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Upcoming TAP Events
TAP Ski/Snowboarding Trip (Big Bear)
February 19, 2010 -
February 21, 2010
TAP-SF Lunar New Year Celebration
February 6, 2010
TAP Lunar New Year Dinner!
Recent Events
TAPpy Hour @ Formosa Cafe
January 13, 2009
TAP Supports Heartfelt Foundation Annual Christmas Service Project
December 19, 2009
TAP Range Day
December 13, 2009
TAP Christmas Dinner/Toy Drive!
TAP Laser Tag
TAP Community Night at East West Players: "Po Boy Tango"
November 18, 2009
TAPpy Hour at Wokcano, Santa Monica
November 11, 2009
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TAP-Boston TAPpy Hour at Noir
November 12, 2009
TAP's Indoor Kart Racing at K1 Speed in Anaheim! October 18, 2009
TAP Social at Oktoberfest
October 17, 2009
TAP Beach & Membership Appreciation Day
October 11, 2009
TAP SF - Bridge Mixer
October 10, 2009
TAP Volunteers Needed: LA18's Harvest Moon Festival
TAP Community Night: "Art"
DodgerTown - TAIWAN! & TAP Cabinet Transition Brunch
September 6, 2009
TAP Co-hosts Disaster Relief at Area
August 29, 2009
TAP-SF Fundraising Benefit for Victims of Morakot
August 29, 2009
TAP-DC Typhoon Relief and Assistance Fundraiser
TAP-NY Typhoon Morakot Benefit Mixer
August 26, 2009
TAP 5th Annual Casino Night
August 22, 2009
TAP 2009-2010 Election
August 20, 2009
TAP Dodger's Night
August 18, 2009
TAP Discuss & Dine: Global/China Job Market
February 24, 2009
TAP-San Diego Dumpling Night
February 21, 2009
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TAPpy Hour at Pink Taco
February 19th, 2009
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TAP Annual Ski/Snowboard Trip
February 13-16, 2009
TAP Annual Lunar New Year Banquet
January 31, 2009
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TAP-NY Lunar New Year Banquet
January 24, 2009
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TAPpy Hour at E3rd
January 22, 2009
TAP NYE Party with House of Glam
December 31, 2008
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President’s Message
Happy New Year everyone!
While 2009 was a challenging year all around. There seems to be light at
the end of the tunnel as we welcomed 2010.
We saw one of the largest TAPpy Hour at the Santa Monica Wokcano back in
December, where 150+ of you enjoyed an awesome night under a beautiful West LA
sky. It gave us such a big boost for our
new team of TAP officers. Also in
December, community service director Joy Cheng coordinated yet again an awesome
community service event with Heartfelt Foundation where we got to donate the unwrapped
toys we collected from our Annual Christmas Dinner to the children of Inner
city Los Angeles. We also stepped up to
the firing line and had a great time in the outdoors shooting everything from still
targets to sporting clays.
In January, we also had another blockbuster TAPpy Hour success
at Formosa Café. In the next few months,
you can expect an Annual Lunar Dinner event, a Speed Networking event in
Pasadena, a trip to the movies for the much anticipated film Formosa Betrayed, the TAP Annual
Ski/Snowboard Trip, a Global Jobs seminar, tax seminar, and an exciting
white-water rafting trip! As always, if
you would like to step up your involvement and give more of your time back to the
community, feel free to contact any of the officers to get more involved in
this great organization.
Yours in service,
Ed Chen
President, Taiwanese American
Professionals
APPLY FOR THE CITIZENS REDISTRICTING COMMISSION TODAY!
Currently, less than 5% of California’s new redistricting
commission applicants consist of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
(AAPI), which is not reflective of California’s diversity, where 15% of the
state’s population is AAPI. Up-to-date statistics can be found at https://application.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/statistics.
TACL is encouraging its members and Taiwanese American
community to apply to be one of the commission members. After Census 2010,
the voting lines in California will be redrawn. Due to Proposition 11, a
14-person citizens commission will be in charge of redistricting in 2011. To
apply, applicants must fill out an online form. The form can be found at www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov and
the deadline is February 12, 2010
Asian American and Pacific Islander community
organizations will be conducting application information workshops during
January and the first part of February throughout the state of California to
assist individuals with the application. A schedule of the workshops can be
found at www.facebook.com/capafr2011.
For more information about the commission or the
workshops, please contact Asian Pacific American Legal Center (APALC) at redistricting@apalc.org. Also, the
California State Auditor has information posted on its website at
www.wedrawthelines.ca.gov/toolkit.html.
CENSUS 2010 is coming up in April.
Please help get the word out to check: "Other Asian" and write in
"Taiwanese," so we can be counted and recognized. For more information,
please click on the image below or visit: census2010.tacl.org.
Please help spread the word:
Applications are now being accepted for TACL Census 2010 Campaign and Scholarship Contest!
Deadline: Monday, February 12, 2010. (Deadline has been extended)
E-mail census2010contest@tacl.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more info.
The college student group application is here.
The high school student essay application is here.
TACL encourages youth to educate and help mobilize the community for the Census 2010 campaign and get a $500 grant
The
US is conducting their decennial Census in 2010 and we invite students
and groups to explain, “Why is it important for Taiwanese Americans to
be counted in the Census?”
The objectives of the TACL Census 2010 grant contest are to:
- Increase
awareness about Census 2010 and get students to think about its
importance to the Taiwanese American community and how it relates to
their community and future.
- Promote community involvement and social service.
- Recognize students with leadership qualities as well as a commitment to civic and public service.
TAP congratulates Officer Angela Chang’s appointment to the
Board of Asian Youth Center!
About the Asian Youth Center: The Asian Youth Center (AYC)
is a non-profit, community-based organization serving the social services needs
of youth and families, with a focus on Asian immigrants. Our programs enable
those we serve to adapt and contribute to a multi-cultural society. Well done Angie!
 TAP Lunar New Year Dinner!
RSVP
Date: Friday, February 5th, 2010
Times: 7:00pm - 10:00pm
Location: 888 Seafood Restaurant
8450 Valley Blvd, Rosemead, CA
Join TAP in celebrating the coming of the year of the tiger!
Kicking off the New Year of the Tiger, TAP welcomes you to join us
for our 2010 Annual Lunar New Year Dinner at 888 Seafood Restaurant.
Come
hang out with TAP, meet new friends, and network with other young
professionals! LIMITED numbers of seats are available, please reserve
your seat ASAP!
The chefs at 888 Seafood Restaurant serve the highest quality of Chinese delicacies and authentic traditional seafood.
9 Courses Dinner Menu:
- Assorted Seafood Salad Plate
- Deep Fried Prawn & Crab Balls
- Pumpkin Seafood Corn Soup
- House Special Lobster
- Peking Duck
- Whole Fish in Two Styles
- Diced Duck Lettuce Wrap
- Pan-Fried Slice Chicken Noodle with X.O. Sauce
- Mango Pudding
Price (PAY HERE)
- $35 for members
- $40 for non members.
Please prepay to guarantee seating. Those who choose to pay upon arrival are NOT guaranteed seating or meal service. So secure your delicious Lunar New Year diinner meal with us soon with the aforementioned link.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact TAP Social Director, Eddy Chen (626.374.2223) | TAP Secretary Connie Hwang (626.688.8500)
 TAP-SF Annual Lunar New Year Celebration
Date: Saturday, February 6th, 2010
Times: 11:00am - 3:30pm
Location: Hyatt Regency
Santa Clara Ballroom & Conference Rooms F & G
5101 Great America Parkway
2010 Annual Taiwanese American Lunar New Year Celebration
2010 Annual Lunar New Year Celebration: "Taiwanese Americans in the New Decade: Projecting Our Presence"
Presented by TaiwaneseAmerican.org and the 2nd generation Taiwanese American organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area
*TAP-SF, TACL-LYF, FAPA-YPG, TJCC, Young TAITA, NATEA 2, NATMA 2G, and NATWA II We proudly present the annual Lunar New Year celebration of the
Taiwanese American community and invite you to join the 2nd Generation
Program highlighting the theme "Projecting Our Presence" as it applies
to media, representation, and our own personal paths.
We are proud to host this special event featuring the production team
and actors behind the upcoming Hollywood motion picture FORMOSA BETRAYED!
A political action thriller set in 1980's Taiwan, it follows a web of
intrigue and surprise through the eyes of an FBI detective (played by
James Van Der Beek of Dawson's Creek) assigned to investigate the
murder of a Taiwanese American professor and gives a glimpse of a
democracy movement that shaped this island nation.
Starting the weekend of Feb 26-28, FORMOSA BETRAYED will begin opening
in theaters nationwide! We are proud to present producer/actor Will
Tiao, director/producer Adam Kane (Heroes), associate producer Jon Lee,
actor Tzi Ma (Rush Hour), actor Adam Wang, and actor Henry Chu at our
gathering. The event will be preceded by brief presentations on the
history of Taiwan upon which the movie is set and an introduction by
author Shawna Yang Ryan discussing Asian Americans and our emergence in
the media.
We are also honored to welcome special guests, Taiwanese metal star
Freddy Lim of ChthoniC who is single-handedly inspiring a new
generation of Taiwanese youth identity, and exiled Uyghur activist
Rebiya Kadeer, subject of the 2009 award-winning documentary film "The
10 Conditions of Love." Following the presentations, Q&A, and photo
opportunities, we will host a young professionals and collegiate
networking event focusing on how we as Asian Americans can project our
presence in various careers and in the community.
Join us for this annual celebration of the Taiwanese American community
as we highlight how far we've come and our hopes for the new decade!
This is the event you don't want to miss!
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DETAILS:
Schedule:
11:00 am - arrival & check-in
11:30 am - pizza & refreshments (for limited time)
11:45 am - opening by Ho Chie Tsai, creator of TaiwaneseAmerican.org
12:00 pm - the Taiwan story behind FORMOSA BETRAYED
12:30 pm - movie trailer & clips / VIP guests introduction
1:00 pm - FORMOSA BETRAYED panel with intro by author Shawna Yang Ryan
2:30 pm - young professionals program / networking
Admission Fee:
$10 young professionals / $5 college students.
Please RSVP here, then pay at the door.
Free if under 18 or 1G Banquet Ticket Holder Attendee.
Approved media/PR will be given passes.
Parking:
Free parking in structure, entrance off of Great America Parkway
Location:
Hyatt Regency Santa Clara
Convention Center Ballrooms F & G (from lobby, head toward the right)
5101 Great America Parkway
Santa Clara, CA 95054
Attire:
Casual nice
Notes:
We anticipate local media will be present. Additionally Slideshow
Pictures in conjunction with the 2010 Census "Write in Taiwanese"
Campaign may be filming segments for a PSA video.
Questions? Contact: Ho Chie Tsai by email at hochie@hochie.net
Facebook information: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=284637400733&index=1
TAP Ski/Snowboarding Trip
Date/Time: Friday, February 19th, 2010 -
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
Location: Big Bear Resorts
Big Bear Lakes, CA
It's that time of year again! Dust off your gear, beanies, mittens, and
thermals (we know you wear them) and join TAP on the slopes!
We will be back in Big Bear Lake, CA, which features two resorts, so
you can carve, ride, jump, and jib to your heart's content!
COST
* Due to the difficult nature of planning a trip like this, ALL
PARTICIPANTS will be charged the FULL two day stay. NO EXCEPTIONS.
** Please note that the cost DOES NOT include tickets; ticket purchase
is at the discretion of the participant.
Members: $80
Nonmembers: $90
A $50 nonrefundable deposit (both members and nonmembers) is due on FEBRUARY 1, 2010. Pay here: http://tapsnow2010.eventbrite.com
Balance is due by FEBRUARY 19, 2010 (pay at the cabin is fine).
Exact location TBD, but it should be a spacious cabin/home with a fireplace, kitchen, and plenty of beds.
Carpools can be arranged! Please note in the comments section whether
you are willing to drive/take gear up/or will need a ride. Please also
note your location (e.g. Downtown LA).
Link your friends to this Evite
http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/JQLUVQBSETFOOBKMDQNN/tapsnow2010
-Space is limited, so RSVP early!
Questions? Contact Julia Tsai
DISCLAIMER:
TAP, and its officers, agents, owners, and other contracted assigns,
will not be responsible for any damages or loss of any kind, including
monetary, property, bodily injury, and/or death while participating
(supervised or unsupervised) during the 2010 Ski/Snowboard trip. The
participant understands and acknowledges that skiing, snowboarding,
and/or snow sports are inherently dangerous activities that may cause
monetary loss, property loss, bodily injury, and/or death. The
participant understands that he/she holds TAP, and its officers,
agents, owners, and other contracted assigns, harmless for any monetary
loss, property loss, bodily injury, and/or death.
If you do not agree to this disclaimer, please refrain from participating.
Meet the New Officers
TAP is an all volunteer-run organization. In this issue, we want to take the time to
recognize the service and contributions of our new officers. In case you haven’t met them yet, please take
a moment to introduce yourself at the next event. Leading the pack is our Secretary Connie
Hwang, whom you have probably received many Facebook message invites and reminders
from; Angela Chang, a former Taiwanese American Citizens League political intern,
and an energetic addition to our officer team; Eddy Chen, who has brought to you
the most recent TAPpy Hours, and dinner groups; and David Fan, who has brought
to us a lot of energy and all-around publicity to our events.
Also, on behalf of Taiwanese American Professionals, we continue to thank all staff and volunteers who have given their time, energy, and commitment to helping TAP behind the scenes!
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