After participating in September’s National Disaster Preparedness Day exercises, Spirit of America’s Asia-Pacific team continues to support our partners in Taiwan. On Wednesday, November 20, Spirit of America CEO Jim Hake was joined by Enoch Wu, founder and executive director of the Taiwanese organization Forward Alliance, and Spirit of America Asia-Pacific Regional Director Joshua Brandon to discuss how everyday Taiwanese citizens are training to save lives, protect their communities, and prevent crises.

Speakers:
Jim Hake, CEO, Spirit of America
Joshua Brandon, Asia-Pacific Regional Director, Spirit of America
Enoch Wu, Founder and Executive Director, Forward Alliance

Enoch Wu founded Forward Alliance to train Taiwanese citizens in emergency response skills needed in the event of a crisis. He served on Taiwan’s National Security Council from 2017 to 2019 and was responsible for homeland security and critical infrastructure protection. He is a reserve noncommissioned officer with the Taiwan Army Special Forces Command and in 2022 was named one of the 100 Next, Time Magazine’s annual list of global leaders.