History

In the beginning...

In 1991, Annie Chang (Course III '94) had the idea of starting a student group devoted to acitvities related to Taiwanese culture. At that time (as there is now), MIT had a number of Chinese student organizations. However, it was felt that these groups provided a different function for the student body. Annie, along with Phil Sheu '94, Mike Feng '94, and Dung Vu '94, worked out the idea of a group that centered more around cultural activities (rather than purely social ones), and to bring Taiwanese culture to the undergraduate population -- Both those whose roots lay in Taiwan and those interested in learning more about Taiwanese culture.

The Association of Taiwanese students was thus created. Over the years, ATS has changed and grown -- as all organizations do -- and below is a brief record of that growth.

(Special thanks to Annie Chang '94 for providing this information; please send all comments about this section to kkylin[at]alum[dot]mit[dot]edu)

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