What makes Oakland home? Whose voices are heard? Come and share your story if you are a current or former Oakland resident, worker, or community activist of any background! Attendees are encouraged to bring photos of the interior and exterior of their homes and personal items as props or to add to the set, such
442 Book Talk with Authors Saturday, February 9, 2019 | 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm Writers Sakai and Kiyomura, along with illustrator Rob Sato discuss Japanese American experience in during World War II and history of incarceration in 1942, and describe the process of creating the graphic novel “442”. Followed by a Q&A session. Limited
Join OACC for a free Lunar New Year Celebration to welcome the Year of the Boar! Featuring lion dance by Toi Shan Family Assoc, Ger YouthCenter Mongolian folk dance, Trace Repeat (soul & funk band), Patty Chu’s Chinese folk dance, China's Spirit Music Ensemble (guzheng), Emeryville Taiko drumming, Burmese dance and music by Tay Than
Image provided by Cynthia Cheng at http://www.cynthiaycheng.com or @cynthiaycheng on twitter and instagram The Family Reading Celebration is a special feature for kids during OACC’s Annual Lunar New Year Celebration. Join us for storytime with Suzanne Lo and Sine Hwang Jensen (librarian at UC Berkeley Ethnic Studies Library), “Go! Mandarin” music, shadow-puppet making and show, and 75 free books
Film and Concert $10-25 suggested donation (no one turned away for lack of funds) Commemorate Day of Remembrance. View excerpts of Hidden Legacy: Japanese Traditional Performing Arts in the World War II Internment Camps. Shirley Muramato, an accomplished koto master and the film’s creative director will perform with Brian Wong (koto) and dancer Bando Hiroshichiro
Film Showing Sunday, March 10, 2019 | 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm “Resistance at Tule Lake” tells the long-suppressed story of incarcerated Japanese Americans who defied the government by refusing to swear unconditional loyalty to the U.S. Thought this was an act of protest and family survival, they were branded as “disloyals” by the government and
