Building Bridges: An Interview with Organizers of the Taiwan-America Student Conference

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai takes a moment to chat with some of the organizers behind a new student-oriented conference that aims to build bridges across the Pacific by bringing together young spirited leaders from the U.S. and Taiwan. Their vision is broad and meaningful: By connecting ambitious young leaders with established leaders in Taiwan, they plan to explore various contemporary issues relevant to the Taiwanese people and take steps to producing solutions that make an impact. Read…

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TJCCC Tax Seminar Series in Chicago: Business Tax

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Date: Thursday, January 16th, 2014 Time: 6:30pm - 8:30pm Location: VORA Address: 1028 N Clark St, Chicago, IL Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/712952098722717/ Cost: $5 for Members; $10 for non-Members Have you ever thought about starting your own business? Were you ever confused about what exactly is the difference between all the different business entities? or what are the tax consequences of the different types of businesses? Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce…

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Call for Papers – North American Taiwan Studies Association 20th Anniversary Conference

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Hello Taiwan Scholars! Take part in NATSA's 20th anniversary conference taking place in June 2014. Main theme: The Zeitgeists of Taiwan: Looking Back, Moving Forward. Deadlines and Dates at a Glance: January 10, 2014: Individual Paper and Panel Proposal Submissions Due January 10, 2014: Polished Drafts Due (only for our Publication Peer Review Option) March 7, 2014: Notification of Acceptances May 11, 2014: Submission Deadline for Full, Final Conference Draft of All Papers June 20-21,…

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TAP-Seattle Volunteers with Ronald McDonald House

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Date: Sunday, January 5, 2014 Time: 2:30pm - 7:00pm Location: Ronald McDonald House Address: 5130 40th Ave NE, Seattle, WA Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/220268898155280/ RSVP VIA EMAIL TO: eric.chang@tap-seattle.org , RSVP on Facebook will not count. Join TAP-Seattle in making a difference this holiday season! We will be coordinating with Ronald McDonald House Charity on Sunday, January 5th from 2:30 - 7pm. We are looking for up to 8 volunteers. Event description: Show…

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Fundraiser for TACL-LYF Summer Camp in Mountain View, CA

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Date: Thursday, January 2, 2014 Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Sweet Tomoatoes Address: 1040 Grant Road #350, Mountain View, CA TACL's Leading Youth Forward summer camp is holding their second fundraiser with Sweet Tomatoes! Join us for a salad-soup-pasta-extravaganza and help support LYF at the same time! For everyone who purchases a meal and a drink anytime between 5pm and 8pm with the Sweet Tomatoes flyer linked below, Sweet Tomatoes will donate a portion of the proceeds to LYF. Bring family…

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TAP-Chicago’s President DJ’s on NYE 2014 at Vora

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Date: Tuesday, December 31, 2013 Time: 10:00pm - 2:00am Location: Vora Address: 1028 N Clark St., Chicago, IL Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/694304223936638/ Looking for a different NYE experience? Hotel parties and clubs can be fun, but the ticket prices seem to increase every year, as do the drink lines. House parties are always a good time, but sometimes you want to dress up and hit the town without spending an arm and a leg. Perhaps you are just looking for something…

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Taiwan is My Home: Stories of the Black and Latino Diaspora

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Daniel D. Zarazua has spent his life navigating the ways globalization and international migration have taken root in the daily experiences of life in Taiwan. As a mixed-race 1.5 generation Taiwanese American who has returned to Taiwan several times, he has explored the hip-hop scene, capoeira community, Latino restaurants, and made a number of friendships within Taiwan's Black and Latino communities. I’ve had the privilege of meeting Daniel a couple of times during Taiwanese American conferences…

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LINSANITY Documentary Opens in Theaters across the Nation

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Linsanity (2013) is the award-winning documentary film chronicling the story of Taiwanese American basketball player and world-wide phenomenon Jeremy Lin. The film explores Jeremy's path from childhood to his days at Harvard University and through his NBA rise during "Linsanity" in early 2012 while playing with the New York Knicks. The film has been well-received by audiences and critics alike during its film festival runs. It premiered to a sold-out screening at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival.…

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Taiwanese American Students Club Night Market at UIUC

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Date: Friday, October 11, 2013 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Main Quad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/542948499110423/ Are you from Taiwan and you miss home? Wouldn't you KILL to have another taste of the night market food? Well, you're in luck! The Taiwanese American Students Club (TASC) would like to present our first annual Taiwan Has Heart event! We've got some traditional Taiwanese arcade games and various foods like…

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