Our Work

2022 TCA Grants Recipients Announced

November 1, 2022

Taiko Community Alliance is honored to announce our 2022 TCA Grant recipients. We received more applications this cycle than any other year we have offered the grants! It is so encouraging and exciting to see the post-pandemic amp-up of taiko performances, projects, community, and artistry.

Exploring Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion in Taiko + Leadership

September 26, 2022

Please join TCA for its second public session of this year’s Leadership Program featuring Karen Young, Dana Johnson, and Galen Rogers in a discussion around DEAI, moderated by Roy Hirabayashi. Scheduled for October 12 at 5:00 PM Pacific Time, registration is now open. Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) have been top of mind for...

2022 TCA Grants Program

September 1, 2022

*Thank you for your interest, the 2022 Grants Program is now closed. The Taiko Community Alliance is seeking proposals for grants to support projects that align with, further, and promote the mission of TCA in alignment with our core values and guiding principles. New for 2022, we are excited to announce that we have further...

Okage Sama De – Exploring the origin & evolution of North American Taiko

July 24, 2022

Okage sama de (thanks to your honorable shadow) was translated as “I am who I am because of you” by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii when they crafted an exhibit to recognize the first Japanese immigrants to Hawaii. At the 2017 North American Taiko Conference, Okage sama de was the theme of a presentation...

NATC “Talk-Story” Community Check-In Meetings

June 12, 2022

As the taiko community cautiously emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, we want to hear from you! What should the next iteration of Taiko Conference look like? Where should it be held? What’s your favorite part of Conference? Join us for an informal deep-dive on all things NATC! Nothing is off the table – NATC-Regional? NATC-Virtual? ...

CONGRA-CHU-LATIONS 2022

May 10, 2022

TCA is proud to celebrate the graduating taiko players in our community with the third year of Congra-CHU-lations (see what we did there)? We are grateful for our wonderful collegiate taiko community which has remained active and committed despite the multiple challenges that the past two years have presented, and we are planning a fantastic...