Memories of my Yaba Great Aunt

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by James Y. Shih When I was 3, my ahgong (grandpa) brought me to Taiwan from California to visit our old family home in the historic town of Lukang (鹿港). The home was and still is a narrow, two story, brick and wood building off the main road. There, my great aunt, whom I affectionately called “yaba,” lived with my ahma (grandma). At that age, I didn’t know calling her just yaba (啞吧), which means “deaf mute”, was rude (it is). I thought it was her name. Those early memories…

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Grateful for Family & Friends #TaiwaneseThanksgiving

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WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR YOU! And for what our Taiwanese American heritage and culture have given us... especially how it influences our American holiday traditions and food experiences. We asked for your photos showing how you celebrate #TaiwaneseThanksgiving, and we were impressed! Check out some of the submissions below. #TaiwaneseThanksgiving This American holiday is all about spending time with and appreciating family, and when you get together, you've got to take a photo... It's a given…

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Watch The Nutcracker Ballet with TAP in SF

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Join Taiwanese American Professionals - San Francisco (TAP-SF) for a fun night at the ballet, where we'll be taking part of a holiday tradition by seeing The Nutcracker. During our performance, there will be complimentary sweet treats at intermission and Nutcracker characters will be on hand for photos prior to the performance. TO PURCHASE TICKETS: Please follow this link (https://www.sfballet.org/tickets/groups/nutcracker/tapsf) and use the discount code TAPVIP for a 20% discount on Orchestra…

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