BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center 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: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:20250130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250127T230357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T211915Z UID:20701-1738238400-1746118800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Chinatown to West Oakland: Community Portraits of Healing DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous 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:20250201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250107T012150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184213Z UID:20651-1738407600-1738425600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2025: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2025/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LNY-x-BHM-2025-thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250116T011202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184144Z UID:20843-1740076200-1740083400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Camps America Built" - Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/campuanamericanstory/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NEW-FLYER.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T153000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20240822T180423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T024424Z UID:19513-1740837600-1740843000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Memory of Taste": Book Release Event with Chef Tu David Phu DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thememoryoftaste/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thumbnail-NEW-DATE-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250207T210449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T183132Z UID:20947-1741374000-1741381200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Gumamela: An Intimate Preview. Florante Aguilar with Cascada de Flores and Special Guests Charmaine Clamor\, Jorge Mijangos\, and Greg Kehret DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/gumamela-an-intimate-preview/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250207T212331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T195915Z UID:20948-1742648400-1742655600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong." Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/notyourchinadoll/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T213000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250306T190554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T173148Z UID:21030-1744399800-1744407000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:All Mixed Up! A Mixer Celebrating Multi-Racial Identity DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/all-mixed-up-a-mixer-celebrating-multi-racial-identity/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/UPDATED-THUMBNAIL.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250308T004351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T004716Z UID:21081-1745064000-1745071200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Visible Mending For Stains & Patches DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/visiblemending-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/visible-mending-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250305T175246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T201340Z UID:21018-1745074800-1745082000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: "The Rebirth of Apsara: Beyond Genocide." A Performance by Charya Burt Cambodian Dance. DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-rebirth-of-apsara-beyond-genocide/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Charya_Burt_1080x1080_thumb.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250427T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250326T194249Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T194416Z UID:21124-1745762400-1745769600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Silencing the Drum: Religious Racism and Afro-Brazilian Sacred Music\," a Book Talk and Dynamic Presentation with Author Dr. Umi Vaughan. DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/silencing-the-drum-religious-racism-and-afro-brazilian-sacred-music/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Silencing-the-Drum-thumbnail.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:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250409T223815Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250625T180524Z UID:21237-1747396800-1754758800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Satr-e Rahayi: An Exhibition of Calligraphy Works by Hakim Karimzada DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/satr-e-rahayi/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions,Featured 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:20250518T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250518T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250326T203839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250513T002001Z UID:21128-1747576800-1747584000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Daryo’s All-American Diner": An Anti-Asian Hate Play DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/daryos-all-american-diner/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/DARYOs.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250606T140000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250529T003050Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250529T004555Z UID:21577-1749211200-1749218400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Mending Circle DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mending-circle/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Mending-Circle-Flyer-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250607T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250511T031215Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250527T215315Z UID:21473-1749324600-1749330000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:[Cancelled] Celebrate Pride with OACC! DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/celebrate-pride-with-oacc/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Pride-2025-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250614T150000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250518T195746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250518T200256Z UID:21539-1749906000-1749913200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Summer Showcase! DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/summershowcase/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Summer-Showcase-Flyer-Page1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250621T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250529T004151Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T002107Z UID:21583-1750496400-1750525200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changing-perspectives-on-japanese-american-incarceration/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2-CP-Conf-NBN-Ad.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250622T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250529T004707Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250530T002110Z UID:21588-1750582800-1750611600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Changing Perspectives on Japanese American Incarceration - Day 2 DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changing-perspectives-on-japanese-american-incarceration-day-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/2-CP-Conf-NBN-Ad.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250802T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250708T090041Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250715T231934Z UID:21700-1754146800-1754154000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Taking Root: Southeast Asian Stories of Resettlement in Philadelphia film premiere and panel DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/taking-root/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Taking-Root-WebPage-Square.jpg 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:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250724T221909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T164429Z UID:21799-1755172800-1761998400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:She Isn't A Metaphor: An Exhibition of Mixed Media by Nimisha Doongarwal DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/she-isnt-a-metaphor/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current Events,Current Exhibitions,Featured 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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250816T170000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250716T204802Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250721T184440Z UID:21768-1755345600-1755363600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hawaiian Arts and Culture Day DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hawaiian-day/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Hawaiian-Day-2025-Web-1080x1080-v2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250906T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250812T221942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T184819Z UID:21840-1757187000-1757192400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Ragas in Conversation DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ragas-conversation/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Ragas-in-Convo-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:20250920T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250920T160000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250721T061943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T200256Z UID:21777-1758376800-1758384000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: A History of Chinese Life Under American Racial Law (1850s-1960s) DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-author-panel/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/UPDATED-Chinese-Author-Panel-Web-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251004T163000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250807T182331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T214833Z UID:21818-1759590000-1759595400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Ilokana Film Premiere DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-ilokana/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Oakland-Ilokana-Preview-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251105 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260201 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251028T175531Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T195915Z UID:22574-1762300800-1769903999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Asian Elder Portrait Project:" an Exhibition of Drawings by Luke Sera-Tacorda DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/asian-elder-portrait/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current 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;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251105T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20250927T170106Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T034601Z UID:22386-1762369200-1762374600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America" book talk with Jeff Chang DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/jeff-chang-bruce-lee/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Jeff-Chang-Bruce-Lee-Book-Launch-Preview-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251108T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251008T150709Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251105T011128Z UID:22466-1762628400-1762633800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Arabesque: A Middle Eastern Dance and Music Concert DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/arabesque/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Arabesque-Preview-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251119T172208Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251119T173414Z UID:22663-1764936000-1764939600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:December Mending Circle DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mending-dec2025/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mending-Circle-Evergreen-Preview-White-Background.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20251205T210000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251107T213211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251201T201421Z UID:22621-1764961200-1764968400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:“The Empathizer" A Documentary About Vietnam Screening and Discussion DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/empathizer/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Empathizer-Preview-1080-x-1080-px-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260109T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260109T130000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251216T062046Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260106T195717Z UID:22737-1767960000-1767963600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:January Mending Circle DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mending-jan2026/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Mending-Circle-Evergreen-Preview-White-Background.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260110T180000 DTSTAMP:20260526T033112 CREATED:20251212T053126Z LAST-MODIFIED:20251212T183728Z UID:22709-1768060800-1768068000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chinese Couplets: A Film by Felicia Lowe DESCRIPTION:Friday\, June 12\, 20266-8 pmFREE (registration requested)  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation\, an experiential workshop that invites us to slow down and experience what it means to belong—to ourselves\, each other and the natural world. This workshop weaves together meditation\, healing rituals\, sacred reflection\, community care circles and a screening of Kirthi Nath’s film PARAMITA.    PARAMITA is a 24-minute documentary that bears witness to Prajna Choudhury’s 25-year coming out process with her traditional Bangladeshi mother and her journey of connecting with Buddhist practices and nature as gateways for acceptance and intergenerational healing.    Together\, let’s explore healing and belonging as living practices of resistance and renewal\, where resilience meets joy\, and where we cultivate the connections needed for a more whole and liberated future. This experience will be facilitated by filmmaker Kirthi Nath.   This event is free to attend\, but registration is requested at the link below. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\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 \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Filmmaker  Kirthi Nath is an award-winning South Asian lesbian filmmaker whose work centers BIPOC voices and storytelling as a pathway for healing\, belonging and collective liberation. Her body of work fluidly straddles genres\, occupying a fertile landscape of cultural poetics\, social justice and spirituality. Kirthi’s films have been featured at Mill Valley Film Festival\, CAAMFest\, Frameline\, Bengal International Shorts\, DisOrient\, SF Doc Fest and more. She has received grants from the Center for Asian American Media\, V-Day\, Re-Present Media and the Center for Cultural Innovation\, and has been selected to participate in A-Doc Allies\, BGDM MafiaMind\, Bitchitra Curated Programs\, RePresent Media Fellowship and Looky Looky’s Impact Producer Incubator. Kirthi is also the founder and lead filmmaker at Cinemagical Media\, a woman of color-led creative agency specializing in filmmaking\, creative strategy and impact producing that partners with organizations\, communities and changemakers to produce films and workshops that uplift marginalized voices\, invite cultural transformation and reimagine liberation. \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 Praise for Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation  “Watching PARAMITA and participating in the healing workshop afterward reminded me that healing is possible\, even when it hasn’t happened within my own family. It gave me peace\, teaching me that healing can flow both forward to future generations and backward to my ancestors. This practice of healing\, rooted in love and understanding\, has become a source of strength for me.” – Carletta Bullock\, Buddhist Practitioner  “PARAMITA is a beautiful film… reflective\, quietly stirring\, beautiful\, hopeful\, and helps me remember who I am… who we all are.” – Phoenix Song\, Performer/Writer/Facilitator  “As a queer South Asian\, it was powerful and healing to see an experience that affirmed we are not separate from our culture if we are queer. The film and healing workshop gave me a sense of belonging—affirming my own experience and reminding me that I am not alone.” – Anonymous URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-couplets/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Chinese-Couplets-Preview-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR