Harvest Moon Celebration at San Diego’s Taiwan Center

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Date: Saturday, September 25, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Taiwan Center Address: 7838 Wilkerson Court, San Diego, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160798997265605 Join members of Taiwanese American Professionals – San Diego (TAP-SD) and others in the community for a Harvest Moon Celebration at the Taiwan Center. Dinner starts at 6pm (dinner box), and the entertainment starts at 7pm. Please contact the Taiwan Center directly at (858) 560-8884 if you'd…

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TAP in San Diego Co-sponsors a Speaker Series Featuring Founder of Vizio

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Date: September 25, 2010 Time: 12:30pm - 3:30pm Location: Taiwan Center, 7838 Wilkerson Court, San Diego, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=112411048812117 Taiwanese American Professionals – San Diego (TAP-SD) is co-sponsoring this speaking engagement entitled "Forward Thinking, Creativity." Seating is limited; please reserve your seat online at: http://tap-sd.org/event/2010-09-25/guest-speaker-series-william-wang-vizio-ceo/rsvp Ming T. Tsuang, MD, PhD,…

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Singer-songwriter Cynthia Lin Performances in the SF Bay Area

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One of our favorite Taiwanese American singer-songwriters, Cynthia Lin, has recently moved to San Francisco from New York. She's got a nice line-up of performances around town! She plays refreshing blend of acoustic jazz and poetic folk to match her soulful voice and heartfelt lyrics. Since 2003, Cynthia has released two albums independently and toured nationally. Her recent album Doppelganger was named Top 5 of 2007 by AsiaXpress.com. Check out these upcoming performances: San Francisco…

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Meet & Greet / Book Reading with Author Charles Yu in Berkeley, CA

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Date: Friday, September 24, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Books Inc. Address: 1760 4th St., Berkeley, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=149968868370668 Taiwanese American author Charles Yu received the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 Award for his story collection "Third Class Superhero," and he has also received the Sherwood Anderson Fiction Award. His work has been published in the Harvard Review, The Gettysburg Review, Alaska Quarterly Review,…

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The Formosan Association for Public Affairs’ Taiwan Communiqué Back in Print

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The Taiwan Communiqué, a bi-monthly English journal focused on political developments in Taiwan, started in 1980. It was published until 2004 by the International Committee for Human Rights in Taiwan, and in 2006 it became a publication of the Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA). Gerrit van der Wees, one of FAPA headquarters' staff, is the editor of this journal. If you want to keep up with issues about Taiwan, please take a look! This current issue starts with an overview of the…

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Interview with Author Shawna Yang Ryan on AuthorMagazine.com

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Watch this interview with author Shawna Yang Ryan whose novel Water Ghosts is now available in paperback at a bookstore near you. The above YouTube clip is taken from AuthorMagazine.com. Born in Sacramento, California, the child of parents who met during the Vietnam War when her father was stationed in Taiwan, Shawna Yang Ryan graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and received an M.A. from the University of California, Davis. In 2002, she was a Fulbright scholar in Taiwan.…

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TAPpy Hour at Cafe Asia in Washington DC

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Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 Time: 5:30pm - 8:00pm Location: Cafe Asia Address: 1720 I St., NW, Washington, DC (Farragut West/North, DC) Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139744872736677 With an infusion of new leadership in a growing chapter, we invite you to come join Taiwanese American Professionals - Washington, D.C. Area (TAP - DC) at our first event of the fall. Come out, network, grab a drink. We'll even have name tags, so don't hesitate to introduce…

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A New Website: ThinkTaiwan.com

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Check out this new website that focuses on life and culture in Taiwan. Website creator Mike Price's story is an interesting one. He is a young professional who was born in San Antonio, Texas but currently lives in San Francisco California. During a visit to Taiwan, he fell in love with the culture and hospitality of the Taiwanese people and one day hopes to make Taiwan his new home. ThinkTaiwan.com was created in July 2010. The purpose is to showcase and highlight all the great talent and…

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Lion Riding Horses Performs at El Rio in SF.

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Date: September 21, 2010 Time: 8:00pm - 9:00pm Location: El Rio Address: 3158 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=110024132383719 Based in San Francisco, indie rock band Lion Riding Horses is fronted by Taiwanese American Young Lee. They've a cool mellow sound that's worth checking out. And if you're in the local area, head on over to El Rio to hear them perform live! Follow on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/lionridinghorses Listen…

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Comic Artist Jerry Ma Wants You to Create an Asian Superhero

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Taiwanese American comic artist Jerry Ma is taking part in The Sketchbook Project - a touring art exhibit comprised of multiple sketchbooks that will ultimately end up in the Brooklyn Art Library as part of their permanent gallery. His chosen theme is "Face in the crowd," and he plans to fill his sketchbook with Asian Superheroes that he wants you to help create! Jerry often tours schools & universities with his partners-in-crime Jeff Yang, Parry Shen and Keith Chow who helped to create the…

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