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The Event:
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Join TAP-Seattle for a delightful evening of Taiwanese cultural dance performance: “Taiwan Impression”, presented by the Culture Arts Performing Team of National Taiwan University of Physical Education and Sports (NTUPES), as part of a series celebrating the 2014 Seattle Taiwanese American Heritage Week.
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/848066645221888/?ref=4
Time: Tuesday, May 13, 7pm-9pm
Location: Meydenbauer Center, 11100 NE 6th St, Bellevue, WA 98004
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About the Taiwanese Dance Performance “Taiwan Impression” :
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Culture Arts Performing Team from NTUPES will perform “Taiwan Impression,” which features many folk dances to convey the dynamic and rich culture of Taiwan. The Theatre is a promising and energetic performing team that has participated in the world premiere of the scenic-opera Turandot, directed by Yi-Mou Chang and the musical for Taiwan Centennial Celebration, Dreamer, produced by Council of Cultural Affairs. It was also invited to perform in Yosakoi Soran Matsuri in Japan twice. The excellent performances of Culture Arts Performing Team NTUPES have won international recognitions and successfully contribute to international artistic and cultural exchanges.
Video sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fP0VpQQDrgY&feature=share
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** Purchase your ticket from: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/648611
** $10 ticket is recommended to be seated with our group
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About Seattle Taiwanese American Heritage Week:
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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Every year in the month of May, Taiwanese American Heritage Foundation coordinates series of programs to exhibit and celebrate our unique Taiwanese heritage. This year, TAP-Seattle cordially invite you to participate these events with us for such a celebration to enjoy Taiwanese folk dance, Taiwanese music, and learn more about the beauty and tour information of Taiwan.
This year’s Heritage week features “Taiwan Impression” cultural dance performance, an arrangement of “Remembrance (思想起)” as part of NW Sinfonietta’s Beethoven Violin Concerto, “Taiwan Showcase” Exhibition at University District Street Fair, and “Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from above” documentary movie. TAP-Seattle welcomes you to participate in our series of events for this meaningful month embracing Taiwan’s tradition and heritage.
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Join our other wonderful TAP-Seattle events this month in celebrating 2014 Seattle Taiwanese American Heritage Week
(Links to the following events will be updated):
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** NW Sinfonietta’s Beethoven Violin Concerto with a surprise performance of “Remembrance (思想起),” composed by prominent Taiwanese composer Gordon Shi-Wen Chin
5/16(Friday) 7:30pm Benaroya Hall, Seattle
NW Sinfonietta website: http://www.northwestsinfonietta.org/
Please email eric.chang@tap-seattle.org to get special discounted tickets of $20
** “Taiwan Showcase” Exhibition at University District Street Fair: Volunteer with TAP-Seattle
TAPS is assisting STAS to host an information booth at University Street Fair to promote Taiwan.
(About STAS: https://www.facebook.com/supporttaiwanatseattle)
To sign up for volunteering, please visit https://www.facebook.com/events/528017523985565/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
If you can’t volunteer, come by visit our booth!
Location: NE 47th and University Way, across from Bank of America, booth number #54
Time: 5/17 (Saturday) 5/18 (Sunday), 10 am – 6 pm, University District, Seattle
** Movie about Taiwan: “Beyond Beauty: Taiwan from Above”.
An astonishing aerial cinematography reveals the shorelines, mountaintops, cityscapes, farmer’s fields, rivers, and social life of the island nation, delivering a sweet environmentalist and humanist message. 93 minutes. Director: Chi Po-Lin. Narrated by: Wu Nien-Jen
5/21 (Wednesday), 7:00pm, Pacific Place, Downtown Seattle
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Other great events for Seattle Taiwanese American Heritage Week:
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** “I See Taiwan” Night Market
Time: 5/10 (Saturday) 5pm to 8pm
Place: Red Square in UW Seattle campus
Host: Taiwanese Student Association of UW (TSAUW)
https://www.facebook.com/events/383181868491311/
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About the Origin of Asian American Heritage Week:
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May is Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. Asian-Pacific Heritage Month originated in a congressional bill:
** In June 1977, Reps. Frank Horton of New York and Norman Y. Mineta of California introduced a House resolution that called upon the president to proclaim the first ten days of May as Asian-Pacific Heritage Week.
** The following month, senators Daniel Inouye and Spark Matsunaga introduced a similar bill in the Senate. Both were passed.
** On October 5, 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed a Joint Resolution designating the annual celebration.
** Twelve years later, President George H.W. Bush signed an extension making the week-long celebration into a month-long celebration.
** In 1992, the official designation of May as Asian-Pacific American Heritage Month was signed into law.
The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the United States on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869. The majority of the workers who laid the tracks were Chinese immigrants..