林逸民
Taiwanese physician and movement figure; current political commentator for 美洲台灣日報.
Story
林逸民 is a physician whose record runs from the founding circles of the Taiwanese Christian community in St. Louis in the early 1970s — where he, with 張世聰, 翁秀惠, 高銘憲 and others, began the discussions that formed the believers’ community TAH — to the present, writing political commentary for 美洲台灣日報 on Taiwan’s defense and identity. He served as an elder of the St. Louis church and chaired its first building-committee meeting.
Identity
- Era: 1970s–2020s
- Geography: St. Louis (1970s–80s), later US (2020s commentary)
- Core roles: physician, church elder, political commentator
From the record
| Fact | Source | Label |
|---|---|---|
| Physician; with 張世聰/翁秀惠, 高銘憲/石幸津, 石孜理 et al. began meetings (2–3 sessions) in summer 1972 toward a Taiwanese Christians’ community in St. Louis | TAH oral history via content/works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ | (reported) |
| Listed among elders (長老) when the first pastor 賴俊明 was installed 1989-05-07 (with 高銘憲, 張理美, 陳克充, 鄭紀昭, 蘇希三) | TAH oral history | (reported) |
| Chaired the first building-committee meeting of the congregation (2nd chaired by 鄭紀昭) | TAH oral history | (reported) |
| Speaker “台灣人和好” at a 台灣之夜 (東田納西同鄉會 program, with 王崇堯 keynote) | TAH oral history | (reported) |
| Published 從以色列乘客的勇氣 看台灣的防衛課題, 美洲台灣日報 政治評論/台灣政論, 2026-10-12 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 藍白機關算盡各盤算 英賴攜手輔選一條心 (KMT–TPP ‘同進同出’ in the legislature but each calculating alone — TPP’s 2026-09-06 竹北市長 ultimatum; 蔡英文’s full-out 2026 campaign support for 賴清德 dispelling faction-rumours), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論, 2026-09-08 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 洋流已經跨出同溫層 萬安還在躺著選 (沈伯洋’s 王偉忠 interview as a successful ‘客場’ gambit — 王偉忠’s 鴻門宴 turned warmer to 沈 than to 蔣萬安, 1.6M views in two days; contrasts Taipei’s 2002 李應元–馬英九 384,000-vote gap), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論, 2026-09-15 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 務實終勝務虛 格陵蘭協議給台灣的啟示 (Trump’s 2026-09-19 ‘indefinite’ Greenland agreement with Denmark — full US military basing rights, hostile-power base ban, Danish sovereignty retained — timed before 習近平’s US visit; China’s ‘冰上絲綢之路’ blustering pushed Denmark into US arms; pragmatism beats posturing), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論, 2026-09-22 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 台灣是美國與日本的重中之重 (assumed the 理事長 chair of 台灣好德公益文化協會 on 2025-11-22; President 賴清德 addressed the members’ meeting — Q3 GDP growth est. 7.64%, unemployment near 3%, per-capita income past US$30K heading to US$40K next year, vs 馬英九’s unfulfilled 六三三; 高市早苗’s pre-premiership Taiwan call as proof Taiwan is the keystone of Japan’s strategy and of the first island chain), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論, 2025-11-24 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 中國無信又無膽 美國挺台是必然 (China’s rare-earth reversal as 無信無膽; US Senate passage of the 2026 NDAA on 10-09 with US$1B arms aid and a recommended Taiwan invitation to RIMPAC), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論 (from 自由時報), 2025-10-14 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 勿陷烏克蘭困局 要如以色列般突圍 (Ukraine’s 72% 澤倫斯基 mandate misread by Putin as pro-Russia; 澤倫斯基’s refusal to fully mobilize and graft (two 能源部長s, 幕僚長 Yermak probe) vs Israel closing ranks against Hamas/Hezbollah/Houthis/Iran and Trump forcing Hamas to swallow peace terms — ‘先自助而後得人助’; endorses 賴清德’s 黨派可以不同、國家認同一定要相同 and 2027 備戰論), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論 (from 自由時報), 2025-12-01 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
| Published 紀念查理柯克 反共是全球共識 (the 福和會 Charlie Kirk memorial he hosted in his capacity as 榮譽理事長 on 10-18 — 林宗正牧師 memorial service; speakers incl. 吉耐獅, 永山英樹, 藤井嚴喜, 平野雨龍, 游瑪雅; contrasts it with the same-day KMT chair vote), 美洲台灣日報 政治評論 (from 自由時報), 2025-10-21 | 美洲台灣日報 | sourced |
Gaps
- IDENTITY CHECK NEEDED: whether the 2026 taiwandaily columnist is the same person as the St. Louis physician elder — corroborate location/practice before merging further lanes.
- Medical specialty, practice location, current city.
Related Pages
- 美洲台灣日報 (source)