Taiwanese American filmmaker Anita Chang's most recent documentary film, Tongues of Heaven, revolves around the issue of language loss and asks the essential question: “what do you lose when you lose your native language?” Her film explores the challenges of young indigenous peoples of Taiwan and Hawaii in learning the heritage languages of their ancestors — languages that are endangered or facing extinction. TaiwaneseAmerican.org is proud to support this limited theatrical engagement of…
Join Taiwanese American Professionals - Seattle (TAP-Seattle) as we go to KANO's movie premiere in Seattle! TAP is joining the premiere of the Taiwanese blockbuster film Kano in Seattle! This is a very special screening as the producers, Wei Te-Sheng & Jimmy Huang, will be at the premiere. The main organizer that made this event happen is the iTaiwan organization in the University of Washington,www.itaiwanuw.com. Tickets will sell out quickly, so purchase them online go reserve your seat! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kano-screen-talk-in-seattle-tickets-13302964525 Kano…
At the next Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY) cooking workshop, our favorite Taiwanese A-Ma will be teaching us how to make the classic and iconic Taiwanese dish Three Cup Chicken (三杯雞). Three delicious ingredients – plus a little secret here and there – are sure to make this a great and delicious workshop. In addition to three cup chicken, we’ll be treated to some homestyle fish, so sign up fast before tickets run out! Please sign up for the workshop below. The…
Taiwanese American Professionals - New York (TAP-NY) invites you to join in our first ever trivia night where we'll eat, drink, and compete for cash prizes! Get your tickets here! - http://bit.ly/1nbZQV4 Gather your team of four, or sign up as a free agent, and join us at the Basement at Jebon for a casual quizzo/bar trivia competition. Categories include NYC, Picture Identification, Name that Tune, and Taiwanese Food. -1st place prize - $100 plus complimentary admission to TAP's Halloween…
The UIUC's Taiwanese American Students Club, TIA, TSA, and Tzu Chi present TASC Night Market 2014. Night Market is TASC's annual event that seeks to emulate the experience of a Taiwanese night market. With this event, we hope to bring more awareness to the Taiwanese culture. Come to the Quad on Friday, Oct. 10th, 7-9 PM to enjoy some good food, great drinks, terrific performances, fun games, take photos at our photo booth, and bargain at our shop booth! All patrons receive 3 FREE tickets that…
Each year, the North American Taiwanese Medical Association hosts a premier gathering of medical and health professionals from the Taiwanese American community, with medical education programs and credits available to the participants. This year, the national conference is taking place in New York. Don't miss this singular opportunity to obtain FREE Continuing Medical and Dental Education Credits and network with fellow healthcare professionals of Taiwanese heritage over an open bar! Stay for…
Taiwanese American filmmaker Anita Chang's most recent documentary film, Tongues of Heaven, revolves around the issue of language loss and asks the essential question: “what do you lose when you lose your native language?” Her film explores the challenges of young indigenous peoples of Taiwan and Hawaii in learning the heritage languages of their ancestors — languages that are endangered or facing extinction. TaiwaneseAmerican.org is proud to be a Co-presenter of this limited theatrical…
Author Julie Wu has crafted a beautiful story in her debut novel The Third Son. It’s a compelling tale of a boy named Saburo set against the backdrop of occupied Taiwan and America at the dawn of the space age. TaiwaneseAmerican.org’s editorial director Anna Wu sat down with Julie to talk about the book, her inspirations, and her path to becoming an author. * * * Anna Wu: Julie, you have written an absolutely beautiful novel. For our readers who haven't read the book yet, could you give…
TaiwaneseAmerican.org's founder, Ho Chie Tsai, takes you on location to San Francisco's recent APAHM 2010 Concert featuring Taiwanese American musical artist Evonne Hsu, as well as Taiwan-based pop singer JJ Lin and Asian American DJ, Mike Relm. APAHM Concerts took place in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington DC during May 2010 in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Watch as we take you to the concert and behind-the-scenes to meet with Evonne. We also…
