Film Financing/Distribution Seminar - Hosted by Filmmaker Karen Lin.

Taiwanese American music video producer and filmmaker Karen Lin hosts an amazing indie film producer Karin Chien for a special seminar. She has produced six indie features all of which have won awards and been distributed. She also currently teaches film finance and production at NYU and NY School of Visual Arts. It's Film Financing and Distribution from someone who has actually done it successfully over and over again. Seats are limited. And there is a early reg discount by May 19. Filmmaking Outside the Box: Getting Your Film Financed and Distributed You spent the last few months (or years) developing an incredible story or making a groundbreaking film. Don’t sit back and wait for money or distribution to somehow fall in your lap. Follow that same creative drive to get your film made and seen. Get the knowledge you need, create your own path, and take control of your film’s destiny. Ideal for anyone who has: 1. written a script and doesn’t know what to do next 2. potential investors and doesn’t know what to do next 3. arrived at a rough cut of a film and doesn’t know what to do next 4. can’t find distribution and doesn’t know what to do next 5. all of the above Date & Time: Saturday, May 31, 10:00AM – 6:00PM Sunday, June 1, 10:00AM – 6:00PM Location: Blank Spaces, 5405 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036 Walk-In Entrance on Cloverdale. Major Cross Streets: Wilshire Blvd and La Brea Price (includes lunch meal each day): $275 Full 2-Day Seminar $225 Early Registration by May 19 $165 One Day Only (Choose Saturday or Sunday only) For more info and contact information, download the pdf flyer by clicking HERE!

A Seminar by Dr. Jerome Keating in Sunnyvale, CA

Post Taiwan Presidential Election Seminar: Promoting and Strengthening Taiwan's Identity Jerome F. Keating, Ph.D., author, professor and consultant. He has been in Taiwan since 1988. He co-authored "Inland in the Stream, a quick Case Study of Taiwan’s Complex History," and has written "Taiwan, the Struggles of a Democracy," also recently published "Taiwan, The Search for Identity(2008)," and over 150 published articles on all aspects of life in Taiwan. Along with four other scholars and advocates, he recently returned from promoting Taiwan’s cause with governments and think-tanks in seven capitals of Europe. Time: 6:00 pm Location: 1269 Forgewood Ave. Sunnyvale CA. 94089 Fee: $5 with dinner box if RSVP before 5/28, Free without dinner, reservation recommended RSVP: Email Mr. Ma Chi Chen at mchen19721@sbcglobal.net Sponsored by: Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California and South Bay Taiwanese Association

NATMA & NATMA 2G NorCal Regional Conference

Established in 2006, and expanding since 2007, NATMA 2G - the North American Taiwanese Medical Association 2nd generation group - is an organization consisting of Taiwanese American medical and allied health professionals dedicated to service, advocacy, and cultural education for our local and global communities. Join us for our annual regional conference and networking event! Time: 3:30pm Location: Ramada Inn - Silicon Valley, 1217 Wildwood Avenue Sunnyvale, CA 94089 For more information, visit natma.org

Taiwanese American Cultural Festival - SF

The yearly festival will be taking place once again all day at Union Square in downtown San Francisco starting at 10 am. We'll have a new look compared to previous years! Come out to watch performances, browse cultural exhibits, mingle with community members, and eat scrumptious Taiwanese foods! TaiwaneseAmerican.org will be sponsoring a 2G booth and a history of Taiwanese America exhibit! Come and hang out! We're also proud to support a couple of Taiwanese American 2nd generation performers, including singer/songwriters Diana Li and Jenton Lee from LA, and Young Lee with his Bay area band, Broadcaster. A Preview of Diana Li: A Preview of Broadcaster (click to listen): "Graced By Gray" is inspired by a famous Taiwanese folk song... Can you identify it?

Taiwan Fest - LA

In Celebration of Taiwanese American Heritage Week The Taiwanese American community in LA is lining up a very diverse and impressive performance program for this annual Taiwanese cultural festival with three performance stages-- two outdoor and one indoor. Taiwan Fest - LA will feature live performances from local community groups, a variety of cultural exhibits, carnival rides, a drawing contest for children, a free medical clinic, and food booths. The event seeks to bring awareness and understanding of the Taiwanese American community and its rich culture. Over 30,000 to 40,000 visitors are expected over the two day event! Don't miss out! Location: El Pueblo de Los Angeles, across the street from Union Station), N. Main Street and Arcadia Street, Los Angeles, CA Time: 10am - 7pm For more information: http://www.taiwanfest-la.org TAP is also looking for volunteers to help support their booth at this event. Click HERE for details or to sign up for a shift.

Night Market at Univ of Washington, Seattle

Bring your appetite for food, games, and live performances. With over 2000 attendees, you wouldn't want to be the one who misses out! Enjoy the wonderful tastes of Taiwan provided by Washington's favorite Taiwanese food vendors! Time: May 10, 6-10 pm Location: University of Washington, Hub Lawn Cost: Free admission Food Vouchers and more info: Visit the website at http://www.areyouhungry.org

Taiwanese Films at LA Asian American Film Festival

NATWA II, TAP, and TUF in LA are co-presenting two films from Taiwan: Joyful Life (6-7pm) and the Drummer (7-9pm). Joyful Life is directed by NATWA II member and 2nd generation filmmaker Anita Chang. The Drummer features world-renowned U-theater and led by Jaycee Chan, son of Jackie. For more info about the films, please check visit the VC Film Festival website: Click here for Joyful Life Click here for The Drummer If you are one of the first to RSVP through NATWA II's evite, you will receive a pass to the TUF reception after the film. Click here for the Evite. http://www.evite.com/app/publicUrl/ORZWTGHNQADTQPDABQUX/natwa2movienight

Film: Joyful Life at the LAAPFF

International premiere of Joyful Life by Taiwanese American filmmaker Anita Chang Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival SAT, MAY 03 - 06:00 PM | Directors Guild of America, Theater 3 JOYFUL LIFE (LE SHENG) Lo-Sheng (“Joyful Life”) leprosy colony was established in 1930 on the Sinjuang hillside in the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. In 2002, more than one-third of Lo-Sheng was destroyed due to subway construction and other pending urban development projects. As a result, more than half of the 300 remaining residents moved into the newly constructed hospital nearby. Due to resident, student, and human rights activism, plans for total destruction have stopped. At this point, the sanatorium remains despite continued pressures from the government, private interests, and local civilians to evacuate. Conceived as a collaboration among the residents of Lo-Sheng, a Taiwanese-American filmmaker, documentary students, and cultural workers, filmmaker-lead workshops prepared residents for their own storytelling and filming, creating an intimate portrait of a historically marginalized community and their inspiring determination to protect what they call their home. (Taiwan, 2007) Dir.: Anita Chang Video, 54 min., Color, Documentary, Mandarin and Minnan Taiwanese w/E.S. Form more info on tickets, visit http://www.vconline.org/festival/ For more about Anita Chang: anitachangworks

Golden Gate Bridge Walk for Taiwan Inclusion in the WHO

Did you know Taiwan is not a member of the World Health Organization (WHO)? The fundamental human rights of twenty-three million Taiwanese citizens have been ignored and denied for decades due to pressure exerted by the People’s Republic of China. The Taiwanese Collegiate Alumni Association of Northern California and Taiwanese Americans in the Bay Area would like to use this activity to appeal to the international society and the mainstream media for this human rights issue, to recognize Taiwan's contributions to the world, to voice their concerns, and to support Taiwan's inclusion in the WHO and other international organizations. Buses have been arranged from two locations from the San Jose and South Bay areas, leaving at 8 am. For more info, contact: Ms. Pan 潘秀蘭 (408)257-2266 To join directly at the Golden Gate Bridge, meet at about 10 am at the gift shop parking lots just south of the Bridge. Wear your Taiwan Pride gear!