Our guide was motioning for us to hurry, as our small group stood appreciating the cool blasts of air in the main lobby of the Taipei National Palace Museum (NPM) on an unusually hot late autumn morning. As we walked towards the Curio Gallery, where some of the NPM lacquerware collection was on display, our […]
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Each year, the Community Services Center’s Steering Committee and Foundation Board present an award to an organization that has demonstrated exceptional leadership, service and commitment to the community and to the Community Services Center. This year’s award recipient is the American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei (AmCham Taipei). (Please click or tap on any thumbnail
2019 TCSC Corporate Service Award : The American Chamber of Commerce in Taipei Read More »
Living foreign is a mixed bag. One minute you are in love with everything about the people and their culture and then, after an unexpected cultural mishap, you hate everything about them. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.) This Article was published
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It’s that time of the year, when hungry ghosts once again make their appearance in Taiwan. Each year, they leave the land of the dead and wander the earth beginning on the first day of the seventh lunar calendar month for thirty days. This year’s Ghost Month and the Hungry Ghost Festival will begin on
Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner? Maybe a Hungry Ghost… Read More »
Humankind has long been entranced by the colors and magical qualities of natural stones, especially when it comes to warding off disease, ghosts or other misfortunes in life. The uses of natural stones are also hallmarks of the imperial courts of China.
Cloisonné : The art of exquisite craftsmanship Read More »
Taiwan is certainly the place to be for celebrating the Lunar (or Chinese) New Year. There is something invigorating about being here. Perhaps it’s the mounting excitement and hopeful expectations which are ever-present, especially in the Chinese market places. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it
Celebrating the Lucky Lunar New Year of the Brown Earth Pig Read More »
The Community Services Center’s annual fundraiser and dinner was a perfect pre-Halloween event for spooky, creative and funny costumes, as well as a time to recognize great service and leadership. This year, Santa Fe Relocation Services Taiwan was recognized as a recipient of the Center’s Corporate Community Service Award and Mr. Kenny Cheng was honored
The Community Services Center Auction Dinner Oct.26, 2018 Read More »
Each year, the Community Services Center’s Steering Committee and Foundation Board presents an award to an individual who has demonstrated exceptional leadership, service and commitment to the community and to the Community Services Center. This year’s award recipient is Mr. Kenny Cheng. Mr. Kenny Cheng is a man of faith, personal vision, advocacy and community
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Taiwan has once again captured international attention and awards with the recent release of Father, a documentary about Taiwan’s legendary puppet-master Chen Hsi-Huang’s search for an heir, and to finally put to rest his father’s ghost. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.)
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This year’s Community Services Center Corporate Service Award has been presented to Santa Fe Relocation Services Taiwan for its exceptional practice of corporate social responsibility. (Please click or tap on any thumbnail to view it in full screen and make it readable.) This Article was published in the Magazine “Centered on Taipei” Issue
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