The “Stop the Violence - Solidarity Now!” project is a BAMC social action initiative launched in response to the violence against the Asian community, particularly those attacked by African American males in Oakland’s Chinatown. The way these incidents have been covered in the media has created a divide among African Americans and Asians throughout Oakland, […]
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week (Oct 3-9) and World Mental Health Day (Oct 10), Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) is exhibiting award-winning mental health comic Press Play to spark meaningful conversations and combat stigmas around mental health. Co-presented by ARTogether and Asian Health Services, in collaboration with community partners NAMI San Francisco Mental […]
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OACC is inviting you, our neighbors, to join in creating our 2022 Community Ofrenda! We are participating in the Oakland Museum of California's Día De Los Muertos celebration and we want to include our friends and family in our collaborative ofrenda build. OACC’s ofrenda is dedicated to those who have passed during the pandemic and […]
READINGS • VISUAL ART • WRITING WORKSHOP Featuring readings by Avotcja, C. K. Itamura, Tureeda Mikell, Shizue Seigel, Kimi Sugioka, and Janice Hom. Artwork by Adrian Arias, Salma Arastu, Lorraine Bonner, Mark Harris, Wanda Sabir, Josué Rojas, Twin Walls Mural Company. Followed by an interactive creative writing workshop with the audience. Co-sponsored by Eastwind Books […]
