The Culture Center of T.E.C.O. in Los Angeles (Santa Ana) is owned and operated under the direct supervision and guidelines of the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC)of the Republic of China in Taiwan, and is overseen locally by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Los Angeles. It is located in the city of Santa Ana (central Orange County) which makes the building very accessible and convenient . It serves the overseas communities in Orange County, San Diego County in Southern California and the State of New Mexico.
Orange County ranks as the third most populous county in the State of California with a population of 322 million (as of 2020). The median family income for 2020 in Orange County was more than $95,761. Orange County is a prosperous hub for the life sciences, high-tech, consumer products, finance, real estate and aerospace industries. Major business centers in Orange County include Irvine, Newport Beach, Anaheim, Santa Ana, and Costa Mesa. Orange County is home to Disneyland, the Anaheim Ducks, and MLB's Angels.
San Diego County ranks as the second most populous county in the State of California with a population of 336 million (as of 2020). The median family income for 2020 in San Diego County was more than $83,000. San Diego's economy, once dominated by military and defense endeavors (now the city's second largest economic sector) is led by manufacturing, particularly in the areas of shipbuilding and repair, industrial machinery and computers, metals production, and the manufacture of toys and sporting goods.
The State of New Mexico became the 47th state of the United States of America on January 6, 1912. The state's total area is 121,412 square miles (314,460 km^2). The population of the State of New Mexico is over 2.1 million (2020 estimate). The median family income for 2016 in New Mexico is more than $50,000. The state capital in New Mexico is Santa Fe, and the largest cities include Santa Fe and Albuquerque. Oil and gas production, tourism, and federal government spending are important drivers of the state economy. New Mexico has benefited greatly from federal government spending on major military and research institutions in the state. It is home to three Air Force bases, White Sands Missile Range, and the federal research laboratories Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories.
Newly immigrated overseas compatriots reside, among others, largely in Orange County, San Diego and Albuquerque, whereas the traditional overseas compatriots mainly live in San Diego and Santa Fe.
Most overseas compatriots work in the field of high-technology, medicine, commercial, the specialized technology industry and the hotel industry. Large domestic companies are also setting up customer service and sales representative locations in Orange County
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2023/11/21 Back