KAOHSIUNG, TAIWAN
A Tulsa Sister City Since 1980
Kaohsiung, Taiwan's second largest city, is a major industrial center with an international port ranking as the third largest container port in the world. With a population of 1.5 million, the city is the center of the country's shipbuilding, steel, and petroleum industries. Kaohsiung has enjoyed unprecedented prosperity and development.
Rex Burnett TGA Sister City Co-Chair for Kaohsiung
kaohsiung@tulsaglobalalliance.org
Susie Tattershall
TGA Sister City Co-Chair for Kaohsiung
kaohsiung@tulsaglobalalliance.org
Vanessa Hall-Harper
Tulsa City Councilor Honorary Ambassador for Kaohsiung
Crista Patrick City Council Chair Ambassador-at-Large
TULSA - kaohsiung SISTER CITY PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES
AREA HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS DISCOVER TAIWANESE CULTURE ONE BITE AT A TIME
Tulsa Kaohsiung partnership co-chair Rex Burnett shared Taiwanese culture with a group of 25 freshmen at Bixby High School during their two-week enrichment class “Foods around the World.”
Burnett did a demo of a tai chi routine which included the Golden Rooster. Check it out here: Rex Burnett, tai chi, Bixby HS, 9.7.23.mov
Stacie Vernier, lead teacher on this pilot class, hopes to establish it as an ongoing project involving multiple groups of students.
Taiwan Foreign English Teacher Program (TFETP)
FETP was launched by the Ministry of Education (MOE) to recruit foreign English teachers and teaching assistants to create more opportunities for Taiwanese students to learn English in schools nationwide.
Applications for 2024/2025 academic year recruitment is open. To learn more about the experience of teaching in Taiwan: https://tfetp.epa.ntnu.edu.tw/en/tfetp/web/introduction_videos
To apply: https://tfetp.epa.ntnu.edu.tw/en/tfetp/web/apply_now
sister and friendly cities exhibition at kaohsiung city hall
Sister and Friendly Cities Exhibition shows Tulsa at its finest to citizens who are visiting Kaohsiung’s City Hall. It includes photos of Tulsa and items representing Native America, Route 66, Art Deco architecture, the Golden Driller, and the Tulsa Drillers minor league baseball team, as well as a video message from Tulsa's Mayor Bynum.
examples of past activities
The Kaohsiung partnership finds unique ways to be active in Tulsa. Examples of past activities include:
A Taiwan trade delegation came to Tulsa and visited aerospace industries, and were hosted for a reception and dinner by TGA, CCK Strategies, the University of Tulsa, and Cherokee Nation Businesses.
The Partnership participated in the Asian World Experience and the Asian American Festival at Martin Regional Library.