National Voter Registration Day Discussion
September 22nd is National Voter Registration Day! Join Taiwanese American Citizens League (TACL) for a discussion about voting from 8pm - 9:30pm ET. The event features the following speakers: Eileen Lin - VoteAmerica, Director of Strategic PartnershipsHelen Li - Fresh Off the Vote Podcast, FounderChristina Hu - TACL, Director of Civic Engagement You can submit your questions in advance by emailing Christina Hu at [email protected] with subject "GOTV Questions."Facebook event details linked here. The event will be hosted on Zoom at this...
US Taiwan Startup Forum
The US Taiwan Startup Forum (UTSF) will be hosted virtually on September 11th and 25th, 2020. This year, 15 startups from five technology themes ― AI, Semiconductor, Blockchain, IoT, and Digital Health ― will be pitching in front of 14 venture capitalists with investing focus in these sectors. In addition, the venture capitalists will provide feedback to the startup entrepreneurs, share industry insights, and engage with the attendees through an interactive Q&A during an investor panel discussion. This event will be a great opportunity to learn the latest trends in the startup world,...
Hello Prosper’s 2020-2021 Asian Holiday Digital Calendar Launch
Hello Prosper just launched a free, open-source, 2020-2021 Asian Holiday Digital Calendar – an education tool to allow Asian Americans to feel celebrated and seen. How it works: Sign up for access to the digital calendar on helloprosper.co. Sharing is made easy. Copy and paste suggested language, captions, and artwork to share with your network.Compatible with Android and iPhone devices, and syncs seamlessly to the Google Calendar app.Receive historical doses of Asian culture worth celebrating at the palm of your hands. Learn about holidays and remembrance days from 19 different Asian...
New Podcast Alert: Fresh Off the Vote
TAP-NY alum, Jess Yeung, is announcing the launch of a new podcast! Fresh Off the Vote (FOTV) is a 100% grassroots podcast featuring voter outreach stories in APIA communities. Their team formed out of a Facebook Asian networking group, thanks to a young DNC delegate and educator. With a goal to make voting sexier than waiting in line with Grandma Meredith in a public gymnasium after work, they are youth inspiring other youth to use their voices. The FOTV team wants to take over the internet soon with their passion for political discussion. Podcast topics range from why Asian American...
Asian American Small Businesses Can Win $1000! COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey
Asian American Federation is conducting a COVID-19 Economic Impact Survey for Asian American small business owners. If anyone you know has a small business in NYC, please forward them this survey link. Survey responses must be received by July 24, 11:59pm to be eligible for a $1000 drawing. Upon completion of the survey, they will be randomly selecting 100 small business owners who meet eligibility to grant $1,000.
Rock the Boat Asian x Black Conversation Series
For the month of July, Rock The Boat Podcast, a narrative podcast that features Asian Americans who are challenging the status quo, is hosting a series of events focused on telling stories between the Asian and Black communities. The event series is called Let’s Talk: Asian x Black Conversations. The goal of this series is not to talk about how Asians can support Black Lives Matter or how to fight against Anti-Asian sentiments but more so an exploration and conversation between two groups of people who have different, yet similar experiences. Topics Include: 7/2 Growing Up Blasian7/9...
COVID-19 Student Relief Fund
To support those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, TAP-NY's parent organization, TACL (Taiwanese American Citizens League), has partnered with TASF (Taiwanese American Scholarship Fund) to distribute a one-time Student Relief Fund totaling $50,000 in an effort to aid Taiwanese American/Taiwanese households with students in these troubling times. OVERVIEW The COVID-19 Student Relief Fund is sponsored by TASF and operated by TACL. The fund offers a $500 one-time payment to each student in a Taiwanese American or Taiwanese household that has been financially impacted by the recent...
TAP-NY eSports Discord is Growing!
Our TAP-NY eSports Discord is growing! Not just for gamers, Discord provides a way for our community to communicate over voice, video, and text. Currently, our biggest group is for our MapleSaga players, where we enjoy the nostalgia of old-school MapleStory gameplay. Other games include Animal Crossing and Counter-Strike Global Offensive. Or you can just come hang out! Informal group chats have been a weekly highlight. Send us a message through our Facebook page to get an invite link.
Sticky Locals Support Chinatown Businesses
Sticky Locals is a collective of artists and entrepreneurs who collaborate with local AAPI-owned businesses to create branded stickers that fundraise for AAPI charities and nonprofits. They just launched their first collection and are excited to share the stickers they’ve created in partnership with five historic and beloved AAPI-owned businesses in NYC, such as Super Taste! Proceeds go towards the respective, individual business and Heart of Dinner, an organization that provides warm meals and groceries for the elderly in NYC's AAPI community. The goal for Sticky Locals is two-fold: they...
Artists for Asian American Federation
Artists for Asian American Foundation is a fundraiser by Sirui Ma, FAR-NEAR, and friends who are offering their work for sale or auction to support the Asian American Federation (AAF), a pan-Asian non-profit representing the collective voice of 70 community-based organizations serving 1.3 million Asian Americans in NYC. Check out the fundraiser's website here to see the artists' work and to purchase or bid on items. Highlights include the acclaimed Taiwanese American restaurant Win Son’s recipes for their version of Lu Rou Fan and Dan Bing and the FAR-NEAR t-shirt featured on GQ’s Best...