Shout Out to Atlanta Taiwanese American Professionals

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A Message from Cassie Yang-Cobb, organizer of Atlanta's Taiwanese American Professionals Group! Join the Facebook group here and help get the Southeast region rolling: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=40751296489 Dear Friends, It looks like we have a wide range of members that have signed up on the facebook page. I'd like to set up a time and place for everyone in the local area to meet each other. Let me know if you have any ideas for events or venues. I'm currently thinking about…

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Remember Susan & Emily from the Typhoon Morakot Viral Video? Time for a Remix!

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Check out this brief & fun video clip featuring Susan & Emily Hsu, the lead singers of indie band Exit Clov, who you might remember from their Typhoon Morakot video singing a well-known Taiwanese fighting spirit song Ài piàⁿ chiah ē iâⁿ (愛拼才會贏) in order to fund-raise for post-2009 Typhoon Morakot relief efforts. They were recently invited to the Taiwanese American Citizens League's 25th Anniversary Banquet Gala along with Taiwanese rapper Dog G and Taiwanese American R&B…

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TAP-SF’s TAPpy Hour: Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Date: August 11, 2010 Time: 5:30pm - 9:00pm Location: Taverna Aventine Address: 582 Washington St (between Hotaling St & Montgomery St; near Financial District), San Francisco, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139734522724446 Looking to get away for a midsummer's night? Look no further. Travel in staycation style and unwind with TAP-SF for a delectable happy hour on Wednesday, August 11 at the classy, Roman-inspired bar, Taverna Aventine. This is a FREE event,…

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Town Hall Discussion – Featuring Eric Chang aka Ahbying and Rapper Dog G

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Town Hall Discussion 台美座談會 Special Guest speakers: 阿明 (Eric Chang) & 大支 (Dog G) Topic: "What The Young Voters in Taiwan are Thinking, How to communicate with them – Discussion on Grass Root" Date: Saturday August 07, 2010 Time: 11:30 am -12:30 pm Location: Taiwan Center – LA, Room #9 Address: 3001 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770 Phone: (626) 307-4881; Sponsored by: TAC-WC 2011 Young Generation Organizing Committee (2011年美西夏令會 - 青少年委員會)…

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Taiwanese American Professionals 25th Anniversary Gala/National Convention

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Date: Saturday, August 7, 2010 Location: Cafe Pinot Time: 6:30 pm Address: 700 W. Fifth St, Los Angeles, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=116308691748279 The Taiwanese American Citizens League is celebrating its 25th Anniversary, and holding a fundraiser banquet on August 7, 2010 at the beautiful Maguire Gardens of Café Pinot in Downtown Los Angeles. The banquet is an opportunity to celebrate the silver anniversary of the organization, honor the accomplishments…

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An Interview with Eric Chang aka “Ahbying” on Being Taiwanese American and Making an Impact

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org's Ho Chie Tsai takes a moment to chat with Eric Chang, aka 阿明, while both are attending the Taiwanese American Foundation 2010 Summer Conference for students in the Midwest. Eric was an invited speaker for the Junior High and High School programs and kicks off a west coast speaking tour here. Eric is a 2nd generation Taiwanese American who is pursuing his Ph.D. in Political Economy from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan. During the past decade, he has stood…

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Taiwanese American Foundation Youth Summer Conference in the Midwest

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When: Sunday, July 25 – Sunday, August 1, 2010 Where: Manchester College, 604 E. College Ave., North Manchester, IN Grades: 2nd – 12th, plus college/young professional “tafLabs”, and weekend parent/family program Website: http://tafworld.org/ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Taiwanese-American-Foundation-TAF/29261667692 Registration is now open! The Taiwanese American Foundation (TAF) is a non-profit organization that focuses on developing personal leadership in youth and…

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Taiwanese American Comic Book Artists at Comic-Con 2010

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TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai takes you to Preview Night of Comic-Con 2010 in San Diego, CA to meet with four amazing Taiwanese American comic book artists as they share about their careers, projects, and influences. We follow artists Jerry Ma (Epic Proportions, Secret Identities), Cliff Chiang (DC Comics, Secret Identities), Bernard Chang (Marvel Comics, DC Comics, the BLVD studio), and Sean Chen (Marvel Comics, the BLVD studio) as they prepare for opening day of Comic-Con, a four-day…

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TAP Tea Time in LA with the “Ambassador of Taiwan Tea”

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Date: July 24, 2010 Time: 2:00pm - 3:30pm Location: Garvey Community Center Address: 9108 Garvey Avenue, Rosemead, CA Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=139788339365875 Event is FREE with RSVP Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) invites you to enjoy afternoon tea, for a cultural learning experience! Mr. Thomas Shu of ABC Tea, aka the "Ambassador of Taiwan Tea," will give an in depth lecture on the various different types of teas, health benefits, and also conduct…

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Taiwanese Films at NY’s Asian American International Film Festival

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Dates: July 15 - 24, 2010 Location: Venues around NYC Website: http://aaiff.org/2010 TaiwaneseAmerican.org is proud to be a community sponsor of the 33rd Asian American International Film Festival (AAIFF10). The Centerpiece Presentation is the film "Au Revoir Taipei" by Taiwanese American filmmaker Arvin Chen, who we featured in a recent Spotlight earlier this year. [Filmmaker Arvin Chen Greets the World with “Au Revoir Taipei”] This year, the festival returns with an exciting new line…

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