During Labor Day Weekend, TAP-NY hosted the 2015 National Convention, “Our Next Chapter,” which boasted 80 attendees across our TACL Boards and a ritzy & glamorous gala with 150 guests, a soulful performance from up-and-coming Taiwanese American artist Treya and an inspirational keynote speech from John Liu, an integral contributor to the early days of TACL.  It was a memorable weekend of leadership development, identity exploration, sharing best practices and lots of Board bonding.  I’m definitely feeling some “Convention Withdrawal” right now.  Check out our recap blog here.

 

This fiscal year, September 2015 to August 2016, marks TACL’s 30th anniversary, and we are very excited to share our history and accomplishments with you.  We kicked off with a beautiful gala in NYC during our 2015 National Convention, and as the year moves on, we have more celebrations and commemorative postings to share with you.  This is the legacy of all those giants who came before us, this is the passion and dedication of our TACL Family, this is 30 years.  Stay tuned on our 30th Anniversary website to learn more.

For now, please enjoy our 30th Anniversary Video.

 

TACL-LYF Camp is a 6-day 5-night summer youth leadership camp held every June in the San Francisco Bay Area for Taiwanese American youth in grades 5 through 12. TACL-LYF’s primary objectives are to deepen the campers’ understanding of their unique cultural heritage, to cultivate their leadership and communication skills, and to connect them with other Taiwanese Americans.

After another hugely successful week at camp, we caught up with a couple of their counselors to hear about why they keep going back year after year. Here’s our interview with TACL-LYF President, Vincent Chang, and former Program Director, Ryan Chen.

Check out their super fun Video Recap here.

 

At the National Convention in New York, TAP-Austin was voted in by their peer TAPs and is now an official TAP Chapter.  Congratulations and welcome to our newest family member!  TACL conducted a short interview with Erica Liu, TAP-Austin’s Founding President to learn a little more about her and TAP-Austin.  Here is what we found out.

 

TAP-DC is spearheading “Bike There 2015”, a Taiwan heritage bike expedition, and wants YOU to join them.  If you are an avid biker and want to explore the mountains and beaches of the beautiful island of Taiwan with fellow Taiwanese Americans, follow their Facebook page to stay informed about the trip (which should be towards the end of 2015). Put on your explorer caps and bike on!