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SUMMARY:How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: A Fireside Chat with Clinician\, Speaker\, Coach\, and Author Jeanie Y. Chang\, LMFT
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/howkdramascantransformyourlife/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240321T205611Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223216Z
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SUMMARY:Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Featuring Ishami Dance Company
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/interwovenstories/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T123000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240326T235217Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223138Z
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SUMMARY:Movement Workshop: Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Facilitated by Ishami Dance Company
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/interwovenstoriesworkshop/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240405T021110Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223106Z
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SUMMARY:Premiere Short Film Documentaries From Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra’s 2018 Performance with Angela Davis and Janice Mirikitani Followed by a Live Performance
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/premierewithanthonybrown/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail-2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240408T221152Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T004707Z
UID:18221-1717243200-1717257600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/aapimentalhealthjam2024/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240501T215409Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214302Z
UID:18601-1719061200-1719068400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"Searching for Kapwa" Film Screening and Discussion
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/searchingforkapwa/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240709T234004Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T184423Z
UID:19213-1722513600-1725728400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Precious Beings Exhibition & Closing Reception
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/preciousbeings/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240710T002737Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214223Z
UID:19212-1722704400-1722720600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:BomBay to the Bay: a Garba Dance Festival
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/bombaytothebay/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240814T235924Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T000830Z
UID:19383-1725714000-1725726600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau O Keikiali’i in Performance
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohhhalauokeikialii/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/decorative-thumbnail.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T143000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240801T180527Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220545Z
UID:19346-1727010000-1727015400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"Simone" Book Release & Reading
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/simone/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T123000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20241211T205434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T001256Z
UID:20553-1736685000-1736699400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sounds of Greater Khorasan — Afghan and Tajik Poetry and Music
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohh-sounds-of-greater-khorasan/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T143000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20241204T204954Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184235Z
UID:20520-1737205200-1737210600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman. Book Talk with Author Tim Vandehey and Editor Pattie Fong.
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/themarchfongeustory/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250107T012150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184213Z
UID:20651-1738407600-1738425600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2025: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2025/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T203000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250116T011202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184144Z
UID:20843-1740076200-1740083400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"The Camps America Built" - Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/campuanamericanstory/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T153000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20240822T180423Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T024424Z
UID:19513-1740837600-1740843000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"The Memory of Taste": Book Release Event with Chef Tu David Phu
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thememoryoftaste/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250207T210449Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T183132Z
UID:20947-1741374000-1741381200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Gumamela: An Intimate Preview. Florante Aguilar with Cascada de Flores and Special Guests Charmaine Clamor\, Jorge Mijangos\, and Greg Kehret
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/gumamela-an-intimate-preview/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250207T212331Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T195915Z
UID:20948-1742648400-1742655600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong." Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/notyourchinadoll/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T213000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250306T190554Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T173148Z
UID:21030-1744399800-1744407000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:All Mixed Up! A Mixer Celebrating Multi-Racial Identity
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/all-mixed-up-a-mixer-celebrating-multi-racial-identity/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250305T175246Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T201340Z
UID:21018-1745074800-1745082000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: "The Rebirth of Apsara: Beyond Genocide." A Performance by Charya Burt Cambodian Dance.
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-rebirth-of-apsara-beyond-genocide/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250427T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250427T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250326T194249Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T194416Z
UID:21124-1745762400-1745769600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music\," a Book Talk and Dynamic Presentation with Author Dr. Umi Vaughan.
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/silencing-the-drum-religious-racism-and-afro-brazilian-sacred-music/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250516T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250809T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250409T223815Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T180524Z
UID:21237-1747396800-1754758800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Satr-e Rahayi: An Exhibition of Calligraphy Works by Hakim Karimzada
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/satr-e-rahayi/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions,Featured
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Satr-e-Rahayi-Exhibition-thumbnail-2.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250326T203839Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T002001Z
UID:21128-1747576800-1747584000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:"Daryo’s All-American Diner": An Anti-Asian Hate Play
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/daryos-all-american-diner/
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/2025/03/DARYOs.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250529T003050Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T004555Z
UID:21577-1749211200-1749218400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Mending Circle
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mending-circle/
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/2025/05/Mending-Circle-Flyer-1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T150000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250518T195746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T200256Z
UID:21539-1749906000-1749913200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:OACC Summer Showcase!
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/summershowcase/
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/2025/05/Summer-Showcase-Flyer-Page1.png
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250529T004151Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T002107Z
UID:21583-1750496400-1750525200@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changing-perspectives-on-japanese-american-incarceration/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250529T004707Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T002110Z
UID:21588-1750582800-1750611600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration - Day 2
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changing-perspectives-on-japanese-american-incarceration-day-2/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250708T090041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T231934Z
UID:21700-1754146800-1754154000@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia film premiere and panel
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/taking-root/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250814T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T120000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250724T221909Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T164429Z
UID:21799-1755172800-1761998400@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:She Isn't A Metaphor: An Exhibition of Mixed Media by Nimisha Doongarwal
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/she-isnt-a-metaphor/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Current Events,Current Exhibitions,Featured
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250716T204802Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T184440Z
UID:21768-1755345600-1755363600@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hawaiian Arts and Culture Day
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hawaiian-day/
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/2025/07/Hawaiian-Day-2025-Web-1080x1080-v2.jpg
ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T210000
DTSTAMP:20260410T125255
CREATED:20250812T221942Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T184819Z
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Ragas in Conversation
DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, April 18\, 20264-6 pm(doors open at 3:45 pm)FREE								\n				\n					\n		\n					\n		\n				\n				\n							\n			\n		\n						\n				\n				\n				\n									Explore a fascinating chapter of the Chinese American experience in California through Echoes of Eureka\, a multimedia exploration of history\, immigration\, and reparations. Eric Tuan’s opera Echoes of Eureka tells the true story of the 1885 expulsion of the Chinese community in Humboldt and their subsequent fight for justice and dignity. The performers are 40 youth voices from the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, who have presented the piece to critical acclaim in the Bay Area\, in Humboldt County in collaboration with AAPI community partners\, and on tour in Europe.    The opera will be paired with a screening of Chisato Hughes’ powerful film Many Moons\, in which Chinese community members search for survivors of the Humboldt 1885 expulsion and 60 years of enforced exclusion. The only known survivor is Charlie Moon\, whose descendants are Native tribal members. Moon’s story is one of those told in Echoes of Eureka.   The screening will be followed by a panel discussion featuring Tuan and Hughes. They will discuss the genesis of the opera and film and explore this little known facet of California’s history.   This program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir\, in partnership with the Humboldt Asians and Pacific Islanders in Solidarity (HAPI)\, Vox Aurea\, the Eureka Chinatown Project and the National Endowment for the Arts. The 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									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 ARTISTS				\n				\n				\n						\n					\n			\n						\n				\n																														\n				\n					\n		\n				\n			\n						\n				\n									The Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir The internationally acclaimed Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir (PEBCC) offers children throughout San Francisco’s East Bay an outstanding program of music training and choral performance. Started in 1982 by founding Executive Director Susan Rahl with Artistic Director Emeritus Robert Geary\, the Choir has performed with renowned artists including John Denver\,  Joyce DiDonato\, and regional symphony orchestras. In addition to vigorous programming of innovative new music\, the Choir is a leading force in international choral activities\, with far-reaching collaborations\, high marks in competitions world-wide\, and the establishment of the Golden Gate International Children’s and Youth Choral Festival in 1991. 								\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									Eric Tuan Recognized for his adventurous programming and passion for musical excellence\, Artistic Director and Composer Eric Tuan brings a wealth of experience in the choral arts to the Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir. He currently serves as the director of the Stanford Early Music Singers\, and served for twelve years as founding Artistic Director of the chamber chorus Convivium and Director of Music at Christ Episcopal Church\, Los Altos. Widely commissioned as a composer\, Tuan’s choral music frequently draws on his background as the descendant of Chinese\, Japanese\, and Filipino immigrants to highlight aspects of the AAPI experience. 								\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									Chisa Hughes Chisato (Chisa) Hughes uses film to explore new forms of relating and worldbuilding. Their first film\, Many Moons\, asks questions about ghosts and placemaking today—looking at the history of Chinese expulsions in Humboldt County\, where they grew up\, and the webs of relation between Chinese people and Native people that formed out of / despite the violence of settlement. Many Moons premiered at CAAMFest and has since acquired distribution with Third World Newsreel. Chisa will be directing their first fiction screenplay\, Behind the Horizon Line\, this fall with timetides cooperative—inspired by the work of poet Etel Adnan about borders and their afterlives.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ragas-conversation/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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