BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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:20260411T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260411T150000 DTSTAMP:20260519T231318 CREATED:20260323T211521Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T233740Z UID:23100-1775908800-1775919600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Southeast Asian New Year Celebration 2026 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/sea-ny-2026/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/SEAsian-NY-2026-1080-x-1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260418T180000 DTSTAMP:20260519T231318 CREATED:20260323T185428Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260323T190026Z UID:23090-1776528000-1776535200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Echoes of Eureka: A Youth Opera Bridging History and Hope DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/echoes-eureka/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Echoes-of-Eureka-FB-1080-x-1080.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260425T140000 DTSTAMP:20260519T231318 CREATED:20260326T233054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260327T210412Z UID:23119-1777118400-1777125600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The OACC 2026 Interactive Artist Showcase DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-showcase-26/ 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/2026/03/Interactive-Artist-Showcase-FB-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260426T170000 DTSTAMP:20260519T231318 CREATED:20260331T221747Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260331T223148Z UID:23139-1777208400-1777222800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Tea & Tiles: A Sunday Social With 13 Orphans DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/tea-tiles/ 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/2026/03/Tea-Tiles-FB-1080-x-1080-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR