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Rally for UN Membership for Taiwan
Rally for UN Membership for Taiwan
Rally for UN Membership for Taiwan
Checking in with Dawen (王大文)
Checking in with Dawen (王大文)
Checking in with Dawen (王大文)
Q&A with Dmae Roberts, Author of The Letting Go Trilogies
Q&A with Dmae Roberts, Author of The Letting Go Trilogies
Q&A with Dmae Roberts, Author of The Letting Go Trilogies
Priska Working on Debut EP
Priska Working on Debut EP
Priska Working on Debut EP
Through the Glass Ceiling: A Contemporary Ballet Collaboration
Through the Glass Ceiling: A Contemporary Ballet Collaboration
Through the Glass Ceiling: A Contemporary Ballet Collaboration

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The Lintet: A Taiwanese American Trombonist Shows That Jazz Has No Boundaries

Taiwanese American trombonist Peter Lin talks to us about his jazz band The Lintet, how the Taiwanese community has shaped his life, the importance of connecting to the audience and community and being true to oneself—and why he incorporates Taiwanese folk songs into their repertoire. Talk a…

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Introducing the TaiwaneseAmerican.org Newsletter!

We are excited to introduce our first ever TaiwaneseAmerican.org newsletter! The Summer 2016 edition will be releasing soon. Sign up and join us every month for fun, interesting & remarkable events, happenings and people from around Taiwanese America! *Email and Location required. All information…

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The Hsu-Nami Storm Back Again with New Album

The Hsu-Nami, a progressive rock band that features an electric erhu as its melodic focus, was founded by Taiwanese American Jack Hsu. Based in NYC, this band combines the sounds of traditional Chinese folk music with a strong rock component of heavy guitar riffs, melodic bass guitar lines and punctuating…

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TAPpy Hour in SF

September 29 @ 6:30 pm
The fall season is rolling in. Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) kicks-off with a TAPpy hour that is hosted at TEO, a hip Chinese restaurant located in the center of downtown SF that just opened its doors this summer. Come meet new people, catch up with old friends, and enjoy…

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Annual Meeting with FAPA in San Diego

October 1 @ 2:00 pm
We are pleased to announce the 2016 Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA)-San Diego Annual Meeting will be held at Taiwan Center on Saturday, October 1st, from 2PM to 5PM. Both members and non-members are welcome to attend. **To allow time for chapter internal affairs, we ask MEMBERS TO BE PRESENT…

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Julia Kuo with Author of “The Sound of Silence”

October 3 @ 9:45 am
The Japanese Tea Garden welcomes San Francisco author Katrina Goldsaito and Taiwanese American artist Julia Kuo (who we have interviewed before) for an interactive reading with live illustrations. Their new book, THE SOUND OF SILENCE, follows a little boy through the hustle and bustle of Tokyo as he…

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Happy first week of fall!! Gorgeous "Autumn in Taiwan" photo from photographer Josh Ellis (www.goteamjosh.com). ・・・ #Repost @goteamjoshphoto with @repostapp Fall in Taiwan. Not as colourful as Canada, but just as beautiful. #Taiwan #Taoyuan #Fuxing #Mountains #landscape #iseetaiwan #igerstaiwan #amazingtaiwan #exploretaiwan #travel #traveller #travelgram #travelphoto #travelblogger #台灣 #桃園 #復興鄉 #拉拉山 CONGRATS, Alexander Massialas, on winning historic SILVER at #Rio2016! ✌️Thanked his coach dad & 'secret hero' Taiwanese mom! #Olympics #fencing #USA This is the U.S.'s first foil medal in 56 years! Massialas is currently ranked #1 in the world. #Repost @timmorehouse with @repostapp ・・・ Look who is getting ready for the @todayshow!!!! @amassialas @usfencing The "Fresh Off The Boat" boys are in Taiwan!! #filmingintaiwan ✌️☀️✈️ #Repost @theianchen with @repostapp ・・・ #Taiwan, here we come! #FreshOffTheBoat #evaair✈️
CONGRATS, Alan Yang & Aziz Ansari on winning Emmy Award for best writing on a comedy series for Netflix TV show MASTER OF NONE last week! ・・・ The win was for @masterofnone's memorable "Parents" episode (inspired by the writers' Taiwanese and Indian immigrant parents)! #Repost @alanmyang with @repostapp ・・・ Thanks to our families for inspiring us and thanks to Aziz for being a great friend and partner. We'd like to dedicate this award to our dear friend Harris Wittels. #masterofnone #alanyang #azizansari #netflix #tv #tvseries #tvshow #aapi #asianamerican #asianamericanstories #parents #ourparentsstories #immigrants #taiwanese #indian #taiwaneseamerican #indianamerican #emmys #emmyaward #writing #comedywriting #awards #diversity #representation #giveyourkidscameras CONGRATS, Hsu Shu-Ching, winning Taiwan's first GOLD at #Rio2016!!✌️ #53kg #weightlifting #Olympics #Taiwan #gold #Repost @hbkmamba with @repostapp ・・・ TV star cutie Albert Tsai (from ABC TV show "Dr. Ken" & Phillip Goldstein from "Fresh Off the Boat") is in Taiwan right now!! ✌️☀️ ・・・ Albert, we see you next to Mr. Soup Dumpling there. Isn't your dad Dr. Ken joining you in Taiwan soon? @kenjeong ・・・ #Repost @alberttsai with @repostapp ・・・ Hello from #Taiwan!! #AlbertTsai #happyweekend #Taipei
As #Rio2016 closes out, we pay tribute to C.K. Yang, winner of Taiwan's first ever Olympic medal in 1960. • • • The first Asian athlete to appear on the cover of Time magazine (as "World's Greatest Athlete") and still the only Asian athlete to set a decathlon world record, Yang was indigenous Taiwanese from #Taitung, Taiwan. CONGRATS, #TeamUSA on winning historic BRONZEl!! This is the U.S.'s first team #fencing medal since 1932! Team members Gerek Meinhardt & Alexander Massialas' Taiwanese moms were primary school classmates in #Taiwan! #Repost @gerekmeinhardt with @repostapp ・・・ Love these guys @amassialas @mchamleywatson @race_imboden Fresh off the Boat going to ‪#‎Taiwan‬ for its Season 3 premiere! ✈️✌️ Cast & crew fly to Taiwan next week--this won't be filmed on no Hollywood back lot! Storyline has the Huangs in #Taipei for the wedding of dad's brother (Ken Jeong!!). Who else has made one of those Taiwan wedding trips?
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