BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T183000 DTSTAMP:20260626T012806 CREATED:20260603T011234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T011234Z UID:23404-1782495000-1782498600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Ochazuke to Adobo: Care\, Memory\, and the Immigrant Kitchen with Julia LaChica DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 23\, 20265-7 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join author Veronica Li for a timely discussion of her new book\, 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey. In this historical novel about the first wave of Chinese immigrants to the U.S.\, we follow their journey through the gold rush\, building the U.S. railroad system\, and the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Through this story\, we will learn about the courage and resilience of these early Chinese Americans\, and their assertion of belonging in the United States.   Veronica will be joined by Sue Lee to discuss Chinese American history\, political advocacy\, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act\, and the ongoing impact this “origin story” has on current immigration policy today.    This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural\, the 1882 Foundation\, and Eastwind Books.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE AUTHOR \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Veronica Li immigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong as a teenager. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and her master’s degree in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked as a journalist and a World Bank project officer\, and is currently a writer. Her three previously published titles are: Nightfall in Mogadishu\, Journey across the Four Seas: A Chinese Woman’s Search for Home\, and Confucius Says: A Novel. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and coauthor of 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey\, Sverrir Sigurdsson. You can find her online at www.veronicali.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ochazuke-adobo/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Julia-LaChia-FB-1080-x-1080-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260626T012806 CREATED:20260602T213826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T214051Z UID:23397-1782498600-1782505800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Pieces of Self: A Collage Workshop with Trisha Mah DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, July 23\, 20265-7 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join author Veronica Li for a timely discussion of her new book\, 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey. In this historical novel about the first wave of Chinese immigrants to the U.S.\, we follow their journey through the gold rush\, building the U.S. railroad system\, and the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act. Through this story\, we will learn about the courage and resilience of these early Chinese Americans\, and their assertion of belonging in the United States.   Veronica will be joined by Sue Lee to discuss Chinese American history\, political advocacy\, the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act\, and the ongoing impact this “origin story” has on current immigration policy today.    This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural\, the 1882 Foundation\, and Eastwind Books.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n ABOUT THE AUTHOR \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Veronica Li immigrated to the U.S. from Hong Kong as a teenager. She received her Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of California\, Berkeley\, and her master’s degree in International Affairs from Johns Hopkins University. She has worked as a journalist and a World Bank project officer\, and is currently a writer. Her three previously published titles are: Nightfall in Mogadishu\, Journey across the Four Seas: A Chinese Woman’s Search for Home\, and Confucius Says: A Novel. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and coauthor of 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey\, Sverrir Sigurdsson. You can find her online at www.veronicali.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/trisha-mah/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Pieces-of-Self-FB-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR