Name: From Ally to Activated: Breaking Barriers to Community Action
Start: 2025-11-15T13:00:00-08:00
End: 2025-11-15T14:30:00-08:00
Location: Oakland Asian Cultural Center

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October 2025
Featured August 14
12:00 pmNovember 1
12:00 pm

She Isn’t A Metaphor: An Exhibition of Mixed Media by Nimisha Doongarwal

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

On view: August 14 - November 1 (during OACC open hours) Wednesday–Saturday, noon–5 pm She Isn’t a Metaphor reimagines mythological women not as symbols or ideals, but as powerful, complex women. Drawing from Hindu mythology and other traditions, this series of mixed media by artist Nimisha Doongarwal challenges how women have been used as symbols—Sita for […]

Free
November 2025
November 5, 2025January 10, 2026

“The Asian Elder Portrait Project:” an Exhibition of Drawings by Luke Sera-Tacorda

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

On view November 5, 2025–January 10, 2026 Artist Reception: Thursday, November 13 4:30-6 pm FREE The Asian Elder Portrait Project: The Heart of Chinatown as Seen through the Eyes of a Teen is Luke Sera-Tacorda’s first solo exhibition. Each portrait was drawn with graphite on paper, using a photograph reference of the subject taken by […]

Free
November 5
7:00 pm8:30 pm

“Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America” book talk with Jeff Chang

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Wednesday, November 57-8:30 pmFREE Join us for a conversation and book signing with award-winning writer, critic, and cultural observer Jeff Chang as he brings fresh insight and humanity to the legendary Bruce Lee in Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. His new book is not only a sweeping, intimate biography […]

Free
November 8
7:00 pm8:30 pm

Arabesque: A Middle Eastern Dance and Music Concert

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Saturday, November 87-8:30 pmFREE Join critically acclaimed belly dancer Shabnam as she celebrates 20 years of her creative practice with a concert at OACC. She specializes in Orientale Bellydance, which blends ballet and Middle Eastern Dance. This dynamic approach is contemporary, yet honors the traditional roots of Middle Eastern Dance—a lineage that is thousands of […]

Free
November 15
1:00 pm2:30 pm

From Ally to Activated: Breaking Barriers to Community Action

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Saturday, November 15 1-2:30 pm FREE The Oakland Asian Cultural Center, in collaboration with Kim Tran (from Desai and Tran Consulting), presents: From Ally to Activated: Breaking Barriers to Community Action. It’s easy to see injustice or harmful behavior—online, in our communities, or in politics—and feel unsure about what to do. This workshop focuses […]

Free