In virtually every city, state and strip mall across the U.S., women get their nails done in salons likely owned by Vietnamese entrepreneurs. How did this community come to dominate an $8 billion nail economy? “Nailed It” takes viewers from Los Angeles to the Bronx to meet the diverse people and relationships behind this booming and
Enjoy a live reading by the authors of Chicken of the Sea, a collaborative children’s book from Viet Thanh Nguyen and Thi Bui, and their children Ellison Nguyen and Hien Bui-Stafford. A band of intrepid chickens leave behind the boredom of farm life, joining the crew of the pirate ship Pitiless to seek fortune and glory on the
Join the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) for a night of trivia with Geeks Who Drink "Quiz for a Cause"! For a small suggested entry fee of $5, you can join the evening's quiz. The winning team will get a prize and the rest will go to helping OACC continue to serve our community through
OACC is excited to host CreativeMornings! The event is free and RSVP tickets become available Monday, January 27th. This month’s theme is Roots. We’ll have chef Tu David Phu speaking at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center on Jan. 31st. Join us for free breakfast, free coffee and tea, and—of course—stimulating discussion that’ll start your 2020
OACC is celebrating the Year of the Rat with live performances and fun activities for the whole family in the heart of Oakland Chinatown! Enjoy our Youth Showcase featuring students performing guzheng (Chinese zither), various Chinese dances and more. Join interactive workshops on Japanese taiko drumming, relaxing Taichi exercises, and children’s story time with a
Never again is NOW. Join OACC and Tsuru for Solidarity for a “Tsuru Fold In,” to fold cranes that will join the “National Pilgrimage to Close the Camps” in June 2020. This movement plans to bring 125,000 paper cranes, or tsuru, as expressions of solidarity with immigrant and refugee communities that are under attack today.
