On the auspicious day of August 8, 2015, Stephanie Lin was crowned Miss Asian America at the pageant held in San Francisco. As a member of our TAP family, Stephanie graciously gives us an insider look into her achievement and what she hopes to accomplish as the first Taiwanese American to earn this title. Think
Miss Asian American Stephanie Lin
November 4th, 2015Event Spotlight: 2015 National Convention in NYC
October 1st, 2015TACL’s 2015 National Convention took place in New York over Labor Day weekend – hosted by TAP-NY (current Board and alumni), and it was a fun-filled TACL Family get-together with too many stories and #FOMO moments for those who missed it. Thanks to all the programs & chapters & friends of TACL who came out:
Chapter Update: Meet TAP-Austin & Erica Liu
September 30th, 2015At the National Convention in New York earlier this month, TAP-Austin was voted in by their peer TAPs and is now an official TAP Chapter. Congratulations and welcome to our newest family member! Please remember to “like” TAP-ATX’s Facebook page. TACL conducted a short interview with Erica Liu, TAP-Austin’s Founding President to learn a little more
TACL LYF Camp Q&A
September 4th, 2015TACL-LYF Camp is a 6 day 5 night summer youth leadership camp held every June in the San Francisco Bay Area for Taiwanese American youth in grades 5 through 12. TACL-LYF’s primary objectives are to deepen the campers’ understanding of their unique cultural heritage, to cultivate their leadership and communication skills, and to connect them
Program Update: PIP 2015
June 25th, 2015The TACL Political Internship Program or PIP, is an 8-week program in Washington, DC where college students gain hands-on experience in the political process. PIP focuses on identity development and community impact in addition to building leadership and networking skills. In addition to full-time placements, interns attend workshops throughout the summer, have a one-on-one mentorship,
SF Taiwanese American Cultural Festival: Taiwan Soul
June 25th, 2015Every year in the springtime, over 10,000 people from all across the Bay Area get the chance to experience a little bit of Taiwan at the annual Taiwanese American Cultural Festival in Union Square, which took place this year on May 9, 2015. It brought a little bit of “Taiwan Soul” to our foggy city.
STAR: Sean, TAP-Boston
June 14th, 2015When our TA friends accomplish something awesome, TACL wants to recognize their rockstar-dom and spotlight their achievement. Our STAR program aims to capture these stories and share it with you. If you have a story you’d like to share, please email us at star@tacl.org. Have you heard about Sean from TAP-Boston? Sean Chung is
TAP-2-TAP: NY & Boston Take Killington
March 28th, 2015Two years ago, I went on my first “TAP-NY’s Annual Ski/Snowboard Extravaganza”, and despite being rescued by ski patrol on both days of my skiing attempt, I had an amazing time: pizza’ing and tumbling my way down the mountain, soaking in the hot tub to rest my sore muscles from said pizza’ing and tumbling, learning
Meet TAP-Atlanta & Wellington Tzou
March 28th, 2015In January, TAP-Atlanta was voted in by their peer TAPs and is now an official TAP Chapter. Congratulations and welcome to our newest family member! TACL conducted a short interview with Wellington Tzou, TAP-Atlanta’s Founding President to learn a little more about him and TAP-Atlanta. Here is what we found out: TACL: Tell us about
Happy Lunar New Year!
February 27th, 2015Growing up in Taiwan, I always looked forward to the month-long celebrations of 新年 (“xin nian” or New Year) when family and friends visited and gathered at different houses to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Every morning, we put on a different red colored outfit and rehearsed our 吉祥話 (“ji xiang hua” or good fortune