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Happy Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!
In this month's issue: 
 
Join Us For Our 30th Taiwanese American Cultural Festival!

TAP-SF Events and Happenings:
  • Saturday, May 27: Taiwanese Heritage Day @ Oakland A's
  • Join the TAP-SF Dragon Boat Team!
  • TAP-SF Mentorship Pilot Program: Update
Asian American Community Happenings
  • CAAMFest 2023
  • SPARK Accel Spotlight

Join Us in SF This Weekend!

30th Taiwanese American Cultural Festival

When: Saturday, May 13 from 10AM - 4PM
Where: San Francisco's Union Square

It's here! “Take Off to Taiwan” this Saturday and join TAP-SF at our 2023 Taiwanese American Cultural Festival!

This weekend, Union Square will be divided into zones correlating to various Taiwanese counties, inviting visitors to:

  • Experience authentic Taiwanese cuisine in “Tainan” (the festival food court)
  • Watch engaging, show-stopping performances in “Taipei” (our stage and performance area)
  • Play fun, cultural activities in “Yilan” (the activities section)
  • Grab your “passport” at “Taoyuan” (our information booth and swag stand), explore all the festival has to offer, and return to our info booth at the end to exchange your completed "passport" for a raffle ticket!

Come by to enjoy traditional performances, fill up on Taiwanese fare, and support local artists and Asian-owned businesses! 
See all that we have in store for you!

TAP-SF Events and Happenings

Taiwanese Heritage Day at Oakland A's

When: Saturday, May 27 at 1PM
Where: Oakland Coliseum

Watch the Oakland A's battle the Houston Astros at the first-ever Taiwanese Heritage Day! Since tickets have been selling quickly, TAP-SF has increased our block of tickets for the game. Ticket price includes a commemorative Taiwanese blue magpie hat. Purchase tickets by May 20 to guarantee a seat in the TAP-SF section.
Get Your Game On

Join the TAP-SF Dragon Boat Team!

TAP-SF is participating in the California Dragon Boat Association's annual sprints/race challenge on August 12, 2023 in Foster City and we need a team of 20 rowers (10 men, 10 women). The registration fee is $75 and includes our team t-shirt, two required practices*, and two races (a qualifier round and a final round). Pay via Zeffy to hold your spot, and we will follow up with the registration link and waiver.

*The two required practices will be at Lake Merced in SF on July 29 and August 5 from 11am-2pm.
Row, Row, Row Your (Dragon) Boat

TAP-SF Mentorship Program: Update

Thank you to all those who replied to our mentorship program survey! The survey is now closed. If you haven’t already, you will receive a message with your match in the next few days. We are excited to see how this pilot program goes!

Asian American Community Happenings
The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) presents CAAMFest, the nation’s largest Asian American festival, celebrating 41 years of Asian American Stories May 11 - 21, 2023.

This year CAAMFest is returning fully in-person with a call to gather in the community. This year's festival will have expanded programming that will take you on a journey centered in community and gathering through film, food, and music. TAP-SF is proud to be a Community Partner for the screenings of: American Born Chinese and Centerpiece: Starring Jerry as Himself.

For information on screenings and tickets, visit caamfest.com.
SPARK Accel Spotlight

SPARK Accel is a 100% volunteer-run, non-profit, and equity-free virtual accelerator under Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL), dedicated to supporting Taiwanese-American adjacent founders. 

Discover the Taiwanese-American Masterminds Behind Exciting New Consumer Brands this AAPI Month!

  • Twrl Milk Tea was founded on an obsession to make a milk tea latte—a quintessential Asian drink that we love—even better. 
  • Alaskan Salmon Co. is a sea-to table seafood marketplace where consumers can purchase sushi-grade Alaskan Seafood directly from the ports of Alaska. 
  • Empress Hot Sauces are inspired by global flavors and Taiwan's unique produce to create flavorful sauces with a comfortable heat.
  • Ada Lip Beauty is the first bio-based lipsticks made from renewable agriculture and marine resources with pigments only from vegetables such as beets, potatoes, radish, spirulina and turmeric.
  • Creobase is a platform by creators for creators to scale their creative business. Discover brand contacts, manage and automate brand partnerships all in one platform. 
Read more about how Asian founders are making impressive strides in capturing the hearts of grocery shoppers, while courageously challenging the traditional confines of the 'ethnic aisle'. 

 

 

ABOUT TAP-SF

We are a 100% volunteer-run organization with a focus on fostering a Taiwanese American community in the Bay Area.
We welcome people of all cultures and backgrounds!
To learn more, visit us at www.tap-sf.org.

TAP-SF is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization through its parent organization, Taiwanese American Citizens League (http://tacl.org/).

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