TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s Ho Chie Tsai Featured on Taiwan543.net

TaiwaneseAmerican.org's founder, Ho Chie Tsai, was recently featured on Taiwan543.net. It's a relatively new website on a mission to close the gap between Taiwan and the world by showcasing influential individuals/talents in Taiwanese American communities and updating the public with relevant and current news. Interviewer Jude Chao writes: Taiwanese Americans have a lot to offer the world, but our community has often gone unrecognized. With the help of sites like TaiwaneseAmerican.org, however,…

Exploring Untapped Cities with Michelle Young

Meet Michelle Young. She is a graduate student in urban planning at Columbia University, holds a B.A. from Harvard in the History of Art & Architecture, and is a graduate of the Juilliard School of Music. She can usually be found in New York (where she grew up), Paris, backpacking in South America or Southeast Asia, or in-transit between. She has an obsession with buses, shoots with a Nikon SLR camera, and destroys cellos on stage with her indie rock band. She’s traveled to 35 countries, including…

Taste of Taiwan 2010, hosted by Emory & GATech

Emory University and Georgia Tech University TASA are hosting their annual Taste of Taiwan on November 20, 2010 starting at 7pm-9pm at the Chinese Cultural Center. Come enjoy a night of traditional performances, delicious Taiwanese bentos, fun activities, and restaurant samples! Bring your friends! Free admission (includes bento) for all college students with valid student IDs, $2 admission for non-college students. Bring cash to buy food coupons for restaurant samples. Performances: -Emory…

Asian-Americans Climb Fashion Industry Ladder

Article By ERIC WILSON Published: September 4, 2010 on www.nytimes.com A version of this article appeared in print on September 5, 2010, on page A1 of the New York edition. [caption id="attachment_2937" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Jason Wu after his runway show at New York Fashion Week in February. Brendan McDermid/Reuters"][/caption] The mood was set early at the American fashion awards ceremony at Lincoln Center in June, an event often likened to the Oscars of the fashion…

Art of Culture Event in Houston

On the 22nd of MAY, MOCAH will host the Art of Culture event celebrating the Asian-Pacific Heritage month.  The event highlights the visual, culinary, musical & performing arts in Houston.  The day entails the Art of Culture for Kids, a daytime arts-education workshop that engages youth and their parents in hands -on art and craft activities that relate to the APA heritage.  The evening event includes a Gallery Talk, lead by renowned art collectors and visual artists.  The Gallery…

UPDATE: Formosa Betrayed showing in ATL through May 6

*update* Formosa Betrayed extending another week in ATL! The movie will be showing through May 6 at Regal Hollywood 24 in Atlanta, GA. Let your friends  & family know and make sure you catch the movie! A little about the movie: Agent Kelly is sent overseas to assist the Taiwanese government’s search for the suspected murderers. Initially guided by an American diplomat (Wendy Crewson) and a Taiwanese official (Tzi Ma), Kelly soon realizes that not only is…

Free Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration in Morrow, GA

Free Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Celebration A free event celebrating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off on Saturday, May 1, at the National Archives Atlanta location. Speakers at “We are America: Asian Pacific Americans in the U.S. South” will discuss topics such as genealogy, history and culture. There will be workshops on preserving family and community history, film screenings of the Japanese American internment experience, an exhibition of Vietnamese American…

Will Tiao Speaking at Emory University 4/22

Emory University TASA invites Will Tiao, producer of the soon-to-be-released movie Formosa Betrayed, to speak about his groundbreaking film for its significance as the first movie to explore and portray Taiwanese culture and politics from its unique, native perspective. In doing so, it seeks to enlighten a global audience both of Taiwan’s dark past as well as of the current tumultuous political situation in present-day Taiwan. Check out the Official Website Link: http://www.formosathemovie.com/ Date: Thursday,…

ATCC BBQ in the Sun

The sun poked its head out this weekend and, in the South, that means it's time to bring out the grill! Atlanta Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce (ATCC) is sponsoring a BBQ party on Saturday April 3, 2010 and everyone's invited. The purpose of this event is to provide an opportunity for networking among ATCC board directors and friends of ATCC. ATCC Young Professionals are invited (and highly encouraged) to join this event as well. This will be a good chance to get to know each other and also get to…