June 2020
TAP-NYxOC Screening and Discussion on 13th and Racial Inequality [Virtual]
TAP-NY and TAP-Orange County (OC) are teaming up to host our next virtual screening, which will be of Ava DuVernay's documentary, 13th. 13th explores how the Thirteenth Amendment (the documentary's namesake) led to mass incarceration in the United States and features analysis by scholars, activists, and politicians. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 89th Academy Awards, and won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special at the 69th Primetime Emmy Awards, among…
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TAP-NY Mochi Ice Cream Cook-a-Long [Virtual]
Summer's here! Join TAP-NY virtually in making the perfect summer treat, homemade Mochi Ice Cream. We'll be following Just One Cookbook's Mochi Ice Cream Recipe. All you need are 5 simple ingredients: Glutinous rice flour or sweet rice flour Water Sugar Potato starch or cornstarch Ice cream of your choice Whether you're a mochi expert or a complete newb, join us in making these treats together! We'll be hosting this cook-a-long class on either Zoom or Google Meet. *We will share…
Find out more »September 2020
Prismatic Taiwan Film Screening and Panel: Spider Lillies
TAP-NY is teaming up with our fellow TAP chapter, TAP-Austin, and our national organization, TACL, to host a synchronized screening event of SPIDER LILIES, a 2007 film directed by Zero Chou and starring Rainie Yang. This is part of PRISMATIC TAIWAN, a virtual, six-film series celebrating the past and present of queer Taiwanese cinema. There will also be a live panel after the synchronized screening that includes the director (Zero Chou) and LGBTQIA+ community organizers from Taiwan and and the…
Find out more »TAP-NY Book Club: Minor Feelings by Cathy Park Hong [Virtual]
For this book club, we'll be discussing Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning by Cathy Park Hong. The daughter of Korean immigrants, Cathy Park Hong grew up in America steeped in shame, suspicion, and melancholy. She would later understand that these "minor feelings" occur when American optimism contradicts your own reality. With sly humor and a poet's searching mind, Hong uses her own story as a portal into a deeper examination of racial consciousness. This intimate and devastating book traces…
Find out more »October 2020
TAP-NY Mid-Autumn Festival Boba and Chill [Virtual]
Mid-Autumn Festival is here! Typically, the Mid-Autumn Festival brings together family, as they share mooncakes and appreciate the beautiful moon in the evening. Instead of mooncakes, join TAP-NY virtually in celebrating the end of the autumn harvest with a bubble tea cook-a-long class! We'll be following the bubble tea recipe here. All you need are five simple ingredients: Loose tea or tea bags Brown sugar Uncooked black tapioca pearls (available on Amazon here - there are options ready in about 5 minutes) Milk…
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