TAP-DC and TACL are proud to present: Taiwan Indigenous Culture Night!
Our guest speaker will be introducing basic information about Taiwan Indigenous Peoples. Attendees will also get to learn some Pangcah/’Amis Indigenous songs or daily dialogue, such as hello & goodbye, numbers, and more.
This event will take place online on November 9, 2022 at 8:30pm EST / 5:30 PDT. Register on eventbrite to receive the link to access this free virtual event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/423060694927
Questions? Please feel free to reach out to jennifer.chen@tap-dc.org.
About the speaker: Margaret Yun-Pu Tu a.k.a. Nikal Kabala’an, Ph.D. Candidate in Law
Margaret is an international student from the Indigenous communities in Taiwan, Pangcah/’Amis and Sakizaya; also, the Hakka, the Hoklo, and the people who relocated to Taiwan from 1945-1949. She shared her story as a mix-blood Taiwanese in the Blue Marble Bash Student Speeches 2022 in Downtown Seattle.
Currently, Margaret is pursuing her Ph.D. in Law at the University of Washington as the 2020 cohort. She also joins the Native Education Certificate Program, University of Washington College of Education, as Cohort 4 in 2022-24. Her research interests are Taiwan Studies, Indigenous Education, and Curriculum Design. She is the recipient of the Scholarships for Indigenous People to Study Overseas from the Ministry of Education, Taiwan. She is affiliated with the UW Taiwan Studies Program as a Ph.D. Student and the UCLan Centre of Austronesian Studies (COAST) as an Associate Research Fellow.
Margaret serves as the core staff in the UW Taiwanese Graduate Student and Professional Association (TGSA). She is in the Young Scholar Program of the North America Taiwanese Professors’ Association (NATPA) in 2022. She also participates in the International Pride—an organization at UW which fosters community for LGBTQIA+ international students.
About TACL (Taiwanese Americans Citizens League): The professional chapters of TACL, branded Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP), make up the largest network of Taiwanese American young professionals in the United States. TACL’s TAP chapters span the country from coast to coast, with events and programs focused on pillars of culture, community service, professional, social, and leadership. TAP chapters serve as the local voice and leadership of TACL in each region. https://tacl.org/
About TAP-DC: TAP-DC is the Washington DC affiliate chapter of TACL National. TAP-DC enhances the Taiwanese American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development, while emphasizing the preservation of Taiwanese American identity. https://www.tap-dc.org/ See less