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May 2016
2016 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival in SF
The Bay Area’s Biggest Taiwanese American Celebration Returns! The 24th Annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival will be held at Union Square in San Francisco, on Saturday, May 14, 2016. We encourage all in the community to come and celebrate the best of Taiwanese American and Taiwanese culture! This event is co-hosted by the Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California (TAFNC) and Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF). Over 10,000 people from across the Bay Area attend this event yearly…
Find out more »2016 Passport to Taiwan Festival in NY
For the 15th year, the annual Passport to Taiwan Festival will kick off its celebration on Sunday, May 22nd in Union Square Park North from 12pm-5pm! Passport to Taiwan Festival is the largest outdoor event in the United States celebrating the Taiwanese American Heritage Week designated by the Congress in 1999. The festival features world famous Taiwanese night market foods, the flavorful tea selection, unique Taiwanese crafts and the Taiwanese aboriginal music and dance. On top of it all, it’s…
Find out more »Taiwan-US Investment Conference in LA
The 2016 Taiwan-US Investment Conference will bring together the top business leaders and finest entrepreneurial minds from Taiwan and the United States to discuss new investment opportunities in modern industries and address the waves of technological change impacting today's commercial environment. This conference will also provide a new platform for young Taiwanese American entrepreneurs to receive resources and financial backing for their ideas and vision for changing the world. www.investtaiwanus.com #InvestTaiwanUS
Find out more »June 2016
Camping Trip with TAP in SF
In this coming June, Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) and friends are about to embark on an epic summer nature lovin' journey in the great outdoors. Set in the scenic Lassen Volcanic National Park, 60 lucky campers will enjoy hikes, large group games, improv, Taiwanese cuisine, and a fire pit after party in the wild. Please see below for a tentative itinerary. Plan your flights accordingly if you are coming in from outside of the Bay Area. We…
Find out more »“Taiwan in Literature” Forum in Berkeley
Taiwan is a magical place at the heart of Asia. An island nation, it has famous night markets, adventurous terrain, hot spring resorts, a bamboo skyscraper—and one of the world's most beautiful bookstores. These four authors, of Taiwanese descent or writing about Taiwan, include two very different novelists, a photographer/poet, and one of Asia's best guidebook writers. Join us as they talk about how "place" becomes character in their writing. (And yes, they will take questions about travel tips.) Featuring…
Find out more »Join TAP in Austin for a Cooking Class
Join Taiwanese American Professionals in Austin for a HANDS-ON COOKING CLASS. It's part of their Night Market Fundraiser Cooking Class series. All proceeds will be going toward their first annual TAP-ATX Night Market this coming June. In this 2 hour class, you'll learn hands-on how to make basil fried chicken from scratch. Fried chicken (鹹酥雞) is "a dish in Taiwanese cuisine commonly found as street snack and is indispensable to the night markets in Taiwan. It consists of bite-sized pieces…
Find out more »TUF Presents Violinist Yu-Chien Tseng in LA
Taiwanese United Fund (TUF) is proud to present a performance by Yu-Chien Tseng, the young Taiwanese musician, awarded the highest prize in the XV International Tchaikovsky Competition in 2015. Please join us for a night of music June 4th at 7:30 at the Zipper Concert Hall at the Colburn School in Downtown Los Angeles. Tickets available online at: http://bit.ly/1R7JkgF General: $50 VIP: $100 50% discounts available for groups of 10 or more students. Find out more by calling TUF at…
Find out more »Coding Workshops with TAP in Austin
Interested in learning how to code, honing your programming skills, or building your technical portfolio? Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-ATX) has partnered with Hack Reactor Core to offer its first series of 4 coding workshops in June! It will start with the basics of front-end web development and guide you through how to build your own website. Please plan to bring your own laptop for these hands-on workshops. Workshop #1: Tuesday, June 7 @ 7-9pm Workshop #2: Thursday, June…
Find out more »TAPpy Hour in Austin
Come join Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-ATX) for the June Tappy Hour at Cheerup Charlies! They are an awesome and fun venue, and they also hosted us for our TAP JAM this past year. Come out to meet, mingle, and find out more about TAP and how you can get involved.
Find out more »Hiking with TAP in LA
Come join Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) on Saturday, June 11th for a hike at Escondido Falls, a 3.8 mile out-and-back trail in Malibu, California. We will be meeting at the trailhead at 10:00 AM, and for those of you who are free afterwards, we will be having lunch with our new hiking buddies (location TBD)! Remember to invite your friends! Please RSVP here: http://goo.gl/forms/wmdOLb6QTJj8Y4JR2 Address: Escondido Canyon Trail, Malibu, CA 90265 Time: 10 AM Weather: 72 Degrees High Parking:…
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