LYF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit with the mission to guide youth toward a deeper understanding of Taiwanese-American identity and culture and to nurture curious, open minds to actively engage in the community.
Established in 1983 as Taiwanese American Youth Leadership (TAYL), the camp originally started as a place where first generation Taiwanese parents could pass on their culture and values. Over the years, the camp has evolved to help the youth of all generations build skills to handle the challenges they might face as Taiwanese-American citizens and their everyday life.
The primary event through which we strive to accomplish our mission is through our annual LYF Camp. LYF Camp is a mashup of the typical American summer camp experience and traditional Taiwanese culture. Outside of LYF Camp, our organization also plays host to a number of community events. We proudly hold development workshops such as college admissions, and community building events such as reunions and festivals.
Meet the 2022-2023 Board of Directors
LYF is run by a board of directors who guides the overall organizational direction and oversees aspects such as marketing, fundraising, camp logistics and programming, design, and community relations.

Amy Shieh
President
amy.shieh@tacl.org

Christie Lin
Vice President
christie.lin@tacl.org

Alan Ma
Chief of Staff
alan.ma@tacl.org

Karina Lin
Vice Chief of Staff
karina.lin@tacl.org

Josh Chiu
Camp Director
josh.chiu@tacl.org

Sean Li
TA Culture
sean.li@tacl.org

Curtis Fan
Volunteer Management
curtis.fan@tacl.org

Jennifer Lee
Volunteer Development
jennifer.lee@tacl.org

Stephan Loh
Registration / IT
stephan.loh@tacl.org

Melody Lin
Marketing
melody.lin@tacl.org

Emily Chen
Finance
emily.chen@tacl.org

Eileen Wong
Camp Ops
eileen.wong@tacl.org

Eugene Che
Program Director
eugene.che@tacl.org

Aileen Hsu
Program Director
aileen.hsu@tacl.org

Michael Shen
Program Director
michael.shen@tacl.org

Julia Lin
Program Director
julia.lin@tacl.org
Our LYF Officers
The LYF Officer team is an extension of the board and helps out with various on-going projects such as archive management, social media development, website, promotional design, alumni and first generation involvement, etc.
Shialan Yu
Registration/IT
Andrew Wang
Registration/IT
Justin Pan
Registration/IT
Kevin Lai
Registration/IT
Katherine Tsai
Volunteer Management
Bianca Wu
Finance
Joel Cheng
Finance
George Sun
TA Culture
Peter Chu
TA Culture
Will Wang
TA Culture
Michelle Chen
Camp Ops
Sophia Shih
Camp Ops
Andrew Chen
Camp Ops
Jamie Lu
Camp Ops
Josephine Tsai
Marketing
Anna Chen
Marketing
Rae Ho
Marketing