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Upcoming Events
Killer Guppies Dragon Boating Newbie Day TAP Discuss and Dine APEX Community Leaders Reception Formula Drift 2007 Season Kick-Off TECO Job Fair 2007 Asian Business Fair and Asian Career Expo TAP Midterm Retreat TAP OC Dinner Group TAP Volunteers Needed *SAVE THE DATE* Recent Events BLING BLING Party! TAP Dialogue Series TAP Dinner Group Community Night with the Clippers TAP Tax Seminar TAP/YGAP 2007 Taiwan Lantern Festival Lunar New Year Parade & Festival TAP Ski Retreat Lunar New Year Banquet Lunar New Year Service Event Happy Hour ALTRA Magazine TAP New Year's Eve Gala 2007 |
From the President: Hi friends: March saw record attendance at our social events! Over 60 people came to our Rowland Heights Dinner Group, with additional people who came after to meet at Dream Lounge. For the BLING themed party at Level 3 Hollywood, over 200 people signed up for our guestlist for a successful fundraising event. Pictures of many of our past events can be found here: http://tap.tacl.org/gallery.htm A portion of the party proceeds will be going towards TAP and TACL's programs, ranging from our 20 year tenured Political Internship program, Entertainment Internship, Youth Leadership Camp, and other community events and causes. March also saw a special opportunity for TAP members to meet, hear, and learn from a distinguished speaker talk specifically about Taiwan's situation. Bruce Herschensohn, author of "Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy" as a non-Taiwanese American, showed concern about the well-being of Taiwan and its Democracy, and related its situation in a way that the greater population could understand. TAP also lent support to the AB295 Bill, that would help to enhance Taiwanese identity, as well as other API ethnicities. So far it has passed through the first committee! For April, continue to look for various events to help develop members. First, TAP is hosting a professional development seminar on Personal Finance. Next TAP Leaders are VIP guests to APEX's Community Leaders Reception. Then TAP is helping to support a fellow Taiwanese American Professional's company, which is sponsoring a different and new kind of event: drift racing! Mid April, TAP officers are off on their midterm retreat to plan the rest of the year. We still need volunteers and participants! Please contact me at ben.ling@tacl.org or our Vice President Teiko.Sumiyoshi@tacl.org if you are interested in helping out as a coordinator or committee member for the upcoming SEMISCON concert on May 19th, or our Casino Night Annual Banquet in August. This is the perfect opportunity to gain valuable experience and to meet various community contacts, and you can also join us on our retreat in Vegas! Ben Ling
Next TAP Events:
TAP Discuss and Dine - Finance Seminar TAP's Professional Series continues with a "Discuss and Dine." This is a Managing Personal Finances Seminar presented by Elise Harada and Kasey Cho from Ameriprise Financial. Stay after the seminar and join us for dinner to mingle with other professionals. Dream>Plan>Track Turn your dreams into reality by taking a three step approach to your finances:DREAM>PLAN>TRACK. Start by defining your dreams and goals, and by developing a clear vision of what you want to accomplish. Then, develop a personal financial plan of action which addresses gaps and presents solutions. Next, take action on your plan, tracking and reviewing progress towards your goals on a regular basis. The seminar will include a discussion on the 6 key areas of financial planning as defined by the Certified Financial Planning Board, and how you can effectively DREAM>PLAN>TRACK for future financial success. After the seminar, join us for dinner nearby. Location TBA. Please note in reply if you will be attending dinner as well. Bios: Kasey Choe is an Advanced Financial Advisor with Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc. She holds a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor designation and has received recognition as a top achiever with the company. She currently mentors and trains other advisors at her firm. Elise Harada is also a Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor with Ameriprise Financial, and is licensed in the state of California and Hawaii. Areas of focus include careful analysis of net worth, cash flow, protection planning, education planning, wealth accumulation, investment planning, tax strategies, retirement planning, and wealth & legacy preservation. Questions? Contact Ben Ling.TAP Midterm Retreat TAP OC Dinner Group TAP Dinner Group is coming to OC! Join us for All-you-can-eat Korean BBQ! Come meet new friends, hang out with other TAP members, and find out more about TAP in an intimate group setting. Hope to see you there! Please RSVP by Wednesday, 4/18! E-mail OC Dinner Group Coordinator kirby.wang@gmail.com for questions or tom.ko@tacl.org Each month TAP hosts regional and intimate "dinner groups" where we try new and old restaurant hot spots with new TAP friends. Interested in helping to coordinate a dinner group in your area? Or just have ideas on venues or overall suggestions, contact Kellie Chen, Social Programs Chair. TAP Volunteers Needed - Parent's Place Fair Come and join us for an afternoon of fun & games! TAP will be volunteering on April 29th from 1-4pm at the 15th Annual Information Fair & Festival sponsored by Parents' Place at Cortez Park in West Covina. TAP volunteers will be helping out with the information booths as well as the game/prize booths. Free food will be provided by the Parents' Place for TAP volunteers - so come on out and be a kid again! Parents' Place is a Family Resource Center in West Covina, serving families in the San Gabriel/Pomona areas. The Fair is dedicated to children with special needs, their families, and the professionals who work with them. This special occasion allows families that have children with special needs to come together and enjoy a lively festival, and to find out about the many community resources available to them. Last year over 2,000 people attended the Fair, so the more TAP volunteers, the better! Please contact Kristine Wang with any questions/suggestions. Community Events
Killer Guppies Dragon Boating Newbie Day The Killer Guppies Dragon Boat Team (KG) invites you to a fun day of Dragon Boating!! We will have a brief introduction on the cultural traditions surrounding this sport, a short coaching and practice session, and a final fun race to determine the winning team!!! If you've never tried dragon boating before, this is your chance to participate in one of the fastest growing sports in the world! No experience necessary!! Date: 3/31/2007 Saturday Price: $20 ($15 for students). Fee can be applied to membership ($150). Lunch included. There will be small prizes for the winning boat. For more information, please email info@killerguppies.org or go here: http://www.killerguppies.org/index.php Please RSVP by 3/25. Go to our evite (select "Invite More People" on the left and add your email address - it may be necessary to register with evite.com) then select your response Yes/No/Maybe on the right. Killer Guppies Dragon Boat Challenge - 2 Evite Or contact info@killerguppies.org. APEX Community Leaders Reception - "Asian Pacific American Leadership in the 21st Century" Asian Pacific American Leadership in the 21st Century" Sponsored by Real Talk LA: http://www.realtalkla.com/ Keynote Speaker HONORABLE RONALD S.W. LEW Network with other community leaders and like-minded professionals. For our professional networking mixer this month, we invite you to meet the movers and shakers in the Asian Pacific American community. ** Click here for more information and to see list of confirmed VIP guests: http://www.apex.org/EventView.php?event_id=479 United States District Judge HONORABLE RONALD S.W. LEW's Biography Judge Ronald S.W. Lew was born in Los Angeles, the third of nine children. His father was a Chinese launderer who immigrated from Guangdong Province and operated the Mandarin Laundry in downtown Los Angeles. Judge Lew worked his way through school in his father's laundry business. Upon graduation from Loyola University, Judge Lew commenced his study at Southwestern University School of Law. His legal education was interrupted by the draft. After serving as a First Lieutenant in the United States Army, he returned to Southwestern and was admitted to practice law in 1971. He worked as a deputy city attorney for two and a half years before going into the private practice of law. While in the last year of law school, Judge Lew married Mamie (who was born in Guangdong, China) and started their family. Judge Lew enjoys sharing his free time with his four children, spouses and grandchildren. Judge Lew has been involved in public service for a number of years. He was appointed by Mayor Tom Bradley to the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension Commission which he served on from 1976 to 1982. He was first appointed as a judge by Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. in 1982 to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. He was then elevated by Governor George Deukmejian in 1984 to Judge of the Los Angeles Superior Court. On May 7, 1987, President Ronald Reagan appointed Judge Lew to the federal bench where he now serves in the Central District of California. He is the first Chinese-American appointed as a United States District Judge in the continental United States. Always active in civic, community affairs, Judge Lew helped to establish the Chinatown Service Center, the Asian Pacific American Bar Association and the Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association. He is involved in a host of civic, community, church and legal activities, and currently sits on the following boards: The Chinese Heart Council; Southwestern School of Law; Friends of the Chinese American Museum; Federal Judges Association; the Federal Circuit Bar Association Judges Committee and the American Inns of Court. He also sits on the Committee on International Judicial Relations of the United States Judicial Conference appointed by Chief Judge Rehnquist. He has sat on the board of the Committee of 100, CORO Southern California, and Pepperdine School of Law. Questions? Contact APEX President: Jason Park Formula Drift 2007 Season Kick-Off Come hang out with TAP and learn more about the import car scene and the increasingly popular drift racing! See the first race of the season for the 2007 Formula Drift Championship! Round 1: No Room for Mistakes, Drift Cars will take over the Streets of Long Beach! Come out to support this event, provided by a company founded by a Taiwanese American! Learn more about the event here: If buying online, enter code POWER106 for $3 discount! Questions? Contact Ben Ling if you are planning on attending. |
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About TAP
Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) enhances the Taiwanese-American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development, while emphasizing the preservation of Taiwanese-American identity. TAP provides resources and programs that inspire and empower; develop and support professionals to become community-oriented leaders. Interested in helping out? TAP is a non-profit organization entirely run by volunteers. We are looking for motivated individuals to help out with upcoming events. Please contact Ben Ling at ben.ling@tacl.org or Teiko Sumiyoshi at teiko.sumiyoshi@tacl.org if you are interested. Become a member or make a donation: TAP Membership Page To subscribe: visit http://tacl.org/mailman/listinfo/tap-general_tacl.org To unsubscribe: send an e-mail to tap-general-unsubscribe@tacl.org |
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