Prof. Larry Tung will screen and discuss his 2018 documentary, Taiwan! Let's Get Married, and 2019 follow-up documentary, A Big Fat Taiwanese Same-Sex Wedding Banquet. Taiwan! Let's Get Married! (2018, RT 17:44)
On May 24, 2017, Taiwan's Constitutional Court ruled in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage, setting a 2-year deadline for the legislature to make new or amend existing laws to make it a reality. This landmark ruling is setting the stage for the island to become the first country…
Taiwanese American Professionals - Los Angeles (TAP-LA) is partnering up with the Taiwanese United Fund on their Abt:__ Series this month highlighting Marketing & Millennials and cracking the code on what's cool. Interested in learning about Advertising and Marketing? Want to learn about what's trending with millennials? Join us for a discussion on Saturday, April 2nd featuring a panel of experts from the industry. Panelists Include:
Nikki DePaola, Media Strategy Supervisor at Liquid Advertising
Lindsey…
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…
Join Taiwanese American Professionals - Austin (TAP-ATX) for an evening of learning, discussion, and networking. The evening will begin with a panel of professionals who have taken less traditional routes. They will be discussing their experiences and how they got to where they are today. We’ll have an audience Q&A session after the discussion. Stick around afterward to mingle and network! Entrance fee is $10 and it includes two drink tickets and snacks. Panelists: Andrew Lee – Television/Film…
It's getting close to the holidays, so let's get warmed up over a little neighborhood craft beer and small production wines! Join Formosan Association for Public Affairs - Young Professionals Group (FAPA-YPG) for dinner and discussion on November 12th. Relax and enjoy the casual atmosphere of Grape & Grain with board games, and duke it out with friends via classic Pacman arcade. Friends new and old are all very very welcome, so please come join the fun and let's get this holiday season…
Do you currently pay rent? If so, you are basically helping your landlord pay for his/her mortgage. Consider the possibility of using that rent money to pay for your own mortgage so you can secure your future with buying rather than renting. Join Eric Ching, a local real estate attorney and the Taiwanese American Professionals - San Diego (TAP-SD)'s Professional Chair, and Amy Hsiao, a local trust and estate attorney, on a discussion on buying real estate here in San Diego. The discussion will…
Dear Taiwanese United Fund (TUF) friends and supporters, You're cordially invited to join us for exciting the TUF Abt:_Modern Madmen on 8/29 1:00-4:30pm at the Olympic Collection for an exciting program featuring a screening of Art and Copy with a panel discussion moderated by Daisy Hung (Connected Devices Specialist, Amazon) Admission is FREE. Seating is limited therefore RSVP required to TUF.Abt.RSVP@gmail.com with RSVP code "FB" (Facebook RSVP does not count) Check out the exciting agenda:
1:00…
The new ABC show "Fresh Off the Boat" has been all the buzz [http://insidetv.ew.com/2015/01/13/fresh-off-the-boat-eddie-huang/] lately. Join the conversation as Taiwanese American Professionals - Boston (TAP-BOS) chat about what this show means - for Asian Americans in media, the Taiwanese American identity, and race relations in the U.S. "Fresh off the Boat" [http://abc.go.com/shows/fresh-off-the-boat] premieres February 4th. Missed the show? Come watch a viewing of the pilot at 7:30pm before…
