TAP KTV Night in NYC

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Date: Friday, February 8, 2013 Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Biny Karaoke Bar Address: 8 Thompson St New York, NY Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/422213567858901/ http://tapktv.eventbrite.com/ This is your chance to be a STAR! A star of Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP - NY) anyway. Come to Biny Karaoke on Friday, February 8th and sing your heart out with other passionate singers from TAP! English, Mandarin, and Taiwanese songs will be available,…

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TAPpy Hour with TAP in SF

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Date: Wednesday, February 6th, 2013 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: The Cosmo Bar & Lounge Address: 440 Broadway, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/121140534726782/ It's a February TAPpy Hour hosted by Taiwanese American Professionals in San Francisco! Come out to the newly revamped Cosmo Lounge to meet new and old friends on February 6th. For any questions, please contact Social Chairs, Vicki Ku (vicki.ku@tap-sf.org) and Vinnie Hung (vinnie.hung@tap-sf.org). About…

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American Citizens for Taiwan: Taiwan Policy Act 2013 Introduced

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The following is reprinted courtesy of American Citizens for Taiwan. Visit their website and subscribe to their listserve for more news and updates on legislative issues pertaining to Taiwan. ACT works to spur the U.S. Government to be fully supportive of Taiwan’s right to self-determination. ACT monitors United States government and Congressional actions regarding Taiwan. As opportunities arise, ACT keeps you informed via email Action Alerts. Suggested pre-written letters addressed to your Congressional…

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SF Interview with Celebrity Chef Eddie Huang, Author of Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir

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Date: Monday, February 4, 2013 Time: 6pm - 7pm Location: Omnivore Bookstore Address: 3885a Cesar Chavez Street (at Church Street), San Francisco, CA Interviewed by Adam Mansbach, author of Go the ∗uck To Sleep Eddie Huang is the thirty-year-old proprietor of Baohaus—the hot East Village hangout where foodies, stoners, and students come to stuff their faces with delicious Taiwanese street food late into the night—and one of the food world’s brightest and most controversial young…

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Austin Taiwanese Association 2013 Lunar New Year Celebration

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Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013 Time: 6:30-8:30pm Location: Davis Elementary Address: 5214 Duval Rd, Austin, TX Cost: $8 students/ $10 members (ages 10+) / $20 non-members / $3 kids under 10 / kids under 3 eat free! RSVP to ATA President Tiffany Huang yltiffanyhuang@gmail.com Performances include: Lion Dance and Ribbon Dance by UT Austin's TASA. Children's performance of The Zodiac Race and Why Cats Hate Mice MC'd by: Hanna Huang - English MC Serena Chao - Taiwanese MC Don't…

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The San Francisco Symphony Performs Tyzen Hsiao’s “The Angel from Formosa”

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Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013 Time: 4:00 pm (concert length ~2 hours) Location: Davies Symphony Hall Address: 201 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA Tickets: http://www.sfsymphony.org/Buy-Tickets/2012-13/Chinese-New-Year-Concert-and-Celebration.aspx The San Francisco Symphony performs legendary Taiwanese composer Tyzen Hsiao's The Angel from Formosa at their annual Lunar New Year concert on Feb 2nd, 2013. Taiwanese conductor Mei-Ann Chen leads the San Francisco Symphony in the annual Lunar…

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Linsanity Documentary Film Premieres at Sundance Film Festival

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LINSANITY, the documentary about Taiwanese American basketball phenom Jeremy Lin will be included with 29 other films that will make their premieres at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by his friend Evan Leong, this film has been in the works even before Jeremy Lin had his breakout run with the New York Knicks. About the film: Linsanity / U.S.A. (Director: Evan Leong) — Jeremy Lin came from a humble background to make an unbelievable run in the NBA. State high school champion, all-Ivy…

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Erin Li’s “To the Bone” Screens at Slamdance Film Festival

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Erin Li is a 2nd generation Taiwanese American filmmaker. TaiwaneseAmerican.org has been pleased to support her work in the past, which includes L.A. COFFIN SCHOOL, a film about a recently transplanted grandmother who enrolls in a school that claims to teach people how to start life anew. We also highlighted one of her fascinating short films, CATCHING THE INVISIBLE LIGHT. Her most recent film, TO THE BONE, tells the story of a preteen migrant farmworker who attempts to defy the status quo with…

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Wizards vs Rockets Game with TAP-DC

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Date: Saturday, January 11, 2014 Time: 6:30pm Location: Verizon Center Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/469076019868695/ Join TAP-DC at Verizon Center on January 11, 2014 at 6:30 PM as the Washington Wizards take on the Houston Rockets on Asian Heritage Night. John Wall, Bradley Beal, and Nene are leading the Wizards to a playoff berth for the first time in six years, while James Harden, Dwight Howard, and Taiwan's very own JEREMY LIN are pushing for the top spot in the…

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Call for Papers for North American Taiwan Studies Association Annual Conference

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The North American Taiwan Studies Association's (NATSA) 19th Annual Conference will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara, CA from June 21-22 (Fri-Sat), 2013. Co-assistance is provided by the Center for Taiwan Studies at University of California, Santa Barbara and the Institute of Taiwan History at Academia Sinica (中央研究院臺灣史研究所). Academics and scholars are invited to submit their papers and proposals now. CALL FOR PAPERS: NATSA 19th ANNUAL CONFERENCE Submission…

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