Hello Friends!
As many of you know, TACL launched the Write In Taiwanese Census Campaign in May 2019! You may have seen our media kit materials and the fundraising videos!
We are looking to launch our on the ground campaign with Pledge to Complete the Census from January to February and Census Drive from April to May with National Coalition members (21 Taiwanese organizations and growing) and our TAP chapters around the country. In order to ensure the success of our campaign, we would like your kind support to help fund the media kit materials for our Pledge to Complete and Census Drive events.
If you support us between Tuesdays – December 3rd to 10th – we would like to show our appreciation with our Campaign T-shirts and Sweaters!!!
For your support at $500 (Friend Level), we would like to thank you with 2 T-shirts/Sweatshirts of any Campaign design.
For your support at $1,000 (Advocate Level), we would like to thank you with 5 T-shirts/Sweatshirts of any Campaign design.
For your support at $2,000 (Boss Level), we would like to thank you with 10 T-shirts/Sweatshirts of any Campaign design.
All donations to Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) are tax deductible. Please let us know if you have any questions and we hope you will consider TACL and the Write In Taiwanese Census Campaign during this season of giving.
Find out all the ways to donate here: https://tacl.org/census-2020/#donate
Come celebrate the Lunar New Year with a family-style dinner at New Star Seafood Restaurant! We will have some raffle prizes!
Menu:
House Special Peking Duck 北京片皮鴨
Honey Walnut Prawn with Mayonnaise 合桃沙律蝦
Kobe Beef with Mixed Vegetables 家鄉京都牛
Nin Chih Mushroom with Baby Greens 靈芝菇菜膽
Special Cold Chicken with Ginger Sauce 貴妃龍崗雞
Pan Fried Crabs with Dry Pepper & Garlic 避風塘炒蟹
Steamed Fresh Fish 清蒸海上鮮
Vegetarian Fried Rice 素食炒飯
Dessert of the Day 合時甜品
Tickets: https://impactflow.com/event/tap-sea-lunar-new-year-banquet-11459
Early Bird (ends Fri 1/24, 11:59pm): $28 per person
Regular (ends Tues 1/28, 11:59pm): $35 per person
Last Minute (ends Thurs 1/30, 11:59pm): $40 per person
Date: Saturday, February 1, 2020
Time: 6:00PM – 8:30PM (Check in starts at 6:00PM)
Location: New Star Seafood Restaurant, 516 S Jackson St, Seattle, WA 98104
Dress Code: Smart casual/dressy dinner. Traditional clothing welcomed.
Men: Dress shirts/blazers/sweater. No jeans.
Women: Dress/”little black dress” or dressy separates/one-piece.
Parking: Free parking in the lot next to the restaurant (park in spots indicated for restaurant parking)
TAP-Seattle is happy to partner with TYAPN in providing mentors for our joint resume workshop!
Description from TYAPN as follows
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Having trouble finding jobs or internships? Submitting tons of resumes but never getting any response? Look no further, come to TYAPN for all the help you need!
As international students, we definitely have it harder when it comes to finding jobs in America, and as the amount of international students increase over the years the difficulty only grows as well. Then comes the question: How can we overcome this? The answer is a well constructed resume. If done correctly, it will become the key that helps you grasp that dream job by outshining your competitors. With emphasis on special qualities and unique abilities, HR will be much more inclined to choose you!
How, though, to piece together the perfect resume is the critical skill, but don’t fret, as TYAPN is here to help! We have invited experts from various fields to provide specific advice for constructing your resume. Our Resume Workshop will also host speakers to share their resume tips and application experiences to smooth your path out. To be effective and efficient, we will have grouped discussions based on field of work as well as a dedicated Q&A session for any questions!
To top things off, we provide drinks and snacks during this workshop, so get ready for a good time while polishing out your new, shiny resume!
<<< Event Information >>>
Time: Feb. 11th 5:50pm – 8:00pm
Location: Savery Hall (SAV) 166 @UW
Price: $3 for members, $5 for non-members (dinner included!)
*** Link to RSVP form*** https://qrgo.page.link/xSC9H
*** Note *** If you have a resume, we strongly encourage you to bring at least three printed copies! You will have the chance to get constructive feedback from the panelists and your peers. If you do not have a resume yet, this workshop is a great start to brainstorm your strengths and find out what to put in your resume
Mingle with other young professionals and play board games at a laid-back evening in the stunning rooftop Apex Lounge at Arrivé Apartments in downtown Seattle.
A variety of snacks and board games will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own games to share as well! Feel free to bring your coworkers and friends, and join us to play, meet new friends, or catch up with old ones!
***How to reach the Apex Lounge:
– Guests who RSVP Going or Maybe by Tues 2/11/20 at 11:59pm will be added to the guestlist and can check in at the front desk and take the elevator to floor R1.
– Others can message the event host (see “Message Host” link) directly to be let in.
***Admission, Snacks, and Drinks: FREE
***Parking:
Free Garage parking after 4:00pm:
– Amazon Doppler Garage: https://www.discoverslu.com/location/amazon-doppler-parking-garage/
– Amazon Day One Garage: https://www.discoverslu.com/location/amazon-day-1-parking-garage/
Paid street parking: http://seattlecitygis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=5fc6cb313ec34374a3141d4d24b05c5d&fbclid=IwAR2evQ5D3__pAGGigUYuYstRwyYvWNG4MLFpZHV2OxpOKtOeI0LNTEx5tsU
Time to take out those colored pencils/crayons/other art medium. And you might just win a $25 Din Tai Fung gift card!🥟🍜
For Census Day (April 1,2020) we are having some coloring fun during the week! Get the whole family to join the fun~
And don’t forget to actually do your 2020 Census if you haven’t done so (available online now!). If you identify as Taiwanese, remember you have the option to check “Other Asians” and write in “Taiwanese”. 💻📞✏️
How to play:
1) Color the coloring page provided in the post/link above.
2) Post the picture of your finished work in this event.
3) In the comment section, tag friends to encourage them to like your submission post. Share it to your own timeline to get the word out too!
4) Submissions and like counts will be counted at 9pm on Sunday April 5, 2020.
Winners & Prizes:
1) We have two $25 Din Tai Fung gift cards to give away as prizes.
2) Winner A will go to the submission post with most likes. If there is a tie, TAPS team will break the tie.
3) Winner B will go to a randomly drawn winner out of all the submission posts.
4) Winners will be announced Monday April 6th, 2020.
5) Winners will be contacted afterwards on how they will receive their gift card.
Tips:
1)Print out the pdf on letter sized paper, then colored in with colored pencil/crayons/other medium.
2)If you don’t have printer/paper/coloring mediums/etc, try coloring it digitally with the jpg.
Other info:
Only one submission per person.
Please keep it kid friendly. Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied/have permission from their parent or legal guardian.
TAP-Seattle reserves the right to disqualify submissions and final say.
Winner A and Winner B will be two separate persons.
Event is set for April 5, but submissions and likes are open from now to April 5th, 9pm.
Also download here:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1fkTkUDAIlQDNDr-SwcQxPuRXaJ3Ny2pf?usp=sharing
◼Join our Zoom link: https://deloitte.zoom.us/j/93601142850?pwd=aEFseDVyd1RTcXZIZ3BKUXFHbGptUT09
◼ Submit AMA questions at slido.com w/ event code #loveboat
◼ Register on Eventbrite:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/navigating-life-as-an-executive-best-selling-author-and-mother-tickets-102143971368
◼️Fireside AMA: Abigail Hing Wen
Abigail Hing Wen lives 3 lives:
1. A Senior Director of Emerging Tech (AI and VC) in the Office of the CTO at Intel
2. A NY Times best-selling author and now an executive producer
3. A wife and mother of two boys
Join us in a virtual fireside AMA with Abigail Hing Wen where she unpacks navigating all three facets of life as she makes waves as a creative public figure in bringing diverse stories to mainstream media with her new debut novel, “Loveboat, Taipei”. Released in January, the book has hit the NY Times Best Seller list and is optioned for film in Hollywood by ACE Entertainment (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”). Hear about the journey of writing, working with book publishers, and making difficult decisions on what makes the final book cover.
◼️About “Loveboat, Taipei”
“Loveboat, Taipei” is a young adult Crazy Rich Asians meets a Jane Austen comedy of manners, inspired by the actual cultural exchange program in Taipei attended by many Asian-American teens since the 1960s. The romp is woven through with an immigrant girl’s coming-of-age story, of navigating family complexities, discovering identity in all its facets and finding love.
The book was one of HarperCollins’ largest acquisitions over the past few years and has been optioned for film in Hollywood by ACE Entertainment (“To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before”). It is a Barnes and Noble Young Adult Book Club pick and, along with Abigail, has been featured in print and television, including Entertainment Weekly, Bloomberg, South China Morning Post and The World Journal, among others.
◼️Partnerships
Loveboat Taipei is partnering with TACL, TAP, ITASA, GLO, Anchor Taiwan, and Crushing the Myth to showcase the story of how Abigail balances her life as a former leader, executive in AI and VC in Silicon Valley, a writer, and a mom.
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◼️Abigail’s Features
Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2020-01-06/-loveboat-taipei-author-sees-rising-demand-for-diverse-stories-video
Boba Guys
https://www.instagram.com/tv/B61tD4WpNGv/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
Asian Boss Girl
https://www.instagram.com/p/B98Aa-ch-jc
Rock the Boat Podcast
https://www.gorocktheboat.com/podcast
Sign up for Abigail’s newsletters for the latest updates!
https://www.abigailhingwen.com/
Join Taiwanese American Professionals in part 1 of our 3 part series about Mental Health in Asian Americans. With our panel of Mental Health Professionals, we will discuss Asian Americans & the importance of caring for our mental health.
Topics for this virtual session will be:
“Coping During a Crisis: COVID-19”
-Macro/Microagressions and how to Handle Them
-Strengthening Social Networks During Social Distancing
-Mindfulness/Journaling Activity
-Q&A to follow
Please pre-register with the Eventbrite link above.
Details on how to access the virtual meeting will be emailed to registrants prior to the event.
Questions for the panelists can be submitted anonymously via https://forms.gle/ndBDAw4uCUDbcyHS8.
Join us online to play party games while staying at home! We will meet virtually on Discord (a chat & streaming platform). We will be playing games like Trivia Murder Party, Codenames, Fibbage, etc. No experience needed!
TAP-Seattle Discord server link: TBD
Set up: You will need a Discord account to communicate with others.
Games: Jackbox games and some other free options online~
Please set up your Discord account, if you don’t have one yet:
https://discordapp.com/
Instructions: https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360033931551-Getting-Started
Joining a server: https://support.discordapp.com/hc/en-us/articles/360034842871
Join Taiwanese American Professionals in part 2 of our 3 part series about Mental Health in Asian Americans. In this series, we are hosting speakers across mental health professionals to discuss Asian Americans and the importance of caring for our mental health.
This virtual session is titled “Fighting the Stigma: Model Minority Myth,” and we will be covering the following topics/activities:
-What is mental health stigma and the model minority myth
-Generational differences in mental health views
-Mindfulness activity: Body scan
-Q&A
Time: 2pm EDT, 11am PDT
Penelope Hsu will be our guest speaker; she will be sharing a personal story and her experiences learning to communicate with her parents as a first generation Asian American, as well as how she has worked with her patients and those she coaches to deal with their mental health struggles.
Penelope is a board-certified, practicing pediatrician, an actor, and a certified professional life coach. She’s also a first generation Asian American, tasked with bringing honor to her family above all else. Her journey to find a way to balance these seemingly disparate aspects of her life led to some dark places.
Her mission now is to provide guidance to any and all who have experienced the dissonance between the life they are living and the life they want. She applies all the skills that she has amassed over her career in medicine, the performing arts, and in life to help people find the balance, purpose, and passion that motivates them to achieve their highest potential.
Check out her talk with Crushing the Myth here: https://www.crushingthemyth.com/watch-videos/finding-your-and-penelope-hsu
Questions for Penelope can be submitted anonymously here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdow1VeVF3XyeXKJ_984jjAVytQbzVSSZWgWBpUTdem_xe5pA/viewform
Please register on the Eventbrite link. We will email registrants with details on how to access the virtual meeting prior to the event.
“Building a Mental Health Community: How to Help a Friend”
Join Taiwanese American Professionals in the last of our 3 part series about Mental Health in Asian Americans. With our panel of Mental Health Professionals, we will discuss Asian Americans & the importance of caring for our mental health.
Topics for this virtual session will be:
– How to recognize when somebody needs Mental Health support
– How to help a friend or family member: What to say/What not to say
– Community resources
– Q&A to follow
Please pre-register with the Eventbrite link above.