Tiny Kapoor
Deputy City Manager
City of Cupertino
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014
July 22, 2023
Board of Directors
Jerry Liu, President
Angela Chen, Treasurer
Gilbert Wong, Secretary
21837 Lomita Avenue
Cupertino, California
95014
United States of America
www.cupertinonewtaipei.org
Dear Ms. Kapoor,
On behalf of the Cupertino-New Taipei Friendship City Association, I am writing to formally request the renewal of the Friendship City status between the City of Cupertino and New Taipei City. Attached are the supporting material for this request as outlined in your email of July 12, 2023. Please feel free to reach out if there are any questions or any additional material that we can provide.
Best Regards,
Jerry Liu
(408) 314-9909
[email protected]
Cuper no-New Taipei Friendship City Renewal Applica on
● Summary of New Taipei City delegation visited Cupertino hosted by the committee over the last two years. If none, please explain why.
Due to the impact of global pandemics, the New Taipei City only opened for delega ons/students to visit foreign countries in early 2023. The ac vi es outlined in bullet #3 covers all informa on for this sec on.
● Summary of Cupertino delegation visits hosted by the CNTFCA. If none, please explain why not.
On October 7th, 2022, CNTFCA Board Member Angela Chen visited the Department of Educa on of New Taipei City, bringing a le er, proclama on and gi s from Cuper no to New Taipei City.
On April 19th, 2023, the CNTFCA facilitated a visit of Cuper no mayor’s delega on of six members to New Taipei City. The leaders of the two ci es exchanged informa on and updates of their ci es, and both emphasized the importance of con nuing to strengthen the friendship between the two ci es.
● Description of activities held and outcomes. If none, please explain why not.
The Cuper no New Taipei City Friendship City Associa on (CNTFCA) helped facilitate and advocated for a Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Educa on for New Taipei City (NTC) and the Cuper no Union School District (CUSD) Board of Educa on which was signed on August 2022. In April 2023, a group of middle students, teachers, and educa on officials from New Taipei City spent a week at Lawson Middle School where the NTC students were able to spend me with Cuper no students and mutually learn from each other. There is a return visit planned for the Fall of 2023 for teachers and administrators from CUSD to visit New Taipei City and spend me with their students and educators.
● How the relationship has been mutually beneficial for Cupertino and the Friendship Community.
The formal rela onship between Cuper no and New Taipei City has facilitated sponsorship and support for the mutual informa on exchanges and visits between leaders/educators and students of the two ci es. This has enabled both communi es to be er understand each other’s cultures and learn from best prac ces from both sides. The ac vi es that CNTFCA has facilitated have been welcomed by educators in both communi es, and there are plans in place to expand these exchanges to addi onal schools in both ci es in 2024.
● An Updated Profile of the Friendship City Committee
The Cuper no-New Taipei Friendship City Associa on is a Non-Profit Organiza on with 501.3.(C) tax status. The CNTFCA partners with staff of New Taipei City and local organiza ons to conduct culture, city opera on, and educa on exchange ac vi es.
The current CNTFCA Administra ve Board consists of three key posi ons including President Jerry Liu , Treasurer Angela Chen and Secretary Gilbert Wong.