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The Taiko Community Alliance (TCA) is a non-profit arts support organization for taiko, Japanese-based ensemble drumming. It's mission is to provide support for a diverse group of taiko practitioners. The organization holds a biannual conference

North American Taiko Conference (NATC)
Women and Taiko, Summer Taiko Intensive (STI), 2015. Reference: Angie Ahlgren.

History
The TCA launch meeting took place at Stanford University August 23-25, 2013. At the time, the fiscal sponsor for the biannual North American Taiko Conference (NATC) was the Japanese American Cultural & Community Center (JACCC), located in Little Tokyo.

Transitional Board Members: Johnny Mori (Chairman), Stan Shikuma (Vice Chairman), Susan Yuen (Treasurer), Wisa Uemura (Secretary), Alan Okada, Elise Fujimoto, Iris Shiraishi, Linda Uyechi, Roy Hirabayashi, Steve Sano, Tony Jones