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Posted on Friday, September 18th, 2020 at 7:55 pm.

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RT @andreachu190: So honored to share space w many young TA writers and @charles_yu @shawnayangryan @hochie71 Leona, & the… https://t.co/4iidEuD5mo 1d ago
RT @catielila: I created a Google Doc of resources by Taiwanese, for Taiwanese, on how to get through #Covid19. Included are Manda… https://t.co/xIyXtqwsQR 1 week ago
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Rather than sow more division in these difficult t

Rather than sow more division in these difficult times by taking another poll on Southern vs. Northern style bahtzang, we'd like to wish you a very happy Dragon Boat Festival 端午節 weekend. ⁠
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Loving all the bahtzang graphics available on @canva. We had a tough time picking one. ⁠
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Learn about the festival with OFTaiwan, linked here and in bio: https://oftaiwan.org/culture/dragon-boat-festival/

Introducing the next LEADER of our 100 Passionate

Introducing the next LEADER of our 100 Passionate People project: #TheNext100. ⁠⠀⁠
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Jason Chen (@theformosacoffee) is a Taiwanese coffee roaster based in New York. "I was surprised how few people, even coffee roasters, knew about Taiwan coffee farms," he says. "I visited the 2018 Coffee Festival in New York, went around chatted with as many roasters as I could to see if they knew anything about Taiwan coffee. I was shocked that out of about 30 roasters and importers I spoke to, none did. Honestly, that gave me mixed feelings. I felt excited and worried, not knowing if this super niche segment was worth risking my money and time. It took another year of research, talking to family, and planning to become the first US roaster to specialize in Taiwan coffee before I had the courage to decide. In January 2020, after almost three years of planning my coffee roasting business went live." ⁠
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Read more about Jason and his interview with #TheNext100 project lead, Vivienne Chang, here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/next100/people/jason-chen/

📑 Helping Taiwan get through Covid: Information

📑 Helping Taiwan get through Covid: Information to share & ways to help/donate right now (bilingual) - h/t @catielila The following resources are produced by Taiwanese for Taiwanese audiences, reflecting the latest science on Covid-19 transmission. Please share in LINE & Facebook groups, and with friends, family members, colleagues, and any contacts you might have who can get out the word. Since Taiwan did not experience significant community spread before Spring 2021, messaging about indoor transmission, risk-mitigation, and the necessity of work from home wherever possible, etc. has not penetrated as much as in other countries that underwent severe outbreaks early on. You can also donate to local NGOs, mutual aid organizations, and independent media during a critical time. Click on the links in the document to go directly to each section. Linked here and in bio: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OUVcI_0AxbDRA2-6abzGhe--QzHwvB2w03vx6IHMt6E/mobilebasic#

We are pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of

We are pleased to announce the inaugural cohort of honorable mentions, finalists, and grand prize winners of the Betty L. Yu & Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes, established in partnership with TaiwaneseAmerican.org in honor of Yu’s parents, who are longstanding Taiwanese American community leaders. ⁠⠀
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Their work will be published on TaiwaneseAmerican.org throughout the year.

If you follow us, there's a pretty good chance you

If you follow us, there's a pretty good chance you're also following Facebook's "subtle taiwanese traits," a group that now boasts 16.4K followers. ⁠
Its co-founder Merton Li is an undergraduate student at the University of Rochester majoring in biochemistry. He's also the district governor of the Tri-State area for ITASA @itasanational. ⁠
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"Growing up as a Taiwanese/Taiwanese American," he writes, "I was often frustrated by the lack of sense of identity in many of the Taiwanese Americans. Fortunately, my third culture kid identity gives me the best opportunity to act as a bridge between Taiwanese culture and Taiwanese Americans. STT is thus the byproduct of the hard work I have put in for the last two years." ⁠
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Read more about Merton here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/next100/people/merton-li/⁠
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#TaiwaneseAmerican #100PassionatePeopleProject #AsianAmerican #SubtleTaiwaneseTraits #TheNext100

Taiwan-a be with you 😘🥰 Fascinating reporti

Taiwan-a be with you 😘🥰 Fascinating reporting on Taiwan’s dating app scene from @trickytaipei Kathy Cheng and Catherine Shu:
“A lot of people don’t know what to talk about,” said Blake Cheng, the dating and relationship counsellor. In Taiwan, cheesy pick-up lines are often replaced by low energy familiarity. According to multiple women, a common opener from straight Taiwanese men is, “Did you eat yet?” According to those same women, it’s a pretty lame line.” Read here and in bio: http://www.trickytaipei.com/taiwan-dating-apps/

A thoughtful reflection on Jessica J. Lee’s “T

A thoughtful reflection on Jessica J. Lee’s “Two Trees Make a Forest” by Yi Shun Lai @yishunlai for @electricliterature: “The island holds both migrant and endemic species,” Lee writes early on in the book, in her sure, professorial, hand. Her botanical expertise makes itself present with every single scientific name for the plants I only know by their colloquial monikers. I know Taiwanese flora by names like “crazy flower” or “shy plant”; she has Dendrocalamus latiflorus and Diplofatsia at her disposal. And yet, for all her multilingualism with plants, Lee focuses early on Mandarin, calling it her mother’s tongue, referring to Taiwanese only a few times in her book. As I read, awe over her intimate knowledge of Taiwan’s flora and geographical history mixed with a burgeoning rage at the absence of Taiwanese throughout the book. Linked here and in bio: https://electricliterature.com/i-thought-this-memoir-wasnt-taiwanese-enough-because-that-was-my-fear-about-myself/

We received a remarkable number of thoughtful, pas

We received a remarkable number of thoughtful, passionate entries, each of which was carefully reviewed and deliberated by the judges, and each was its own important testament to how gifted young Taiwanese American writers are. Through these prizes and virtual events, we hope to foster community and discussion with writers like you, and to encourage and support your work. ⁠
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As Ho Chie Tsai @hochie71, founder of TaiwaneseAmerican.org said, “I hope one day this leads to a Taiwanese American authors, writers, journalists, and storytellers conference of some sort. I seriously think we might get to that point within a few years.” ⁠

Created in collaboration with Taiwanese American a

Created in collaboration with Taiwanese American author Charles Yu, the Betty L. Yu and Jin C. Yu Creative Writing Prizes are intended to encourage and recognize creative literary work by Taiwanese American high school and college students, and to foster discussion and community around such work. ⁠
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The inaugural judges, Charles Yu and Shawna Yang Ryan, have finalized deliberations. All entrants can expect to hear back by end of week.⁠
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"Although only a few could be recognized, we were impressed by the depth, creativity and effort in many of the entries, and are grateful to all of the entrants for sharing their work with us," writes Charles. "Through TaiwaneseAmerican.org @taiwaneseam_org, we hope to stay in dialogue with these young writers and continue to encourage and amplify their voices." ⁠
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Learn more about the prizes here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/02/national-book-award-winner-charles-yu-establishes-prize-for-young-taiwanese-american-creative-writers/⁠
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SPARK Accel is a personalized virtual accelerator

SPARK Accel is a personalized virtual accelerator designed to help Taiwanese American entrepreneurs grow as leaders and scale their businesses. Built by a team of experienced tech professionals across the U.S., the program will give entrepreneurs the opportunity to learn from successful TA founders and business leaders, join a supportive members-only network, and win up to $15,000 with no strings attached.⁠
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The inaugural 4-week program will take place during weekday evenings between July 19 - August 13 and is 100% free. Applications are open until June 12.⁠
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Learn more about SPARK Accel and its powerhouse co-founders here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/05/spark-accel-a-virtual-accelerator-for-taiwanese-american-entrepreneurs/

Introducing the first CREATOR of our 100 Passionat

Introducing the first CREATOR of our 100 Passionate People project: #TheNext100. ⁠⠀
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Jordan Hwang @jordanhwang is a film director, editor, and writer who "gravitates towards stories that showcase minorities and celebrate cultural truths." ⁠⠀
In his interview, we get to hear about one of his favorite memories: "In 2018, I traveled with NBA Veteran Jeremy Lin to Taiwan and got an exclusive inside look as his personal videographer for his YouTube channel. As we walked out of the gates at Taoyuan airport at 3 AM that very first morning, over 300 of his passionate fans greeted us, cheering and waving his jerseys like flags to welcome him. Linsanity was very much alive and fired up!! He greeted everyone, signed all of the memorabilia, and took photos with all of his diehard fans. I was so proud to film Jeremy Lin and show everyone online the powerful love and support that Taiwan gives to one of their own." ⁠⠀
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Read more about Jordan and his interview with #TheNext100 project lead, Vivienne Chang, here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/next100/people/jordan-hwang/

From food editor Luke Tsai for @kqed, "Eating Taiw

From food editor Luke Tsai for @kqed, "Eating Taiwanese in the Bay" is a series of stories, released daily, exploring Taiwanese food culture in all of its glorious, delicious complexity:⁠
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"Taiwanese cuisine is a hodgepodge of influences that include the food of Taiwan’s aboriginal peoples, 50 years of Japanese occupation, dishes from many different regions of China (a result of the influx of transplants after the Chinese Civil War ended in 1949), hybridized dishes like beef noodle soup that were created by the defeated Nationalist soldiers who had fled to Taiwan, and the island’s ever-evolving street food culture." ⁠
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Follow this series here and in bio: https://www.kqed.org/eatingtaiwanese

Introducing the first PIONEER of our 100 Passionat

Introducing the first PIONEER of our 100 Passionate People project: #TheNext100. ⁠
Melody Cheng @melodyccheng is the co-founder and co-host of the podcast, @asianbossgirl (ABG): a podcast for the modern day Asian American woman.⁠
She's also an alumni of Taiwanese American Student Association and Taiwanese American Citizen League’s Leadership Identity Development camp. "This experience," she writes, "showed that wherever I go, the Taiwanese community will be there for me." ⁠
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Read more about Melody and her interview with #TheNext100 project lead, Vivienne Chang, here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/next100/people/melody-cheng/⁠
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#TaiwaneseAmerican #100PassionatePeopleProject #AsianAmerican #AsianBossGirl #TheNext100

Every day of the year is one of community pride fo

Every day of the year is one of community pride for our team at TaiwaneseAmerican.org! That’s one of the reasons we launched our original 100 Passionate People Project a decade ago. Since then, Taiwanese America has continued to grow and blossom. So many pioneers, leaders, creators, and even students have made a notable impact on the communities they serve –and we see you AND ARE ROOTING FOR YOU! ⁠
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We're so excited to launch THE NEXT 100, a rolling feature of people whose courage and hustle make our community better. Stay tuned - we launch in 4 days. ⁠
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(Special thanks to THE NEXT 100 project lead @viviennechxng - we definitely see you!)⁠

Taiwanese American co-founders Olivia Chen (@oli_c

Taiwanese American co-founders Olivia Chen (@oli_chen) and Laura Huang (@laurahuangla) joined us this week to talk about Project EMplify (@projectemplify), their non-profit initiative teaching soft skills via a robust curriculum and mentoring program. ⁠
Their workshops are based on the research in @harvardhbs Associate Professor Laura's book "EDGE: Turning Adversity into Advantage." ⁠
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"Over the last 12 years of my research, I found a consistent theme: hard work does not always equate with success," she tells us. "What is critical for success is soft skills, or what we call foundational skills. To equalize the playing field and to help underserved communities, Olivia and I cofounded Project EMplify, a global nonprofit initiative that allows us to bridge the gap between what is taught in school and what is needed in the workplace.”⁠
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Learn more about Laura and Olivia, here and in bio: http://www.taiwaneseamerican.org/2021/05/laura-huang-olivia-chen-project-emplify/⁠
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#projectemplify #taiwaneseamerican #community #softskills #edge #hbs⁠

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Founded in 2006, TaiwaneseAmerican.org is a web portal site highlighting many of the interesting people, events and organizations that make up Taiwanese America. It is both a volunteer-driven website and a non-profit organization that intends to connect and promote those who identify with the Taiwanese identity, heritage, or culture. By establishing our niche within the broader Asian Pacific American and mainstream communities, we hope to collectively contribute to the wonderful and diverse mosaic that America represents.

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