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    Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia film premiere and panel

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Saturday, August 23-5 pmFREE Join us for the premiere of Taking Root, a community-organizer produced documentary series. Taking Root amplifies the untold stories of Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian refugees who resettled in Philadelphia after the U.S. Wars in Southeast Asia (commonly known as the “Vietnam War"). Directed by Oanh-Nhi Nguyen and co-produced by VietLead, the […]

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    Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hawaiian Arts and Culture Day

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Saturday, August 1612 pm-5 pmFREE  Photo Credit: Photo by William Lee Join us for a rich celebration of Hawaiian culture with the Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center. Learn about Hawaiian culture through performances, lectures/demonstrations, and a vendor marketplace. Featured performers will include Kumu Kawika Alfiche, Steven Kanahe Espaniola, and Hālau o Keikiali`i. SCHEDULE 12 pm: Vendor Marketplace opens12:45-1 […]

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    Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Ragas in Conversation

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    With Arjun K. Verma, Anirudh Bharadwaj, Rohan Krishnamurthy Saturday, September 67:30-9 pmFREE Indian classical luminaries Arjun K. Verma, Anirudh Bharadwaj, and Rohan Krishnamurthy come together in a new collaboration of Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. As Bay Area-based ambassadors of Indian music, the trio represents ancient Indian lineages at the frontiers of contemporary experimentation.   Performer Bios Dr. Rohan Krishnamurthy […]

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    Panel Discussion: A History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law (1850s-1960s)

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Saturday, September 202-4 pmFREE  Join us for life stories of Chinese and Chinese Americans who endured racial violence and discrimination as second-class citizens during the 1850s to 1960s.  Ground-breaking authors Michael Luo* and Fae Myenne Ng*, and Wong Kim Ark's great-grandson Norman Wong, share the stories of Chinese lives under American racial laws enacted to […]

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    Oakland Ilokana Film Premiere

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Part of the "Rooted in Chinatown" Series Saturday, October 43-5 pmFREE Celebrate Filipino American History Month at OACC! Join us for the premiere of Oakland Ilokana, an intergenerational documentary about legacy, ancestral memory, and the search for connection. Guided by the stories of her aging grandmother—who was one of the first Filipino American children born in […]

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  • “Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America” book talk with Jeff Chang

    Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

    Wednesday, November 57-8:30 pmFREE Join us for a conversation and book signing with award-winning writer, critic, and cultural observer Jeff Chang as he brings fresh insight and humanity to the legendary Bruce Lee in Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America. Jeff will be in conversation with filmmaker Ursula Liang. His new […]

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