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Come to our Annual Lunar New Year Banquet! Come celebrate the new year with TAP and meet new friends! Mission 261 is a contemporary restaurant for fine dining. The chefs at Mission 261 serve the highest quality of Chinese delicacies and authentic traditional seafood. Includes 10 course asian style banquet meal, soda and wine included, and a night of games, dancing, and prizes! |
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Upcoming Events
*Community Event* Kollaboration 8 Lunar New Year Parade & Festival *Community Event* E-Waste Collection Day *Community Event* APEX Mentoring Program TAP ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET *Community Event* Hate Crime Community Meeting TAP Rowland Dinner Group - Seafood Buffet TAP Speed Networking *Community Event* SF Bay Area Lunar New Year Celebration *Community Event* YGAP Indoor Rock Climbing *Community Event* FAPA YPG Taiwan Election Tour TAP and EMS: Entrepreneuer Speaker Series Recent Events TAP co-presents SURFACE, a NYE 2008 Celebration! TAP Volunteers at Heartfelt Christmas for Needy Children TAP Christmas Dinner Toy Drive & Gift Exchange Taiwanese Community Night: Clippers vs Rockets TAP Professional Series: Law Enforcement Seminar TAP Volunteers Needed: HomeWalk LA TAP Movie and Dinner: Flight of the Red Balloon TAP Toast Master Series #1: Leadership Training and Healthy Living TAP Dinner and Movie TAP Dinner and a Movie: Lust, Caution TAP Volunteers needed: 17th Annual CHOC Walk TAP Discount Tickets Formula Drift Championship TAP Supports TUF Salon Series TAP Sponsors TALA Installation Banquet TAP Supports Peace Through Music Memorial Concert TAP Volunteers at Harvest Moon Festival TAP Co-sponsors FAREWELL TO SUMMER @ Royale TAP Collaborating Organization for (RE)CREATE: 2nd Annual LA Community Leadership Conference TACL Summer Conference TAP Supports APA FIVE - Inspire 2007 Conference TAP and Paintball TACL Internship Closing Ceremony TAP Annual Banquet & Casino Night TAP Election Luncheon TAP Volunteers at First Annual Taiwan Beer Festival TAP Dinner Group TAP co-sponsor of SCCLA Summer Associate Mixer TAP/TACL Community Forum TAP Happy Hour in OC TAP Speed Networking TAP Seminar: Career Development TAP Professional Series: Grad School Admissions TAP Santa Monica Dinner Group TAP Happy Hour |
From the President: Happy New Year Everyone! This month and the next, we continue with events to help people to develop professionally, to network, make new friends, bring the community together, and promote and preserve our identity. This year marks an important year in both the US and Taiwan, with both countries having their Presidential Elections. We hope you will exercise your Democratic right to vote, and be involved in your community. If interested in observing the Taiwan Elections, FAPA YPG is hosting an Election Tour 3/13-3/26. Go here for info: http://ypg.fapa.org/events/. Deadline is Saturday, January 19! If you have any college friends or family, please pass on the info about the TACL Political Internship Program. It aims to develop young community leaders here in the US by placing them in elected official's offices in LA, OC, SF, and Washington DC. Info is here: http://tacl.org/la/politicalinternship.html See below for all of our upcoming events and opportunities. Thank you, Ben Ling Next TAP Events:
TAP ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR BANQUET TAP'S ANNUAL LUNAR NEW YEAR FORMAL BANQUET!!! Xin Nian Kuai Le! Gong Xi Fa Chai! Kicking off the New Year of the Rat, TAP welcomes you to join us for our 2008 Annual Lunar New Year Banquet at Mission 261. Come hang out with TAP and meet new friends! Mission 261 is a contemporary restaurant for fine dining. The chefs at Mission 261 serve the highest quality of Chinese delicacies and authentic traditional seafood. Includes: Price: After 1/27th Arrange payment with any cabinet member, or pay via link: Formal/Semi formal attire. You can bring out your holiday party dresses and suits one more time this season! Don't miss out on the fun. Hope to see you all soon! If you have any questions, please feel free to contact TAP's Social Projects Chair, Pai at Pai.Hung@tacl.org or (213)216-9586. TAP Rowland Dinner Group - Seafood Buffet Come join TAP for dinner after our Speed Networking Event at Westcoast Seafood Buffet! ALL-U-CAN Eat lobsters, snow crab legs, fresh sashimi, oysters, and more! TAP will be in an exclusive V.I.P. room located on the right as you enter the restaurant. Westcoast does not provide any alcohol beverages. However, just for this particular event, the owners at Westcoast have allowed TAP members and friends to bring their own alcoholic beverage with no additional cork fees. Space is limited so please RSVP and come on time at 7:00PM to ensure a spot! COST: If you have any questions, contact Pai Hung, Social Projects Chair at Pai.Hung@tacl.org or Ben Ling, TAP President. TAP Speed Networking Come join your fellow TAP members and friends for an entertaining and structured opportunity to broaden your network base. We are hosting TAP's NETWORKING event on Saturday 1/26/08. Event proceeds will go to support our youth: the ITASA Conferences and TACL programs (i.e. internships, leadership camps, etc). The event will be structured with an organized rotation where participants engage in 3 minute multiple mini-meetings. However, instead of 1-on-1 conversations, participants will have up to 20 "2-on-2" conversations with other young professionals. Make sure you bring your business cards! Afterwards, take a short 4 minute drive down the street and join us for dinner at Westcoast Seafood Buffet. Dinner has limited seating, so please Click HERE to RSVP for dinner (separate evite for accurate head count). Schedule: Space is limited. Come on time to ensure a spot. COST: If you have any questions, contact Pai Hung, Social Projects Chair at Pai.Hung@tacl.org or Ben Ling, TAP President. TAP and EMS: Entrepreneuer Speaker Series TAP is pleased to invite you to a joint event with the Entrepreneur Mentor Society. With 2 scheduled speakers, this event shall enlighten those who have been contemplating becoming their own boss and choosing to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. The session will start with networking and breakfast followed by keynote speakers who will share their startup story as well as give insight to the key decisions that led to their success. Stay after the event for lunch and more networking with fellow aspiring entrepreneurs. SPEAKERS: This event is FREE with RSVP.
Questions? E-mail TAP President, Ben Ling. Community Events:
FAPA YPG TAIWAN Election Tour. March 13th-26th, 2008. Description
Want a Taiwanation wristband? Contact bling@tacl.org YGAP Indoor Rock Climbing Saturday, January 19, 1PM-5PM. Location: Arcadia Rock Climbing 305 North Santa Anita Ave. Arcadia, CA 91006 RSVP Go here for more info: http://tap.tacl.org/com_events.htm#jan19b2008 SF Bay Area Lunar New Year Celebration
Have friends in Nor Cal? Inform them of this upcoming event, and the launch of TAP-SF! Hate Crime Community Meeting Sunday, January 27th, 1PM - 4:30PM. Location: UCLA Downtown Labor Center. Go here for more info: http://tap.tacl.org/com_events.htm#jan272008 APEX Mentoring Program, APPLICATIONS DUE: February 8th.
APEX Mentoring Program (AMP) 2008 is a FREE, unique, one-on-one career mentoring program for Asian Pacific Americans. E-Waste Collection Day February 16-17, 10AM -5PM. Locations: Taiwan Center - Parking Lot 3001 Walnut Grove Ave. Rosemead, CA 91770 or Tustin City Senior Center 200 S. C. Street Tustin, CA 92780 Help save the environment! Kollaboration 8
Kollaboration is an annual event and movement created by a small group of professional young Asian Pacific Islander Americans/Canadians, volunteering their time and skills to celebrate the vast talents of their community and hopefully bring them into the mainstream. Go here for info: http://tap.tacl.org/com_events.htm#feb232008 SCCLA - 33rd Annual Installation and Awards Banquet - SAVE THE DATE RSVP to Luan Phan: Lphan@richardsonpatel.com or 310-208-1182. |
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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 Leslie Shei at leslie.shei@tacl.org if you are interested. Become a member or make a donation: TAP Membership Page | |
