Taiwanese Alliance for Interculture Scholarships

Two scholarships available for high school or college students, sponsored by the Taiwanese Alliance for Interculture. Deadlines are June 30th for high school students and Aug 31st for college students. The applications are here.

FAPA YPG National Conference

Saturday, June 24 - Monday, June 26, 2006 in Washington, DC Looking for a way to translate your PASSION and LOVE for Taiwan into ACTION? Have a desire to do MORE for Taiwan? Then come learn more about FAPA YPG at the annual conference! At the YPG conference, you will: 1) Learn what FAPA does and how you can also get involved in advocating for Taiwan! 2) Train to be a grassroots lobbying machine! 3) Practice your newly acquired lobbying skills on Capitol Hill! 4) Meet other like-minded and passionate individuals dedicated to the Taiwan cause and make new friends! Tentative conference topics: ABCs of U.S.-Taiwan-China Relationship A Brief History of Taiwan Congressional Dynamics and Legislative Process Intro to Congressional Lobbying US/Taiwan Relations Issues of Concern for Taiwanese Americans Get to be a Senator or Hill staff (Mock congressional visit) Check the FAPA YPG website for more information and an application.

NATMA 2006 National Convention

Attention 2nd generation health professionals! The 2006 NATMA National Convention is being held from June 23-25 at the Pacific Palms Resort at City of Industry, California. The Keynote speech will be given by world reknown researcher Dr. David Ho on the topic of AIDS and Avian Flu. The program will also include a special session showcasing the 2nd generation group, NATMA 2G. More information will be posted on the NATMA 2G website.

Taiwanese American Youth Leadership Camp

Applications for the Taiwanese American Youth Leadership Camp in the SF Bay Area are now available. It takes place over a long weekend: June 16th-19th, 2006. 1 pm Friday to 1 pm Monday. Click here for more info.

Support Dr. Ching Shieh's Civil Liberties

Several Taiwanese American community organizations are requesting your support to express concern for Dr. Ching Shieh's civil liberties. It has been reported that he is being detained in an empty cell since 6/9/06 without any charges. Dr. Shieh served as Deputy Minister of the National Science Council (NSC) in Taiwan. He is currently being investigated under suspicion of corruption regarding a project at the Southern Taiwan Science Park to reduce vibrations from the high-speed railway that is being built adjacent to the Science Park. Dr. Shieh has been arrested and is being held without bail, even though the prosecutors admit that they have not found any evidence of bribery or embezzlement. Instructions and sample letters to your congressperson are provided at the following website: http://www.supportching.com Additional articles: Hyphen Magazine Blog Article Orange County Register

Essay Contest

The Taiwanese American Heritage Committee, USA and co-sponsor College Launch, Inc. cordially invite students to participate in a writing contest about serving your community. Students of all cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. RULES: Each contestant may submit ONLY ONE writing sample. The writing work must be the participant's original work. Quotes must be attributed. ESSAY writing must be at least 500 words but no more than 1,000 words. The articles "a", "an" and "the" are included in the word count.DO NOT include any Contestant's name, address, or other identifying information on the writing except on the ENTRY FORM. Each entry must be submitted BY WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 2006 MIDNIGHT PST. No submission will be accepted after the deadline. All entries become the property of the Taiwanese American Heritage Committee and College Launch, Inc. and will not be returned. Final writing samples will be published. Students may also be interviewed. All decisions by the judges are final. DEADLINE: Wednesday, June 7, 2006 midnight PST. Submissions by E-MAIL ONLY. Winners will be announced on Saturday, June 10, 2006. ELIGIBILITY: The contest is open to students currently enrolled in a public or private high school, college, university, or graduate school in United States. There is NO RESTRICTION to U.S. residents or citizens or non-Taiwanese. TOPIC: The Power of Purpose QUESTION: How and why it is important to serve your community? AWARDS: Winners will receive CASH PRIZES! If people have questions or to submit their essays, they can e-mail Hilda Lin: pacific@ix.netcom.com

Volunteers Wanted for Writing a Simple English Vocabulary Book for Children in Taiwan

Andrew Hsu is a student at the University of Washington working on this project. For more information check out his website here: http://www.andrewhsu.com/andrewhsu/proj/1000words.htm If you are interested, please see the "How to get involved" page at http://www.andrewhsu.com/andrewhsu/service/projects/involve/

NATWA II Database & Internship Program

The North American Taiwanese Women's Association - 2nd generation group, aka NATWA II, has a new website! Taiwanese American and Canadian women are encouraged to take an active role in developing this new organization! Check out their current project to build their database. And subscribe to their mailing list on the website.