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Published on Wednesday, 18 January 2012 21:17

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Jen Che is the founder of the food blog, Tiny Urban Kitchen - http://www.tinyurbankitchen.com/, where she presents her original recipes and photographs, local restaurant reviews, travel guides, and personal anecdotes. She began Tiny Urban Kitchen in 2007 and has earned national recognition since its inception. Her blog was named "Best of Blogs" by Food News Journal and has also been featured in The Boston Globe, in Time Magazine, and on CNN's Eatocracy. She works as a research chemist by day.

Lisa Lee is a product specialist at Facebook by day and a community organizer by night. In February 20122, Lisa cofounded Thick Dumpling Skin (www.thickdumplingskin.com), a community forum dedicated to discussing body image issues and eating disorder in the Asian American community. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley in Mass Communications and Theatre and Performance Studies, Lisa is committed to using her communications and social media background to create a more complex representation of Asian America. Lisa was listed on Angry Asian Man's list of 30 Most Influential Asian Americans under 30 in 2009 and is the recipient of the 2011 San Francisco Emerging Leader Asian American Heritage Award.

Samuel Wang, an engineer-turned-fashionista, is the founder of Akufuncture, a high fashion street-wear clothing line dedicated to fusing urban style together with Chinese culture. Wang, born and raised in Taiwan, discovered a passion for fashion after graduating from UCSD with an engineering degree. As a Taiwanese living in the United States, he developed a clothing line that speaks true to his lifestyle. Akufuncture is about finding a new way to embrace your culture and background. Check it out at www.akufuncture.com.

Lisa Chang is the Senior Vice President of human resources at Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (TBS, Inc.) She oversees all human resources activity supporting TBS, Inc.’s International division and its employees in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Latin America. She is a graduate of the University of Virginia with a bachelor of arts degree in communications and earned an MBA at Mercer University’s Stetson School of Business and Economics. Before TBS, Chang was the Executive Vice President of human resources at The Weather Channel Companies. She is President of the board of directors of the Cable Telecommunications Human Resources Association (CTHRA) and founder and chair of its Human Capital Benchmark Survey committee. Chang is a Betsy Magness Leadership Fellow and the recipient of the National Association of Multi-ethnicity in Cable's (NAMIC) Luminary Award and WICT Atlanta's Woman to Watch Award.

Taiwanese American Professionals (TAP) enhances the Taiwanese-American community by networking individuals interested in professional and career development, while emphasizing the preservation of Taiwanese American identity. TAP provides resources and programs that inspire and empower; develop and support professionals, in their twenties and thirties, to become community-oriented leaders. TAP NY specifically strives to promote Leadership, Networking, Community Service, Identity, and most importantly FUN! To learn more about TAP NY, check them out at http://tap-ny.org

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