TAS Cultural Connection

15/10/2024

JOIN US WITH DR DERRICK GAY ON MONDAY 21 OCT at 08:30 @ MPR

www.tinyurl.com/tas-belonging-0830

Dr. Gay explores how fostering belonging prepares TAS students for lifelong success. He addresses DEIJ challenges in high-achieving international schools and offers parents practical strategies to enhance their children's well-being and academic achievement.

22/01/2024

FRIENDLY REMINDER ABOUT TOMORROW'S POTLUCK

Join us as we celebrate the year-end holidays and ring in the year of the dragon!

Tuesday 23 January 15:15 to 17:00 at the MPR (next to the cafeteria)

Bring a favorite dish and we will share stories about your choice

We will also talk about upcoming DEIJ and TASCC events this semester

If you are around to pick up your kids, bring them along - they are welcome! Hope to see you there!

30/10/2023

How Does Service Learning Enhance Your Child's Academic Experience?

WHEN: Wed 1 Nov at 8:00 AM Coffee
TALK: 8:30-9:30am
WHERE: MPR next to the Cafeteria
RSVP: Today! Monday 30 Oct
LINK: www.tinyurl.com/cbk-20231101

All parents and guardians are invited to meet with and learn from CATHY BERGER KAYE as she shares her knowledge and expertise about SERVICE LEARNING and its IMPACT ON STUDENTS' ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE.

At TAS, service learning gives our students real opportunities to connect classroom learning to authentic needs in the community, to solve problems collaboratively, take initiative, research, and reflect, in order to understand and value the impact of service.

Cathy Berger Kaye is a world-renowned expert who supports schools all over the world, as well as in EARCOS/IASAS, on integrating service learning into curriculum.

Learn more about Cathy Berger Kaye on her website: https://cbkassociates.com/

17/10/2023

JOIN US TOMORROW at 17:30 - 19:00
@ TAS Upper School Information Commons (US Library)
17:30 - 18:30 Conversation with Philip Wang + Q&A
18:30 - 19:00 Social hour with hors d'oeuvres

Don't miss "A Conversation with Philip Wang," author of "RISE," for an enlightening discussion on Asian American culture and identity. Open to TAS families, employees, and alumni, this event is proudly sponsored by the TAS Office of Inclusion and Wellness. Register right here: www.tinyurl.com/philwang-18oct
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Philip co-founded Wong Fu Productions, an independent production company founded in 2003. Wong Fu has amassed over 3M subscribers worldwide with over 500M views for their dramatic shorts & comedy sketches on YouTube. Wong Fu's creative work is recognized by CNN, NPR, and the White House for its striking quality and emotional depth as well as its authentic representation of Asian Americans. A pioneer and leader in the ever-growing media space and Asian community, Philip took on "RISE" as his first book project, but continues to write/produce/direct films and even co-found a restaurant Bopomofo Cafe

11/10/2023

Date: Wednesday 18 October 2023
Time: 5:30 - 7:00 PM
Location: TAS Upper School Information Commons (US Library)

TASCC is thrilled to be able to help the TAS Office of Inclusion and Wellness in inviting Asian-American Creator Philip Wang to visit TAS in-person next week!

Sign up to RSVP on this form: www.tinyurl.com/philwang-18oct

5:30 - 6:30 PM Conversation with Philip Wang, hosted by Joan Huang (TASCC) and audience Q&A

6:30 - 7:00 PM Social hour with hors d'oeuvres

About "RISE: A Pop History of Asian America from the Nineties to Now"

"RISE" is a love letter to and for Asian Americans--a vivid scrapbook of voices, emotions, and memories from an era in which our culture was forged and transformed, and a way to preserve both the headlines and the intimate conversations that have shaped our community into who we are today. "RISE" is authored by Jeff Yang, Phil Yu, and Philip Wang. Check out "RISE" on Amazon (https://a.co/d/6fJzXrI)

Please help us share this with other Grade-wide LINE Group Chats and other TAS families who you think would enjoy meeting Phil next week

29/05/2023

Hi folks - please join us for our next for the next Coffee & Conversations event -- our YEAR-END WRAP UP! - tomorrow at 10:30am 30 May on campus at Room 2B55

Coffee/tea and sandwiches will be served. To register, please sign up below:
https://forms.office.com/r/1DJ1TD2ZcV

E-Chieh Lin, Director of Inclusion and Wellbeing, will give an overview of the Schoolwide JEDI/DEIJ Committee's work this school year, and we will discuss with her what we hope to happen next school year - and beyond.

E-chieh will talk about the standards and frameworks the school has adopted for DEIJ, well-being, and service-learning. Learn about these standards and frameworks and how they are being used to assess and enhance the programs at TAS.

Hope to see you then!

2B55 Conference Room (Located inside of the Central Administration Office, please enter either 2B44 or 2B52). Coffee and pastries will be served.

05/05/2023

The month of May is Asian-American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander's (AANHPI) Heritage Month in the United States.

We are thrilled to announce that Paula Yoo, the author of From a Whisper to a Rallying Cry, will join this parent event via Zoom from the US!

Paula Yoo's excellent book is available for purchase at Caves Books and can also be accessed as an e-book or audiobook on the Sora and Libby apps.

We often hear parents say they would like to know more about the kind of coursework our children are studying. This is a rare chance to dive deeply and meaningfully into the material.

We encourage you to watch the documentary "Vincent Who? The Murder of a Chinese American Man" with your Upper School children and join our discussion with Paula on Tuesday. This 40-minute film can be accessed on Kanopy: https://www.kanopy.com/en/tas/video/160767

How to watch on on Kanopy with your School ID: https://tinyurl.com/how2watch-vincentwho

Cassy Lee, US Librarian, will be sharing how relevant classes in the Upper School are preparing for Paula Yoo's own visit on May 19 to discuss this important case and its continued relevance in American culture today.

Please join TASCC for the next Coffee & Conversations on Tuesday, May 9 at 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM on campus in the MPR (Multi-Purpose Room) next to the cafeteria. Coffee and pastries will be served. To register, please sign up below: https://forms.office.com/r/b9vTkiAtwB

If you cannot join in-person, you can join via Zoom Webinar by registering here: https://tinyurl.com/tas-zoom-20230509

As usual, we will also hear the latest update about the latest Schoolwide DEIJ (formerly JEDI) Committee meeting.

We look forward to seeing you in-person on Tuesday, May 9!

For more information, email us at [email protected]. Find us on the Parent Portal under the Parent Organizations tab. Follow us on our LINE group and page.

LINE GROUP CHAT: http://line.me/ti/g/l70GtgJKxt

PARENT POST ANNOUNCEMENT: https://tinyurl.com/parent-post-20230505

27/03/2023

We hope you can join us tomorrow morning 28 March 2023 at 08:30. Many of us have PTC meetings, so please drop in when you can. We want to hear from you and talk about the kind of events we can have going forward

13/12/2022

Happy holidays!! Pls join us next Tuesday 20 Dec for our next Coffee and Conversation.

This time, we will be meeting on the main school campus in the MPR next to the school cafeteria on the first floor (below the Guy Lott Auditorium)

Tue 20 Dec
08:30 am

Hope you can join us!

E-Chieh Lin, TAS Director of Inclusion and Wellness, will be onhand as well

21/11/2022

Hi Folks - just a friendly reminder about tomorrow's TASCC Coffee & Conversation event

This time, it will be right after school drop off at 08:30 -- still at the West Campus across Zhongshan N Road (just south of the entrance of Taipei Japanese School)

We are hoping E-chieh will be able to join us again and we will talk about last Thursday's Schoolwide JEDI Meeting

29/10/2022

FROM THE LATEST PARENT POST: TASCC COFFEE AND CONVERSATION, TUE 1 NOV AT 13:00 AT THE TAS WEST CAMPUS

Join us on Tuesday at 1:00 PM at 765, Zhongshan N. Road Section 6 (across from TAS and next to the Japanese school)

In this next Coffee & Conversation event, Director of Inclusion and Wellbeing E-chieh Lin will be on hand to share more about the Schoolwide JEDI Committee and help us build a charter for our conversations.

Charters help create positive culture and climate for individuals in that space, and is the first step in RULER, the social-emotional learning program, which has been implemented in lower school and other areas of the school.

Come discuss the latest updates on JEDI and meet other parents and TAS community members. The Schoolwide JEDI Committee now has two parents and four alumni representatives, joining faculty and staff members.

For more information, email us [email protected]. Find us on the Parent Portal under the Parent Organizations tab, and follow us on our LINE group and page.

https://forms.office.com/r/3Yzck0e7UW