It’s that time of year! Election season :) Have you thought of joining a tight-knit Taiwanese American community?
TAP-DC is a great place to learn, network, and socialize with diverse groups of people and organizations! Every term you can look forward to board retreats and meeting different TAP chapters at convention or even in Taiwan!
If this sounds like your cup of tea, apply today and join our TAP-DC family!
Apply here!
Election Timeline:
Applications Live: Monday, May 13th
Applications Due: Sunday, June 16th
Executive Board Decision Notification: Monday, June 24th
General Board Decision Notification: Sunday, June 30th
May 2024 Community News
Taiwan Needs You: How to Help
What happened: Earlier last month, a magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck 25 kilometers off Taiwan’s east coast near the city of Hualien. The earthquake was the most powerful to hit the island in 25 years, resulting in at least 17 deaths, 1,145 injuries, and left many buildings and roads severely damaged.
How you can help: Tzu Chi USA is accepting donations to support relief and recovery efforts for those impacted by the earthquake. All donations will be doubled, dollar-for-dollar, up to $500,000.
TAP Community Chats
Our community is growing rapidly, and to make it easier for everyone to connect, we're launching TAP community chats on Facebook! Come join us and meet other members – let's build something great together!
Join the Facebook group!
Join specific channel chats!
TANG Mentorship
Taiwanese American Next Generation (TANG) is an all volunteer organization focused on creating a nurturing community for Taiwanese American youth. Through this community, they mentor our younger siblings and encourage them to become involved members of society through exploring our four themes: Identity, Community, Growth, and Family.
If you are interested in helping mentor the Taiwanese American youth, apply here and join the team!
AAPI Indoor Climbing Meetup
Join us at Sportrock Rio and climb with fellow AAPI climbers of the DMV! (Non-AAPI folks are welcomed as well!) Are you a first timer interested in trying out climbing? Are you looking to meet new climbing friends and belay partners? All are welcomed to this meetup, every 3rd Sunday of the month. Day pass is $15 for non-gym member attendees, please sign up here!
If there are any questions please reach out to Katherine Lin via email at Kthrn.lin@gmail.com.
ACE - Capital Readiness Program
Are you a new AAPI small business owner wondering how your business can grow? Have you owned your small biz for years but are thinking of taking it to the next level?
National ACE and TAP-DC are excited to offer you a path to the next step on your journey through the Capital Readiness Program. This 8 week accelerator will put you in conversation with experts and other small business owners eager to share ideas. Hear from industry leaders on how to build a business model, expand your network and connect to sources of funding. Give yourself a boost into 2024 with this new opportunity.
The next accelerator will start soon!
Learn more and sign up here
LNY: Night of Events
In the spirit of welcoming in the Year of the Dragon, come celebrate with TAP-DC on 2/17 ‼️
Our general tickets are live until 2/9! Grab them before they run out!
Buy tickets on Zeffy (http://bit.ly/3uLVa1f)
Peak at our night of activities:
- Family style dinner
- Traditional Chinese Dance and Lion Dance Performances
- Open Bar
- Raffles
- Photobooth
- Live DJ and Dancing
⌛Time is ticking, so act now!
If you are buying as a group, reach out to TAP-DC at info@tap-dc.org and we will provide you with your exclusive group discount code. Make sure you and your friends don’t miss out on our biggest event of the year!
TAP-DC's Lunar New Year in 2024, the Year of the Dragons! This year our theme is Dance with the Dragons. Join us for a night of culture, delicious food, friends, and performances on 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 17𝒕𝒉, 2024 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮).
📢Who: Everyone 21+
🗓️When: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6PM-11PM
🏮Where: China Garden Rockville (11333 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, United States)
Introducing our Lunar New Year Performers for this year!
👉University of Maryland’s Tianyi Dance team and Hung Ci Lion Dance Troupe
Watch their amazing talent on 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 17𝒕𝒉, 2024 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮).
Learn more about them below...
Reminder that our general tickets are still 𝐋𝐈𝐕𝐄!! Snag them before they run out!
➡️RSVP: Buy tickets on Zeffy (http://bit.ly/3uLVa1f)*--Link in Bio
If you hope to buy tickets as a group, we’ve got an EXTRA special discount code just for YOU! Reach out to TAP-DC at info@tap-dc.org and we will provide you with your exclusive group discount code. Make sure you and your friends don’t miss out on our biggest event of the year!
💃🏻Tianyi💃🏻
The University of Maryland’s one and only Chinese traditional dance team. We would like to spread our culture through our passion for dance with others.
🐉Hung Ci Lion Dance Troupe 雄獅聯盟🐉
Hung Ci Lion Dance Troupe, established in 2023, seeks to promote traditional Chinese Lion dancing. Our relatively new team is led by Sifu Teach Roberts, who has over 24 years of lion dance experience.
Sifu Teach Roberts learned lion dancing while studying Kung Fu under Sifu Tai Yim. His experience with Kung Fu and its correlation with lion dancing gives him a clear understanding of their traditions, allowing him to effectively teach his students and impart the culture.
TAP-DC's Lunar New Year in 2024, the Year of the Dragons! This year our theme is Dance with the Dragons. Join us for a night of culture, delicious food, friends, and performances on 𝑺𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑭𝒆𝒃𝒓𝒖𝒂𝒓𝒚 17𝒕𝒉, 2024 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮).
🐉Who: Everyone 21+
🐉When: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6PM-11PM
🐉Where: China Garden Rockville (11333 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, United States)
Sneak peak of our Lunar New Year banquet menu specialized by China Garden!
General tickets are LIVE! Get your tickets today!
- Baked Squid and Scallops w/ Chili & Spiced Salt
- Deep Fried Stuffed Crab Claws
- Minced Seafood w/ Bean Curd Soup
- Filet Mignon "China Garden" Style
- Sauteed Fresh Lobster w/ Ginger & Spring Onion
- Double Mushrooms w/ Chinese Vegetable
- Steamed Whole Flounder "Cantonese Style"
- Vegetarian Fried Rice
- Delicious Kingdom Spare Ribs
- Sweet Sesame Balls
- Sweet Orange
Join TAP-DC in celebrating our Lunar New Year on 𝐒𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮), in the Year of the Dragons! 🐉Our theme is Dance with the Dragons. It will be a night full of culture, celebration, delicious food, friends, and performances. Dress code is cocktail attire.
🐉Who: Everyone 21+
🐉When: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6PM-11PM
🐉Where: China Garden Rockville (11333 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, United States)
🐉RSVP: Buy tickets on Zeffy (http://bit.ly/3uLVa1f)
Visit Zeffy Link for more details!
⁉️If you have any questions, email TAP-DC at info@tap-dc.org.
TAP-DC Presenting: Lunar New Year 2024
Happy New Year 2024!
Missed out on our early bird tickets? No worries! Regular bird tickets are live!
Whether you are bringing your friends, family or colleagues, all are welcome.
If you hope to buy tickets as a group, we’ve got an EXTRA special discount code just for YOU!
Time is ticking, and this offer won’t last forever! Reach out to TAP-DC at info@tap-dc.org and we will provide you with your exclusive group discount code. Make sure you and your friends don’t miss out on our biggest event of the year!
TAP-DC's Lunar New Year in 2024, the Year of the Dragons! This year our theme is Dance with the Dragons. Join us for a night of culture, delicious food, friends, and performances on Saturday, February 17th, 2024 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮).
Who: Everyone 21+
When: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6PM-11PM
Where: China Garden Rockville (11333 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, United States)
RSVP: Buy tickets on Zeffy
General Admission tickets are $110, only available until February 9, 2024
Late same week tickets are $130 and will be available until event reaches capacity
Ticket includes:
Family Style Dinner
Open Bar
Live Performances
Photobooth and DJ
Raffle ticket
Visit Zeffy Link for more details! If you have any questions, email TAP-DC at info@tap-dc.org.
Lunar New Year 2024 Early Bird Tickets!
Mark your calendars for Saturday, February 17th, 2024 at China Garden (Han Gong 漢宮) for a night of culture, celebration, food, and friends. Dress code is cocktail attire. TAP-DC's Lunar New Year in 2024, the Year of the Dragons! This year our theme is Dance with the Dragons. Join us for a night of culture, delicious food, friends, and performances!
Who: Everyone 21+
When: Saturday, February 17, 2024, 6PM-11PM
Where: China Garden Rockville (11333 Woodglen Dr, Rockville, MD 20852, United States)
RSVP: Buy tickets on Zeffy (http://bit.ly/3uLVa1f)
Early Bird Tickets are $95 and only until December 31, 2023 (limited number of tickets)
General Admission tickets are $110 only available until February 9, 2024
Late same week tickets are $130 and will be available until event reaches capacity
Ticket includes:
Family Style Dinner
Limited Open Bar
Live Performances
Photobooth and DJ
Raffle ticket
Visit Zeffy Link for more details! If you have any questions, email TAP-DC at board@tap-dc.org.
Save the Date
BIG ANNOUNCEMENT
Mark your calendars for TAP-DC’s Lunar New Year in 2024, the Year of the Dragon! This year our theme is Dancing with the Dragons. Join us for a night of culture, delicious food, friends, and performances.
Date: February 17, 2024
Location: China Garden Rockville
Lunar New Year Volunteering
Want to learn more about TAP-DC's Lunar New Year Celebration?
TAP-DC is thrilled to announce our upcoming Lunar New Year celebration, and we're inviting you to be a part of this exciting event! This year, we are planning an unforgettable Lunar New Year celebration that promises to be both meaningful and memorable.
To make this event a resounding success, we are looking for volunteers who are passionate about contributing to the community and spreading cultural awareness. Whether you have prior volunteering experience or are simply looking for a meaningful way to get involved, we welcome you to join our team.
We have four committees:
1. Fundraising
2. Marketing
3. Logistics
4. Decorating
If you're interested in volunteering in any committee or have any questions, please fill out this form. We'll provide you with more details about the event and how you can get involved.
Welcome to the new TAP-DC Board 2023-24!
A new year, a new board! Please welcome our new board members for 2023-2024:
(* denotes new board members)
President: Jeannie Shen
Vice President: Alicia Loh
Secretary: Jason Wang
Treasurer: Ryan Jian*
Webmaster: Maurice Shih
Marketing: Grace Chen
Cultural Identity: Tracy Sun
Social Chair: Dairius Kawewehi*
General Board Members: Jennifer Lung*, Eric Weiler*, Eric Hu*, Nia Dianda*
TAP-DC 2023 Board Applications Are Open!
It’s that time of year! Election season :) Have you thought of joining a tight-knit Taiwanese American community? Look no further, and join our TAP-DC family! If you have any questions, you can email info@tap-dc.org.
Applications are now OPEN, you can apply here: https://shorturl.at/anCPV
Election Timeline:
Applications Due: Saturday, June 17th
Executive Board Decision Notification: Saturday, June 24th
General Board Decision Notification: Friday, June 30th
Spark ACCEL Spotlight
SPARK Accel Spotlight: Discover the Taiwanese-American Masterminds Behind Exciting New Consuming Brands this May 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. The result is a low-calorie, non-dairy milk tea that gets its pure, clean flavor from ethically sourced premium teas rather than artificial flavors and heaps of sugar.
Alaskan Salmon Co. is a sea-to table seafood marketplace where consumers can purchase sushi-grade Alaskan Seafood directly from the ports of Alaska. Serving Michelin restaurants and customers nationwide.
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. Link to sign up here.
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Click this link here to 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'.
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.
For more info visit our website to subscribe to our newsletter.
Follow us on IG & LinkedIn to learn more about SPARK Accel’s spring 2023 program currently in progress (April 17, 2023 to May 11, 2023).
If you have any questions, please email spark@tacl.org.
AAPI Month Giveaway!
*GIVEAWAY ALERT* AAPI Month is upon us, and TAP-DC wants to celebrate and see you live it up!
To participate, all you have to do is:
Follow @tapdc and tag a friend you want to do these activities with
Show us you doing one of the activities above - the more activities you do, the more entries you get! 1 activity = 1 extra entry
Post and tag us in the post
We have a variety of prizes including:
TAP-DC Hoodies made by @fomoprints
Free tickets to TAP-DC’s Karaoke Night on May 19th & TAP-DC’s Paint and Sip Night on May 27th!
TAP-DC T-Shirts
TACL Cookbooks
Another lucky winner will win a $200 gift card to Sushi Nakazawa DC!
One very lucky winner will win a $100 gift card to Kusshi Sushi
The giveaway ends 11:59pm May 31st WEDNESDAY
*Giveaways for free tickets to Karaoke Night and Paint & Sip Night ends May 15th and May 22nd respectively.
Winners will be announced June 1st THURSDAY morning
Good luck!
Interested in Learning more about the TAP Community?
Interested in learning more about the TAP Community? Whether you're still in college, a recent grad, or a even more seasoned grad, we would love to learn more about you!
Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) is a network of organizations that holds events for Asian American and Taiwanese American professionals in their 20s and 30s. TAP events range in nature - some are social, some are cultural, others are professional or community service oriented - all are fun.
There are 10 TAP chapters around the country: in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Los Angeles, New York, Orange County, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and Washington DC.
If you're moving to a city with a TAP chapter and are looking for friends, housing, professional advice, or a community, we want to hear from you! Share a little bit about yourself in the survey below so we can better serve your needs and connect you with the TAP chapter closest to you.
🐇TAP-DC Lunar New Year 2023 Banquet- Early Bird Tickets on Sale NOW
As promised, we have a BIG Holiday ANNOUNCEMENT!
Tis the season to mark your calendars!!
After a three-year hiatus, TAP-DC is bringing back our beloved Lunar New Year Banquet Celebration in 2023, in the Year of the Rabbit!
This year, our theme will be 'Alice in TAPpyland'.
Save the date for a night of culture, celebration, food, and friends.
Who: Everyone (bring friends and family members, etc)
When: Saturday, February 4, 2023, 7-11pm
Where: Rollins Congressional Club (1621 Martha Terrace, Rockville, MD 20852)
RSVP: Buy tickets on Zeffy: https://bit.ly/3XKxfJN
Early Bird tickets are $80 and only available until December 31, 2022 (limited number of tickets)
General Admission tickets are $100 and only available until January 28, 2023
Same week tickets are $120 and will be available until event reaches capacity
Other Details:
Parking available on site in addition to street parking. Nearest metro station: Twinbrook Metro
Dress code: Cocktail attire
What to expect:
Buffet dinner
Live Performances
Photobooth and DJ
Raffle tickets
Limited Open Bar
TACL Taiwan Necklace Sale
The Taiwan necklace is back by popular demand! The classic design of a simple outline matches everything and every occasion. See more about the creators at the end of the form.
The necklace sells for $35 and includes a pendant and chain.
Submit orders before they run out!
SAVE THE DATE: Alice in TAPpyland LNY 2023
After a two year's hiatus, TAP-DC will be bringing back our beloved Lunar New Year Banquet Celebration in 2023, in the Year of the Rabbit!
Our theme this year: Alice in TAPpyland
Mark your calendars for *Saturday, February 4th* at the Rollins Congressional Club in Rockville. For a night full of culture, celebration, food, and friends. Stay tuned for more details!
TAP DC T-Shirt Preorder!
T-shirt sales are back and coming your way! Thank you again to Jennifer Chen from TAP-SF for this amazing design
If you want to pre-order a T-shirt, please fill out this form.
Deadline to submit your forms is October 31!
Questions, email info@tap-dc.org.
Welcome the new TAP DC board for 2022-2023!
Please welcome the new TAP DC board for 2022-2023! We are excited to have returning members such as Jeannie Shen (President) and Alicia Loh (Vice President), in addition to new members like Austin Keeton (Community Service/Civic Engagement Chair) and Derek Yen (Social Chair)! Check out the full list of board members here