Join TAP-Chicago, KACC, Kollaboration Chicago, KABA, OKTA Chicago, and Social Quarters for a screening of OFF THE MENU by award-winning filmmaker Grace Lee. A panel discussion with local Asian American chefs and restaurant owners follows the film. Panelists include Top Chef contestant Beverly Kim (Parachute), Ivan Lee (Aloha Eats), and Paul Ko (Vora). TAP-Chicago has access to a limited number of discounted group tickets at $8 vs. $11 regular price!
Purchase your ticket at http://offthemenu.eventbrite.com/
ABOUT THE FILM
In OFF THE MENU (2015, USA, 60 min), Grace Lee travels across the U.S. to explore the important role food plays in Asian American communities. From Houston, Texas to New York’s Lower East Side, from Oak Creek, Wisconsin to Oahu, Hawaii, Lee seeks stories that reflect an evolving Asian America. The focus on food serves as a way to explore the deeper connections of culture, family, and ideas of authenticity and adaptation that link all Asian Americans. The film takes us on a cultural journey with thoughtful observations of how traditions around the preparation, sharing and creation of meals bring people and communities together. Lee samples the warm hospitality of a Wisconsin Sikh temple’s feast, checks out the empire of a self-made Texan “sushi king,” and the innovations of a young Manhattan fusion chef. In doing so, she proves the way to the heart of any Asian American community is definitely through its stomach!
MORE INFORMATION
This screening of Off the Menu is part of the 20th Annual Asian American Showcase at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. TAP-Chicago is also supporting the screening of 9-Man on Thursday, April 16th, more information and tickets are available at http://9man.eventbrite.com/
More information about the film festival is available at http://www.siskelfilmcenter.org/asianamerican2015.
**Purchase your ticket at http://offthemenu.eventbrite.com/
More information about TAP-Chicago is available at http://tapchicago.org/
Questions? Contact Hauwei Lien at 302.559.5948 | hauwei at tapchicago dot org
Join TAP-Chicago for a screening of the film 9-MAN on the closing night of the Asian American Showcase! A special discussion with the film’s director follows the screening. TAP-Chicago has access to a limited number of discounted group tickets at $8 vs. $11 regular price!
Purchase your ticket at http://
ABOUT THE FILM
9-MAN is the story of a gritty Chinese-only street-ball game born in the alleys and parking lots of local 1930s Chinatowns. Director Ursula Liang follows 9-man’s rising stars and chronicles the rich history and evolution of the sport as rival teams battle to cement their place in history.
Once a year, Labor Day weekend marks the culmination of a summer’s worth of early mornings, late nights and hours of practice. It’s where for some, a local playground is remembered as a benchmark in history and for others, a place that must be forgotten. It’s where bitter rivals will battle by day only to become better friends by night. And it’s where one team will eventually find glory and etch its place in the 80-year history of the game. For many Chinese American athletes, Labor Day is dedicated to one thing and one thing only: 9-man.
9-MAN follows the history of the game, from the discrimination that many Chinese American immigrants faced in the 1930s to the physical and emotional battles that take place on the courts. Pivoting between the action on the parking lots and the late-night parties, the film captures the spirit of nine-man, as the players not only battle for a championship, but fight to preserve the sport they love.
MORE INFORMATION
This screening of 9-MAN is the closing film of the 20th Annual Asian American Showcase at the Gene Siskel Film Center of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. TAP-Chicago is also co-presenting the screening of Off the Menu on Saturday, April 11th, more information and tickets are available at http://
More information about the film festival is available at http://
**Purchase your ticket at http://
More information about TAP-Chicago is available at http://tapchicago.org/
Questions? Contact Hauwei Lien at 302.559.5948 | hauwei at tapchicago dot org
Brrr!!! It’s cold out there!! Let’s get together and go for some hotpot at Little Lamb Hotpot Restaurant, the newly opened restaurant in Chinatown!!
Cost: $17 per person (including tax + tip)
Purchase tickets here.
**Only way to ensure your attendance is through Eventbrite! Event is limited to 25 people.**
Menu: pre-decided mix of meats, veggies, tofu, fish balls that can be cooked in either a seafood or “mala” (麻辣) hotpot soup base
Getting There: CTA Red Line to Cermak-Chinatown stop. Then, walk over to 2201 S Wentworth Ave.
Questions? Contact us.
Kelly Chen | kelly@tapchicago.org | 408.480.64
After having TAP-Chicago Goes to Hotpot for brunch/lunch, let’s celebrate Chinese New Year (this year it’s on Feb 19th) by enjoying some great tunes at Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s Sounds of China event!
Virtuoso soloists from the world-renowned National Chinese Traditional Orchestra and the CSO come together for an extraordinary event kicking off Chicago’s citywide Chinese New Year celebration. In collaboration with the The Chinese Fine Arts Society, this unforgettable performance showcases traditional Chinese folk music and instruments fused with contemporary Chinese and western classical music!
CSO also has kindly offered Chicago Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP- Chicago) a 15% discount!!
Cost: Tickets start at $20
15% Promo Code: SOCCTAP15
Buy Tickets here.
Please refer to the Facebook event page for more information!
The 7th Annual Lunar Ball, Chicago’s largest fundraiser for Asian American young professionals and friends, will be held on Saturday, March 7th at the Chicago History Museum. On behalf of the Lunar Ball Committee, we invite you to support community development and education by attending Lunar Ball 2015.
This year, we expect a crowd of 500+ of Chicago’s most accomplished and involved young professionals to fill the Chicago History Museum for an evening of fun, food, and networking. The event will include tastings from Chicago’s top restaurants, adult beverages all night, performances, multiple DJs, raffle, and silent auction.
There’s no better time than the Year of the Ram to meet new friends and professional contacts. The event sells out every year, so buy your tickets here today!
For constant updates, please check our Facebook event page or visit:
Come join TAP-Chicago, JASC Connect, and KACC to watch the final performance of Ching Chong Chinaman on October 19th at the Raven Theatre!
THE PLAY
Lauren Yee’s Ching Chong Chinaman satirizes the Asian American identity and explores what happens when a Chinese American family loses all sense of their cultural heritage. The ultra-assimilated Wong family is living the American dream, but not all is perfect. Upton, the Wongs’ youngest child, dreams of becoming a World of Warcraft champion and the only things that stand in his way are his daily chores and homework. Desdemona, the Wongs’ daughter, has goals of attending Princeton, but her math grades are not up to par. Upton comes up with an idea to solve both their problem by acquiring Jinqiang, a Chinese indentured servant who envisions an American dream of his own.
Directed by Giau Minh Truong
Produced by A-Squared Theatre Workshop
Featuring George Infantado, Ramona Kywe, Victoria M. Ng, Tea Ro, Joe Yau, and Alex Xiao Wu
Assistant Director/Stage Manager: Pearl Paramadilok
Costume Designer: Ginger Leopoldo
Set Designer: Rick Combs
Lighting Designer: Joseph A. Burke
Choreographer: Tarah Ortiz Durnbaugh
FOOD BEFORE THE SHOW
Before the show, a group of us will be grabbing delicious Korean chicken wings at 1:30 PM at Dak – Korean Chicken Wings (http://www.yelp.com/biz/
If you can’t make it at 1:30 PM to Dak’s, no worries! Just meet up with us in the lobby of Raven Theatre at 3:15 PM to pick up your ticket before we head inside.
COST
A-Square Theatre Workshop has offered us discounted prices at $13 (normally $30) per person if we can get a group of 10 together.
TICKETS
Please purchase tickets here:
http://
TRANSPORTATION
Both the theater and Dak’s are close to the CTA Granville Red Line Stop. Bus stops 22 and 155 are also close by to the theater.
Questions? Feel free to contact us!
Candice Kao | candice@tapchicago.org | 832.390.8832
Kelly Chen | kelly@tapchicag.org | 408.480.6408t
The blockbuster Taiwanese film KANO is coming to Chicago! The Chicago premiere will include a discussion with the director and producers of the film. Tickets are currently SOLD OUT, however, thanks to a generous donation by Russell Wu, TAP-Chicago has a limited quantity for TAP-Chicago members. All proceeds from ticket sales will support an Asian American arts charity.
Don’t miss this last chance to get tickets to see KANO!
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Kano is a 2014 Taiwanese baseball film directed by Umin Boya and produced by WEI Te-Sheng and Jimmy Huang. It depicts how the multiracial Kano baseball team from southern Taiwan overcame great odds to represent the island in the 1931 Japanese High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium, when Taiwan was still under Japanese rule. Performing beyond all expectations, the underdog team advanced to the championship game in the tournament.
KANO Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/
IMDB link here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/
SCHEDULE:
10:15-10:30 am | Pick up KANO ticket at Culture Center of TECO in Westmont
11:00 am-2:00 pm | KANO Showtime
2:00-3:00 pm | Panel w/ Director and Producers
COST:
General admission: $15 by Sunday, October 19th
Late admission: $20 by Friday, October 24th
TICKETS:
Tickets can be purchased here:
http://
***NOTE: This Facebook event and the above Eventbrite link are for tickets to the SUBURBAN viewing at the theater in the Culture Center of TECO in Westmont ***
TRANSPORTATION
Address: 55 E. 63rd St, Westmont, IL 60559
Free Parking!
CONTACT US
Ning Lee | ning@tapchicago.org | 224-415-2615
Kelly Chen | kelly@tapchicago.org | 408-480-6408
Breakfast in Taipei: 20-hour flight, $1600
Breakfast in LA: 4-hour flight, $350
Breakfast at Din Hao in Westmont: 45-minute drive, need a car
Breakfast at the amazing Vora restaurant, in Chicago = AWESOME!
This event will feature your favorite breakfast and street foods from Taiwan in Vora’s modern and elegant environment!
THE MENU:
Egg Pancake (蛋餅)
Fried Dough Sticks (油條）
Pan-Fried Pork Buns (生煎包）
Purple Rice Fan Tuan (紫米飯團）
Chive Chicken Pie 韭菜盒子
Hot/Cold Sweet Soybean Milk （甜豆漿)
COST:
Early bird ticket: $15 by Sunday, Oct 19th
General admission ticket: $19 by Friday, Oct 24th
Late/On-site registration: $24 (If space is available)
TICKETS
Purchase tickets here: https://
**Only way to ensure your attendance is through Eventbrite! We will close late/on-site registration if we reach capacity.
***This event sells out every time and advance registration/payment is required! Event limited to 40 people.
TRANSPORTATION
Close to CTA Red Line Clark/Division. Street parking limited.
Questions? Contact us.
Ting Chen | ting@tapchicago.org | 217.721.8790
Kelly Chen | kelly@tapchicago.org | 408.480.6408
The blockbuster Taiwanese film KANO is coming to Chicago! The Chicago premiere will include a discussion with the director and producers of the film. Tickets are currently SOLD OUT, however, thanks to a generous donation by Russell Wu, TAP-Chicago has a limited quantity for TAP-Chicago members. All proceeds from ticket sales will support an Asian American arts charity.
This event will also be immediately following the TAP-Chicago Traditional Taiwanese Breakfast!!
http://tapchicago.org/?p=3299
Don’t miss this last chance to get tickets to see KANO!
ABOUT THE MOVIE:
Kano is a 2014 Taiwanese baseball film directed by Umin Boya and produced by WEI Te-Sheng and Jimmy Huang. It depicts how the multiracial Kano baseball team from southern Taiwan overcame great odds to represent the island in the 1931 Japanese High School Baseball Championship at Koshien Stadium, when Taiwan was still under Japanese rule. Performing beyond all expectations, the underdog team advanced to the championship game in the tournament.
KANO Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/
IMDB link here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/
SCHEDULE:
12:00-2:00 pm | Join us right before this event for some delicious traditional Taiwanese breakfast food! (Optional)
2:15-2:30 pm | Pick up KANO ticket at ShowPlace ICON Theater
3:00-6:00 pm | KANO Showtime
6:00-7:00 pm | Panel w/ Director and Producers
COST:
General admission: $15 by Sunday, October 19th
Late admission: $20 by Friday, October 24th
TICKETS:
Tickets can be purchased here:
http://
***NOTE: This Facebook event and the above Eventbrite link are for tickets to the DOWNTOWN/CITY viewing at the ShowPlace ICON Chicago Theater ***
TRANSPORTATION
Close to CTA Red Line Roosevelt Station.
CONTACT US
Ning Lee | ning@tapchicago.org | 224-415-2615
Kelly Chen | kelly@tapchicago.org | 408-480-6408
Come with TAP-Chicago on November 22nd to see one of the last performances of The Hundred Flowers Project!
THE PLAY
Digital media becomes the perfect “ally” for a group of actors collectively creating a play about Mao Tse Tung’s Cultural Revolution. As their work-in-progress starts morphing into a propaganda play about the play itself, disturbing questions arise as to who, or what, is controlling the narrative.
Statement from Playwright Christopher Chen:
The Hundred Flowers Project is my big, multimedia fantasia on the Cultural Revolution in China. With heavy use of modern technology, the piece explores the state of mind of Mao’s regime by melding it with our own Facebook age, ultimately finding a shared, crazed selfmythologizing ethos in both. To really capture the vertiginous, careening, propagandic feel of the Cultural Revolution, I decided to make this a visceral piece of theater with all cylinders firing, embracing spectacle and a kaleidoscopic, continuously shifting structure. I love plays that take audiences on an emotional and intellectual roller coaster, plays that disorient and startle as a means of opening up hidden levels of insight.
Reviews:
”“Flowers” revels in a mixed-media meta-theatricality that unfolds its unexpected twists with sharp clarity.”
– Robert Hurwitt, San Francisco Chronicle, October 30, 2012
“Chen’s vision — linking the power of Mao’s reign with Facebook’s dominance — is at once hilariously satirical and ominous.”
– Jean Schiffman, San Francisco Examiner, November 1, 2012
“Chen’s new play is an extremely challenging work whose theatrical concept is framed by a mash-up of emerging technology that will leave you with plenty of food for thought.”
– George Heymont, Huffington Post, November 10, 2012
Video
http://vimeo.com/61778413
COST
Silk Road Rising has kindly offered us discounted tickets at $30 per person. Use promo code: TAPChicago
TICKETS
Please purchase tickets here:
https://web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/9931283
TRANSPORTATION
Theater is close to CTA Lake, Washington/Wells, Clark/Lake stops.
Questions? Contact us.
Candice Kao | candice at tapchicago dot org | 832.390.8832
Kelly Chen | kelly at tapchicago dot org | 408.480.6408