Lunar New Year Celebration in SF Bay Area

TaiwaneseAmerican.org and the 2nd generation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area invite you to the TAFNC's 2008 Lunar New Year Celebration! Year after year, the festival has drawn over 1,000 members of our community! You are cordially invited to a bento box luncheon, special speaker panel, dessert and social mixer. The theme of this year's panel is "A New Generation of Taiwanese American Women: Advancing the Community Voice" and features some amazing women who are blazing unique paths that make a difference for our communities! We're getting bigger and better each year! And we are also proud to use this occasion to launch the newest Taiwanese American 2nd generation professional networking organization, TAP-SF. Come find out how you can become involved and what's in store! Location: Centennial Hall, 22292 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, CA Time: 11 am - 4 pm See event details here: http://TaiwaneseAmerican.org/event.html RSVP on the Evite here: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/QLESJXIOHALJLYBJZZCR/newyear

TAP Speed Networking and Dinner - LA

Time: 4:30PM Location: The Dream Lounge, 17355 E. Gale Ave., City of Industry, CA 91748 RSVP: http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/QRKXPBCLBJPVWMBFIXFD/networking1.26 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: 4:30 - 5:00PM: Check-In and Mixing 5:00 - 7:00PM: Speed Networking and Mixing 7:00PM: Dinner at West Coast Buffet Space is limited. Come on time to ensure a spot. Click HERE to Pre-pay and secure your seat. COST: Members: $15, Non-members: $20 If you have any questions, contact Pai Hung, Social Projects Chair at Pai.Hung@tacl.org or Ben Ling, TAP President. More Info: http://tap.tacl.org/upcoming.htm#jan26a2008

American Cinematheque will be presenting two programs this month which feature Taiwanese filmmaker Ang Lee. As part of their Golden Globe Foreign Film Nominee Series, they will present: 1) Friday, January 11th 7:30 PM - Screening of "Lust, Caution" featuring director Ang Lee in-person. Tickets: $10 General / $8 Students & Seniors / $7 American Cinematheque Members 2) Saturday, January 12th 1 PM - FREE Roundtable with the directors of the films nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film, including: - Marc Forster, THE KITE RUNNER - Ang Lee, LUST, CAUTION - Cristian Mungiu, 4 MONTHS, 3 WEEKS AND 2 DAYS - Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud, PERSEPOLIS - Julian Schnabel, THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY For more information on the events held at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica and the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, click here or the picture above.

NATMA 2G Dinner in Los Angeles

Are you a Taiwanese American health professional near the LA area? Please join us for a nice casual dinner, meet new friends and discuss your vision for NATMA/ NATMA 2G's future. Members of the 2007 Taiwan trip for Young Health Professionals will also be attending; if you're interested in applying for the 2008 trip in the summer, this is a great opportunity to get your questions answered by past participants. Time: 5:30 pm Place: Uncle Chen's Taiwanese Cuisine (inside Sunny Plaza), 529 E. Valley Blvd #178A, San Gabriel, CA 91776 Please RSVP by Friday, Jan 4th through the evite: Click HERE! or email NATMA 2G -SoCal organizer Cindy Ko at drcindyko@yahoo.com