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SUMMARY:Tea & Tiles: A Saturday Social With 13 Orphans
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 19\, 2026\n10:30 am-3 pm\n$22 – Coaching Access\n$11 – Free Play\n \n \nJoin 13 Orphans for a laid-back Saturday of tea\, tiles\, and good company at OACC. Tea & Tiles is a casual mahjong social for all\, from seasoned players to curious beginners. Sip on signature teatails\, enjoy bites\, and settle into the rhythm of the game.  Mahjong coaches will be available to teach\, guide\, and jump into games\, so you can play with confidence. \n  \nChoose your ticket level: \n  \n• $22 for Coaching Access (play at any table) \n• $11 for Free Play (no coaching\, play at free play tables) \n  \nAttendees can also visit a curated mini market of local artisans\, featuring Pmaccay\, Biyong Biyong Studio\, and more! Come with your friends\, auntie or come solo. Tables are open\, energy is warm\, and there’s always a seat waiting. \n					\n									Register for Tickets\n					 \nABOUT 13 ORPHANS \n13 Orphans is a mahjong den and speakeasy built on community\, culture\, and connection with thoughtfully crafted cocktails & mocktails inspired by Traditional Chinese Medicine elements and tea culture.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/tea-tiles-sep2026/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Many Struggles\, One Fight: A Print Exhibition With SF Poster Syndicate and Ancestral Dreams Collective
DESCRIPTION:On View September 30-December 5\, 2026\n \nOpening Reception Sunday\, October 4\, 12-2 pm\n \nFREE\n \nThis exhibition is a powerful collection of contemporary printed work by SF Poster Syndicate (SFPS) and Ancestral Dreams Collective (ADC) that explore our intertwined struggles and fight for liberation. This is a curated selection of posters and prints that were created in solidarity with those fighting to defend their neighbors and communities\, such as unions fighting to organize gig workers\, homeless rights groups pushing back against their increased marginalization\, grassroots anti-surveillance organizations and immigrant rights defense groups.  \n  \nThe works explore the history of linocut\, block printing\, and other print techniques\, and share themes of immigration/sanctuary\, anti-police/surveillance\, queer and trans resistance\, human rights/anti-genocide/anti-war\, proletariat power: workers/housing/education and local issues/land sovereignty. With the analog creation of hand-printed media\, SFPS and ADC embrace intentional and slow creation\, and assert a shared personhood through the struggles that protect us all. \n  \nThe opening reception will feature print-making with the artists and light refreshments. Register for free at the link below. \n					\n									Reserve Tickets\n					 \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n																														 \nSan Francisco Poster Syndicate is a collective of volunteer artists who\, over the last 12 years\, have collaboratively produced over 800 hand-printed political posters. For the past ten years SFPS has created political art in dialogue with organizers of large scale actions and local fights across the Bay Area. Through collaboration\, live screen printing\, and the distribution of free posters\, the group has supported national demands at actions like the Women’s March\, the March for our Lives\, Rise Up for Climate Jobs & Justice\, and the Hands Off! protests. Zooming in\, they’ve stood hand-in-hand with local struggles—printing in the streets with HIV activists\, at the picket line with unions\, at city hall with homeless rights organizations\, and in community centers\, universities\, basements\, and backyards—all in solidarity with causes fighting for visibility and recognition. Through giving away free posters to attendees and passersby alike\, they draw community together around collective struggles. Find them online at sfpostersyndicate.com \n																														 \nAncestral Dreams Collective is a collective of queer and trans POC artists exploring linocut prints as personal and political art\, stemming from the 2024 Queer Ancestors Project at SOMArts. They create art as a way to connect further with their present selves\, ancestors\, and community. They believe that queerness is not only an identification of your gender or sexuality\, but also in the actions of everyday life that push back against the oppressive systems that we all live under. Their art brings our ancestors’ stories and our futures into reality and radically envisions a different way of being\, relating\, and loving each other. They aim to produce art that disrupts\, awakens\, and calls people into the struggle for our collective freedom. The artists in this show include Faustina Ngo\, JoJo\, Natalie Fong 方巧怡\, Nayelli Rosas\, Ruby Jay\, Maya Salcido White\, A.Leddy\, Percy Schumacher and Fabio Mendieta. Find them on Instagram at @ancestraldreamsco 
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/many-struggles/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Bilingual Chinese Storytime: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 3\, 2026\, 2-3 pm\n(Cantonese-English) \nSunday\, October 4\, 2026\, 2-3 pm\n(Mandarin-English) \nVirtual\n(Zoom link provided after registration) \nFREE\nJoin bilingual storytellers for a live virtual storytime (over Zoom) about the Mid-Autumn Festival. This event will feature both Mandarin/Cantonese and English narrators\, a classic Chinese folktale\, and a fun craft activity for parents and children to do together. This storytime is designed for preschool to school-aged children to support cultural connection\, literacy and family bonding.  \n  \nThis storytime is free to attend. Zoom link will be provided after registration at the link below. Co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, UC Berkeley Family and Culture Lab\, and UC Davis Language and Literacy Development Lab. \n  \n__________________ \n歡迎參加以中秋節為主題的線上雙語故事會！活動將透過 Zoom 平台進行，由普通話／廣東話及英語故事員一起講述經典的中國民間故事。活動將包含有趣的繪畫環節，讓家長和孩子一起動手創作、享受親子時光。 \n  \n本次雙語故事會適合學齡前及學齡兒童參加，希望透過故事和手作，幫助孩子認識中華文化、培養閱讀興趣，並增進親子感情。 \n  \n這個活動是免費的。請透過下方連結報名，我們會在報名後提供 Zoom 連結。 \n  \n本活動由奧克蘭亞洲文化中心、加州大學柏克萊分校家庭與文化研究室，以及加州大學戴維斯分校語言與讀寫能力研究室聯合主辦。 \n  \n__________________ \n  \n欢迎参加以中秋节为主题的线上双语故事会！活动将透过 Zoom 平台进行，由普通话／广东话及英语故事员一起讲述经典的中国民间故事。活动将包含有趣的绘画环节，让家长和孩子一起动手创作、享受亲子时光。 \n  \n本次双语故事会适合学龄前及学龄儿童参加，希望透过故事和手作，帮助孩子认识中华文化、培养阅读兴趣，并增进亲子感情。 \n  \n这个活动是免费的。请透过下方连结报名，我们会在报名后提供 Zoom 连结。 \n  \n本活动由奥克兰亚洲文化中心、加州大学伯克利分校家庭与文化研究室，以及加州大学戴維斯分校语言与读写能力研究室联合主办。 \n  \n					\n									Register for Tickets\n					 \nABOUT THE UC BERKELEY FAMILY AND CULTURE LAB \nDirected by Dr. Qing Zhou of the UC Berkeley Psychology Department\, the Family and Culture Lab aims to understand and support the mental health and development of children and youth from immigrant and culturally diverse families. \n  \n__________________ \n  \n「家庭與文化研究室」由加州大學柏克萊分校心理學系周晴教授領導，致力於了解並促進移民及多元文化家庭兒童與青少年的心理健康與成長發展。 \n  \n__________________ \n  \n「家庭与文化研究室」由加州大学柏克莱分校心理学系周晴教授领导，致力于了解并促进移民及多元文化家庭儿童与青少年的心理健康与成长发展。
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CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:The 2026 OACC Gala: Holding Place\, Holding Space
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, October 24\, 2026\n5:30-8:30 pm\nTickets: $250\n\nDress code: dress casual\, semi-formal or cultural wear\n\nThe community is invited to join us for the 2026 OACC Gala\, Holding Place\, Holding Space. This special evening will celebrate OACC’s cultivation of our cultural home in the East Bay\, our community stories\, intergenerational learning\, and collective joy. The Gala will feature performances by the Khmer Amathak Dance Ensemble\, Comrade Lover Lion Dancers\, and GER Mongolian Youth\, as well as elegant Cantonese cuisine from Peony Seafood Restaurant. \nProceeds from the Gala will support our work of transformative social change through robust Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) arts programming in Oakland and beyond. Early bird tickets are now live\, reserve your seats at the discounted rate by clicking the link below. \n\nReserve Tickets\n \nTHANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2026gala/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T183000
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SUMMARY:Becoming Leaderful: Building the Communities We Want
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, October 27\, 2026\n6:30-8 pm\nFREE\n \nJoin a discussion among local activists and leaders on how to unlock and amplify our capabilities in a moment which calls for leadership from every community member. As our community and our structures come under attack\, this is the time for deep reflection and action\, to ask ourselves who we are\, who we can be\, and how to become the people we have been waiting for. Our panelists will share their processes of refuting the model minority myth\, our own learned powerlessness\, and what it looks like to take an active part in ongoing social change. Attendees will leave the session with new models and inspiration to build lasting change in their communities. \n  \nThe panelists are Claudia Leung from New Breath\, Tash Nguyen from Restore Oakland\, and Krishna Desai\, Esq. of Desai Tran\, with moderator Kim Tran. \n  \nThis event is free to attend with registration at the link below. Light refreshments will be provided. Childcare is available if needed—please select this option when you register.  \n					\n									Reserve Tickets\n					 \nABOUT THE PANELISTS\n																														 \nClaudia Leung (she/they) is a queer\, disabled\, mixed-race second-generation Chinese American born and raised in the Bay Area. At New Breath Foundation\, she serves as the Director of Programs\, leading in strategic grantmaking\, capacity building\, evaluation\, and learning. Throughout her career\, Claudia has consistently focused on centering marginalized communities to effect intersectional cultural and social change. Her career spans more than a decade in roles from grantmaking to communications to fundraising at organizations working on racial justice\, gender justice\, arts\, and education. Her organizing work and background as a liberatory coach inform her approach to philanthropy. \n																														 \nTash Nguyen (she/they) is a queer\, gender-nonconforming\, community organizer and circlekeeper working to build racial and economic justice. Born and raised in the Bay\, they are the child of Vietnamese refugees\, and communities ties fuel their drive to dismantle systems of domination. For over 10 years\, they’ve been organizing to reduce jail populations\, stop jail expansions\, and redirect resources out of carceral budgets and into life-affirming solutions. Tash is trained in restorative justice\, mediation\, and various conflict resolution techniques. They believe that we must build cultures and practices that move beyond punishment if we are to meaningfully break cycles of violence and create a world rooted in shared prosperity. \n  \nPrior to joining Restore Oakland in 2019\, Tash served as a Senior Organizer and Advocate at the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights\, a founding partner of Restore Oakland. They proudly serve on the board of the REAL Peoples Fund. \n																														 \nKrishna Desai\, Esq. (they/them) works as an employment attorney\, facilitator\, and consultant to create just and equitable workplaces. Early in their career Krishna worked in gender-based harm prevention and published a book advising LGBTQIA+ youth of their rights. As an attorney\, they have helped employees facing discrimination and harassment secure robust settlements and policy changes from Fortune 500 companies and national non-profits. For over a decade\, Krishna has coupled that same proactive mindset with their legal background to counsel organizations seeking to align their practices with their values. \n  \nTheir past consulting clients include values aligned multinational corporations\, national non-profits and community based organizations. Committed to real-world application\, Krishna fosters productive partnerships between community coalitions and local governments. They also provide deescalation support at protests nationwide. \n																														 \nKim Tran (she/her) believes imagination is the engine of change. With over ten years of experience in anti-racist and LGBTQIA+ initiatives\, she takes a multidimensional approach to organizational work. \n  \nKim’s holistic approach to assessments\, management training\, facilitated sessions\, and implementation are highly effective and have been utilized by national non-profits\, purpose-driven companies\, community-based organizations\, premier academic institutions\, and healthcare providers. Her research and community organizing experience have also been featured in NPR\, Slate\, Politico\, PBS NewHour\, and the New York Times. Her commitment to advocacy with trans communities was featured in a TEDx talk. In 2021\, the California Legislative LGBTQ Caucus honored Kim with its Outstanding Community Member award. Her first book\, After Diversity\, is forthcoming from Haymarket Books.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/leaderful/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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SUMMARY:Ecologies of Resistance: A Conversation with Authors Umi Vaughan\, Tiffany Yap and Robert Liu-Trujillo
DESCRIPTION:Closing performance by SambaFunk! \n— \nSunday\, November 15\, 2026\n12-2 pm\nFREE\n \nJoin us for a conversation with Umi Vaughan\, Tiffany Yap\, and Robert Liu-Trujillo\, three writers and artists whose work sits at the intersection of culture\, nature\, and resistance. Their work positions human creativity as an expansive response to attacks on land\, memory\, and cultural ecosystems. Together they will discuss how authors can craft inclusive work that holds history\, ecology\, and lived experience simultaneously. After the conversation\, the audience is invited to boogie down to a closing performance by SambaFunk! \n  \nThis event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. Books will be available for sale and signing. \n					\n									Reserve Tickets\n					 \nABOUT THE ARTISTS\n																														 \nRobert Liu-Trujillo is an author\, illustrator\, and lifelong artist from Oakland California. He started his professional career in the early 2000s\, working with murals\, arts education\, public art\, merchandise\, illustration and kids books. He is a co-founder of the Social Justice Children’s Book Fair and the illustrator of over 10 children’s books including I Am Sausal Creek\, which discusses the ecology\, history\, and conservation of a historic creek in Oakland. Learn more at work.robdontstop.com. \n																														 \nUmi Vaughan is an artist-scholar who reimagines life and celebrates culture through a Black diasporic lens with photo-based visual art\, music and dance\, ethnographic research\, and writing that harness empathy and funk as creative tools. He is the co-author of Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music and author of Carlos Aldama’s Life in Batá: Cuba\, Diaspora\, and the Drum and Rebel Dance\, Renegade Stance: Timba Music and Black Identity in Cuba. Learn more at www.umiart.art. Author photo by Eesuu Orundide. \n																														 \nTiffany Yap is a conservation scientist based in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is the urban wildlands science director at the Center for Biological Diversity and author of the graphic novel Tales of the Urban Wild: A Puma’s Journey\, illustrated by Meital Smith. She holds a doctorate in environmental science and engineering and works to protect sensitive and endangered species and landscapes through land use planning and policy. Her work has been featured in the New York Times\, LA Times\, San Francisco Chronicle\, NPR and more. Learn more at tiffanyyap.com. \n																														 \nSambaFunk! is a collective of dancers\, musicians\, artists and community members\, bringing to life the essence of Carnaval. Through African Diaspora infused artistic techniques\, SambaFunk! provide opportunities for dancers to grow\, connect with themselves and learn the core elements of Brazilian dance. Learn more at sambafunk.com.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ecologies-resist/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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