TAP Christmas Dinner in Santa Monica, CA

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Tiato - Kitchen Bar Garden Address: 2700 Colorado Ave Ste 190, Santa Monica, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/298051700225807/ Celebrate the holidays with Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) at their 2011 Christmas dinner on December 15th at Tiato Kitchen Bar Garden in Santa Monica! As part of their annual effort to support the Heartfelt Foundation and help the children in need, they…

Financial Planning 101 with TAP in San Diego

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Taiwan Center Address: 7838 Wilkerson Court, San Diego, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/281762808535730/ In order to help Taiwanese American Professionals – San Diego (TAP-SD) members understand the different stages of financial planning and the financial tools that are applicable to each saving/investing purpose, TAP-SD is bringing in a guest speaker to present ideas and concepts that will provide…

Dine & Learn with Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce – Chicago

Date: Thursday, December 15, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Ming Hing Cuisine Address: 2168 S Archer Ave, Chicago, IL Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/234859643247315/ Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce - Chicago (TJCCC) is proud to present a special 'Dine and Learn' event. We will be having a special guest speaker, attorney Jacob Ehrnshaft who will be doing a presentation on Business Law, This presentation will address several legal considerations for new and…

SF TAPpy Hour in Mountain View, CA

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 9:30pm Location: Zen Lounge Address: 251 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/287483174620403 It's time for another TAPpy Hour in the South Bay! Come out to Zen Lounge and meet up with other Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) members for one of the last TAP-SF events of 2011. Please bring any of your friends to come join! TAP has grown in huge strides over the past year…

TAPpy Hour at Cafe Asia DC

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Cafe Asia Address: 1720 I Street NW, Washington, DC Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/147036225404004/ Taiwanese American Professionals - Washington, D.C. Area (TAP - DC) will host one last meet-up for happy hour in 2011! They'll be at familiar stomping grounds at Cafe Asia. Stop by to catch up with members, network with those new to the area, and see who else is going to be in Taiwan this winter. Cafe…

Taiwanese Cooking Competition and Reception in Chicago

Date: Monday, December 12, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Kendall College Address: 900 N. North Branch Street, Chicago, IL Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/337348969623850/ Free event! Join Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP- Chicago) and TECO for a fun cooking competition, tasting, and mixer to celebrate the launch of the new Taiwan Food Culture website! Judges include Chef Christopher Koetke, host of "Let's Dish" on ABC7 and Director of the School…

TAP Holiday Potluck Party in San Diego

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2011 Time: 5:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Paul's House Address: 6705 Rancho Lakes Court, San Diego, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/294681813898193/ Thanksgiving has passed and now we have Christmas and New Year to look forward to. Come join us as we celebrate the holidays with games and a Taiwanese potluck dinner! When you RSVP, please let us know what Taiwanese dish you will bring for dinner on the sign up sheet at http://tap-sd.org/holiday-potluck-sign-up.…

TAP Community Service: Gift Sorting and Creating Holiday Cards in SF

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2011 Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm Location: Bayview/Hunters Point, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/280044532033152/ The holiday season is in full swing and it’s the perfect time to get into the spirit of giving. Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) will be working with Meals on Wheels of San Francisco to prepare holiday bags and make holiday cards that will go to seniors throughout the city and brighten their…

Congrats Timothy Tau, Winner of Hyphen Magazine’s Asian American Short Story Contest

TaiwaneseAmerican.org congratulates filmmaker and writer Timothy Tau, whose short story, "The Understudy," was selected by Hyphen Magazine and The Asian American Writers’ Workshop as the winner of the 2011 Asian American Short Story Contest! Timothy has previously contributed featured guest articles about fellow filmmakers for our website, so it's great to see him achieving such recognition for his work. Timothy Tau is a graduate of UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Hastings College of the Law. This…

TAF Chicago Holiday Hullabaloo and “Dear Taiwan” Screening

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2011 Time: 2:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Taiwanese Community Church Address: 1420 S Meyers Rd, Lombard, IL Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/127425500701438/ *Note: This is an event targeted towards youth affiliated with the Taiwanese American Foundation summer conference, or anyone who is interested in attending next year. HELLO TAF CHICAGOANS! For this December gathering, we will be screening the new documentary film "Dear Taiwan," and having…