Conversation with Taiwan's Ambassador to Switzerland

TUF, TAP, NATWA II, and the Formosa Foundation are hosting a Private Conversation with The Honorable Rex Wang, Taiwan's Ambassador to Switzerland on the topic of "Advocacy for Taiwan in the International Arena." Saturday, October 28, 2006, 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 Admission is Free, but RSVP is requested through TAP's Evite, click here. Alternatively, call 213-625-1991 or email amylin@formosafoundation.org

TUF Cultural Night 2006 in LA

Taiwanese United Fund hosts Cultural Night 2006: "Visions in 2031" - Building a Solid Foundation for the Taiwanese Community Keynote Speaker: Honorable Rex Wang, Taiwan's ambassador to Switzerland Celebrating The 20th Anniversary of TUF with musical performances by Lynn Huang, piano/composer, Jen Chan, clarinet, Leslie Ho, violin - playing Jazz arrangements of Taiwanese folk music. Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 5-6pm Registration 6-7pm Dinner 7-9:30pm Program Ticket available: $150 VIP, $75 Regular. [Flyer] To purchase, call: Stephanie 626-569-0692; Josephine Pan 626-793-8588; Bonnie Yang 626-796-7533

FAPA-YPG Meeting in LA

Join FAPA-YPG at the LA Taiwan Center to hear DC staff members Coen Blaauw and Iris Ho speak about their experiences in DC. Time: 10/21/06 2PM Location: Taiwan Center, 3001 Walnut Grove Ave., Rosemead, CA 91770 Contact: KC Chen (818)312-5021 or Mark (626)222-0506

Semiscon - Taiwanese A Cappella Group in LA & SF

International A Cappella Winner - Semiscon - is touring LA and San Jose, sponsored by the Taiwan Center of Los Angeles and the Taiwanese American Center of Northern California. LA location/date: Luckman Fine Arts Complex, California State University, 5151 State University Dr, LA at 7pm, Oct 21st 2006. San Jose location/date: Jubilee Christian Center, 175 Nortech Pkwy, San Jose at 6:30pm, Oct 22nd, 2006.

Taiwan's Democracy and China's Democratic Development: A Conversation

with The Honorable James C. F. Huang, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of China (Taiwan)and Larry Diamond, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution Friday, October 20, 2006, 4:30 pm – 6:00 pm Bechtel Conference Center, Encina Hall, Stanford University CDDRL Contact: Eric Yu at ericchyu@stanford.edu Event Link: http://cddrl.stanford.edu/events/4634/ About the Speakers: James C. F. Huang is Minister of Foreign Affairs of Republic of China (Taiwan). Before he was appointed Foreign Minister, Huang served as Deputy Secretary-General (2004-2005) and Director-General of Department of Public Affairs at Office of the President (2002-2004). He also served as Deputy Director-General (2001-2002) of Department of Information and Liaison and Senior Researcher (2000-2001) at Mainland Affairs Council of Executive Yuan. Larry Diamond is Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and founding co-editor of the Journal of Democracy. At Stanford University, he is professor by courtesy of political science and sociology, and he coordinates the democracy program of the Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law (CDDRL), within the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (FSI).

Hou Hsiao Hsien's THREE TIMES

In this cinematic tone poem, critically acclaimed director Hou Hsiao-Hsien takes us through three generations of Taiwanese memory and history. THREE TIMES features the same male and female lead playing three different sets of lovers defining different eras: 1911 as Time for Freedom, 1966 as Time for Love, and 2005 as Time for Youth. The film is photographed with such visual beauty that you almost feel like holding your breath so as not to disturb it. Mon. Oct 16, 2006, 8:00pm, Harrah's Theatre CO-PRESENTED BY: Taiwanese American Chamber of Commerce Taiwanese American Community Center “Hou Hsiao-hsien, from Taiwan, and this will probably be the first of his 17 films you've seen. 'The movie distribution system of North America is devoted to maintaining a wall between you and Hou Hsiao-hsien,' I wrote after seeing this film at Cannes 2005. Here is a factoid from IMDb.com: 'Of the 10 films that Hou Hsiao-hsien directed between 1980 and 1989, seven received best film or best director awards from prestigious international film festivals. In a 1988 worldwide critics' poll, Hou was championed as one of the three directors most crucial to the future of cinema.'” - Roger Ebert, Chicago Suntimes. SIDENOTE for SF Bay Area Community: Three Times is also playing at Stanford on October 1st, 3:15pm as part of the 2006 Taiwan Film Festival.

Poet Kelly Tsai starts her New Mexico & LA Tour

Kelly Tsai has a line-up of spoken word performances as she tours in New Mexico and Los Angeles! For an updated list, click HERE! Fri. Oct. 6: We Got Issues! Radio & TV Interview with Somos Un Pueblo Unido Mon. Oct. 9: We Got Issues! Rantfest at Girls' Ranch, Santa Fe, NM, 12:30 PM-3:30 PM. Fri. Oct. 13: We Got Issues! Rantfest at Capitol High, Santa Fe, NM, 12:30 PM -3:30 PM Sun. Oct. 20: Spoken Funk, 10550 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA, 7:30, $12 (just doin' one quick poem at the spot, but should be fun, come on out :)

2006 Taiwan Film Festival - Univ of Washington

The 2006 Taiwan Film Festival, to be held at Berkeley, Stanford, Brigham Young, and the University of Washington in September - October 2006, will showcase eight feature and documentary films that reflect the quality, range, and vitality of contemporary Taiwanese film-making. For University of Washington screening schedule and location, Oct 5 - Oct 8, click here.

Harvest Moon Festival - Arcadia, CA

Date: October 1st, 10AM - 5PM Location: Arcadia County Park, 405 S. Santa Anita Ave., Arcadia, CA Time to celebrate the 11th Annual Harvest Moon Festival! This year over 10,000 people are expected to attend, with major sponsors like Coca Cola, McDonald's, Volvo, and great entertainment (including American Idol's Jasmine Trias!). Welly Yang and Dina Morishita are this years Emcees. FREE Activities & entertainment for kids. Asian Cuisine & Food sampling. Contest and prize giveaway - VOLVO S40 Car Giveaway! TAP is helping out this year as an organizational volunteer and needs its members to help facilitate with various festival duties. To sign up and volunteer, go to TAP's website!