UMass TCSA

Have you ever wanted to learn how to yo-yo after seeing TASC’s amazing performances? Well, here’s your chance! 🤩

TASC and TCSA will be holding our highly anticipated yo-yo workshop on April 28th from 2-5PM at Metawampe Lawn! Don’t miss the chance to learn some awesome Chinese yo-yo techniques and enjoy the nice spring weather! ☀️🪀

The back up location will be at Campus Center 168C if there is unforeseen weather. We will keep you guys updated as the date gets closer!

See you there! 👋

Adventure awaits! Join us at our event, ZODIAC SCAVENGER HUNT!🗺️

Take a break from studying for some exciting treasure finding, and be prepared to explore UMass’s gems, solve clues, and spend time with friends! Since this year is the year of the dragon, we have come up with some clues including the Chinese Zodiac, so come have fun while learning about our rich culture! 🛤️🐉 AND…most importantly, we have so many wonderful prizes waiting for the winning team, so ready, set, HUNT!

📍Date: Thursday, Apr. 25
📍Time: 7 PM
📍Location: Campus Center 163C

We hope to FIND you there! 👀🔎

You know what they say… when life gives you lemons, make AIYU JELLY REFRESHERS🍋

Lemon aiyu jelly is a refreshing Taiwanese drink that’s perfect for the incoming warm weather! You can find these drink stalls on every corner of night markets, so we hope to spread this yummy treat that reminds us of home 💓

Also, as some of you may know, there was a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Taiwan on April 2nd, 2024. All profits will be contributed to the Tzu Chi Fund dedicated to aiding recovery and relief efforts in Taiwan in the aftermath of the earthquake. We are accepting donations as well!

DETAILS:
When: Tuesday, April 9th from 11am-4pm
Where: Student Union
Price: $5 for 1, $8 for 2

Link for pre-orders: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdGNknQoA-eQl9FRuzcx76e6xMyYyHtNjQj_2UTb0_IyT9gLQ/viewform ✨

We are only doing pre-orders so don’t miss out!

🪭 1 DAY UNTIL CNM 🪭

Tomorrow is finally the day we’ve all been waiting for and we are so excited for everyone to have the best night at CNM! 🌟

We know you guys are curious about when everything is happening tomorrow, so here’s the itinerary! We will be checking your wristbands when you get your food! Don’t forget that tickets are required for the entire event (games, food, and performances).

It is important to note that doors will be closing at 7PM so be sure to check in with your ticket before then as we are no longer accepting admission after. Security will also be checking for wristbands for admission into CNM.

SEE YOU TOMORROW!! ❤️

💫 2 DAYS UNTIL CNM 💫

CNM is getting closer and we hope everyone is excited as we are!! ❤️‍🔥

We would like to thank Ten One Tea House for sponsoring us! Ten One Tea House serves healthy drinks for tea lovers made with simple and high-quality ingredients. They are opening a new location and their grand opening is on March 30th in Downtown Amherst! A little birdie told us they have something special for you guys… 🤭

See you guys at CNM! 🫡

🎏 3 DAYS UNTIL CNM 🎏

Are you ready for a fun night of games, prizes, food, and performances?? 🤩

If you weren’t able to get a ticket online, don’t worry! We are selling tickets at the door for $21, but there are only a limited amount!! 🫨

We would like to thank the Advocacy, Inclusion, and Support Programs (AISP) at UMass for supporting us as a sponsor! AISP aims to assist underrepresented students by providing enhanced services and creating intersectional partnerships among their support programs. Some of these programs include the Center for Multicultural Advancement and Student Success (CMASS), the Center for Women and Community (CWC), and The Stonewall Center. Thank you again to AISP!

We can’t wait to see everyone there!! 💫

OUR SECOND CNM 2024 GUEST ARTIST IS…

🌟 KATHERINE LI 🌟

Katherine Li is an up-and-coming Chinese-Canadian singer-songwriter who writes about personal themes surrounding love and relationships that never were. Katherine has totaled over 70M streams on Spotify, along with being featured as the cover artist of Spotify's Fresh Finds: Class of 2022 playlist and an Apple Music Home Session artist. Throughout 2023, Katherine toured with Hayley Kiyoko and NIKI, as well as began rolling out her sophomore EP, “love, k.” She is currently about to embark on her debut headlining tour. 💞🎶

We are so thrilled to present this amazingly talented line-up and we hope you are too! 🎀

OUR FIRST CNM 2024 GUEST ARTIST IS…

🌟 SUNKIS 🌟

Sunkis is a rising Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter that effortlessly weaves together pop and R&B. With lyrics in both English and Mandarin, he integrates the diverse settings of his upbringing to create expressive music. His soulful melodies and beats have captivated the hearts of many, garnering more than a million monthly listeners on Spotify. His latest release, “Top Tier,” has amassed more than a million streams within a couple weeks. 🎵

We are so excited to have such an incredible artist at CNM this year, and we can’t wait to see what he has in store for everyone! Stay tuned for the next reveal! ☀️

You can’t fully enjoy a night market without some delicious food! 🍢🌌

Don’t worry - we’ve prepared food from Oriental Flavor that is both yummy and easy to eat in a bustling market 😋 Come to CNM next Saturday to eat these delicious dishes AND have the time of your life winning prizes and watching amazing performances! ✨

We know we’ve been keeping you guys on your toes with our guest artist reveal….It’s coming soon so stay tuned!! 🤭

TCSA presents to you a sneak peek of the prizes for our 17th annual Cultural Night Market! Here are some of the many amazing prizes that our attendees can take home 🤌

Along with our prizes, we are raffling off two gift baskets: self-care and snacks! Make sure to stop by the prize table to enter!! 😛

Hurry and get tickets to get a chance to win these prizes! 🏆🎟️

📣 2024 CNM Student Performers 📣

Our last student performance is the FASHION SHOW! 👑

Students within our community will model and showcase their beautiful traditional clothing!! ✨

We’d like to thank (IG) for sponsoring CNM and its fashion show!
KACE Tea is a modern Taiwanese-Filipino tea brand that elevates nostalgic AAPI flavors into premium, everyday teas. Check them out!

If you haven’t already, buy a ticket to see all these wonderful performers and keep an eye out for our guest artist!! 🫢👀

📣 2024 CNM Student Performers 📣

We are so excited to reveal our wonderful student performers for this year’s CNM!

Our talented lineup includes UMass Wushu, UMass Lion Dance, Amy Zhang, DBJ, VDM, +86, UMass TASC, UMass Illusions, Altitude, and Mass Mirchi!! ⭐️

Thank you to all the groups for performing for CNM! ❤️

At CNM, there will be a handful of amazing RSOs that will be tabling and hosting fun games for you all to play 😝 Don’t miss out on the cool prizes you can win! ⭐️

Our RSO booths will be featuring our wonderful friends from AASA, FSA, ISA, JSA, SASE, aKDPhi, MSA, and VSA!! 🤩 We’re so excited to see what games they have planned and we hope you guys are too ❣️

Stay tuned for more CNM content! ❤️‍🔥

🌟 CNM TICKETS ARE NOW FOR SALE 🌟

Tickets are $13 per person online (with an additional $1 convenience fee) and $21 per person at the door.

Please choose the vegetarian option if it applies to you! This is to help us when serving food. 😊

Get your ticket now before it’s too late or you’ll miss all of our talented student performers, delicious food, games and prizes, and our special guest artist! 😫👀

Click the link below to purchase a ticket before they run out! 🤞❤️

https://fac.umass.edu/Online/seatSelect.asp?BOset::WSmap::seatmap::performance_ids=94787288-4FA2-4E73-B606-E0821520D286

We know you all have been patiently waiting…

✨ Introducing TCSA’s 17th Annual CULTURAL NIGHT MARKET! ✨

CNM is our biggest event of the year, and we are very excited to share that we will be hosting it at the Student Union Ballroom this year on March 9th from 4-9 PM! 🤩

Prepare yourselves for the most memorable night where you’ll be able to eat DELICIOUS food, watch STUNNING student performances, and play games with various RSOs to win prizes! 🎉 And you can’t miss out on the top tier performance from our Asian guest artist! We can’t say anything yet, but trust us… you won’t want to miss it! 😉

✏️ Make sure to mark your calendars for this special day! We’ll be giving sneak peeks soon, so follow us to stay updated. See you all soon ❤️‍🔥

Our future newbies…..where you at ⁉️⁉️

TCSA E-board applications for the spring semester are officially open and we want YOU to apply! 🫵

We’re looking for a Public Relations Chair and Event Coordinator. If you love being creative and designing or getting hands-on and organizing projects, then this is for you! 🎨📝

Click the link below for the application form, including position details. 🔗

📌 Deadline: Feb. 17 @ 11:59pm
📌 Interviews: Feb. 19-23
📌 Location: TBA

Message or email for any concerns and questions!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/11k5ZRr3D62okQ64oX5T_3Kfi_JloeTvEjjbmF3P0SzE

We hope everyone enjoyed their winter break! TCSA is starting off the new semester and year with a General Interest Meeting! 🙌 Join us in learning more about our organization, meeting new people, and celebrating Lunar New Year with some games and snacks! ❤️

🧧 Date: February 14
🧧 Time: 7pm
🧧 Location: Campus Center 174-76

See you there! 🫶

Ready to strut your stuff? Step into the spotlight at our CNM fashion show!! 🪭

Every year at CNM, we have the opportunity to dive into a world of cultures represented onstage and it’s such a memorable experience for both the participants and the audience.🌟 We would love for you to participate in this mesmerizing show that celebrates the diversity and style in the cultures of our community!

Traditional clothing of any culture is encouraged! 💕

If interested, please sign up by 2/11 to join (link is down below). We’re so excited to see everyone’s unique style! 😁

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfD9OsxbrfKOo1fSHp7Dq49XT0AnEI7acrIKc3bQ_b2_mbALg/viewform

The days are counting down to the end of the semester… 📅

TCSA and VSA invite you to our GOOD LUCK! collaboration event to wish you the best of luck on all of your exams! 🍀

Join us to learn about and make our cultures’ lucky charms so you can ace those tests! Take home lucky knot charms 🪢 bamboo plants to decorate 🎋 painted wooden turtles 🐢 or painted wooden tassels 🎨!

🧧 DATE: Thursday, Dec. 7
🧧 TIME: 7PM
🧧 LOCATION: Herter Hall Rm 227

We can’t wait to see you all during this last stretch before the semester comes to an end!! 🥹🎉

It’s that time of year again‼️ Our biggest event of the year, CULTURAL NIGHT MARKET, is coming up soon next semester! 💫 We’re looking for performers to showcase their talent!

❤️ DATE: Feb. 5, 2024
❤️ TIME: 6-8PM
❤️ LOCATION: TBD

Do you or someone you know want to display their talent on the big stage? CNM is the place!! Any talent is welcomed. Fill out the interest form down below if you are at all interested!

Please note that for our auditions, you do not need to create an exclusive set (e.g. you may use a previous choreography)!

We can’t wait to see what everyone has prepared!! 🤩

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdHDfYGuj1dm7ssAA6iAmMjPDh_gnO6w_WDtYoMKk2hJQ_RvA/viewform?fbclid=IwAR38vsk0-DsmMpJii5q3gIZVVrefUI8uVdHNEOtktnwywxyZNopcY1U1lwI

Ready for some competition? 😏 Come test your knowledge on a fun game of trivia and other activities! 🤓

Take a break from studying for midterms to chat with friends and play several fun games! 🤔 There are limited spots so please sign up beforehand with the link down below!

🩵 DATE: Thursday, Nov. 16
🩵 TIME: 7PM
🩵 LOCATION: Hasbruock Lab 134

Winners will get a very special prize so don’t miss out!! 🤭

https://m.signupgenius.com/ #!/showSignUp/70A0F4EA8A729A6F58-45894092-trivia

It’s that time of the year again and spooky season is creeping up… 👻😈

This year, TCSA is collaborating with JSA to bring you all our annual NIGHT OF FRIGHT!! 🎃

Be prepared for a night of games, prizes, and yummy snacks at Wilder Hall on Friday, October 20th at 7pm! The event is free, but there is limited capacity and supplies so make sure to come early to sn**ch up these amazing prizes and snacks!

Don’t forget to wear a costume to take pics at our photo booth! See you there!! 👹

Did someone say TEA-CSA ⁉️

TCSA is back with our BOBA CAKE FUNDRAISER🧋🍰

Our cakes have a vanilla base and milk tea-infused frosting with boba placed on top (optional) 😱

Pick up our tea-riffic cakes on Thursday, October 5th at the Student Union from 11:00 am - 4:00 pm! It’s $5 for 1 cake and $8 for 2 cakes! Link for pre-orders is down below ❤️

We are only doing pre-orders so don’t miss out!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfcIQOufxv1exxYJT1vt4SqBLaCsJTGOS0usF1xRviriaKdOA/viewform

TCSA is excited to announce that we will be hosting our Mid-Autumn Festival x General Interest Meeting on September 16th from 7-9 PM at the Cape Cod Lounge in the Student Union! 🍂 Join us and learn a bit about TCSA, meet new people through fun activities, and enjoy mooncakes (straight from Taiwan!!) 🥮

We’re so excited to meet you guys soon! ❤️‍🔥

P.S. TCSA has open positions for Media Chairs and Freshman Reps! If interested, refer to our previous post or click the link in our bio for more information!!

🌟E-BOARD APPLICATIONS ARE OPEN!🌟

Interested in the behind the scenes of TCSA and getting more involved? Now is your chance! 🫵

We are looking for Media Chair(s) and Freshman Representatives for this Fall 2023! You can see more details on the open positions and apply through the link below!

🔗 Link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeClHK4UVqBw3T0gXNZSFmZlhoSU522jG-LnwmQIKMNrKI7iA/viewform?pli=1

Deadline: Sept. 23rd @ 11:59pm
Interviews: Sept. 25-28th
Location: TBA

Please reach out if you have any questions! 😊

Welcome back UMass! 😎

In collaboration with UMass NSOT, we are starting off the semester with an exciting Summer Festival!! ☀️💦

There will be fun water games, yummy snacks, and FREE TCSA t-shirts!! 👀 We will also be holding water competitions where the winners can earn prizes!! Make sure to stop by and feel refreshed in the summer heat! 😋

Location: North Lawn
Date: Wednesday, Sept. 6th
Time: 3-5pm

See you there! 🫶

Want to destress before finals? Then come to our last events of the year! 💕

We’re hosting two dance workshops with DBJ on Thursday (5/11) and Friday (5/12), both at 7 pm at Totman Gymnasium! You don’t want to miss out on learning from two AMAZING dancers, Jordan and Tiffany!! 🤩

Love us like this and come dance or else … you’ll be unforgiven‼️😤

Come learn how to yo-yo with TASC and TCSA! 🪀

TASC and TCSA will be holding a yo-yo workshop this Sunday 4/30 from 2-4PM at the Boyden Gymnasium! Don’t miss the chance to learn some awesome Chinese yo-yo techniques! 🤩

See you guys there! 😎

We know you guys are curious about when everything is happening tomorrow, so here’s the itinerary! As mentioned on the graphic, food and game booths will be in both the SU Ballroom and the Cape Cod Lounge (food will be the same, game booths will be different). We will be checking your wristbands when you get your food! Don’t forget that tickets are required for the entire event (games, food, and performances).

We cannot wait for tomorrow and we hope you all are as excited as we are! Feel free to let us know if you have any questions or concerns ☺️