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TAPpy Hour in NY

Posted on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at 7:00 pm.

Date: Thursday, June 20, 2013 Time: 7:00pm - 10:30pm Location: Yotel Address: 570 Tenth Avenue, New York, NY Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/541931695853176/ Yotel is the epitome of modern. With its sleek couches and futuristic decor, the lounge at 'Four' is a perfect venue for welcoming summer with your favorite people from Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY). Cost: Ladies: free Gentlemen: $5 before 8pm if you RSVP and Like us on FB at https://www.facebook.com/tapny;…

TJCC Board Meeting and Elections in Atlanta

Posted on Thursday, June 20th, 2013 at 12:00 pm.

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Register for Leading Youth Forward (TACL-LYF) 2013 Summer Camp

Posted on Wednesday, June 19th, 2013 at 12:00 pm.

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Dates: June 19 – 23, 2013 (Wed-Sun) Location: Monte Toyon (Santa Cruz county) Address: 20 Cloister Lane, Aptos, CA Fee: $385-410 Typical Attendance: 80-110 Website/Register: http://lyf.tacl.org/ The Taiwanese American Citizens League - Leading Youth Forward (TACL-LYF) Camp is held every June in the San Francisco Bay Area for Taiwanese American youth in grades 4-12 to deepen their understanding of their unique cultural heritage and to cultivate their leadership and communication skills.…

Michelle Krusiec Performs Made in Taiwan Excerpt in LA

Posted on Monday, June 17th, 2013 at 8:30 pm.

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Date: Monday, June 17, 2013 Time: 7:00pm - 8:30pm Location: Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge Address: 6000 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA Website: http://www.michellekrusiec.com/2013/06/performing-mit-for-actors-equity/ Hello Tiger Mother lovers! Michelle Krusiec will be performing a short excerpt of her solo show, Made in Taiwan, on Monday June 17th at the Hollywood Forever’s Masonic Lodge at 8.30pm. This event is sponsored by Actors’ Equity Association and will be an evening…

TAP theme party in SF: The Great TAPsy

Posted on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 8:00 pm.

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Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm Location: Carbon Lounge Address: 383 Bay Street, San Francisco, CA Cost: Members Free, $5 Non-members Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/127059390826244/ Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) would like to officially invite you to one of the many famed Great TAPsy parties on June 15, 2013 from 8-11pm at the swank and speakeasy Carbon Lounge (383 Bay St, SF, CA). Gents and Dolls, make your way over…

NATMA 2G Information Session in NorCal

Posted on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 7:00 pm.

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Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location: Shin Sen Gumi Yakatori and Shabu Address: 111 N Atlantic Blvd, Ste 248, Monterey Park, CA Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/392516757519162/ Curious about what NATMA 2G stands for? Who makes up NATMA 2G? What are the planned future events? North American Taiwanese Medical Association - Second Generation (NATMA 2G) invites you to meet NATMA 2G members and organizers over a casual evening of delicious food and…

Bike Tour with TAP in DC

Posted on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 2:30 pm.

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Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 2:30pm Location: Old Post Office Pavilion Address: 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, WA Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/182465275249660/ If you’re new to DC and/or would just like to get well-acquainted with the city, one of the best ways to explore is on two wheels! Join Taiwanese American Professionals - DC (TAP-DC) the afternoon of Saturday, June 15 as we'll rent bicycles and explore DC’s beautiful monuments, memorials, and…

Blood Drive with TAP in Seattle

Posted on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 2:00 pm.

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Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 2:00pm - 3:45pm Location: Puget Sound Blood Center Address: Bellevue, WA Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/534617546574460/ Donate blood! Save life! Taiwanese American Professionals - Seattle (TAP-Seattle) is helping to advertise the Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce (TJCC) Blood Drive, which will be held at the Puget Sound Blood Center in Bellevue. Please sign up at https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0ArpTNOcrdDKNdGhHTkhtNDlxbUhPOWotVWxZOGN2VFE#gid=0 Each…

Summer Rafting with TCAA-NC

Posted on Saturday, June 15th, 2013 at 8:30 am.

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Date: Saturday, June 15, 2013 Time: 8:30am Location: Middle Fork of the American River Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/482232971849612 The Taiwanese Collegiate Alumni Association of Northern California (TCAA-NC) will be hosting a whitewater rafting event for 36 people. Please fill in and mail the following two items by 5/14: 1. Registration/waiver form - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NPP8bNyFHkICk3eEa8K4-XkPt4cVJMBgwqoSWapI2BE/edit 2. Check for $114.17 payable…

Life Sketch: Gene Luen Yang

Posted on Friday, June 14th, 2013 at 12:00 pm.

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I recently had the honor of sitting down with Gene Luen Yang, author of the graphic novels American Born Chinese and Avatar: The Last Airbender, among other works. In his own words, he is a high school computer science teacher by day and a Taiwanese-Chinese-American cartoonist by night. Gene is currently the Director of Information Services and a part of the Low-Residency Master of Fine Arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults (MFAC) program. I first heard of Gene in my Asian Americans in…