Date: April 13-15, 2012
Location: Asian American Cultural Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/313573002010427/

Calling all UIUC Alumni! Come out to the 20th Birthday Celebration of the Taiwanese American Students Club (TASC) back on campus! This weekend event is open to alumni and current students alike, and they’ll have food, entertainment, workshops and more!

WEEKEND SCHEDULE:

Friday, April 13, 2012 (Asian American Cultural Center)

6pm: Hotpot

Saturday, April 14th, 2012: (Asian American Cultural Center)

9-10am: Breakfast
10-10:30am: Ice Breaker
10:30 – 12pm: TASC: Past to Present
12-1:30pm: Lunch (Visit your most missed restaurants!)
1:30-2:30pm: Alumni Panel (Discussion about post graduate life and advice for current students )
2:30-3:30pm: Scavenger Hunt
3:30-4:30pm: TASC Tea Time
4:30-7:00pm: Free Time
7-8:00pm: Dinner (YMCA)
8-10:00pm: Semi-formal (YMCA)

Date: Thursday, April 12, 2012
Time: 6:00am – 7:00am
Address: 166 N. State St, Chicago, IL
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/376001425756428/

Morning runs are like black coffee. It tastes bitter but you know you need a pick me up! But this morning fun run offers a Jamba Juice discount. Join Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP-Chicago), sponsored in part by Jamba Juice (State and Randolph) for a weekday morning run to the Shed Aquarium!

We will start promptly at 6:00 am on Thursday, Apr 12th. Please arrive early for stretching. Leave your gear inside the Jamba Juice store next to the Gene Siskel Film Center. The run will be very informal. Run at your own pace, turn around at any time. Have fun enjoying the scenic run.

Route:
Start at State & Randolph.
East on Randolph to Michigan
South on Michigan to Monroe
East on Monroe to Lakeshore path
South on Lakeshore path to the Shed
Est 3.6 miles round trip

Why run in the afternoons/evenings dodging tourist, annoying cyclists with their bright & blinding strobe lights, and pedestrians that think they own the Lakeshore path? Run with us in the morning and enjoy the sunrise! We do promote proper hygiene. Please leave yourself enough time for hygiene prior to work. This event is ideal for people who work from home, or their work building has a shower facility.

Getting there: CTA Train Lake Red Line

Questions? Call or email: Craig Chin (312) 859-2759 | craig@tapchicago.org
More info about TAP-Chicago: http://www.facebook.com/groups/tapchicago/

Screening Dates/Times:
Wednesday, April 11, 6:30pm
Saturday, April 14, 2:00pm

Location: Chicago Cultural Center
Address: 78 E. Washington Street, Chicago, IL
Admission is FREE
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/330682476989106/

HEAR ME (Ting Shuo) 聽說
Dir. Cheng Fen-fen, 2009, Taiwan
HEAR ME is part of the 2012 International Screenings Program.
For the complete film schedule, visit www.cinemachicago.org or www.explorechicago.org. Co-presented by: Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Chicago (TECO)

About the Film:
With their missionary father in Africa, Yang Yang makes a meager living as a street performer to support her sister’s dream of swimming in the Deaflympics. But she must choose between family obligations and following her own path when lovable loser Tian Kuo begins to woo her. This gentle story of love, acceptance, and family drama is given a fresh twist with the majority of the dialogue in sign language.109 minutes.Taiwanese with English subtitles.

To view the film’s trailer, please visit: http://asianwiki.com/Hear_Me

Please arrive early. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to theater capacity. Film is unrated. Viewer discretion is advised.

Date: Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Time: 7:00pm – 8:30pm
Location: Whirlyball of Ann Arbor
Address: 750 Phoenix dr, Ann Arbor, MI
Cost: $5 for members, $7 for non-members
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/260193374074175/

Basketball + Lacrosse + Bumper Cars + Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA)? What is this? It’s Whirlyball! A 5-on-5 battle of technique, skill, and pride. Yeah yeah it’s also a lot of fun BUT ALSO about crushing the competition.

Ok more about the fun: I love bumper cars and basketball and TASA and flinging sticks (that’s flinging as a modifier not a verb), and you will too! So RSVP to Whirlyball to garykao@umich.edu!

TASA will provide transportation. If you would be willing to help transport members let us know in your RSVP!

Date: Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Time: 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Location: Red Violet
Address: 121 W. Hubbard St., Chicago, IL
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/200980763341640

Celebrate the end of winter at Red Violet with TAP- Chicago!

Red Violet is an up and coming contemporary Chinese restaurant in River North. Be one of the first to experience their luxurious ambiance and menu/drink items with 4 free appetizers & half-price martinis and cocktails.

What better way to welcome spring and our new board of directors.

TAP- Chicago happy hours are an opportunity for Taiwanese Americans in their 20s and 30s to build their social networks, explore their culture and identity, and have a good time.

Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP- Chicago) is offering three $75 to $100 merit-based scholarships to students from Illinois schools attending the 2012 ITASA Midwest conference at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, April 6th-8th. Undergraduate students who are currently enrolled in universities/colleges within the State of Illinois are eligible and encouraged to apply.

Applicants should submit the following information to scholarship@tapchicago.org by Saturday, March 31st, 11:59PM CST for consideration:

- Full Name
- Email and Phone #
- Resume or short bio
- Answer to the questions:
… “Why do you want to attend the ITASA Midwest conference?” (100 words or less) and
… “How have you and how do you intend to contribute to the Taiwanese American and Asian American communities?” (250 words or less).

Apply now! Any questions regarding application process should be directed to Hauwei Lien (hauwei@tapchicago.org)

Date: Monday, March 12, 2012
Time: 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Location: Theory Sports Bar and Grill
Address: 9 W Hubbard, Chicago, IL
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/332974483404627/

Join Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP- Chicago) and AAJA Chicago as we battle the Mondays by watching Bulls vs. Knicks at Theory.

We tentatively have a private room with a large flatscreen.

Getting there: In the heart of River North, close to the Grand Red Line and #29, 36, 62, and 65 CTA buses!

Questions? Call or email:
Randy Tang (630) 272-6690 | randy.tang249@gmail.com

Date: Friday, March 9, 2012
Time: 10:30pm – 12:30am
Location: Prop Theater
Address: 3502 North Elston Avenue, Chicago, IL
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/236060816488968/

Ever wonder what taco flavored egg rolls taste like? Well now you no longer have to wonder. Come along with TAP- Chicago to see the city’s hottest comedy act, Taco Flavored Egg Rolls, as they give us a taste (get it?) of Asian-Hispanic family dynamics – slightly dysfunctional yet heart-warmingly loving- in their new production, “It Takes Juan to know Wong!”

And the best part about it? Part of of the ticket cost, as well as all of the proceeds from the bar, will go to Project: Vision, which helps underprivileged children from Chinatown and Bridgeport. Snatch them up right now at http://tacoflavoredeggrolls.com/?p=418, $12 each.

Any q’s email Murphy at murphy.perng@gmail.com or ring me up at 301.221.6456

Date: Sunday, February 26, 2012
Time: 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Location: Tamarind Chicago
Address: 614 S Wabash, Chicago, IL
Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/events/308398115874163/

UPDATE 2/21: Event is sold out, but they are trying to arrange more capacity. For waitlist, email all guest names to breakfast@tapchicago.org. Due to high demand, please waitlist only if you will attend. Thanks!

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Breakfast in Taipei: 20 hour flight, $1200
Breakfast in LA: 4 hour flight, $350
Breakfast at Din hao in Westmont: 40 minute drive, need a car
Breakfast at Tamarind, in Chicago, in the afternoon: AWESOME!

Lisa Ko, the Taiwanese owner of Tamarind, is going to make breakfast!

The meal will include all of your favorites from Taiwan that you can’t get in Chicago:

燒餅 Shao bing
油條 You tiao
甜豆漿 Tian dou jiang
鹹豆漿 Xian dou jiang
飯糰Fan tuan
牛肉燒餅 Niu ro shao bing
蔥油餅 Cong you bing

None of these items are on their regular menu, they are all special order for TAP!

Advance registration/payment is required so the restaurant can buy the right ingredients and prepare.

Registration Deadline: Friday, Feb 24th
Cost: $12 + $3.00 (tax and tip), pay using this link:
https://www.wepay.com/events/tap-breakfast

*Event is limited to 50 people and participation is determined by order of payment, not Facebook (Facebook does not track RSVP times).