Connecting My Purpose With My Past | Anting Liu | TEDxTaipeiAmericanSchool

Is what I do relevant to where I am from? Born in Taipei and raised in Taichung, Anting first came under the spotlight when, in 2008, having taught herself English, went to Princeton University. At Princeton, she spent extensive time working in Haiti, Cambodia, Ghana, France and Switzerland. She snatched the top thesis prize with her work when she graduated, yet she wanted to do more. From there, she came back to Taiwan and founded Teach for Taiwan (TFT) which now recruits top talents to become quality teachers and future leaders in communities in need. Born in Taipei and raised in Taichung, Anting first came under the spotlight when, in 2008, having taught herself English, she received acceptances to both National Taiwan University and 10 top US colleges. She eventually set off to Princeton University where she studied at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, spending extensive time working in Haiti, Cambodia, Ghana, France and Switzerland. She snatched the top thesis prize with her work when she graduated, yet she couldn’t stop wondering: is what I do relevant to where I am from? Since then, Anting worked at a management consulting firm in New York, while starting a team in Taiwan to experiment with the idea of “Teach for Taiwan” (TFT) – recruiting top talents to become quality teachers and future leaders in communities in need. In 2013, she moved back to Taiwan to officially launch the organization. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx