19th Annual SF Taiwanese American Cultural Festival

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Date: Saturday, May 14, 2011 Time: 10:00am - 6:00pm Location: Union Square Address: 333 Post Street, San Francisco, CA Website: http://sftafest.org/ Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=208480872509678 Join the SF Bay area's Taiwanese American community on May 14, 2011 for a grand celebration of Taiwanese food and culture at the 19th annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival, sponsored by Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP-SF) and the Taiwanese American Federation…

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2011 Taiwan Heritage Week North American Music Tour Through Chicago

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Date: Friday, May 13, 2011 Time: 7:30 PM Location: Trinity Green Trails Address: 2701 Maple Ave., Lisle, IL 60532 Website: http://chicagotaiwanesefoundation.com/ Due to limited seat availability, Please RSVP. Doors Open at 6:15 PM. FREE, but ticket required. Since its foundation, the Taiwan Music Culture International Association (TMC) has dedicated itself to the promotion of Taiwanese music abroad. Each year, TMC recommends outstanding bands to share Taiwanese culture overseas. This…

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TAP-SF May TAPpy Hour: V Bar in San Jose!

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Date: Wednesday, May 11, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: V Bar, Hotel Valencia Address: 355 Santana Row, San Jose, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169520753106690 Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) is taking this month’s TAPpy Hour back to the South Bay!! Come join us at Santana Row’s V Bar on May 11 for a FREE admission happy hour this month! V Bar is an ultra-modern San Jose lounge featuring stylish design, flat panel televisions…

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Getting Personal with Lynn Chen

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's guest correspondent Jessica Kung takes time to chat with actor Lynn Chen, best known for for her role in the 2005 hit indie film Saving Face and who currently plays the love interest in the 2011 film Surrogate Valentine. Lynn gets personal and talks about some her own stories and struggles dealing with body image as it relates to her life in Hollywood. Lynn Chen has managed her own personal blog called "The Actor's Diet" sharing her life as a foodie and thoughts about…

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LA Dodgers vs NY Mets (Hu vs Kuo)

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Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Citi Field in Queens Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=125871040821394 Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP - NY) invites you to see a Taiwanese vs. Taiwanese Major League Baseball match-up! Not sure who to root for? Well, you can't lose with this one! Watch Taiwanese baseball player Chin-ling Hu, an infielder with the Mets and the 1st infielder in Major League Baseball from Taiwan, match up…

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Ready! Set! Go! Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival!

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The 27th annual Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival takes place April 28 – May 7, 2011 at the Directors Guild of America, Laemmle’s Sunset 5 Theatre, and CGV Cinemas. This amazing festival is hosted by Visual Communications, the nation’s premier Asian Pacific American media arts center. There's a lot of great Asian American films to check out, but for those of you interested in supporting works by Taiwanese or Taiwanese Americans, pay particular attention to these programs: Fast Five…

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Dumpling Party & Identity Discussion Hosted by Taiwanese American Women’s Organization in SF

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Date: Saturday, May 7, 2011 Time: 3:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Four Seasons Private Residences Address: 765 Market St. Apt. 22G, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107323772686493 Please RSVP given that this is a private residence. The North American Taiwanese Women's Association 2nd generation chapter in NorCal kick off event of the year, a baking lesson and Tiger Mother book discussion, was a success. Here we go again! Join us for a workshop and…

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The Taiwanese American Story: A History in Progress

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide during the month of May to honor the cultures, traditions, and achievements of Asian Pacific Islanders in the United States. Since 1999, Taiwanese American Heritage Week has been celebrated starting each Mother’s Day Weekend during the month of May. It’s as good a time as any to take a look back at how far our community has come in the past half century that we’ve had a significant presence in America. Although our story is…

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Celebrate Taiwanese American Heritage Week!

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Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated nationwide during the month of May to honor the cultures, traditions, and achievements of Asian Pacific Islanders in the United States. Since 1999, Taiwanese American Heritage Week has been celebrated starting each Mother’s Day Weekend during the month of May. This year, whether you're of Taiwanese heritage or not, we hope you'll take some time to support our community through attending an event in your part of the country, checking out one…

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Footprints: Imprints Between Generations – An ITASA Project

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The Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association has launched a new project called “Footprints: Imprints Between Generations.” It's a collaborative and interactive web-based contest that collects reflections of inter-generational relationships between Taiwanese Americans. The contest will feature visual art, online media, and essays about the personal connections that Taiwanese Americans have with family and friends from another generation. Think about submitting an entry, becoming…

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