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The holidays are here, so come spend some quality time with the Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) family! This holiday season, TAP-LA has partnered up with Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County to help feed families in need throughout Orange County. So bring any canned foods that you may have! Joining in on the holiday spirit, the Kettlebar has generously extended their happy hour menu for TAP! Questions? vincent.su@tap-la.org

Come and join Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) for an AACO and TAP-SF 2015 Holiday Season Charity Event! This year, we are working with the Family Giving Tree (www.familygivingtree.org) organization. We will be doing a scavenger hunt for gifts for low-income families with children that are in need of some extra Holiday Cheer this year. By participating in the scavenger hunt, we will all get to do some SHOPPING (something most people already LOVE doing), while simultaneously DONATING back…

Join Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) for our FINAL event of 2015 and get into the festive spirit of the season with TAP-LA's Holiday Mixer! In addition to spreading holiday cheers, come and celebrate with us as we close out another awesome year and look forward to an even better 2016! More details including the venue will be announced very shortly. Stay tuned!

With the holidays fast approaching, come celebrate with Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) at the White Elephant Holiday Party! Whether you are the creative DIY type, the festive type, or just the hungry type, this event is for you! CONTACT: Kevin Chang (kevin.chang@tap-sf.org) ACTIVITIES: - White Elephant gift exchange: A fun game in which individuals can select unopened gifts or steal ones from other players. If you choose to participate in this activity, please bring a wrapped gift (at…

Formosan Association for Public Affairs (FAPA) is planning their first ever West Coast Leadership Retreat! This program is designed to accomplish two goals: 1. Train future leaders in Taiwanese activism through skill-based workshops and discussions 2. Create a platform for Taiwanese activists/advocates to network, exchange ideas and coordinate on major issues We're expecting more than 10 participants from cities such as San Diego, LA, Portland and Santa Barbara. Sample Workshops: Leadership Styles/Strength Finder Chapter Activity Presentation Organizational Problems/Opportunities Event Planning Synergy…

I know everyone is gearing up for the elections in Taiwan. Some of you have already left! Everyone is excited for the upcoming Presidential election, but remember, for the first time in history, the legislative elections will be held at the same time! Formosan Association for Public Affairs - Young Professionals Group (FAPA-YPG) has invited our friend Kharis Templeman from Stanford, to speak to us about why he thinks the legislative elections are just as important if not more, and…

Set against the expansive panorama of Taiwan's living, breathing rice paddies, pioneering Chinese choreographer Lin Hwai-Min's production "Rice" creates an immersive landscape for the dancers of his company, the esteemed Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan. Trained in meditation, martial arts, modern dance, and ballet, the dancers transform ancient aesthetics into transporting modern celebrations of motion, here exploring the human drama of environmental devastation and resurrection through the life cycle of a humble plant. "Lin attains a sharply moving synthesis…

Come ring in the Lunar New Year - Year of the Monkey with your friends at Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) for an evening of great food, friends, and giveaways! We will also preview the upcoming activities we have in store for 2016. Date: Sunday, January 24, 2016 Check-in Time: 5:30 pm - Dinner will begin promptly at 6:00 pm Parking: Parking lot and garage shared with 99 Ranch plaza *Please allow extra time for parking, carpooling encouraged!…