“The Other End” & other Poems by Averylin Cummins

Averylin is a high school student, athlete, and activist; a third generation Taiwanese-American seeking to reconnect with their culture; and an aspiring writer and poet who explores race, gender, and sexuality through their work, using it to observe and reflect not only the world but also their own experiences. From Averylin: "Three Strong Emotions" started as a rant, typed sloppily into the notes app of my phone. I wrote "Anger" first, but it felt incomplete because that wasn't…

A Canon of Our Own: Q&A with Michelle Kuo, Author of Reading with Patrick

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="1050"] Author Michelle Kuo with her parents[/caption] I profess that I have been a bit of a book snob lately. I am reading 50 books in my 10 weeks of summer; 20 of which should have a focus on social justice, and 15 of which should be by or about Asian Americans. The more these categories overlap, the greedier I become. I have been desperately craving something for me, something that helps me navigate everything this world has become with the body I have.…

Comedian Sheng Wang Performs in NY

Knitting Factory Presents: The Most RACES Show on Earth! Hosted by: Drew Thomas (Atlanta, GA) - NBC's Last Comic Standing, Live @ Gotham Performances by: Taiwanese American comedian, Sheng Wang (Los Angeles, CA) - Comedy Central, Writer for ABC's "Fresh off the Boat" Daniel Tirado (Queens, NY) - Live @ Gotham, AXS TV Eman (Montreal, QC) - Just for Laughs, CTV Comedy Now! Rob Haze (Brooklyn, NY) - Adam Devine's House Party on Comedy Central, Flophouse - Viceland) Gina Brillon…

Join TAP in “Race for the Cure” in LA

You are invited to join Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) as we partner with the North America Taiwanese Women’s Association (NATWA) Southern California Chapter for "Team Taiwan" in the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure! For 25 years, the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure has been the largest, most powerful event that raises significant funds and awareness for the breast cancer movement, celebrates breast cancer survivorship, and honors those who have lost their battle with…

Breast Cancer Awareness Race with NATWA in SoCal

Susan G. Komen for the Cure is the world’s largest grassroots network of breast cancer survivors and activists fighting to save lives, empower people, ensure quality care for all and energize science to find the cures. Since 1982, the organization has invested nearly $1 billion to fulfill the promise becoming one of the largest sources of nonprofit funds dedicated to the fight against breast cancer in the world. North America Taiwanese Women’s Association-Southern CA Chapter (NATWA-So. CA)…