Building an ITASA Alumni Network

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Dear Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association (ITASA) Alumni, We are undergoing a large effort to establish the first-ever ITASA Alumni Initiative. ITASA has been in existence for over 19 years, but has never established alumni relations with the hundreds of people who have tirelessly served in various organizational and National Board capacities through ITASA's existence. The reason why ITASA is the way it is now is due to the past work that you put in our great organization. Our…

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Taiwanese Baking Lesson and “Tiger Mother” Discussion in San Francisco

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Date: Sunday, March 20, 2011 Time: 2:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Four Seasons Residences Address: 765 Market St. Apt. 22G, San Francisco, CA 94103 Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=144902368907058 *This is a private residence. Please RSVP! Join the North American Taiwanese Women's Association (NATWA) II for a great afternoon! You'll learn an easy and yummy recipe for Taiwanese sweet rice cake, discuss the parenting style as described in Amy Chua's book "Battle Hymn…

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Face to Face with the Lovely Lynn Chen

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Actor Lynn Chen, best known for her role in the 2005 breakout indie film Saving Face alongside fellow actors Michelle Krusiec and Joan Chen, once again graces the screen in her latest feature, Surrogate Valentine, which recently premiered at the South by Southwest Festival. Lynn plays the love interest of the main character, indie musician Goh Nakamura, who plays himself. The film has been well-received and the early buzz is starting to spread. TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai catches…

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Taiwanese Indie Bands Rock SXSW

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Date: March 18, 2011 Time -Cocktail Mixer: 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm Time -Show: 8:00 pm Location: Lambert's Address: 401 W 2nd St, Austin, TX Going to the hugely popular South by Southwest Music Festival? Check out a rockin' night of Taiwanese indie bands! http://www.sxswtaiwan.com/ Tizzy Bac is one of Taiwan’s first truly indie bands to vie with the Mando-pop stars produced by the music factory of Taiwan’s major record labels, and its music is already starting to spread much farther…

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Lecture in San Jose on Taiwanese Music in the 1930s

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Date: March 15, 2011 Time: 7:00 -9:00 pm Location: Martin Luther King Jr. Library Address: 150 East San Fernando Street, San Jose, CA 95112 Admission: Free Sponsors: San Jose-Tainan Sister City Association, San Jose State University, Chuan-Lyu Foundation Parking: Convenient parking across the street from the library at the Fourth Street Garage (E. San Fernando Street and 4th Street); flat rate $3 after 6 pm. Contact: Pam Tsai at tsai4344@gmail.com The lecture will be based on a…

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Applications Now Available for the Formosa Foundation 2011 Ambassador Program

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Become an advocate for human rights and democracy. Acquire the skills and networks to launch effective grassroots campaigns and become an agent for change. The Formosa Foundation is accepting applications for the 2011 Ambassador Program from now through March 15, 2011. The 2011 Program will take place in Washington D.C. from June 13 through 24. Please visit www.formosafoundation.org for more details and to download the application form. The Ambassador Program, in its 9th year, has graduated…

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FORMOSArt – Taiwan Photo Collage Call for Entry

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Deadline to submit: March 13 at 10:00pm Location: Museum X of Contemporary Art (Pomona, CA) Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=190145567674219 Dear friends and members of the community, We’re proud to announce that TAP will be bringing you its first annual art exhibition later this Spring, FORMOSArt - The People of Today, the Memories of Tomorrow. As we're counting down to our official opening in April, we'd now like to invite you all to take part in the creative process…

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The Hsu-nami with Go Chic at Arlene’s Grocery NYC

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Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011 Time: 9:00pm - midnight Location: Arlene's Grocery Address: 95 Stanton Street, New York, NY Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=173680972673187 The Hsu-nami double bills with electronica/punk/hipster band from Taiwan, Go Chic. *EDIT* In light of the March 10 Japan earthquake and tsunami, they have decided to make this concert a charity event and will donate all the ticket sales to the American Red Cross' "Japan Earthquake and Pacific…

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