TAP-SF Professional Series: Creating success in Asian American publishing

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Date: Thursday, February 2, 2012 Time: 7:00pm until 9:00pm Location: Co-Spot Address: 350 Townsend, Suite 210, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/367335073282764/ In 2002, spurred by the shuttering of “a.Magazine,” a small group of 20-and-30-something journalists and artists got together to fill the void by envisioning the kind of magazine we always wanted to read: a publication that would go beyond celebrity interviews and essays about discovering our…

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A Snapshot of the Taiwanese American Community and Immigrant Diaspora

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I recently came across the website Migration Information Source, which provides analysis of international migration data and trends. They recently published a document entitled "Taiwanese Immigrants in the United States," using the most recent Census data, including the more comprehensive 2010 American Community Survey. As many of you might remember, TaiwaneseAmerican.org and many of our community's organizations worked hard to encourage people to check the "Other" box and write in "Taiwanese"…

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Through the Eyes of Illustrator Julia Kuo

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai takes a look at the work of Julia Kuo, an illustrator who works out of Cleveland for most of the year and Taipei during the winter. She recently gained greater attention for her project "100 Days in Cleveland," which showcases 100 of her favorite things about the city. Many of the sketches are now part of a travel guidebook to Cleveland. Listen to an NPR ideastream interview with Julia about the project here: http://www.ideastream.org/an/entry/40673 Read…

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Chicago 2012 Lunar New Year Parade

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Date: Sunday, January 30, 2012 Time: 12:00pm Meeting Point: 2450 S Wentworth Ave., Chicago, IL (by the bridge, look for TACCGC) Point of contact: Steven Lee (847) 682-2077 Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/157968847645907/ Ever wonder what its like to be in a parade? on a float? You too can be like a rock star and wave to thousands of adoring fans as you ride the Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce float in the 2012 Chinese New Years Parade. Come join us for the festivities…

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Taiwan Film Festival at Yale University

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Dates: January 27, 29 and February 5, 2012 Location: The Whitney Humanities Center Auditorium Address: 53 Wall St, New Haven, CT Webpage/Pamphlet: http://eastasianstudies.research.yale.edu/2012taiwan_film_festival_pamphlet.pdf Sponsored by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York, the Council on East Asian Studies, Films at the Whitney, and the Film Studies Program at Yale University The Taiwan Film Festival features both classic and recent films in a number of different genres,…

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All Aboard for Seattle Area Taiwanese American Collegiate Semi-Formal

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Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Time: 8:30pm - 12:00am Location: Spirit of Seattle Address: 1101 Alaskan Way Pier 55, Seattle, WA Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/131212143663582/ UW's TSA presents their annual Semi-Formal Event: Black Pearl Casino! A fine night of dancing, casino gaming, and socializing located on a boat overlooking the beautiful Puget Sound. Come aboard the Black Pearl Casino, join one of three pirate crews and accumulate wealth for your pirate…

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Game & Trivia Night with TAP-SF

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Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Time: 7:00pm - 12:00am Location: Sunny Bowl Address: 1477 Plymouth Street, Mountain View, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/201261309970692/ Do you enjoy having fun and playing games? Come join Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) in welcoming the New Year of the Dragon with food, cultural games, board games, trivia, and video games as they kick off their South Bay social events! Games and activities include: -…

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College Students! [ITASA] NorCal InterTASA Winter Mixer

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Date: Saturday, January 28, 2012 Time: 1:00pm - 8:00pm Location: UC Davis, Wellmen Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/340029886016406/ Happy New Semester! Come celebrate the new semester with a fantastic NorCal mixer with your fellow friends at UC Davis! Taiwanese or not, we welcome ANYONE who loves to have fun and wants to have a good time! Our trademark fun and games include: - riveting Ice Breakers - Taiwanese Photoshoot Time - The Amazing Hunt! (This will be so exciting!) -…

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