Golf Clinic for beginners, Chicago suburbs

Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce North America (TJCCNA) is hosting a Golf Clinici for beginners in the suburbs of Chicago. Come out and spend an afternoon to learn how to play golf. A beginners lesson clinic with learning the overall view of the golf game. After golf, there will be food and drinks and social networking. There is an option to play golf after food. Price per person is at $30 and including everything. Date: Sunday, August 17, 2008 Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm Location: Broken Arrow Golf Club, 16325 W. Broken Arrow Dr., Lockport, IL Check out the Facebook event page here: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=69727100592

Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals Happy Hour / Dinner

Let's beat the heat on Monday night. Come out to Rock Bottom - Rooftop! We will be drinking and eating appetizers. Just because the weekend is over doesn't mean you can't be out on a MONDAY night! Date: Monday, August 4, 2008 Time: 5:00pm - 8:00pm Location: Rock Bottom, 1 W. Grand Ave, Chicago, IL $5 event fee and $3 bar menu til 6pm Bring a Taiwanese friend! Questions? Contact karensun(at)gmail.com Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=31451686557

Taiwanese American Golf Outing, Chicago suburbs

Taiwanese Junior Chamber of Commerce North America (TJCCNA) is hosting a Golf Outing in the suburbs of Chicago. Date: Sunday, July 20, 2008 Time: 11:45am - 8:00pm Location: Broken Arrow Golf Club, 16325 W Broken Arrow Dr, Lockport, IL Registration: ($85/person includes lunch, green fee, golf cart, dinner and prizes) ($25/person includes dinner ONLY) Hole in one prizes 1.) 2 karat diamond ear ring 2.) Fine Jewelry Registration deadline July 11, 2008 See the Facebook event page: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=26854821884 If you have any further questions, please feel free to email Steven Lee slee1129@hotmail.com or Michael Chen at mikey11475@aol.com

Taiwanese American Professionals - Chicago Event.

Sizzling Suds - Taiwanese BBQ and Exotic Beer Tasting "turn up the heat in Chicago - Taiwanese style!!!" What: Barbecue Host: Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals When: Saturday, June 14 at 5:00pm Where: Rich's Place, Park Millenium Sundeck/Pool/Hot Tub/Party Room/BBQ Grills To see more details and RSVP, follow the link below: http://www.facebook.com/n/?event.php&eid=15069467990

Taiwanese Bike the DRIVE!

What: Taiwanese Bike the Drive When: Sunday, May 25, 2008, 5:30am - 10:30am Where: Buckingham fountain Address: Columbus and Jackson, Chicago, IL Contact: karensun @ gmail The newly formed Chicago TAPS (Taiwanese American Professional Society) is having a Bike the Drive event at the end of May: bike the drive - one of the best events in chicago. They close down all of lakeshore drive and let people ride their bikes from Montrose all the way down to Museum of Science and Industry. You can enter at any LDS entrance starting from 5:30am till 9am. At 10:30am cars are allowed back on the road. For more info go to : http://www.bikethedrive.org/ Let's get a group of us together :o) If you don't have a bike - it'll be perfect time to get one. Still not so sure - how about renting one for the day. If you've never biked before, or have always wanted to do so, now would probably be a good time to start. Questions - contact Karen Sun.

Chicago TAP's Happy Hour Event!

Host: Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals Time: 6:00pm - 9:00pm Location: Martini Park, 151 W Erie St, Chicago, IL Phone: 3025595948 Email: howardlien@gmail.com Facebook link: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=11245574308 We had a great turnout at last month's mixer (almost 20 people). Since then, we have more than doubled to over 90 members. Help us celebrate!! Let's grab a few drinks, hang out with Taiwanese friends, both old and new, and celebrate spring! We know you are itching to get out!!! No excuses - we guarantee you'll have a good time! Tasty cocktail hour specials include $3 skewers, $4 calamari and spinach artichoke dip, and $5 sliders. 151 West Erie is close to Chicago Brown line as well as Chicago and Grand Red line stops. Meet more Taiwanese people like yourself. You'll be surprised how many TW peeps are in Chicago!!! $2 event fee to help cover organizing costs (nametags, website, etc).

Showcase of Taiwanese Dance and Music, Chicago suburbs

Did you know that Taiwanese American Heritage week was coming up in May? To celebrate, DanceWorks tap dance ensemble will perform "Taiwan Enchantment," a showcase of Taiwanese dance and music. When: Sunday, May 11, 2008 from 3-5 pm Where: Christ Community Church, 13400 Bell Rd, Lemont, IL 60439 When: Monday, May 12, 2008 from 7-9 pm Where: J Theatre, Harper College, 1200 West Algonquin Rd, Palatine, IL 60067 For complimentary tickets, please call: Meilie Chen (630) 572-0499 or (630) 772-9396 Amanda Lu (630) 904-7158

Taiwan Winds Soar in St. Louis

Click here for information Click here for event poster The Saint Louis Science Center and the Greater St. Louis Chapter of the Taiwanese Association of America present Taiwan Winds Soar in St. Louis, an outdoor, heritage festival on Saturday, May 3. The highlight of the day, which celebrates Taiwanese American Heritage Week, comes when internationally recognized kite-maker Buteo Huang flies, for the first time, his new masterpiece, a prehistoric pterosaur kite with a wingspan of more than 20 feet. In addition to the pterosaur kite’s inaugural flight, Taiwan Winds offers visitors the opportunity to: -Make and fly a kite of their own -Sample cuisine from local Taiwanese restaurants -Experience Taiwanese cultural performances -Learn about feats of Taiwanese engineering and architecture -Participate in a kite design workshop on Sunday, May 4, hosted by Huang An exhibition of more than 30 other kites designed by Huang will be on display inside the Science Center through mid-June.

Be an extra for the upcoming film "Formosa Betrayed"!

From: Formosa Betrayed Production When: Wednesday, April 23rd Filming Where: Northwestern University, Evanston campus Call time: 6:30am Wrap time: 1:00pm at the latest. Most likely, you would be done by noon, and then we would serve lunch. On Wednesday, April 23rd we will be filming a critical, emotional scene in our movie: the Funeral Procession in honor of the slain Professor Wen. Turnout from the Taiwanese-American community and it’s supporters in Chicago will greatly add to the power of this moment. We look forward to your participation. Some specifics: All Background must come dressed to fit the period: early 1980’s Chicago winter. We will provide a web-site address of clothing reference images. We hope to hear from our most under-represented age range: 30-40 year olds, but all adults are welcome. The filming commitment will be from 630am to 1pm. We’ll ensure a comfortable work environment and will require your attendance for the entirety of the scene. Being unavailable at any point in the shooting of the scene compromises the production. (Think “disappearing actor.”) Participation in the emotion of the scene will involve some direction. Given the nature of the moment, a symbolic Funeral Procession, Background actors will show and act according to the gravity of the moment. The director and producers will call on you to make the scene real in subtle, genuine ways. So if you ARE interested, reply ASAP!: Step 1) send an email to formosa@atmospherecastingchicago.com Step 2) CC jon@formosathemoviecom and Jon Lee will help everything get processed. Step 3) Provide this information in the email: - Name - Phone # - Email address - Age - Gender Click here for MORE detailed information about what to wear We look forward to creating, together, a great moment in Formosa Betrayed!

Newly formed TAPS Chicago

Various people have asked whether there was a social Taiwanese group for the Midwest ever since this site got started. Unfortunately, the answer had always been, "none that I know of", at least until now. There is a new group, called CTAP (Chicago Taiwanese American Professions) that has sprung up on Facebook with Howard Lien leading the charge. They currently don't have a web site, but they use facebook groups to coordinate their events. As far as I can tell, they're fairly active. So if you're interested in other Taiwanese in the Chicago area, and meet up with them! Or if you're shy, drop Howard Lien a line.