Indie Band PaperDoll on West & East Coast Tour

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Check out indie band PaperDoll, fronted by lead vocalist Teresa Lee Chaisiri who is Chinese-Taiwanese-Thai American. Other band members include Steve Paelet on bass, Chip Thomas on drums, and Patrick Moloney on guitar. One of their songs, "If Nothing Happened," was featured in a national TV commercial for Vick's Dayquil and was also named in Blender's "Five Songs We Love" in March 2010. Last year, in 2010, PaperDoll also won the Kollaboration competition in New York. The recently released…

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Taiwanese Night Market at Johns Hopkins University

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Taiwanese American Students Association presents: Night Market 2011 JHU TASA (Taiwanese American Students Association) would like to invite you to come out on Saturday, April 23, from 2 to 5 p.m. to enjoy an afternoon of food, games, and live performances. We will have plenty of Chinese food, including Taiwanese specialties like Bubble Tea and Shaved Ice. And while you're munching on delicious snacks, feel free to wander the booths set up by student and local groups, such as CSA, KSA, JSI,…

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NATWA Hosts Taiwanese American Women’s Conference in St. Louis

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Join the North America Taiwanese Women's Association (NATWA) II for the 2011 NATWA Convention in St. Louis on April 22-24, 2011. The full convention begins April 21st. A great program is planned revolving around the convention theme: "Women Empowerment." It's an excellent opportunity for Taiwanese American 2nd generation women and their allies to connect and build lifelong friendships. Make sure to register before 3/21/11 to save $20 with early registration! You do not need to buy a meal plan,…

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TAPpy Hour in NYC

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Date: Thursday, April 21, 2011 Time: 6:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Marquee Nightclub Address: 289 10th Ave, New York, NY Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=166951620026875 Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP - NY) hosts another event in April. With over 200 guests at March's TAPpy Hour at Juliet's Supper Club, TAP strives to bring you the hottest Happy Hour for Taiwanese American community in Manhattan. Come join TAP-NY this month at one of NYC's hippest…

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Spoken Word Artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai East Coast Tour

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Spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai is one of our favorite poets out there. She's makes quite an impression everywhere and every time she performs. Catch her on tour throughout the east coast during the month of April! Newark, NJ: Fri. Apr. 8 Sacred Words Cafe with Talaam Acey, Buddy Wakefield, Sunni Patterson, Narubi Selah & more!, New Jersey Performing Arts Center, 1 Center Street, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, $16. Middlebury, VT: Wed. Apr. 13 Middlebury College, Location TBA, 9:00 PM, Free.…

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TAPpy Hour with TAP-DC

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Date: Wednesday, April 20, 2011 Time: 5:30pm - 8:30pm Location: Tara Temple Address: 4001 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198127206893277 The Temple Lounge has been retired and is now under new management as the Tara Lounge. Come join Taiwanese American Professionals - Washington, D.C. Area (TAP - DC) as we check out their new happy hour specials. We'll be at the bar area towards the back. Happy hour specials are between 4:30…

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Thomas Shu, Ambassador of Taiwan Tea, Presents a Hands-on Tea Workshop in Chicago

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Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 Time: 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM Location: Evangelical Formosan Church of Chicago 芝加哥台福基督教會 (協辦) Address: 4 N. 051 Glen Ellyn Road, Glendale Heights, IL 60139 Tea is a great media to introduce Taiwan’s history and culture. And in the words of Thomas Shu, the Ambassador of Taiwan Tea, "brewing tea is a happy journey." Thomas Shu presents a fun workshop and an opportunity for audience to participate in making and…

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TAP-SF Community Service Event: Earth Day Giving at an Urban Farm

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Date: Sunday, April 17, 2011 Time: 9:30am - 3:00pm Location: Hayes Valley Farm Address: 450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=179059702141094 Just in time for the spring warm weather and Earth Day, Taiwanese American Professionals - SF / Bay area (TAP-SF) invites you to get down and dirty with Mother Nature. As part of TAP-SF’s new Community Service Series, you’ll be helping plant vegetables and flowers, build garden beds, as well…

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Taiwanese American Singer-Songwriter Carolyn Chen Presents “m-m-m-music”

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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Time: 8:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Red Rock Coffee Address: 201 Castro Street, Mountain View, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144305572303789 Carolyn Chen is the lead singer of Underwoman and the Believers. Carolyn thought she might be a filmmaker, playwright, or visual artist... She has also worked in design and practices law. Despite this, what has been a constant in her life is an inclination to write simple and child-like…

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Cleaner and Greener with TAP-NY’s Community Service Event

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Date: Saturday, April 16, 2011 Time: 8:30am - 2:00pm Location: We will meet at the New York Cares Office Address: 214 W. 29th St., New York, NY Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=201981789835758 Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP - NY) will be participating in the New York Cares Hands On New York Day on Saturday April 16th. It is a community service project to help make the parks in New York cleaner and greener. Volunteers will rake and clean debris, plant,…

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