“Other Asian”

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Check out this article by Dmae Roberts, a two-time Peabody award-winning independent radio artist and writer who has written and produced more than 400 audio art pieces and documentaries for NPR and PRI programs. She has written an essay titled "Other Asian" for The Asian Reporter about how our recent Census 2010: Write in "Taiwanese" campaign re-inspired her to identify as a biracial Taiwanese American. From The Asian Reporter, V20, #14 (April 19, 2010), pages 6 & 7. "Other Asian" When…

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Taiwanese Night Market in Boston

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hosted by the Harvard Taiwanese Cultural Society Want to experience Taiwan from the comfort of Boston? Love eating delicious food and winning awesome prizes? Of course you do. Date: April 17, 2010 Time: 8-10 PM Location: Harvard Leverett Dining Hall Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=107672002589705 Harvard's TCS will be recreating a full-blown Taiwanese night market right in Leverett dining hall - this means there will be AMAZING Taiwanese food, fun games, prizes,…

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Taiwanese American/Canadian Women’s Conference in Toronto

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The North American Taiwanese Women's Association 2nd Generation (NATWA II) invites you to attend the 2010 NATWA Annual Convention in Toronto, Ontario, Canada! Dates: April 16-18, 2010 Location: Marriott Hotel @ Toronto Airport For more information: http://natwa.com/natwa2/ To register: http://natwa.com/natwa2/2010ConventionRegistrationForm.doc Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=363240256649 *Early registration ends March 15! SCHEDULE: Friday, April 16 6-10pm:…

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Taiwanese Americans Presenting at New Communities Symposium at Purdue

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If you're in the area, be sure to check out some of these Taiwanese American artists who are breaking ground in their respective fields: singer-songwriter Dawen, filmmaker and founder of TurtlistMedia.com Jason Lee, and spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai! The New Communities Symposium is an event intended to: raise awareness of the growth and reconceptualization of the field of Asian American Studies in the Midwest; explore unique characteristics of Asian American Midwestern identity; discuss…

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San Jose Mercury News: “Taiwanese-Americans spread word to increase 2010 census numbers”

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By Joe Rodriguez jrodriguez@mercurynews.com When Grace Hwang Lynch fills out the census questionnaire that arrived at her San Jose home recently, she will think back to how her father greeted a census taker 30 years ago and follow his lead: She will ignore the box marked Chinese, and carefully write in "Taiwanese." "He felt that strongly about his Taiwanese identity," Hwang said, "and he's told every census since then that he's Taiwanese." Hwang is joining a growing Taiwanese-American movement…

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Literary author Francie Lin talks about a different kind of Foreigner

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Francie Lin may have never visited the Taiwanese criminal underworld or sang in a seedy karaoke bar, but she has written an acclaimed debut novel, The Foreigner, set in the hidden alleys of Taipei. Emerson Chang is a 40-year-old Taiwanese American virgin who has met his mother for dinner every Friday night for fifteen years. But after her unexpected death, long-buried secrets and family loyalty will take him on an unpredictable journey back to Taiwan—and to the rebellious younger brother lost…

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