-WHO” forum at the 大洛杉磯台灣會館 (2021-04-18).

Family

  • Wife: 劉淑娟
  • Daughter: Christine, Connie

Connected in the Vault (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

  • Author of the NATMA Foundation Southern California chapter’s own history: [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/project-3-45|TAH #45 北美洲台灣人醫師協會基金會南加分會簡介]] (English version: History of NATMA Foundation) — he wrote the chapter record himself.
  • 2020 — WHA advocacy: per the taiwanjustice.net report 北美醫界挺台灣參與WHO, NATMA’s Geneva advocacy delegations made five trips (up to 120 participants); 許正雄 is quoted as a former delegation leader (曾經率團出征). The underlying dispatch is 中央社記者洛杉磯 2020-02-20: at a 記者會 at 大洛杉磯台灣會館 NATMA announced the May 宣達團 to Geneva and issued a 公開信 to 僑務委員會委員長吳新興, urging 蔡英文政府 to lobby the US Congress and like-minded parliaments for WHA observer status; 許正雄 told the press that “越來越多的國際友人表態支持台灣，今年是台灣參與世界衛生大會的最佳時機” — the same text re-runs in 2024 as this record.
  • 2021 — WHA coalition: 2021-05-17 南加州僑界支持台灣參與世界衛生大會 WHA 聯合聲明 — joint statement lists him as co-initiator (共同發起人); 2021-04-18 大洛杉磯台灣會館 “台灣入 WHO 論壇” — forum notice names him among the three delegation-leading 總會長 (林榮松、許正雄、邱俊杰).
  • Church community: listed as the Dentistry speaker in the medical health-lecture roster at ITPC 長老教會.
  • His story is also told by 林蓮華 in [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/323-e8-a8-b1-e6-ad-a3-e9-9b-84-e7-89-99-e9-86-ab-e5-b8-ab-e7-9a-84-e6-95-85-e4-b|TAH #323 許正雄牙醫師的故事 (2015)]].
  • 2021-05-06 — WHA forum panel: 大洛杉磯台灣會館 online life-talk “林榮松＋許正雄＋邱俊杰＋楊熾勳＋吳兆峯 談台灣加入世衛組織的歷程與展望” — tag record of the 台灣入WHO論壇 series; the 2023 tag archive confirms the entry (2023-05-30 存檔).
  • 2022-05-14 — FASCA-LA mentorship: invited (with 林榮松 as 政務顧問 and 邱俊杰) to lecture at the Los Angeles Overseas Chinese Association (洛僑中心) FASCA-LA monthly training on the NATMA Geneva WHA advocacy trips — report. He recounted the delegations’ on-the-ground treatment at the WHA venue and the peaceful advocacy outside.
  • 2020 — scholarship + COVID relief fund: as Foundation 董事長 he is again the sole listed contact for the NATMA Foundation scholarship (deadline 2020-09-15), and that year NATMA also ran a COVID-19 relief fund — $500 awards to eligible台裔子弟 for essays on the pandemic, applications via the same channel — 2020 announcement (2025 archive).
  • NATMA Foundation scholarship contact: as Foundation 董事長 he is the listed application contact (Daniel Hsu, hsu0316@hotmail.com) — 2022 was the 15th year of the scholarship (3 awards of $3,000, online ceremony due to the pandemic) — 2022-07-24 original announcement (2025 archive copy); co-announced with 秘書長 James Tsai (Dr. James Tsai).

From the record

  • 2025-03-07 — 以 NATMA 基金會董事長身分出席北美洲台灣人醫師協會雙團義診授旗儀式（駐洛杉磯經文處處長紀欽耀主持，洛僑中心），表示 NATMA 除為義診團募款外大部分自食其力、出錢出力，捐款皆可抵稅，並提供獎學金資助台美第二代醫學院優秀子弟（記者林蓮華，洛杉磯，2025-03-10 報導；美洲台灣日報 66638 北美洲台灣人醫師協會雙團義診 分赴非洲、尼泊爾，正文存檔於 ingest hub — 美洲台灣日報 ingest hub，reported）

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