Calling all Taiwanese American leaders across the nation! TAP-Boston invites you to join us this Labor Day weekend for the Fall 2016 TACL National Convention in Kendall Square, home of MIT and Boston’s tech industry. Our theme is Disrupt: Reimagining Our Community, and will feature small group-based workshops with facilitators such as HoChie Tsai, founder of TaiwaneseAmerican.org, and fun socials like our New England style lobster bake. Come join us as we foster meaningful relationships between individuals and build a collective vision for our community. Visit our website (http://bit.ly/tacldisrupt) for more information and to register -- Early bird sales end August 1st!

Two weeks ago, TACL-LYF successfully held its weeklong Taiwanese American summer camp, having so much fun in the sun with over 120 campers and 45 staff. The theme for this year’s LYF Camp was “When LYF Gives You Lemons,” and the campers worked on their problem-solving skills and leadership skills, while exploring Taiwanese American culture.

To give you a glimpse into all the cool stuff that went on, here is our interview with TACL-LYF President, Cynthia Su.

 

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With the 2016 primary season done with and the major party nominations made, the road to the general election is sure to be eventful and it is important that every voice in each generation in our community is heard. Voter registration guidelines vary from state to state and can be confusing. Make sure to find out the most up to date information from your state and keep having these conversations with your family and friends.

General Election Day is TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016.

For this summer, here is TACL’s checklist for the general election.
 

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In May, a coalition of 132 Asian American organizations was expected to file a complaint with the Departments of Education and Justice against Brown, Dartmouth and Yale University to end affirmative action, because they claim that quotas are hurting Asian Americans in the college application process. TACL does not agree with their claim that affirmative action implies racial quotas and signed a letter along with 150 Asian-American organizations in support of affirmative action.  Check out the letter and list of 150 organizations here.

Every March, SXSW (South by Southwest) takes over downtown Austin with one of the largest music festivals to showcase music from various genres and countries. SXSW hosted an official “Taiwan Beats” night, where we got to listen to the entire lineup from Taiwan. To increase exposure for these artists, TAP-Austin hosted a separate day-show, TAP JAM. Here are the 6 ways TAP-Austin jammed at SXSW with TAP JAM.

 

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At the end of May, TAP-LA hosted an Investment Conference that boasted over 500 attendees with industry hotshot speakers like Frank Yang (CEO of Simple Human), Keith Kaplan (CEO of Tesla Foundation) and William Wang (CEO of Vizio). In fact, it was so cool that all the West Coast TACL Program Presidents (TAP and PIP) traveled from Seattle, San Francisco, San Diego and local Los Angeles to attend. TACL alumni Candice Hung and John Chiang (yes, California State Treasurer is a TACL alumnus) attended the conference as well!  Here is our recap of the star-studded conference.
 

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On June 3rd, TAP-SF and 35 members took on Lassen Volcanic National Park for our inaugural camping trip. Many came from far and wide - shoutouts to relentless friends who trekked to Lassen from Oregon, Los Angeles, and San Diego. With a U-Haul truck full of food and supplies, we embarked on an active weekend of food and fast friendships. Here are 8 things you need to know about this year’s trip.