TUF Hosts “Taiwan Night Concert”

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2011 Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm Location: James Armstrong Theatre Address: 3330 Civic Center Dr N, Torrance, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=129011813827714 In collaboration with the Torrance Symphony, Taiwanese United Fund's (TUF) Great Performance Series proudly presents the "Taiwan Night Concert", featuring Dr. Tyzen Hsiao's "1947 Overture" performed by the Torrance Symphony, conducted by Frank Fetta, Artistic Director of the Torrance…

FAPA-YPG San Francisco Bay Area Planning Meeting

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Eon Coffee Address: 24970 Hesperian Boulevard, Hayward, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=186220041406008 FAPA-YPG San Francisco / Bay area is hosting a local planning meeting. If you're looking to get more involved with the community and Taiwan issues, this is a great meeting to come to! You'll meet some great folks who care about Taiwan and its future. Please let RSVP on the Facebook event page. To…

UNPLUGGED: Up Close & Personal with Cynthia Lin – An Acoustic Performance in DC

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Time: 7:30pm - 9:30pm Location: Chinatown Community Cultural Center Address: 616 H St. NW Suite 201, Washington, DC Kollaboration DC & Chinatown Community Cultural Center presents: An Acoustic Performance with DC's own native daughter to the DC Metro Area. Drawing comparisons to Edith Piaf and Joni Mitchell, currently based in San Francisco, singer/songwriter Cynthia Lin captivates audiences with a rich, outsized voice and witty, honest storytelling.…

TAP-SF TAPpy Hour – Kick Off a Brand New Year!

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: 5a5 Steak Lounge Address: 244 Jackson Street, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=154069537976951 Hosted by Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) Kick off the New Year with your favorite TAP-SF professionals at 5A5, San Francisco's first “steak lounge” - a stylish steakhouse that is also a vibrant cocktail lounge. At this chic and sexy lounge, we look forward…

TAPpy Hour in Arlington, VA

Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2011 Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Carpool Address: 4000 Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=164502220261068 Come and socialize at the first social of 2011 for Taiwanese American Professionals - Washington, D.C. Area (TAP-DC)! We'll be taking things easy by meeting at a fun game and sports bar. If you're new to the area, this is a great place to watch sports events or chill out and play some pool, shuffleboard,…

“The Legend of Phoenix Mountain” – A Debut Novel by Tina Tsai

If you enjoy imaginative stories with an Asian American focus, you'll like this one written by writer and educator Tina Tsai. Her debut novel The Legend of Phoenix Mountain explores the Asian American experience and issues of identity in the form of an accessible action adventure fantasy story inspired by eastern philosophy, Asian mythology, anime, and martial arts movies. She has written for Asian Week as a columnist. Read the synopsis below to find out more about the adventures of Taiwanese…

Cynthia Lin Performs at Coffee Foundry in NY

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011 Time: 3:00pm - 4:30pm Location: Coffee Foundry Address: 186 West 4th St (btwn 6th & 7th Ave), New York, NY Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152398684809627 The Coffee Foundry's "Acoustic Saturdays" series is proud to present, Cynthia Lin. "With catchy tunes, lyrics that can be both heartfelt and heartbreaking, and a voice so gorgeous, Cynthia Lin is one to look out for on the NYC independent music scene." - Vandal Music Blog "Lin's…

A Magic Show Fundraiser for TACL-LYF Summer Camp

Date: Saturday, January 8, 2011 Time: 2:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Taiwanese American Center Address: 4413 Fortran Ct., San Jose, CA http://www.taiwanacenter.org/ Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=171894306174562 Hosted by TACL-LYF: Taiwanese American Citizens League - Leading Youth Forward and Rubik's Cube Master Tyson Mao The staff of TACL-LYF invite you to join us for an afternoon of music, inspiration, and magic. John George, International Champion of Magic,…

Inspire, Empower, and Activate: ITASA’s “Coming of Age”

By: Amy Lee & Hanna Huang It started with something simple: the idea that Taiwanese American college students from across the nation needed an organized way to get together and celebrate what it meant to be “Taiwanese.” Throughout the eighteen years since the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association’s (ITASA) creation, the organization has grown from a private startup by a small group of founders to one of the oldest and biggest intercollegiate Asian American organizations…