FASCA-SD September Monthly Meeting Brings Families Together and Welcomes New Student Leaders

The Formosa Association of Student Cultural Ambassadors (FASCA) San Diego held its September Monthly Meeting on September 19, 2026 bringing together students, parents, mentors, and families for an afternoon of cultural celebration, teamwork, and leadership development.

Held just before the Mid-Autumn Festival, the gathering brought all FASCA-SD families together for the first time this year. Students learned about Taiwanese Mid-Autumn traditions, preparing, grilling, and serving a Taiwanese-style barbecue for their parents. The experience combined cultural learning with teamwork, responsibility, and service. 

The event was planned and carried out by FASCA-SD student members serving as project leaders. Students coordinated activities, worked with members, and handled the event's many details with guidance from mentors. Through the process, they practiced communication, teamwork, problem solving, and taking responsibility for an event from planning through execution.

Group picture - FASCA mentor Peggy Han (middle couch, left 2), Director of Culture Center of T.E.C.O. in Los Angeles (Santa Ana) Betty Hsiao (middle couch, left 3), OCAC Council Member Steve Hsieh (middle couch, right 1)

FASCA-SD Members prepare a variety of foods shared by everyone. 

The meeting also marked the transition to a new student leadership team, with Katherine Tsuar and Jason Poliak beginning their terms as FASCA-SD presidents. Mentors led a discussion inviting students to consider what it means to be a leader. Students identified qualities including communication, responsibility, teamwork, initiative, and service, reflecting the different ways leadership can be practiced within a team and community.

Celebrating the new officers in the Fasca Leadership Handover. The FASCA SD Leadership team for 2026-2027 comes together with pride to honor their accomplishments and upcoming projects.

The afternoon concluded with team-building activities, including tug-of-war, a spoon-and-egg race, and a blindfolded cup-pickup challenge. The games encouraged students to communicate, trust one another, and work toward a common goal while giving new and returning members another chance to build connections.

Project Leader Aria Chan reflected on the experience, saying, “Planning this event was a success. We learned how to manage and organize an event, which will help me as I go into this year.”

Participants engage in fun, teamwork building activities.

The September gathering offered a meaningful start to the new FASCA-SD year, bringing families together through culture, welcoming new student leaders, and giving students an opportunity to put leadership into practice.

FASCA-SD continues to empower Taiwanese American youth through leadership, service, culture, and legacy, creating opportunities for students to learn by doing and contributing to the community they are helping to build.

Reported by: Dianne Chen, FASCA San Diego PR Team

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