Locating the Sacred Festival

August 6th, 2012

From a presentation of traditional Sufi devotional music to poems discoverable by a QR decoder on a cell phone, the Asian American Arts Alliance’s Locating the Sacred Festival promises all New Yorkers a chance to glimpse the sublime and the sacred in everyday life. [Read More]

NASA rover lands on Mars

August 6th, 2012

The Mars science rover Curiosity landed on the Martian surface shortly after 10:30 p.m. Pacific time on Sunday (1:30 a.m. EDT Monday/0530 GMT) to begin a two-year mission seeking evidence the Red Planet once hosted ingredients for life, NASA said. [Read More]

1st Entrepreneur Challenge & Competition

August 6th, 2012

Taiwanese Merchants Association (“TMA”) and Taiwanese American Professionals – New York (“TAP-NY”) are launching the 1st Entrepreneur Challenge & Competition (“ECC”) where creative Taiwanese American entrepreneurs get the chance to present novel ideas (e.g., tech start-up, non-profits, hedge funds, food trucks, jewelry and fashion) to a panel of distinguished judges and compete for cash prizes up to $10,000. Our goal is to create a platform for Taiwanese Americans to showcase their entrepreneurial spirit and inspire the community. [Read More]