BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.17.5//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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240122T170000 DTSTAMP:20240321T200858Z CREATED:20231118T084415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T200858Z UID:16549-1697029200-1705942800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Elder Voices: Chinatown Legacy Businesses Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/elder-voices/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roy-chan-exhibit-reception-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T170000 DTSTAMP:20240318T214058Z CREATED:20240112T003828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T214058Z UID:17315-1706270400-1709398800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Love and Protect Mural Series DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/loveprotect/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/murals-jpeg.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T170000 DTSTAMP:20250306T184313Z CREATED:20240516T010352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184313Z UID:18767-1718366400-1722099600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Longing for Attachment" Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/longingforattachment/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/thumbnail.jpg 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:20240909T184423Z CREATED:20240709T234004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T184423Z UID:19213-1722513600-1725728400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Precious Beings Exhibition & Closing Reception DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/preciousbeings/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/precious-beings-exhibit-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T170000 DTSTAMP:20250904T211915Z CREATED:20250127T230357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T211915Z UID:20701-1738238400-1746118800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Chinatown to West Oakland: Community Portraits of Healing DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/from-chinatown-to-west-oakland-community-portraits-of-healing/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screen-Shot-2025-03-31-at-4.01.18-PM.png 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:20260820T233804Z CREATED:20250409T223815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233804Z UID:21237-1747396800-1754758800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Satr-e Rahayi: An Exhibition of Calligraphy Works by Hakim Karimzada DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/satr-e-rahayi/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions 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:20250814T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251101T120000 DTSTAMP:20260820T233642Z CREATED:20250724T221909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233642Z UID:21799-1755172800-1761998400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:She Isn't A Metaphor: An Exhibition of Mixed Media by Nimisha Doongarwal DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/she-isnt-a-metaphor/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/She-Isnt-a-Metaphor-1080-x-1080-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTSTAMP:20260820T233602Z CREATED:20251028T175531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233602Z UID:22574-1762300800-1769903999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Asian Elder Portrait Project:" An Exhibition of Drawings by Luke Sera-Tacorda DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/asian-elder-portrait/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Luke-Sera-Tacorda-1080-x-1080-PREVIEW.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260204 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260315 DTSTAMP:20260820T233424Z CREATED:20260114T160348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233424Z UID:22798-1770163200-1773532799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Topaz Toddlers Exhibition: Children’s Art from an American Concentration Camp DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/topaz-toddlers/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Topaz-Toddlers-FB-1080-x-1080-px-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260318 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260524 DTSTAMP:20260820T233339Z CREATED:20260226T194319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233339Z UID:22956-1773792000-1779580799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Our Language\, Our Story: Photos by Joyce Xi DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/joyce-xi/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/Joyce-Xi-Exhibition-PREVIEW-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260815T170000 DTSTAMP:20260820T233203Z CREATED:20260603T011234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T233203Z UID:23404-1782302400-1786813200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Ochazuke to Adobo: Care\, Memory\, and the Immigrant Kitchen with Julia LaChica DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ochazuke-adobo/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Julia-LaChia-FB-1080-x-1080-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260819T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260926T160000 DTSTAMP:20261005T164016Z CREATED:20260820T203416Z LAST-MODIFIED:20261005T164016Z UID:23575-1787148000-1790438400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Fragrance of Calligraphy and Ink: An Exhibition of Chinese Brush Paintings DESCRIPTION:Featured Artists & Curators \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee \n \n \n \n Kenneth McGhee is a Los Angeles County native\, raised in the San Fernando Valley\, California. His true passion for drawing began at 6 years of age\, with his main inspirations being the illustrators of DC\, Marvel comic books\, and Mad Magazine. He began a formal art education at Art Center College of Design\, Pasadena\, California and later enlisted in the United States Navy. After serving overseas for four years\, he became a design atelier Graphic Artist and freelance illustrator in Bonn\, Germany. Since his repatriation to the United States in 1996\, Kenneth continues working as a freelance Commercial Illustrator/ Graphic Artist\, Art Tutor\, and Fine Artist. You can view his multi-styled commercial illustration and graphic design work samples at: https://Kensfunkyart.com. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko \n \n \n \n Shirley Everett-Dicko is the fifth child of Dorothy Turner Everett\, and a member of the legendary family of not eight\, nine\, or ten but eleven Black pitmasters from Oakland\, CA\, and nine of these pitmasters are dynamic Black women who have been cooking delicious smoked meat on brick pits for 50 years. She is the family’s historian\, the social media director\, and one of four surviving Everett siblings. Shirley was there on opening day in 1973 and has been the marketing director for Everett and Jones Barbeque since day one. Shirley has authored a new book titled Brick House. The new book is about barbeque from the perspective of a Black woman. Her late mother and five deceased siblings’ legacy will live on through these collections of short stories. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-brush-paintings/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Fragrance-of-Ink-Preview-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR