[1] The Baodiao movement that started in 1972[2] inspired many Chinese-American students to become politically conscious in Taiwan affairs.

[3] In 1978, a group of University of Chicago Chinese-American students started an effort to stay the execution of the political prisoner Chen Ming-chung [zh].

[6] OSDMT published the free magazine Democratic Taiwan (Chinese: 民主台灣; pinyin: Mínzhǔ Táiwān) from 1979 to 1987, total 41 issues.

[7] The magazine was founded by the exiled activist Siao-sin Lin [zh] in 1979 and was distributed free of charge to promote democracy in Taiwan.

[8] The magazine ceased publication in 1987, after martial law was lifted in Taiwan.