Vienna Teng Performs Live in Ann Arbor, MI

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Date: Saturday, September 29, 2012 Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Ark Address: 316 South Main Street, Ann Arbor, MI Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/381940361879212/ Ark web page: http://theark.org/3350.html Singer-songwriter Vienna Teng is stepping in for a cancelled performance at The Ark in Ann Arbor, MI. You know that means? You get to watch an amazing and talented artist at an affordable price (at least compared to the prices her sold-out shows typically command)…

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Music Highlight: Totally (Blue) feat. Fascinoma and the Emergency Songs Band

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L.A.-based songwriter Monk Turner releases his 23rd concept album entitled Kaleidoscope and features one of our favorite Taiwanese American singer-songwriters, Alanna Lin aka Fascinoma, in the 2nd track Totally (Blue). Listen to Totally (Blue): http://monkturner.bandcamp.com/track/totally-blue-feat-fascinoma-and-the-emergency-songs-band Last year in 2011, they collaborated on the album Emergency Songs, a tongue-in-cheek musical tribute to life before, during, and after disasters. Alanna's…

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Indie Electronic Rock Band Claudeo Performs in San Jose, CA

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Date: Thursday, September 13, 2012 Time: 10:00 pm Location: Caravan Lounge Address: 98 S. Almaden Ave, San Jose, CA Free, 21+ Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/152151331591131/ Indie electronic rock band Claudeo was formed in 2011 in San Diego, CA by Ivan Deyoung-Dominguez and Chris Changchien. They met while working together at an MRI Research facility at UCSD and quickly discovered a mutual love for making music. Their music blends an electronic DJ tradition with standard…

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TW in da House: Baohaus NYC

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's special correspondent Jessica Kung chats with Baohaus' co-founder Evan Huang about the inspiration for their Taiwanese-themed restaurant. Evan and his brother Eddie started their trail-blazing journey in 2009 with a smaller shop in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. Baohaus, now based in the Gramercy district, specializes in variations of "gua bao" or "koah-pau", the melt-in-the-mouth delicious Taiwanese-style pork belly bun. Look back to our first article about Baohaus…

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Welcome Back to School! Join ITASA or JTASA!

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Hello students! Welcome back to school! We hope you're excited about your year to come and wish you great success (and fun, of course!). Plus, we hope you don't get too much homework either! This month, Elizabeth Wang, our Communications Director, talks about preparing for the school year and getting involved with your local Taiwanese American Students Association. Not only have we seen tremendous growth and connectivity within the collegiate population, but in the past few years, we've witnessed…

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Singer-songwriter Nate Tao Shares his Language of Love

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai chats with talented singer-songwriter Nate Tao about his career and passion creating music. Nate is an LA-based artist known for his smooth but powerful voice. He is of Taiwanese descent, born to deaf parents, but managed to discover his love for the most universal language, music. Nate was a guest performer for the Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP-LA) Annual Banquet & Casino Night and was kind enough to take some time out to share his story with us. Nate…

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V3 Digital Media Conference: Vision. Visibility. Voice.

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The Opening Awards Reception Date: Friday, August 24, 2012 Time: 6 PM - 9 PM Location: Pacific Asia Museum Address: 46 North Los Robles, Pasadena, CA The V3con Digital Media Conference Date: Saturday August 25, 2012 Time: 8 AM - 6 PM Location: Japanese American National Museum Address: 369 East First St. , Los Angeles, CA V3 Conference website: V3con.com Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/V3con TaiwaneseAmerican.org is pleased to support the V3 Digital Media Conference…

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org Co-presents “Au Revoir Taipei” at San Jose Summer Showcase

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The Center for Asian American Media presents the San Jose Summer Showcase, a 3-day film series featuring 15 exceptional Asian and Asian American works from around the globe, from local shorts to international features. TaiwaneseAmerican.org is proud to co-present "Au Revoir Taipei," a wonderful film by Taiwanese American filmmaker Arvin Chen. Email admin@taiwaneseamerican.org with subject line "film tickets" by midnight on 8/15/12, and we'll randomly select a winner for the two tickets to…

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Movie Night with Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals

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Date: Saturday, August 18, 2012 Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm Location: The Pump Room Address: 1301 N State Pkwy, Chicago, IL Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/430081317044280/ You Are the Apple of My Eye is a Taiwanese romantic comedy based in central Taiwan about a mischievous student, Ko Ching-teng, and Shen Chia-yi, an honor roll student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class. The movie was released on August 19th, 2011, in Taiwan and set box-office records in Taiwan,…

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