TASTA, a civil and non-profit organization, was founded in May 2002 by a group of dedicated Taiwanese American professionals in the Greater Washington, D.C. area. The main mission is to promote close cooperation between Americans and the people in Taiwan, especially in D.C. metropolitan region, in science, technology and industry fields via sponsoring and supporting activities in education, research, communication and networking. Currently we have more than 40 members, most of them with advanced degrees in sciences and engineering fields and we are also associated with the U.S.-Taiwan Business Council.