The Fall 2017 TACL National Convention (#TACLRoundUp) kicked off with a TAPpy Hour on Friday along Rainey Street. Saturday was filled with icebreakers, storytelling from keynote speaker Miss Louisiana 2016 Justine Ker, and a very special Ghost Town BBQ complete with live music, square dancing, and cowboy boots. Sunday offered programs time to share best
Convention Recap: Round-Up in Austin, TX
September 27th, 2017TACL Political Internship Program: 25th Anniversary Banquet
July 27th, 2017Come join TACL on August 5, 2017, as we celebrate the 25th year of the Political Internship Program. This year we are honored to have the honorable State Treasurer John Chiang (a Taiwanese American!) as our keynote speaker. Since the founding of our program in 1992, we have graduated 200+ college students who have learned
TACL Delegation Visits Taiwan: The OCAC Trip
June 23rd, 2017Earlier this month, 38 representatives from LID Camp, LYF Camp, PIP, TAP chapters and TACL National traveled to Taiwan as part of the first-ever TACL National Delegation by invitation of the Overseas Community Affairs Council of the Taiwan Government. During the 6-day trip, the Delegation participated in formal workshops and lectures centered on Taiwan-US relations and
Chapter Update: TAP-Atlanta’s 1st Family Picnic
June 21st, 2017TAP stands for Taiwanese American…. PARENTS??!!! That’s right! TAP-Atlanta has un-officially launched the first ever Taiwanese American Parents event with a picnic. It was a beautiful day filled with games, food, and the sweet sweet cries of babies. HOW DO YOU HOST A TAP FAMILY PICNIC? Invite your normal crowd and allow them to bring pets and children
TACL Celebrates Pride
June 21st, 2017Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) is proud to celebrate Taiwan for its recent court ruling and establishing the path to becoming the first country in Asia to recognize the right of same-sex couples to legally marry. TACL also affirms its mission to enhance the quality of life for all Taiwanese Americans, including those who identify as LGBTQ.
In the Community: TAF Launches “Our TA Story”
June 21st, 2017I love hearing my mom’s stories about her childhood in Taiwan: buying “ba bu” candy from the man on the tricycle, getting that ugly haircut that was required of all teenage girls in school, sneaking out to dance parties to meet boys because gatherings of any sort was illegal back in the days. These treasures
TA Heritage Week Campaign
June 21st, 2017There is an increasing public recognition that the month of May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, but did you know that Taiwanese American Heritage Week is also celebrated in May? Since 1999, Congressman David Wu of Oregon and the co-chairs of the Congressional Taiwan Caucus have supported the celebration of Taiwanese American Heritage Week starting each Mother’s Day
Chapter Update: TAP-SF’s Annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival
June 21st, 2017Every year, TAP-SF holds the Taiwanese American Cultural Festival in San Francisco’s famous Union Square. This year’s festival was extra special, as it has been 25 years since the festival started in 1992. The festival was on May 13 and the city of San Francisco proclaimed it as Taiwanese American Day! Over 10,000 people came
TACL 2017 Winter Convention in Seattle
February 28th, 2017Twice a year, board members from TAP and TACL programs around the nation convene for a weekend to develop leadership skills, explore Taiwanese American identity, and discuss how to engage as citizens of our communities. The weekends also feature social events that strengthen our friendship/network across the country. TACL’s Winter 2017 Convention, “Power Up!” was
TACL Condemns President Trump’s Executive Orders on Immigration and Pledges Alongside 200+ Asian American Organizations to Resist Discriminatory Actions
February 5th, 2017On Friday, January 27th, 2017, President Trump issued an executive order that suspended immigrant and non-immigrant entry into the United States from seven Muslim-majority countries: Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen – for 90 days; suspended all refugee admissions through the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program for 120 days; and suspended admission of Syrian