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January 2019
Free Film Screening – Seediq Bale: Warriors of the Rainbow
Are you a fan of foreign movies? Please join us on January 12th to celebrate the first anniversary of Taiwan Café Meetup Group. We will be kicking off the new year with a movie screening in SOMA, featuring Warriors of the Rainbow. The Taiwanese movie, produced by John Woo and directed by Wu Te-Sheng, is based on Wushe Incident in 1930 when an aboriginal people in Central Taiwan rebelled against Japanese oppression. Through stunning cinematography, the action saga tells the story of…
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TAFNC Presents: 228 Peace Memorial Concert
Presented by the Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California. Please join us for our annual 228 Peace Memorial Concert at Formosa United Methodist Church in San Leandro, California. 228 commemorates the 1947 February 28 Massacre in Taiwan, when building resentment over inflation, constant military occupation, government corruption, and police brutality culminated in an island-wide protest. When local Taiwanese leaders demanded administration reforms, free elections, and accountability for government corruption, the Chinese Nationalist army began a violent campaign to impose martial…
Find out more »March 2019
Imaging the Avant-Garde: Taiwan’s Film Experiments of the 1960s
Presented in association with Light Field, Taiwan International Documentary Festival, Center for Asian American Media, and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in San Francisco Curated and presented by Emily Chao Live musical performance by Amma Ateria Half a century ago, restrictions resulted from the political situation left a group of art and literature-loving young Taiwanese people with no other choice but to rely on translated books to imagine what Western art films were like; moreover, they carried out their own experiments on film.…
Find out more »May 2019
Taiwanese American Cultural Festival – San Francisco
Are you excited, passionate or curious about the culture that is from over 10,000 km away, on the other side of the Pacific Ocean? Wait no more! Welcome to the biggest Taiwanese American cultural celebration in the West Coast. This year marks the 27th year of the annual event! The Taiwanese American Cultural Festival (#TACF) has attracted over tens of thousands of local and international guests to come and enjoy this Taiwanese cultural immersion, featuring traditional Taiwanese music, dance, food…
Find out more »2019 Taiwanese American Heritage Week: Shinergy Puppet Show
Since 1999, Taiwanese American Heritage Week, as designated by the U.S. Congress has been celebrated nationwide during the month of May to recognize and honor the cultures, traditions, contributions, and achievements of Taiwanese Americans in the United States. This year, we are excited to have Shinergy Puppet Show on stage to put on a special puppet show performance at World Trade Center Portland Auditorium on May 17th.Shinergy Puppet Show combines traditional puppet show with high quality animation and visual effect…
Find out more »CAAMFest37: Love Boat: Taiwan (Special Presentation)
Fearless, inventive and outspoken are a few words to describe CAAMFest37 Spotlight Honoree Valerie Soe. From the 80’s to now, Soe’s films and video installations have been a benchmark for Asian American feminist activism and experimental storytelling. CAAM will proudly showcase Soe’s newest documentary, LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN; a feature-length documentary, looks into of one of the longest running summer programs in the world. LOVE BOAT: TAIWAN revisits the program’s participants and explores the history and popularity of this well-known program,…
Find out more »June 2019
Highlights of Modern Taiwanese Art: A Focused Look by Chong-ray Hsiao and Chip Tom
The Bowers Museum will proudly host a milestone presentation, Highlights of Modern Taiwanese Art: A Focused Look by Chong-ray Hsiao and Chip Tomon Saturday, June 1 at 1:30 pm, free to the public. This presentation will examine the evolution ofTaiwanese art and artists from Japanese colonial era to the modern day. Special presenters Chip Tom, Senior Curator for Heather James Fine Art, and Professor Chong-ray Hsiao, Professor of History at the National Cheng Kung University, will offer keen insight into the groundbreaking work of monumental…
Find out more »July 2019
Taiwanese American Conferences – West Coast 2019 美國西部台灣人夏令會
The Taiwanese American Conference-West Coast (TAC-WC) will take place during July 19-20, 2019 at the University Guest House and Conference Center, located in the historic Fort Douglas (110 Fort Douglas Blvd, Salt lake City, UT 84113). The Guest House and Conference Center includes a 180 room hotel with spectacular views of Salt Lake Valley and the surrounding University of Utah campus. The Conference Center has approximately 30,000 sq. ft of unique meeting space. Its proximity to a TRAX train station…
Find out more »November 2019
North America Taiwanese Engineering & Science Association: 2019 UTHF Conference
Join 2019 UTHF Conference and learn WHAT YOU MUST KNOW on the latest trend of 5G and Intelligent Connectivity. You will learn what exactly is 5G? How much faster is it compared with 4G? And, what is 5G for? How 5G, combined with AI, IoT, will enable the next generation killer apps that will change how we work, live and play. Yet, all of the above is just the beginning. It’s time to learn more about 5G and exploit the endless innovation opportunities. Join us for a half-day conference to gain…
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NATEA-SV x Dosudo: June 2020 Blockchain Overview
Blockchain walk-through including consensus, mining, block rewards, and more. Recommended readings for non-techs and technologist prior to the event. Overview article: https://medium.com/@jj1385jeff850527/the-list-blockchain-for-non-techs-2d3e497ca5cc Advance concepts: https://medium.com/3-minutes-blockchain-paper/2-bitcoin-paper-explained-b53619c99bf3 Event Info: Registration: FREE, just RSVP on Eventbrite or FB event by pressing "going" June 20th: 8 to 9:30pm PDT (Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82961457321?pwd=TWFKcG41ME9JMjVtZHpwTjAyTWM2QT09) Speaker: Jeff Hu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/yaochiehhu/) Jeff is the CEO of Turing Chain and author of the best-selling blockchain online course in Taiwan. He is a scholar at Blockchain X-Lab and Global fellow at…
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