Tradition ● Transition ● Creation (*support elite to lead*)
Monday, January 5, 2009
Dancing? Boy! What an experience!
"Friends of Taiwan" was celebrating 2006 Thanksgiving on November 4, at the Culture Center at City of El Monte. There were enough musical programs already and the host was seriously asking for our Hakka Dance...well, here are "Dancing Girls"...
A non profit organization established in July 2000 by Josephine Pan. Officially register with the State of California in 2007. Have been granted the Tax Exempt Status 501.(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); with the following purposes: To promote Taiwanese, Taiwanese American arts and literature; To protect and enhance the human rights, freedom and democracy for the people in Taiwan.
Missions: Support scholars, artists, and/or other elites in promoting the understandings of Taiwanese culture and heritage; To foster passion and pride in Taiwanese Americans for their Taiwanese cultural heritage cultural exchanges, leading to understanding and appreciation of the uniqueness of Taiwanese culture;
Functions: Orchestrate/facilitate events, raise funds; Support and sponsor, co-sponsor other associations for their events; No regular members but call for volunteers for its each event; Depending on the scale of each event,TEA is able to mobilize volunteers accordingly; What do we do: A. Regular Educational Programs B. Regular Volunteer Programs C. Culture Events D. Political Support Events
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