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Upcoming Events
TAP Co-Presenting at VC Film Festival Showcase of TA@LA Asian Pacific American Book Festival South Bay Dinner and Bowling Event for APA Book Festival 2007 Asian Excellence Awards SEMISCON-Voices Gone Wild TAJCC Beauty Workshop *SAVE THE DATE* Recent Events TAP OC Dinner Group TAP Discuss and Dine - Finance Seminar 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: May looks to be another month filled with events and activities. However, May is especially noteworthy, because it's Asian Pacific Heritage Month, and also has Taiwanese American Heritage Week, Mother's Day, (and my birthday)! There are some MAJOR events this month in our community, that I hope many of you will take the time to make it out to. Of note, the Asian Excellence Awards is on May 16: On May 19, the Internationally acclaimed A Capella Group, SEMISCON from Taiwan will be performing at the Ford Theatre in Hollywood. http://tap.tacl.org/upcoming.htm#may192007. Let me know if you would like to purchase tickets. TAP still has limited $25 tickets available. I had the opportunity to see them in concert last year, and they are AMAZING. Anyone, no matter their age or background will be able to appreciate their incredible talents, and they can truly serve to educate people about Taiwan. This event is also the ONLY Asian performance celebrating the Asian Pacific Heritage Month at a Los Angeles County facility this May! Already confirmed, are over 100 dignitaries, including foreign consulates, elected officials, foreign and local press, Asian celebrities, and other community leaders. Come out to this truly Community Event, organized by many of the Taiwanese Organizations in the area. TAP is helping to organize both the VIP Reception and the Post Concert Reception. There will be a post concert party reception with the performers and organizers at Tokyo Table. On May 12th, the first ever Asian Pacific American Book Festival will be held in downtown LA. http://tap.tacl.org/upcoming.htm#may192007. TAP will be having a Dinner Group featuring three authors from the festival, one Taiwanese American author (Charles Yu), who recently published the book "Third Class Superhero" and the authors of the book "China Dolls" Blossom Kan and Michelle Yu will be there to discuss their work. We are almost halfway through the year. I hope everyone is having a good year so far. Please try to take time out for yourselves, meditate, reflect on your lives, and think about ways you can improve and be successful in life. Also consider thinking about ways you can help others. If you are interested in getting more involved, or have any questions, don't hesitate to e-mail or call. We still welcome volunteers and coordinators for our upcoming events, especially our Annual Banquet & Casino Night. I am also always open to suggestions and ideas to help TAP continue to grow and develop, in the same way that we would like our members to grow and develop. Ben Ling
Next TAP Events:
TAP Co-Presenting at VC Film Festival TAP will be co-presenting for three programs at this year's Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival (VC Film Fest). As one of the largest Asian film fests nationwide, VC Film Fest will be screening various Taiwanese and Taiwanese American made films. Choose from one or all of the following... PEOPLE TO LOVE, DECISIONS TO MAKE CHINESE DUMPLINGS (Michelle Hung, sister of TAP Treasurer Walter Ho) AMERICAN FUSION Audience Award winner at Hawaii International Film Festival. DO OVER
6:30PM DGA 2 TICKETS: Call 213 680 4462, Jeff Lu. Mention TAP for discounts. Questions? Email Ben Ling or Tom Ko.South Bay Dinner and Bowling Event for APA Book Festival This month for Asian Pacific Heritage Month, TAP Dinner Group is coming to the South Bay! We encourage our members to attend the Asian Pacific American Book Festival earlier that day (11am to 4PM). For the dinner, we will be featuring THREE authors that will also be in attendance earlier at the festival, to discuss their work in a more intimate and personal setting. Join TAP in highlighting Taiwanese American Charles Yu, author of "Third Class Superhero" and also the authors of the book "China Dolls" from New York, Blossom Kan and Michelle Yu as they discuss their work. We will be eating at RA Sushi inside the newly remodeled Del Amo Fashion Center. Afterwards we will head to Lucky Strike for Bowling which is right across from the restaurant! Tickets to the SEMISCON concert will also be available at the dinner! http://tap.tacl.org/upcoming.htm#may192007 Questions? Please e-mail Social Programs Chair Kellie Chen. 2007 Asian Excellence Awards
2007 AZN ASIAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS The most prestigious awards show in HOLLYWOOD celebrating the Outstanding achievements of Asians and Asian Americans in film, television, and music. See it first before it is televised to over 100 million homes across the U.S. on E! Entertainment and AZN Television. Come LAUGH with the funniest comics, ROCK with the hottest performers, and CHEER for your favorite TV and movie stars. Come see LIVE your favorite HEROES honored at the 2007 AZN ASIAN EXCELLENCE AWARDS The most prestigious and most fun event of its kind! Tony Award Winner David Henry Hwang
MAY 16, 2007
A Star-Studded Extravaganza with:
Hosted by Losts Daniel Dae Kim and Battlestar Galactica's Grace Park They have given Asians and Asian Americans a voice all over the world, now let us hear yours! Purchase your tickets now! Only limited seats available from the UCLA Box Office (http://www.uclalive.org/event.asp?Event_ID=441) and Ticketmaster (http://www.ticketmaster.com) Regular prices are at $80, $60, and $20 (students only).
Support non-profit organizations by entering a code to also get $20 off: Questions, or if interested in sitting with other TAP members. E-mail Ben Ling SEMISCON from Taiwan - A Musical Night at the Ford Theatre "Not your grandpa's a cappella. Semiscon explodes common perceptions of a cappella music: its members are young and hip." - Taipei Times In celebration of Asian Pacific Heritage Month and Taiwanese American Heritage Week, TAP co-presents Taiwan's most popular a cappella group, SEMISCON. The group is renowned for their cover of "Beethoven's Ninth" performed as an "air band" in which they use vocal percussion and extensions to imitate the orchestral instruments and create the score strictly by human voices. The group's vocal texture, "human beat box" and choreography offers a broad range of styles in an "American Idol" meets "Taiwanese pop" explosion, evidence of the modernization of Taiwan over the past decades. This event is the ONLY Asian performance celebrating the Asian Pacific Heritage Month at a Los Angeles County facility this May. Over 100 dignitaries, including foreign consulates, elected officials, foreign and local press, and Asian celebrities are confirmed to be attending! TAP has reserved tickets. Purchase directly from us. RSVP here, and you will be contacted for payment options. Tickets: Only $25 tickets still available through TAP. Those who purchase tickets through TAP also receive FREE passes to the Special Post Party at Tokyo Table to meet the performers!!
Ticket may also be purchased through Ford Amphitheatre's box office at (323) 461-3673
For more information visit: http://www.FordTheatres.org Save the Date! Community Events
Lotus Steps 2007 - Inspiration Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA to Present its Eighth Annual Dance Production, Lotus Steps 2007 - Inspiration LOS ANGELES - The Chinese Cultural Dance Club at UCLA (CCDC) and Avante Photography, Inc. will present Lotus Steps 2007 - Inspiration at UCLA Royce Hall, on Saturday, May 5, 2007 at 7:00pm. Tickets for the show are free of charge, and can be obtained at the UCLA Central Ticket Office (CTO) or online at http://www.ccdcbruins.com starting Monday, April 30. The show will also feature guest performances by the Chinese Folk Dance Troupe and Families with Children from China-SoCal. Lotus Steps 2007 is an opportunity for guests to learn and explore the diversity of China and the experiences of Chinese-Americans through folk dance, performance art, and music. The student and alumni-choreographed dance pieces will take the audience on a journey through various regions of China. Beginning at the Forbidden City, the audience will enjoy an imperial celebration fit for an Emperor. They will then trek through the deserts of the Xinjiang Province in northwest China to discover the remains of an ancient ruin containing artifacts of the Uygur people. The Amis Tribe of the Taiwanese aborigines invites the audience to celebrate their collective existence as one happy family. An injured eagle will take the audience soaring over the grassy plains of inner-Mongolia. As the audience ventures into the Yunnan Province of southern China, they stop at a tropical locale called Xishuangbanna where locals of the Dai ethnic minority entertain them with a candlelight court dance. They will also visit the neighboring Wa community to witness a vibrant hair-tossing dance that celebrates the women's vibrant spirits. Lotus Steps 2007 is themed "Inspiration," which embodies the motivation for the club to fulfill its mission of sharing Chinese culture through dance. The interpretation of "inspiration" is three-fold. First, dancers and choreographers are all internally inspired by some force. This source of fuel moves them to accomplish great feats, whether it is mastering a simple dance move or creating a brilliant dance piece. Internal inspiration is what brings the club's dancers together and encourages the instructors and choreographers to create, shape, and mold beautiful dances. Second, the dances featured in Lotus Steps 2007 are all forged by some artistic vision. Without inspiration, dances would have no meaning or feeling, and would otherwise be random movement. It is this artistic inspiration that breathes life into the choreography. Lastly, in fulfilling the club's mission, the club hopes to inspire cultural awareness and education on a universal scale. The beauty and message behind dance transcends any and all social barriers. In addition to producing Lotus Steps, CCDC organizes free dance instruction, mentoring programs for adopted children from China, and educational programs for disadvantaged and at-risk adolescents in the Los Angeles community. For additional information about either Lotus Steps 2007 or CCDC, please contact Patrick Pieng, Lotus Steps Production Manager of Public Relations, or visit http://www.ccdcbruins.com. Showcase of TA@LA "Showcase of TA@LA" is one of the major events for this year's Taiwanese American Heritage Week Celebration, held at the Los Angeles Culture Center (El Monte) on May 6 (Sunday) from 7pm-9pm. The event will include the following categories:
A. Stage Performance, (5-10 minutes, dancing, singing, comedy...); (Registration Deadline: 04/16) You can register for all or any of the above categories.
1. Big screen and powerpoint will be provided; This is a good chance to showcase your organization or your talents to the community. This event is listed in the Los Angeles City Asian American Heritage Month's Program Book. Many major media will be invited. Coordinators for "Showcase of TA@LA"
Sam-Gup-Shui Studio Click here to see mandarin flyer Please contact TAP President Ben Ling, if interested in representing TAP for a stage performance. Asian Pacific American Book Festival Organized by the Asian Pacific American Legal Center Free Admission Come to this all-day celebration of stories which will transform your life!Join the Asian Pacific American Legal Center and other book lovers and embrace, share, redefine, and challenge your idea of FAMILY, the theme of our inaugural book festival.
* Book vendors selling one-of-a-kind materials Open these books and open your world. For more information and to pre-register for the writing workshops, e-mail: apabookfest@apalc.org or call 213-241-0254. Click here for a schedule of activities (http://www.apalc.org/events/ProgramsAT-A-GLANCE-full.pdf). Click here for a flyer for the Asian Pacific American Book Festival (http://www.apalc.org/events/APABookFestivalFlyer.pdf). Click here for more information: http://www.apalc.org/bookfestival.htm TAJCC Beauty Workshop Taiwanese American Junior Chamber of Commerce will be having two Beauty Workshops to be conducted by Shiseido Cosmetics. Participants get free samples and a chance to win a Shiseido gift basket! What you'll learn: Secrets to keeping your skin young and vibrant, facial massage techniques developed by Shiseido, simple makeup tips, and more!
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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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