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ur tasa constitution CONSTITUTION OF THE UR Taiwanese American Students’ Association Founded September 2003 I. NAME Through the decision of the founding members, the name given to this club shall be The Taiwanese American Students’ Association of the University of Rochester. II. PURPOSE We, the Taiwanese American Students’ Association, are a group of undergraduate students who have assembled in the interest of the Taiwanese culture. We seek to broaden the Taiwanese cultural and social interaction within the U of R community, while examining the current issues relevant to Taiwan, as they may interest or affect us. III. MEMBERSHIP Section 1: TASA shall be based on the River Campus of UR. Membership is open to all those within the UR community, with an emphasis on the undergraduate population. Section 2: Membership is defined by a reasonable initial annual fee to be determined by the Officers. Section 3: Members must attend a minimum of 50% of general meetings to be considered active. Section 4: All active members are entitled to participate in the voting process. IV. ORGANIZATION Section 1: The Officers of TASA shall consist of the six elected office holders. They will be held responsible for the interpretation and execution of this Constitution. The Officers, as a whole, have the power to call all necessary meetings. All Officers must attend at least 75% of general interest meetings to retain his/her position. Section 2: The Officers shall consist of the following members: a. President: Responsible for holding all Officers accountable to their duties, for leading general meetings, for planning activities that may help to enhance the quality of the club, and for delegating other responsibilities as appropriate. b. Vice President: Responsible for assisting the President in his duties, recording of the growth of the club, and the overseeing, execution, and historical recording of all club activities. c. Treasurer: Responsible for collecting all relevant fees, for managing all financial matters that may exist, and for providing any financial information upon the request of any active member. d. Secretary: Responsible for recording the minutes of every meeting, for managing all miscellaneous administrative details, and for providing any information upon the request of the SA or any active member. e. Publicity Chair: Responsible for community awareness of any club events. f. Webmaster: Responsible for maintaining an internet webpage that serves to inform the community of upcoming events, members listings, contact information, and historical content. V. MEETINGS Section 1: General meetings shall include all active members, to be held at least four times a semester. The decisions of these meetings, attended by at least 50% of the active membership, may overrule those of the Officers'. Section 2: Officers’ meetings are to be held at least once a month in addition to general meetings. Officers’ meetings are open to all members. Section 3: The minutes of all meetings of the TASA are to be provided upon request of all active members. VII. AMENDMENTS Constitutional amendments may be proposed in writing by any active TASA member. All proposals must be discussed at a general meeting, and then voted on at the following general meeting or by email ballot. Approval must consist of 2/3 of the voting membership.

taiwan fyi When did Westerners discover Taiwan? In 1517, a Portuguese fleet sailing through the Taiwan Strait on the way to Japan sighted Taiwan and called it Ilha Formosa, meaning "Beautiful Island." This is the origin of Taiwan's other name, Formosa. However, whenever they came across a beautiful island on the sea, Portuguese sailors had the habit of calling it "Ilha Formosa", so there are more than ten islands in Africa, South America and Asia which bear the same name. Nevertheless, Formosa became the proper name of Taiwan, and was commonly used among Westerners. If it was called "Formosa," where did the name "Taiwan" come from? "Taiwan" did not originate from Han language. The Siraya aborigines who dwelled in the vicinity of Tainan called outsiders and visitors "Taian" or "Tayan," and it had been misheard as "Taioan." Han immigrants and Japanese had applied different Han characters and Kanji, which became the name of the island itself. Between the years 1573 and 1620, Ming government began calling the island "Taiwan," and the Dutch also used "Taioan" in their writings. What about Taiwan's political orientation? Despite its economical success in recent years, Taiwan faces intractable political problems which stem from differing views of the island's national identity. The roots of these problems lie deep in Taiwan's past. For one thing, Taiwan's political status has never been unassailable. Taiwan has not always been considered part of China, has often been governed by non-Chinese, and has never been ruled exclusively by people who consider Taiwan as home. This problem is intensified when Beijing demands that Taiwan be surrendered to Communist Chinese control and makes threats that the island will be taken by force if necessary. How big is Taiwan? The population of Taiwan is now estimated to be over 22 million. Considering the nation's small geographic size, this makes it the second most densely populated nation in the world after Bangladesh. There are approximately 1,505 people per square mile in Taiwan. Considering that most the island is mountainous, Taiwan has more people per unit of flat land than any medium-sized or large nation in the world.