Philippine Master Culture Bearers of T’boli, Yakan, Kalinga People: Weaving Workshop

OACC is inviting you, our neighbors, to join in creating our 2022 Community Ofrenda! We are participating in the Oakland Museum of California's Día De Los Muertos celebration and we want to include our friends and family in our collaborative ofrenda build. OACC’s ofrenda is dedicated to those who have passed during the pandemic and

READINGS • VISUAL ART • WRITING WORKSHOP Featuring readings by Avotcja, C. K. Itamura, Tureeda Mikell, Shizue Seigel, Kimi Sugioka, and Janice Hom. Artwork by Adrian Arias, Salma Arastu, Lorraine Bonner, Mark Harris, Wanda Sabir, Josué Rojas, Twin Walls Mural Company. Followed by an interactive creative writing workshop with the audience. Co-sponsored by  Eastwind Books

Back in San Jose, Lola and I started drawing and painting together. I’d read somewhere that art was a form of therapy with seniors, so we gave it a try. Lola made watercolor paintings, and when they dried I drew her memories on top of them. We called ourselves The Lola x Kenneth Collaboration. When