NATMA 2G National Conference near NYC is soon approaching!

The National Conference is coming up! Stay tuned for more registration information! It should be a great time for anyone willing to travel with us to the NYC area for the national conference! We may arrange some hotel-sharing options for anyone interested in attending.

Dates: September 5-7, 2008.
Location: Marriott Hotel, Newark Liberty International Airport
Discounted hotel rate: $119.00 per night
CME program: features several NATMA 2G Speakers. 8 credit hours.

2nd-gen TA community event: TAP banquet/ casino night

Host: Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP)
Location: Kyoto Grand Hotel & Gardens - Little Tokyo
120 South Los Angeles Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012 US
When: Saturday, September 13, 6:00PM
Attire: Semi-Formal
Description (from TAP):

Please join TAP for our biggest event of the year, our Annual Banquet & Casino Night extravaganza! This year features live performances, 20 Casino tables, DJ, dancing, hosted bar, silent auction, and more! Join us for a night of celebration and fun with new and old friends!

Blackjack, Craps, Roulette, Poker, PaiGow, etc!
Prizes include hotel stays, top LA restaurants certs, Disney tix, massages, club passes, and MUCH MORE!!!

OPEN BAR courtesy of Courvoisier!
Live Music Performer: Diana Li!

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an opportunity to help support Taiwanese American community:
any NATMA member or friends who might have cool prizes to donate is encouraged to do so -- please contact TAP President Ben Ling; anyone who may be interested in supporting TAP non-profit tier, please visit: http://tap.tacl.org/2008_TAP_Casino_Night_Sponsorship_Packet.pdf.
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Featured TA Honorees:
SINGER-SONGWRITER VIENNA TENG
A former Stanford computer science grad, and software engineer in Silicon Valley, she gave all that up to pursue her musical passions - a risky career move that paid off. She has 3 critically acclaimed albums that have landed on 3 billboard charts and reached #2 on Amazon's best-seller list, appeared on Letterman, and toured widely, opening for Shawn Colvin, Joan Osborne, Indigo Girls. Her music brings to mind artists diverse as Tori Amos, Simon & Garfunkel, and Radiohead.

ASSEMBLYMEMBER TED LIEU
Represents the 53rd Assembly District covering the South Bay. Dedicated to his country, Lieu currently holds the rank of Major in the US Air Force Reserves, and served on active duty for 4 years as a member of the JAG Corps. He is Chair of the Asian Pacific Islander (API) Legislative Caucus, and was honored at the 2007 APALS Reception as a keynote speaker.

Tickets:
Pre-sale (before 8/31)
Members: $50
Non-members: $55

$60/$65 Regular

$30 Casino Night ONLY (no dinner, begins at 8:30PM)
avail. at door CASH/CHECK only.
(NO WALK-INS for dinner!! )


Questions? Email Pai.Hung@tacl.org or Ben.Ling@tacl.org

2008 Ethnic Physician Leadership Summit, 10/18-19 in Orange County

Save the Date! 2008 Ethnic Physician Leadership Summit

Saturday and Sunday
October 18th and 19th, 2008

Doubletree Hotel/Anaheim/Orange County
100 The City Drive
Orange, CA 92868-3204
(714) 634-4500


For more information, contact Valerie Berry at 916.779.6626
http://www.ethnicphysicians.org/whatsnew/index.asp


Great conference that brings diverse ethnic physicians from California together to collaborate on issues that unify us! Great opportunity for networking, for skill building, and for making our Taiwanese American voices heard!

Are you passionate about?
- California’s healthcare reform

- Physician Diversity, recruitment and retention in the workforce

- Health care for the “Safety Net”

- Do you want to learn how to use the mass media as a means to provide specific communities with culturally relevant health information?



Please join us at the 2008 ETHNIC PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP SUMMIT

“Ethnic Physician Leadership: Solo and Small Group Safety Net Providers”

Sponsored by: The Network of Ethnic Physician Organizations and The California Medical Association Foundation

Presenters will also discuss how to engage the community to promote prevention. Learn from physician experts the “Best Practices” around Electronic Health Records. Finally - earn up to 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) for attending the Summit.

Please join us on Friday, October17th from 9:00 pm to 11:00 pm for The NEPO Nightcap sponsored by NEPO’s Chair - Satinder Swaroop, MD.


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For more information and online registration please visit: http://www.ethnicphysicians.org/whatsnew/index.asp

Or contact: Suzanne Vaughan – Project Assistant at
(office) 916-779-6627, svaughan@thecmafoundation.org
www.thecmafoundation.org

Nicaragua Medical Mission and Tour 8/12 to 8/21 (and NATMA-SCC president Dr. Lai's message)

***To sign up for Medical/Dental Mission Trip to Nicaragua or for more details, please contact NATMA Southern California Chapter president Dr. Yin Lai at yinhlai@gmail.com***

Dear NATMA members:

I'm pleased to inform you that we had several successful events since our last newsletter. During April, NATMA Southern California Chapter held its annual Spring Hiking event. And in May, as part of the Taiwan Heritage Week celebration, NATMA-SCC participated in TaiwanFest in Los Angeles on May 10 and 11 and co-sponsored Taiwan Cup for Golf on May 14. On both days of TaiwanFest, we provided first-aid services for attendees. And on the 11th we held a Free Medical Clinic for consultations, blood pressure check, and blood sugar check and a Free Dental Clinic for oral health screening and teeth cleaning.

After successful medical/dental missions to Panama, Guatemala, and Haiti, NATMA-SCC and NATMA Foundation have together planned yet another medical/dental mission to Nicaragua. We will be working with the Taiwan Root, a medical mission group from Taiwan, on this mission and we also have full support of Taiwan's Embassador to Nicaragua. We believe that we will be able to acheive our goals of providing needed medical/dental services and getting Taiwan's name out there on the international stage through our efforts.


Post-mission tours are being planned also. The trip will be from August 12 to August 21--

8/12 (Tue): arrive in Nicaragua

8/13 (Wed): Official/governmental visitations in the morning; Medical Mission organizational meeting and organizing pharmaceutical products

8/14 to 8/17 (Thurs - Sun): Four-Day Medical Mission, in cooperation with Taiwan Root, at surrouding towns; including half-day of serving Taiwanese immigrants and members of the local media

8/18 to 8/21 (Mon - Thurs): Nicaragua tour (including a cruise, staying at a 5-star ocean-side resort, hours riding, water-sports, visiting a casino and a crafts market


Costs--

at Crown Plaza: double-occupancy room with breakfast is $50 per person per day (5 days total). With 4-day/3-night tour at the mission, the estimated cost per person is $650.

TA community event: NATWA annual convention in Los Angeles Apr 18-20

The 20th Annual North America Taiwanese Women’s Association (NATWA, 北美洲台灣婦女會) will be held in Los Angeles on April 18-20, 2008.

NATWA II, young professional division of NATWA, will host its 3rd Annual program, including film screening, downtown cultural tour, panel on “Our Voices for Human Rights,” and discussion on “Women Juggling Career, Family, Self and Taiwanese Community.”

The North America Taiwanese Women’s Association (NATWA) will host its 20th Annual Convention on April 18-20 at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel, 404 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. NATWA was founded to empower women by facilitating social support and leadership development for Taiwanese immigrants 20 years ago. The objectives have been expanded to preserve cultural heritage and encourage civic participation among Taiwanese American families. In addition, since the establishment of NATWA II, young professional Taiwanese American women have a new platform to showcase their talents, learn their heritages, and gain personal and professional development through this new network.

The highlight includes:

Keynote address by Freddy Lim (閃靈樂團主唱), lead singer and founder of Chthonic Band (in Holo Taiwanese and Mandarin on Saturday, April 19, 9:00am-12:00pm).*

Keynote address by Dr. Eng-Wen Tsai (蔡英文), former Chairwoman of Mainland Affairs Council (in Holo Taiwanese and Mandarin on Saturday, April 19, 9:00am-12:00pm).*

Discussion led by Dr. Michi Fu on “Balancing Act: Women Juggling Career, Family, Self and the Taiwanese Community” (in English on Saturday, April 19, 2:00pm-4:30pm).**

Mini-Film Screening featuring Marilyn Fu, Karen Lin and Stephanie Yang. (in English on Saturday, April 19, 4:30-6:30pm).

Los Angeles Night: A night of music and honors performed by top international musicians who will pay a tribute to the past 20 years of NATWA leadership and 100 years of Taiwan history (in both English and Holo Taiwanese on Saturday, April 19, 7:30-9:30pm).

NATWA II Main Panel: “Taiwanese American Women: Our Voices for Human Rights” (in English on Sunday, April 20, 9:00am-11:30am). Women leaders working for non-profits across the U. S. will share their journeys on advocating for human rights in the fields of employment, youth and education, immigration, women and family, and gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people.***

Mini “Made in Taiwan” exhibit: Creative and artistic items from Modern Taiwan (Apr. 19).

For more information or registration, please visit www.natwa.com/natwa2 or contact Joann Lo (English) at 323-244-7003 and Tsuann Kuo (Mandarin/Taiwanese) at 310-666-9137.

* Both keynote speakers are available for interviews in English.

** This session is not open to the press but individuals are welcome to attend.

*** The NATWA II program is proudly sponsored by the Hyphen Magazine.