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Upcoming Events
TAP Dialogue Series BLING BLING Party! Recent Events 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: February was an extremely busy month with many varying events and opportunities, ranging from a Big Bear ski trip, a Tax Seminar, providing volunteers for a Lunar New Year festival, to getting together with various community organization leaders and members at a Clippers game. The month ended with community concerts to remember the 228 Incident that occurred in Taiwan 60 years ago. As a second generation Taiwanese American, this historical event in Taiwan's history has helped to shape my identity today. It can remind us to value the life, freedoms, and Democracy we have now. It reminds me to continue to strive to improve upon our quality of life here in the US, and be thankful that people can currently enjoy similar freedoms now in Taiwan. To read more about this incident see this site: http://www.taiwandc.org/228-60.htm Take action to Support AB295! Bill that would enhance Taiwanese Identity! This bill would improve data collection in California to represent the fuller diversity of Asian and Pacific Islander American ethnic groups, and breaks down census data into categories that includes Taiwanese among others. Letters of support are needed by Wednesday, March 21! Click here for more information: http://tap.tacl.org/com_events.htm#mar142007 To learn more about Taiwan's current status from a non-Taiwanese American, we encourage our members to attend a talk by Bruce Herschensohn, author of the book "Taiwan: The Threatened Democracy," on March 15th. Look forward to more events to network young professionals, develop professionally, help the community, and in turn gain a greater voice for Taiwanese Americans and Asian Americans alike. Please e-mail me if you are interested in getting more involved and helping with our upcoming events, specifically for a big Community event in May, or our Casino Night/Annual Banquet later in the summer. Ben Ling
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TAP Dialogue Series: Having served both Presidents Nixon and Reagan, Herschensohn writes a timely and sober examination of the forgotten conflict that may yet embroil the world in war. He's an expert on relations between China, Taiwan and the United States, and must be heard as he shows why Taiwan will be a critical theater for American foreign policy in the twenty-first century as it struggles to remain a free and vibrant democracy. Prof. Herschensohn has just published a new book, titled " Taiwan- a Threatened Democracy", a 200-page book that will help Americans understand Taiwan's dangerous situation. He has already done a book-publicity & signing event on Feb. 10 at Pepperdine Univ. in Malibu in which 15 Taiwanese-Americans drove long distance to attend. Now, he has scheduled another event for Orange County, at 7 PM, March 15 (Thursday) at Nixon Library in Yorba Linda. He will give a speech about Taiwan and hold a Q & A session. He is a respectable scholar, political commentator, and one-time US Senate Candidate. Since he has also been a strong supporter of Taiwan, TAP encourages its membership to attend this signing to meet and learn from him. Click here for more information. JOIN US FOR DINNER after the event next door to the Nixon Library. Indicate in your RSVP if you will be attending dinner. YOSHI'S JAPANESE RESTAURANT General Admission is $8 Click here to purchase tickets. TAP Social - BLING BLING Party! TAP is teaming with Go Productions for a special event fundraising party at Level 3! Level 3 is located in the Hollywood and Highlands Complex. The party will have a BLING BLING theme, with games and prizes for mingling and networking. Top 3 people with the most BLING, will receive special prizes. Prizes include a New PRADA purse! Please sign up with your FIRST and LAST NAME and also the full names of any guests to be put on the guestlist. Entry is $20. A portion of the proceeds will be going to TAP! Questions? E-mail TAP President Ben Ling 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. TAP Internship Opportunity - Leadership Development The Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) is accepting applications for the 2007 TACL Political Internship. The deadline to apply is now March 26, 2007. Click here for the details and the application: http://www.tacl.org/programs/internship/ WHEN WHERE WHO HOW
(Applicants who pass this written portion will be contacted for interview) Applications must be received by March 26, 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. OTHER QUESTIONS? Kristine Wang Please write "TACL INTERNSHIP" in email subject heading for applications or questions. APPLICATION
Click here: http://www.tacl.org/programs/internship/PoliticalInternApplication2007.doc (If you wish to save it to your desktop, right click on the link above and select "Save Target As" and save it to your machine.) ABA 9th Annual Golf Tournament Asian Business Association (ABA) will be hosting our 9th Annual Golf Tournament. The purpose of our golf tournament is to fund ABA's scholarship, educational and business training programs for the Asian business community. Please register early. Announcing a special appearance of the World Famous Los Angeles Laker Girls! Get to the tournament early for pictures and autographs! Someone will go home with a brand new Olevia 37" LCD HDTV! Only 10 foursomes left! Register today! Sponsorships will be given priority. 9:00 Registration / Driving Range / Putting Contest parking info: http://www.oldranch.com RSVP before 3/16 with ABA office info@aba-la.org, 213.628.1222. Space is limited. Ticket Price: Member: $250.00 Non-Member: $300.00 Click here for more info: http://www.aba-la.org/event_calendar_events.asp?eventid=83 AMP Resume and Interview Skills Workshop Fees FREE! Walk-ins will not be allowed. MUST RSVP. Differentiate your resume! You will walk away with the hottest resume tips, the do's and don'ts, and industry/function specific jargon for a targeted resume. A powerful targeted resume and confident well-articulated "Elevator Speech" distinguishes you from hundreds of candidates and connects you with the employers in this competitive market. Commit yourself to finding a job or making a career change by joining us at the Resume and Interview Workshop. Once you get that interview, what will YOU do? What would your response be if a potential employer were to ask you, "So, tell me about yourself!"? Come and learn from our special guests, Michelle Meadows, Recruiter for Countrywide Financial, and Tracy Chan, Recruiter for Warner Brothers! ** SEATING IS LIMITED. RSVP TODAY!** Hepatitis B Lecture and Free Test Dear all, We are going to hold a Hepatitis B Lecture and the free test on March 18th (Sunday) from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Lecture is from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. The Blood Test is from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Empty stomach is not necessary), spots are limited , only 100 people can be accepted. Please forward this great news to your friends, family members, make sure they've call to register for the free Hepatitis B test. Taiwan Center office hours are 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. (Tuesday to Friday) 10:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Saturday and Sunday) (Monday off) Contact: |
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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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