Taiwanese Arts Week – Madison, WI

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Location: Madison, WI Dates: September 10 - 18, 2011 Event page: http://www.dance.wisc.edu/suppages/default.asp?id=61 The University of Wisconsin - Madison Dance Department & The Taipei Cultural Center of Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York present TAIWANESE ARTS WEEK A SERIES OF EVENTS SEPTEMBER 10 – 18, 2011 BRINGING THE TRADITION AND INNOVATION OF TAIWANESE ARTS TO MADISON 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of Taiwan, ROC. Taiwanese Arts Week brings…

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On Being Stupid

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The advantage of any European-looking foreigner in Taiwan has over me is they look foreign. I blend into the crowd and maybe my Mandarin is better. Therefore tricksters might not as easily pick me out. But sometimes it backfires. Take, for example, trying to buy some lychees. A very nondescript action, buying fruit. Yet I cannot explain to the man who'd rather be sitting in front of his fan on this scorching hot day at noon that I would like only some, not a bag that would feed three of me for three…

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Can and cannot

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I can cook. I can marinate salmon filets, roast a turkey, make focaccia bread, but I do not know how to whip up a dish of bamboo shoots or beef noodle soup. To my mother, I do not know how to cook. Whenever I made dinner for the family, there would always be some criticism. “Mmm,” everyone would say, except my mother. “This needs some green some color. If you cooked bell peppers and broccoli and put it here and here on the plate it would be beautiful.” Once, I had some fine noodles…

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Vienna Teng and Cynthia Lin Perform at Northwestern University!

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Special Performances by Vienna Teng, Cynthia Lin, and Shanghai Restoration Project followed by a panel discussion and Q&A! Date: Tuesday, April 6, 2010 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: McCormick Tribune Auditorium (Norris), 1999 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=106076196091794 FREE! Vienna Teng is a Taiwanese American Pianist and Singer-Songwriter based in New York City. She has released four studio albums. Her latest album,…

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Formosa Betrayed Chicago Premier

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Location: AMC Loews Pipers Alley, 1608 North Wells Street, Chicago, IL Date: Saturday, March 20, 2020 Time: TBA Tickets: $10 http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150120388430123 Taiwanese American Junior Chamber of Commerce - Chicago is hosting an event around the premier of Formosa Betrayed on March 20th in Chicago. We will have more details to follow once we get closer to the date of the premier. We are planning to have a networking event either before or after the movie depending…

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TAPS Karaoke Sing off in Seattle

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Location: Orient Express, 2963 4th Ave S, Seattle, WA Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Time: 6:00pm - 1:00am Tickets: $15/person http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=370805474788 Who is ready to rock?! Or how about singing the night away with the mic in your hands and fans to cheer you on? Alright, perhaps you have to bring your own fans, though people do cheer. Introducing TAPS first KARAOKE event. Our New Social Chairs would like to launch the first quarter in 2010 with a bang. Let…

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TUF Salon: Generational Differences Within the Taiwanese American Community in Thousand Oaks

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Location: Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn, 75 W Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, CA Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=10150127621095258 Professor Mitchell Chang's presentation “Implications of College Student National Trends for Considering Generational Differences within the Taiwanese American Community” will be followed by a question and answer session and a social mixer with light refreshment. The presentation will draw upon…

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TAP-SD: Formosa Betrayed and Meal in San Diego

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Location: AMC La Jolla 12, 8657 Villa La Jolla Dr., La Jolla, CA Date: Saturday, March 13, 2010 Time: TBA http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=350594058876 Taiwanese American Professionals - San Diego is planning on watching Formosa Betrayed on Saturday, March 13 at the AMC La Jolla 12 .How well a movie does is often described by its opening weekend numbers, so let's do our part! We do not know the times of the showings yet, so we cannot make any definite plans yet. However, we definitely…

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Singer-songwriter Cynthia Lin in Chicago

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Title: Singer-songwriter Cynthia Lin in Chicago Location: Bucktown Soup Cafe, 1840 N Damen Ave, Chicago, IL Link out: Click here Description: $5 Donation Singer-songwriter Cynthia Lin is back in Chi-town! Get out of the cold and join her at Bucktown Soup Cafe to enjoy some hot soup and warm up with some mellow tunes! Cynthia will be playing songs from her upcoming new album! Meena Cho will be accompanying her on cello. Check out Cynthia Lin's new webpage: http://www.cynthialin.com Start…

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