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The Lunar New Year Approaches! Come celebrate the new year with TAP and meet new friends! Upcoming Lunar New Year TAP events include the Lantern Festival as well as a Lunar New Year Parade! |
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Upcoming Events
Community Night with the Clippers TAP Tax Seminar TAP/YGAP 2007 Taiwan Lantern Festival Lunar New Year Parade & Festival Recent Events TAP Ski Retreat Lunar New Year Banquet Lunar New Year Service Event Happy Hour ALTRA Magazine TAP New Year's Eve Gala 2007 TAP Halloween TAP Westside Golf Westside Dinner Group
Friday, October 8, 7:30PM Harvest Moon Festival
Sunday, October 1, 10AM-5PM |
From the President: Hi friends:
There are a wide range of events and opportunities that are available to you over the next few months, and during the summer that are included in this bulletin. They are divided into categories, from Upcoming TAP Events, Upcoming Community Events, Mentorship, Internships, and Leadership Development. I encourage everyone to take a look at the Leadership Development area, and see if you can attend any of the classes or conference meetings. TAP's aim is to help develop and support community-oriented leaders, in order to help increase our visibility in the community. The upcoming events vary from Community, Cultural, Social, Service, and Professional. They aim to bring and network Taiwanese Americans together, encourage participation in the Community, increase visibility for our group, and develop and improve our members professionally. The Internships that are mainly aimed at College students, all designed to give the interns valuable experiences, and develop them to be future leaders. The TACL Political Internship Program specifically is almost primarily run by leaders in TAP. Please help to pass on the information that may be of interest, or can benefit people you know. All of these events and info are also of course on the TAP website here: http://tap.tacl.org TAP will be collaborating with most of the local Taiwanese organizations on a major project over the next few months for all of the greater LA Community. We will be needing volunteers for various committees and staff ranging from Marketing, PR, and Design. If anyone is interested in these areas, think they have something to offer, and would like to help, please contact me for more information. It will be a great opportunity to gain valuable experience and community contacts. We also are looking for interested people to develop our Professional Series Programs further. Please e-mail me if you are interested to get more involved at any level, or have any comments or questions. Thank you. Ben Ling
Next TAP Events:
TAP Volunteers Needed- Lunar New Year Parade & Festival On February 18th, KSCI-LA 18, the premiere Asian American TV channel 18, will be hosting the 2006 Annual Lunar New Year Parade and Festival at the historic Old Town Pasadena. The parade is special to Asian Americans as it's the only parade that the City of Pasadena has granted besides the famous Rose Bowl Parade on Colorado Blvd. It's also the largest Lunar New Year celebration in town! This event which is put on for the enjoyment of the greater public cannot happen without your help! Tons of people show up every year to enjoy the festivities, entertainment, food and family fun. What better way to celebrate the Lunar New Year, meet fellow Taiwanese-Americans and give back to the greater Asian community by helping out? We would love you to join us! Volunteers are the ones that really make a festival happen. You can sign up for one of two shifts: 10am - 2pm or 1pm - 5pm. PLEASE denote which shift you would like! Event details will be emailed to you after you sign up through evite. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Kristine Wang! TAP/YGAP 2007 Taiwan Lantern Festival In spirit of the Lunar New Year, TAP and YGAP invite you to join us in a spectacular showing of lanterns from Taiwan! The Lantern Festival takes place on the fifteenth day of the first moon and is the start of a series of springtime celebrations. This holiday is widely celebrated by families all around Taiwan and China. On the night of the festival, children carry decorative lanterns depicting birds, historical figures, and any other theme. At this time of the year, decorative lanterns also adorn temples and streets. Sixteen years ago, the Taiwanese government started to host large-scale lantern festival events. Visually stimulating lantern sets were built upon commission by the government, and then displayed at various locations, especially the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall Plaza in Taipei. And, over time, the lantern festivals in Taiwan have turned into quite a tourist attraction in Taiwan. Well, this year, for the first time in history, people here in the greater Los Angeles area will have an opportunity to see these large-scale, creative, stunning lantern sets!!! For the first time ever, some of these large lantern sets (averaging 30’ by 40’) will be shipped to our area for exhibitions in Los Angeles County and Orange County!!! These lantern sets depicts folk tales, historic figures, and others. It will be a sight you won’t want to miss! We plan to attend the first night of the exhibition in L.A. County on 2/24 and observe the lighting ceremony together. The exhibition will be held at Los Angeles Cultural Center, and TAP and YGAP officers will meet you at the parking lot entrance at the start of the event at 4pm. There will be small lanterns to be given away to KIDS, so feel free to bring your nieces or nephews or even a kid on the block! There will also be food vendors and stage performances. YGAP and TAP officers will meet you at the parking lot entrance at 4pm Questions? Contact Catherine Yu at catherine@ygap.org TAP 2007 Tax Seminar TAP's "Professionals Series" starts off this New Year with a Tax Seminar presented by Paul Horn, CPA. This is an excellent opportunity to cover any last minute tax questions before filing for 2006, including rules and laws which you should be aware and take advantage in order to maximize your deductions, minimize your tax burden, and increase your tax refund. In addition there will be questions and answers about tax audits and how to avoid IRS audits. Paul is a licensed California attorney and a certified public accountant. He speaks Mandarin Chinese, Vietnamese, Cambodian, and English. Refreshments will be provided. Cost: Free to members. $5 non-members Community Night with the Clippers Come and join leaders and members of several leading community organizations in the Asian Pacific American community as we watch the Clippers vs. Bobcats game from a luxurious event suite! There is limited room in the event suite, so all ticket sales are final upon purchase with NO REFUND. ** NO EXCEPTIONS!! ** Leaders and members from the following organizations will be present:
This is a great opportunity to network with fellow community minded-professionals and take advantage of watching a Clippers game from a luxurious event suite! You definitely don't want to miss out on this opportunity!
The suite number is E-8 and there will be a cash bar inside the suite. Click here for information about restaurants where you can grab a meal. The FAMOUS DESSERT CART will be coming by our suite. Since all desserts ordered will be charged to the event suite, please bring a check payable to APEX or enough cash to pay us directly at the time of sale. We look forward to seeing you then! Community Events
TACL's Taiwanese Students Committee - Lunar New Year Dinner
SF Bay Area 2007 Lunar New Year Celebration
TaiwaneseAmerican.org and the 2nd generation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, TACL, ITASA, TAYL, NATMA 2G, TAF-SF, NATWA II, NATEA 2G, Taiwanese Friends, and Taiwanese Happenings, are pleased to co-host another exciting event in conjunction with TAFNC's 2007 Lunar New Year Celebration! Year after year, the festival has drawn over 1,000 members of our community! http://taiwaneseamerican.org/event.html 228-60 Concert
Mentorship
APEX Mentoring Program
AMP 2007 is a FREE, one-on-one APA mentoring program focused on career guidance and personal development for college/graduate students and young/senior professionals. ADDITIONAL MENTORS STILL NEEDED FOR CURRENT APPLICANTS!! NEED SENIOR PROFESSIONAL MENTORS FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS - Computer Science (1), Corporate Law (2), International Business (1), International Law (1), Marketing/Sales (1),Project Management (1), Real Estate Investment Consulting (1) NEED MENTORS FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS
If you have the relevant experience and would like to make a difference in someone's life, please complete the application found here: http://www.apex.org/amp/_docs/AMP2007Application.doc and email it to Shelly@apex.org by Friday, February 9, 2007. Internships
Taiwan Tech Trek 2007 - Applications due February 9! https://nscnt12.nsc.gov.tw/ttt/index.aspx About the program
Two types of internships are available:
Special group projects: Interns will teamed in groups of 4~12 persons to conduct in-depth research into major issues in Taiwan such as future technology, Taiwan's international status, etc. Orientation
SEMISCON PRODUCTION - Student Internships Available (Feb-May, 2007) - Deadline Feb. 22, 2007! The Taiwan Center Foundation of Los Angeles and Taiwanese United Fund (TUF) announces five internships available for students to learn valuable skills by working on an event production, Semiscon. Semiscon is an international award-winning A Cappella singing group from Taiwan that will perform on May 19, 2007 as part of the Ford Summer Program at the Ford Amphitheater of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission. Five separate tracks of internships are available: 1) Production Intern 2) Marketing Intern 3) Public Relations Intern 4) Design Intern 5) Event Coordination Intern Internship Period: 12-15 hours per week from Feb 28 to May 28, 2007. (Some are at flexible hours.)
Requirement: currently a college or graduate student (or within one year after finishing a college or graduate degree); available to attend team meetings (approximately twice a month). Application Deadline: Feb 22, 2007 (by e-mail only to semiscon_ford@yahoo.com). Applicant should include contact info (name, e-mail address, mailing address, and phone number); resume, which track of internship you are applying for, what you would like to learn and how you are qualified for this internship (e.g., what you can contribute, special skills or working experiences). TACL POLITICAL INTERNSHIP - Please pass on to College Friends and Family! - Deadline - March 11th, 2007 Now Accepting 2007 TACL Political Internship Applications The Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) is accepting applications for the 2007 TACL Political Internship. The deadline to apply is March 11, 2007. Click here for the details and the application: http://www.tacl.org/programs/internship/ Applications must be received by March 11, 2007. Submit your application via e-mail to kristine.wang@tacl.org. You will receive an email confirmation of receipt within 3 days. It is recommended you do not wait for the last day to submit. First round interviews are given on a rolling basis. Please write "TACL INTERNSHIP" in email subject heading for applications or questions. APPLICATION
Formosa Foundation 2007 Ambassador Program - Deadline March 16 http://www.formosafoundation.org/ambassador-program/program-description.php
The 2007 Ambassador Program will begin on June 17 and conclude on June 29, 2007. Ambassadors will spend the first week Los Angeles and the second week in Washington D.C. The Formosa Foundation will cover expenses for tuition, meals and lodging for the duration of the Program, plus round-trip transportation from Los Angeles to Washington D.C. SELECTION OF AMBASSADORS
Application Deadline - March 16, 2007
Selection Results will be announced on April 16, 2007. JOHN ANSON FORD THEATRES - COLLEGE STUDENT INTERNSHIPS 2007 - Deadline April 28 Summer internships are full-time positions offering opportunities to work in the following areas:
Eligibility:
The intern will participate in the Los Angeles County Arts Internship Program beginning May-June 2007 and concluding in August-September 2007. Compensation:
To Apply:
John Anson Ford Theatres/Internship Program
Application Deadline: April 28, 2007 Positions remain open until filled. For any questions: After reviewing the information on the web site, you may address inquiries by e-mail to: rcarlile@lacountyarts.org Leadership Development/Community
Orange County Civic Engagement Conference
Multi Ethnic Leadership Institute (MELI) - Spring 2007
Applications still being accepted!
For more information about the APACRR , or to receive a copy of the registration form, please visit: http://www.usc.edu/apass or contact Elaine Kam at ekam@usc.edu or 213.740.4999. Click here to see flyer: http://tap.tacl.org/2007_Flier4.pdf |
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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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