Thursday, July 23, 2026 5-7 pm FREE Join author Veronica Li for a timely discussion of her new book, 1882: A Gold Mountain Odyssey. In this historical novel about the first wave of Chinese immigrants to the U.S., we follow their journey through the gold rush, building the U.S. railroad system, and the 1882 Chinese […]
Saturday, August 1, 20261-4 pmFREE Our Stories in Our Voices: Oral History of Oakland Chinatown Organizing Across Generations is a community program celebrating the people, organizations, and movements that helped shape Oakland Chinatown's rich history of advocacy, leadership, and community building. Through oral history, personal storytelling, and intergenerational dialogue, this program will explore Oakland Chinatown's historical […]
Friday, August 712 noon–1:30 pmFREE Do you have socks that need repair? Are you curious about visible mending? Do you like keeping clothing out of landfills? If you answered yes to any of these, or just want company while you sew, join us for our next Mending Circle at OACC on August 7, at 12 […]
Saturday, August 15, 2026 2-4 pm FREE Join us for a conversation with National Book Award finalist and New York Times bestselling author Randy Ribay about his newest YA novel, Nest of Tongues, a story about Filipino American teenage siblings/manananggals trying to survive as they're hunted down by a legendary Filipino monster slayer. This event […]
Saturday, August 29, 2026, 2-3 pm(Cantonese-English) Sunday, August 30, 2026, 2-3 pm(Mandarin-English) Virtual(Zoom link provided after registration) FREE Join bilingual storytellers for a live virtual storytime (over Zoom) about the Qixi Festival. This event will feature both Mandarin/Cantonese and English narrators, a classic Chinese folktale, and a fun craft activity for parents and children to do together. This […]
Friday, September 4 12 noon–1:30 pm FREE Do you have socks that need repair? Are you curious about visible mending? Do you like keeping clothing out of landfills? If you answered yes to any of these, or just want company while you sew, join us for our next Mending Circle at OACC on September 4, […]