new site/blog

http://umcptasa.wordpress.com/
it's our new site/blog!

carwash, tenative date

TASA is holding a carwash at White Flint Exxon (11430 Rockville Pike) on July 11.

summer time

So... I think I broke the layout by posting the video below. Whatever. Go watch it.

TASA may or may not have a few activities during the summer. We *did* have a wonderful end-of-school-year BBQ hosted by Matt and also attended by our friends from VSA. I think the best part of the BBQ were the kebabs. The mushrooms were delicious, but a b*tch to skewer on properly.

Also, the first BBQ where nothing major happened! No cops, no random people crashing our party, no one doing anything stupider than asking for more food...

officers!

2008-2009 OFFICER INTRO

Thank you for an excellent year, and below is the list of the new officers!



Presenting you the 2009-2010 OFFICERS
Executive Board
Co-Presidents
Allen L
Maria C
Vice President
Emily C
Co-Treasurers
Casper C
Doris H

Officers
Co-Public Relations
Charles C
Irene K
Co-Programming
Danny H
Daniel W
Senior Advisors
Eric C
Kathy C
Matthew T
Shiehan C
Webmaster
Austin C
Historian
Allen T

And we'll always miss our class of 2009!

Night Market 2009

THANK YOU FOR COMING TO NIGHT MARKET!

Despite holding it on the same day of Art Attack, we had a pretty good turnout, and even had leftover food!

NIGHT MARKET

UMCP TASA Night Market 2009

It's that time of year again! UMCP's Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA) presents the 6th Annual Taiwanese Night Market.

Friday, May 1st from 7 - 10pm @ Grand Ballroom in the Stamp Student Union

Come out and taste over 20 unique, authentic Taiwanese food and drinks, from pineapple fried rice, pepper fried chicken, tempura, grass jelly, to tea eggs, and of course, bubble tea.

There will also be plenty of games and a culture section, where you can write Chinese calligraphy, get up to date on Taiwanese pop culture, and catch live goldfish.

While you're enjoying yourself with the different food, drinks, culture, and games, there will also be plenty of entertainment. This years performances include:
-Eating Contest
-Breakdance
-Traditional Dance
-Wushu
-Fashion Show
-Karaoke

There will also be a raffles for over $200 worth of prizes!

Each food/drink item will cost 1 ticket.
- $2 buys you 3 tickets and 1 raffle entry

Tickets will be on sale at HOFF THEATRE the day of Night Market.

See you there!

recent events

We had a very successful bake sale in March. Raised over $150 for AALEAD.

Upcoming in April: Wiffleball/Kickball Social, along with the AASU Wiffleball Tourney. TASA is teaming up with Sigma Beta Rho as the Green Guerrillas.

NIGHT MARKET is MAY 1st.

2/28 Incident

Disclaimer: UMCP TASA does not like to get involved with political debates. UMCP TASA supports no political party.

Okay, disclaimer over. Despite that, I want to bring light to the 2/28 incident. It's a highly political event that happened in 2/28/1947, when a cigarette vendor was arrested by the KMT. That then led to the "White Terror" era of Taiwan and martial law, until 1987.

The 2/28 incident was kept quiet until 1995.

Thousands of people in between the years of 1947 and 1987 were arrested or executed for political dissent.

While today the 2/28 Incident still a very political issue, past genocide is not to be ignored. Get educated.

iTASA 2009

Went to iTASA 2009 East Coast Conference this past weekend (Feb 19-22). We had lots of fun, met new people, and... made it out alive from Duke University's campus.

Upcoming events:
3/6 BAKE SALE for charity! 10am-3pm in front of Stamp Student Union
3/28 - Wiffleball/Kickball Social at the Engineering Fields from 2-4pm. Help us out for the AASU Wiffleball Tournament.