Prof. Trong-Rong Tsai (蔡同榮教授)
Identity Snapshot
- English: Prof. Trong-Rong Tsai
- Chinese: 蔡同榮教授
- Era: 1935-2014
- Geography: Chiayi, Taiwan
- Core roles: professor, educator
- Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who
Prof. Trong-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授 – History of Taiwanese American (T.A. Archives) 台美史料中心
Education
- National Taiwan Univ. — 1958 — B.S., Law
- Univ. of Tennessee — 1962 — M.S., Politics
- Univ. of Southern California — 1969 — Ph.D., Politics
Employment
- St. Francis College — Assistant Professor — (1969-1978) — The City University of New York, Political Department — Tenured Professor — (1978-1993) — Community — World United Formosans for Independence — First President — Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) — First President — Association for A Plebiscite in Taiwan — Founder and Advocator — Formosa Television (民間全民電視股份有限公司) — Founder — Legislative Yuan, Taiwan — Member (立法委員) 1993-2012
Family
- Wife: 蔡麗蓉
- Daughter: 蔡令怡, 蔡怡君
Career Notes
- 世界台灣獨立建國聯盟(WUFI)首任總裁(1970–1971)— see [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/205-e8-94-a1-e5-90-8c-e6-a6-ae-e5-8d-9a-e5-a3-ab-the-first-president-of-world-un|TAH #205]]
- 台灣公共事務協會(FAPA)創會理事長 — see [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/6-prof-tron-rong-tsai-e8-94-a1-e5-90-8c-e6-a6-ae-e6-95-99-e6-8e-88-the-first-pre|TAH #6]];FAPA 成立紀錄見 vault 既有頁 02 洛杉磯成立
- 民間全民電視公司(民視)創辦人;撰文〈民視與我〉(2003/08)— see [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/623-e6-b0-91-e8-a6-96-e8-88-87-e6-88-91-e8-94-a1-e5-90-8c-e6-a6-ae200308politics|TAH #623]]
- 立法委員(1993–2012);曾任職 St. Francis College(1969–1978)與 NYC 市立學院政治系終身教授(1978–1993)
Role in the Community
- 自述作品:〈FAPA的誕生〉(2014/11,[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys65|OJ #65]])、〈我要回去〉([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/mystories148|MS #148]])、〈顧台灣〉(2010/04,[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/171-e9-a1-a7-e5-8f-b0-e7-81-a3-e8-94-a1-e5-90-8c-e6-a6-ae-e6-94-bf-e6-b2-bb|TAH #171]])、〈二萬名移民額〉(2014/11,[[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys59|OJ #59]])、〈留學生〉([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/mystories147|MS #147]])——本人回憶錄為一手材料。
- UFI/UFAI 時期(1966):1966/07/04 全美台灣獨立聯盟(UFAI)成立時,為洛杉磯地區代表,任執行委員會「島內工作」、中央委員會委員([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys81|OJ #81]])。
- 陳文成案國會聽證與提告計畫:TAH 基金會創始紀事稱「特別感謝 Tron-rong Tsai(蔡同榮)」——因他奔走,多場國會聽證讓陳文成遇害背景曝光([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys8-eng|OJ #8 ENG]]);證詞者陳唐山、蔡正隆、陳素貞均成永久國會記錄,兩次聽證直接催生 FAPA。自述回憶錄(OJ #65,2014/11 刊)披露:他曾聘請美國著名民權律師 Ramsy Clark 準備在美控告國民黨殺害陳文成(回憶稱「事件大約發生在兩年前」,未標明確切年份——HOLD: 年份依敘事視角不明,勿與 1981/1982 案發時程混併),資料已收集完整、同鄉會亦允諾財力支援,惟消息疑似外洩,國民黨間接威脅陳素貞(擔心在台親屬遭暗殺),控訴案遂告流产([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys65|OJ #65]])。
- FAPA 首任會長(1982–):424 事件後一度淡出,1982 年起主導 FAPA 並任第一任會長;籌備始於羅福全家廚房,本人態度極積極([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys49|OJ #49]];英文版自述見 [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys65-eng|OJ #65 ENG]]);FAPA 35 周年回顧確認由蔡同榮委員等人在美創立([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys320|OJ #320]]);1982 年名錄載「FAPA President: Tron-Rong Tsai」([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys123-eng|OJ #123 ENG]]);曾以台灣人公共事務會代表身份出席([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys266|OJ #266]])。
- 1988 人口普查案:與彭明敏自東部赴洛杉磯,出席戴謀利(Dymally)議員在南加大附近希爾頓飯店的演講座談,支持台美人自列普查欄([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys253|OJ #253]])。
- 返台參政象徵:1990 年代黑名單解禁後,以「立委蔡同榮」列名於教授協會會員返台參政名單([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys259|OJ #259]])。
- 同鄉會演講者:多次赴北卡台灣同鄉會等團體演講鼓吹台灣自由與獨立([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/our-journeys-381|OJ #381]]);亦先後來休士頓地區演講([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys317|OJ #317]])。
- 學生運動時期(洛杉磯):1966 年前即為洛杉磯校園分發《台灣青年》《台灣通訊》等刊物的熱心留學生之一;1968 年聯盟總部遷紐約後,與羅福全、賴文雄、鄭自才等主力幹部陸續赴紐約總部報到([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys234|OJ #234]])。
- WUFI 主席辭任(1971):1971 年辭去世界台灣獨立聯盟主席,第三屆盟員大會選出鄭紹良為美國本部主席([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys33|OJ #33]])。
- FAPA 創會長細節:1982/02/14 洛杉磯創會,創會會長即蔡同榮;初期目標為通過台灣前途決議案、重視台灣民主人權、迫使解除戒嚴釋放政治犯([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys197|OJ #197]])。
- 民主聖火長跑(1987):1987/10/31 接受索拉茲(Solarz)眾議員點燃的「Run for Democracy」民主聖火長跑火炬([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/photo-albums-historical-8|歷史相簿 #8]]);1970 年與羅福全、彭明敏、周烒明同列西維州 Morgantown「四位知名台獨運動人士」影像([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/photo-albums-historical-15|歷史相簿 #15]])。
- 紐約台灣會館財務奔走:紐約台灣會館建館財務危機期間,時任立委蔡同榮以提案方式參與奔走,促成僑務委員會擔保利息、向 ICBC 借貸 40 萬美元(同案由陳隆鋒請託時任國民黨中常會委員的台南親屬協助)([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys304-eng|OJ #304 ENG]])。
- 影音紀錄:【台灣演義】蔡同榮專輯(2014/01/05)([[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/videos98|Video #98]])。
Timeline
- 1958 — B.S., Law, National Taiwan Univ.
- 1962 — M.S., Politics, Univ. of Tennessee.
- 1969 — Ph.D., Politics, Univ. of Southern California; Assistant Professor, St. Francis College (1969–1978).
- 1970–1971 — First President, World United Formosans for Independence — see also vault page |United Formosans for Independence UFI (台獨聯盟).
- 1978–1993 — Tenured Professor, Political Department, The City University of New York (St. Francis College).
- 1993–2012 — Member of the Legislative Yuan (立法委員).
- Also — First President of Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA; its LA chapter: |FAPA-LA); Founder of Formosa Television (民視); Founder and Advocator, Association for A Plebiscite in Taiwan.
- 2014 — Died (era 1935–2014, per Identity Snapshot).
From the record
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2014-12-07 — TAH 紀念紀錄「29. In memory of Prof. Trong-rong Chai 蔡同榮教授生命的禮讚」(2014-12-07 刊):以蔡同榮教授為主角的生命禮讚紀念紀錄,列其為本紀錄之 named subject—— source。
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吸收(deepen-x slice 10130600-7, 2026-10-13):補上 photo-albums-activities-29 之反向連結,一條 dated fact、一 wikilink。QUOTE-GAP 判定:候選引文「29. In memory of Prof. Trong-rong Chai 蔡同榮教授生命的禮讚」為他人悼念此人之作品標題、非本人言說,依卡片指示未貼入 Quotes。
Sources
- TAH #173 encyclopedia: 173. Prof. Tron-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授
- TAH #18 encyclopedia: 18. Prof. Tron-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授
- TAH #7 encyclopedia: 7. Prof. Tron-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授 / Famous runner of Taiwanese Americans
- TAH #6 encyclopedia: 6. Prof. Tron-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授 / The First President of Formosan Association for
- TAH #30 encyclopedia: 30. Prof. Trong-Rong Tsai 蔡同榮教授
- TAH Who’s Who
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- [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/6-prof-tron-rong-tsai-e8-94-a1-e5-90-8c-e6-a6-ae-e6-95-99-e6-8e-88-the-first-pre||TAH #6 encyclopedia: 蔡同榮教授 — The First President of FAPA]]
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