Ken Wu

Chao Feng Wu (Chinese: 吳兆峯, born October 19, 1980), also known as Ken Wu, is an American community leader based in Los Angeles area and proponent of Taiwan Independence movement.

Ken Wu
吳兆峯
Wu and AIT Chairman James F. Moriarty at ITS event
Born
Chao Feng Wu

(1980-10-19) 19 October 1980
Taipei, Taiwan.
Alma materUCLA
Known for
Political partyDemocratic Progressive Party

He is the chapter president of Formosan Association for Public Affairs(FAPA) Los Angeles Chapter[1] and chipo(branch) head of World United Formosans for Independence or WUFI, an organization promoting Taiwan independence.[2] Wu is the secretary-general of Taiwan Center Foundation of Greater Los Angeles[3], who also serves as the foundation's board member[4] and is the chairman of Taiwanese American Heritage Week Committee of Greater Los Angeles for the years 2017 and 2018.[5][6][7]

Wu also serves as an executive committee member of the Democratic Progressive Party US West Chapter[8] and due to his many involvements in the overseas Taiwanese community, he also serves as an Overseas Community Affairs Council advisor for the Los Angeles area.

Early life

Wu was born in Monga District of Taipei, Taiwan and attended Taipei Dong Yuan Elementary School in Taipei until he emigrated to Seattle, Washington, USA at age ten. Wu attended Eckstein Middle School and Roosevelt High School in Seattle and finished his high school studies at Monta Vista High School in Cupertino, California. He graduated from UCLA in 2003 where he completed his studies in Economics and Public Policy.

At UCLA, he directed and produced the stage play Typhoon Night when he served as the director of Taiwanese American Union (TAU)'s Taiwanese Culture Night (TCN).[9]

Career

Wu decided to pursue a professional career in banking and investments for a major American bank after college before he became more involved in Taiwanese American community works.

Wu believes the naturally independent"(天然獨) generation are more supportive of Taiwan independence and are more willing to sacrifice for their nation for they just want to have a Taiwanese nation for the people of Taiwan. Wu sees the greatest challenge of Taiwan independence movement is its lack of consensus among different generations of Taiwan independence advocates.[1] On US-Taiwan relations, Wu suggests Taiwan is not a pawn but a lead role.[2]

As FAPA Los Angeles chapter president, Wu organized genocide prevention events that aimed to commemorate February 28 Incident and further mutual understandings of various ethnic groups victimized by government oppression.

Wu in the 2017 event stood with featured keynote speaker Rebiya Kadeer and openly support the independence movement for Taiwan and East Turkestan, and against Chinese government.[10]

In 2018, Wu addressed the ongoing human rights violations in Hong Kong and states that Taiwanese people can help Hong Kong with their experience in democratization process.[11]

References
  1. 郭倍宏7月14日洛杉磯演講 (in Chinese)
  2. 美國通過台灣關係法 是台美關係升溫？ (in Chinese), 東森美洲電視ETTV America
  3. L.A.-area residents flock to Taiwan to vote in ‘do or die’ presidential election, Los Angeles Times
  4. 大洛杉磯台灣會館會訊 (in Chinese). Taiwan Center of Greater Los Angeles.
  5. Cathay Bank Charity Raises $118K
  6. 台美人傳統周蒙市登場-「點亮台灣」 (in Chinese), World Journal
  7. 台美人傳統週 美食文化園遊會 (in Chinese), OCAC News
  8. 許維鈞接掌民進黨美西黨部主委 (in Chinese), Epoch Times
  9. UCLA台灣文化之夜舞台劇“1979” 敘說台灣民主路 (in Chinese), Pacific Times
  10. 熱比婭、Tenzin、台港代表齊祭228聲明藏維台港共同聯合抵抗中共暴政 (in Chinese), Pacific Times
  11. 政局不穩定 香港人移居台灣尋求民主自由 (in Chinese), Epoch Times - Hong Kong
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