BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220301 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20210202T021615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T000956Z UID:9894-1643673600-1646092799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Black History Month Community Events DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/black-history-month-community-events/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20220201BlackHistoryMonth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220401 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20220125T182536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T003828Z UID:11759-1643846400-1648771199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lincoln School 2022 Lunar New Year Art Contest Gallery DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2022-lincoln-school-lny-art-contest/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220203LNYArtContestThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20210222T194107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174237Z UID:10397-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2022 Virtual Community Night Market DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-community-night-market/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2022-apny-vendor-app-open.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20211129T235457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174229Z UID:11658-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2022 Asian Pacific New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-apny-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/general-title-ad.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20211130T200122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233833Z UID:11669-1644670800-1644674400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Chinese Children's Hats with Terri Wong DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-childrens-hats-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20220212HatsBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T163000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20211203T002446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233926Z UID:11679-1644764400-1644769800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "We Hereby Refuse": The Bay Area Allies DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/we-hereby-refuse-bay-area-allies-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220213WeHerebyRefuseBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260505T203218 CREATED:20211214T192445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T190428Z UID:11685-1645207200-1645214400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Manzanar\, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust" Virtual Screening and Talk DESCRIPTION:The Camps America Built – Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 Thursday\, Feb. 20\, 2025 6:30 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for the unveiling of The Camps America Built\, an immersive portrait project exploring the resilience of Japanese Americans who were incarcerated in camps during WWII. Since 2022\, photographer and National Geographic Explorer Haruka Sakaguchi has traveled to all 10 camps and photographed over 80 Japanese Americans as they made pilgrimages to their former camps to reflect on this dark chapter in U.S. history.   This special event will feature a live presentation introducing the project and a screening of the short documentary Loyal American (2025\, 9 min.)—directed by Haruka and produced by National Geographic Society’s Impact Story Lab. A Q&A with Sakaguchi and the film’s protagonist will follow the screening.   This event is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and the National Geographic Society.   In addition to an in-person event\, we will be live-streaming this event. To receive the Zoom link\, please register for this event and click the live stream option. We will email you the live stream link the week of the event.    *This event was formally titled “Campu: An American Story\,” but it remains the same program despite the title change. We apologize for any confusion.  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Speakers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Haruka Sakaguchi (b. 1990) is a Japanese documentary photographer based outside of New York City. She was born in Osaka\, Japan and immigrated to the U.S. with her parents when she was three months old. Haruka’s documentary work focuses on cultural identity and intergenerational trauma. Her clients include The New York Times\, National Geographic\, Time Magazine\, ProPublica\, The New Yorker\, Smithsonian Magazine\, BBC News\, Bloomberg Businessweek\, NPR\, Newsweek and The Washington Post among other publications. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Henry Kaku’s (sansei) entire family was deported and sent to Japan after WWII. Although they were born in California\, his family lost their U.S. Citizenship during this time. It was not until 1956 that Henry became a U.S. Citizen at 8 years old\, and his family returned to California.   Henry is now the Speakers Bureau Chair for the Sonoma County Japanese American Citizens League (JACL).  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/manzanar-diverted-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220218ManzanarDiverted_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR