2023 - 2024 Organizational Structure
Executive Board
Jennifer Chen | LinkedIn
President
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: The hikes around the Bay Area!
Favorite Taiwanese food item: My mom's chive dumplings.
Best thing about Taiwan: How easily it can feel like home.
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taksim.
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Card making supplies
Stephen Liu | LinkedIn
VP, Operations
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Festival
Favorite Taiwanese food item: 飯糰
Best thing about Taiwan: Food
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Liang's Village
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Things for my cat that my cat will ignore
Emily Chen
VP, Programs
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Cultural Festival
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Popcorn Chicken
Best thing about Taiwan: Food and the public transportation
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taiwan Cafe
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: (Not unique) Concert tickets
Peter Chu | LinkedIn
VP, Internal Affairs
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Board retreats!
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Hong shao niu rou mian
Best thing about Taiwan: A tie between the people and the MRT
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Queen House
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Boba or protein powder
Julia Yu | LinkedIn
VP, Marketing
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Cultural Festival
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Oyster pancakes and any brekkie item!
Best thing about Taiwan: The public transit system
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taiwan Cafe
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: I will pay a pretty penny for cute planter pots
CULTURAL FESTIVAL
Alan Ma | LinkedIn
Cultural Festival Co-Director
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Beach cleanup
Favorite Taiwanese food item: fantuan
Best thing about Taiwan: Night market and food stall culture
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Udon Mugizo
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Home Decor
Kellie Liang | LinkedIn
Cultural Festival Co-Director
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Happy Hours & Game Nights
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Boba, duh.
Best thing about Taiwan: MRT!
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Uzumakiya Udon
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Puzzle games
COMMUNITY SERVICE
Nicole Chen | LinkedIn
Community Service Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Holiday Party
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Boba milk tea
Best thing about Taiwan: Food
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Gao Viet Kitchen
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Travel
Raya Kuo | LinkedIn
Community Service Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Karoake
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Runbing (popiah)
Best thing about Taiwan: Younger politicians leading the progressive movement
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taiwan Cafe in Milpitas
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Private room with a private bathroom during travel
health & Wellness
Albert Wang | LinkedIn
Health & Wellness Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Hikes!
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Stinky tofu
Best thing about Taiwan: The people! Kind and welcoming!
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Dumpling Capital
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Woodworking tools
Chun-Cheng Chang | LinkedIn
Health & Wellness Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Any hike!
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Mee Sua
Best thing about Taiwan: Convenient Stores! If its more than 2 block walk, then its not convenient!
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taiwan Porridge Kingdom
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: The tax I paid for my new bike is often people's budget for a bike...😅
Iris Lin | LinkedIn
Health & Wellness Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: all of the hikes
Favorite Taiwanese food item: beef noodles
Best thing about Taiwan: how kind and community oriented people are
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: The Chef's Table at the Pierre Coste Room
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: plane tickets to far to reach places
Jerry Chen | LinkedIn
Health & Wellness Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Tea talks/hiking/board games
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Beef noodles
Best thing about Taiwan: Food 😋
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Bing's dumpling - their XLB 😋
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Food...and cooking classes
Jou-Jou Sun | LinkedIn
Health & Wellness Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Hiking
Favorite Taiwanese food item: 蚵仔麵線 (oyster vermicelli)
Best thing about Taiwan: Modernity + nature
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Plow (for brunch)
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Farmers' market produce
Professional Development Committee
Ada Wan | LinkedIn
Professional Development Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Dragon boat
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Beef noodle soup
Best thing about Taiwan: Night markets
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Gayle's Bakery in Santa Cruz
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Costumes for my fur baby, Papaya (a chihuahua min pin mix)
Social Committee
Cheryl Chang | LinkedIn
Social Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Taiwanese American Cultural Festival!
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Too many to choose from! Ba wan and Stinky Tofu are up there though
Best thing about Taiwan: The food, fresh fruit, and the night markets <3
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: So many to choose from! Khao Kang is a good one
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Kickstarter board games?
Jessie Chen | LinkedIn
Social Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Festival
Favorite Taiwanese food item: Bawan! All things Taiwanese breakfast!
Best thing about Taiwan: Pineapples!
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Rintaro
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Cookbooks
Tiffany Chao | LinkedIn
Social Pillar
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: hikes
Favorite Taiwanese food item: niu rou mian
Best thing about Taiwan: visiting family!
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Arby's. I am a simple gal.
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Also Arby's
Marketing Committee
Jim Chan | LinkedIn
Marketing Committee Member
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Retreat
Favorite Taiwanese food item: 滷肉飯
Best thing about Taiwan: Public transportation
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Taiwan Cafe
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Flying back home
Stacey Huang | LinkedIn
Design Lead
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: Holiday party, A's game
Favorite Taiwanese food item: oyster omelette
Best thing about Taiwan: Museums and historical landmarks
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: Farmhouse Thai Kitchen in Menlo Park
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: Concerts, vacations, hotels, fine dining
Winston Chen
Marketing Committee Member
Favorite TAP-SF event/activity: hiking
Favorite Taiwanese food item: boba
Best thing about Taiwan: people
Best restaurant rec in Bay Area: El Mono (Peruvian)
What's a unique thing you like to splurge on: camera gear