The SF Bay Area Annual Lunar New Year Celebration!

TaiwaneseAmerican.org, TAP-SF, TAYL and the 2nd generation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area invite you to the TAFNC's 2009 Lunar New Year Celebration! Year after year, this festival has drawn about 1,000 members of our community! You are cordially invited to join us for a holiday lunch, special speaker panel, dessert and TAP-SF social mixer. PURCHASE your advance lunch ticket(s) with a credit card or Paypal by clicking below. No additional charges will apply, and your ticket(s) will be held at the front desk in an envelope under your name. Tickets are only required for the lunch, but we recommend that you to buy your ticket(s) in advance. A very limited number of lunches may be available on site, but not guaranteed and typically run out early. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE by January 8th: **[EDIT]** ONLINE TICKET PURCHASE NOW CLOSED. LIMITED NUMBER OF $15 LUNCH TICKETS AVAILABLE ON-SITE. Then, OR Location: Centennial Hall, 22292 Foothill Blvd, Hayward, CA. CLICK FOR MAP Our activities and events will take place in the conference rooms adjacent to the Main Hall where cultural performances are scheduled all afternoon. 2nd Gen Program: 11:00am Bento Box Lunch and Introductions. 12:30pm Dessert & Refreshments. 1:00pm A Fun-filled Multimedia Presentation and Panel- The Wonder Years: Celebrating Taiwanese America through the Adventures of the 1st Generation. Followed by Q&A. 2:30pm Social Mixer hosted by TAP-SF. Hosts: Shawna Yang Ryan - Author of Water Ghosts. Ho Chie Tsai - Creator and Manager of TaiwaneseAmerican.org. Jason Lin - Director of Taiwanese American Professionals - SF Sponsors: TaiwaneseAmerican.org Taiwanese American Professionals - SF Taiwanese American Youth Leadership Taiwanese American Federation of Northern California South Bay Taiwanese Association Notes: *A grade school through high-school age mini-camp is being hosted by TAYL in an adjacent conference room. $5 fee. *A babysitting/young parents program is being arranged by Kathy Rai in an adjacent conference room. Join us for the largest annual gathering of the 1.5 and 2nd generation Taiwanese American community in the Bay area! As always, it's a great opportunity to make some wonderful new friends or visit with old ones! We can't wait to see you!