BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH 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: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:20260530T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260530T210000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260413T185348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260417T001308Z UID:23198-1780167600-1780174800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-Filled Heritage: Celebrating the Zither—Asian American Identity and Cultural Survival DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/asian-zither/ 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/2026/04/Asian-Zither-FB-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260605T130000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260603T223247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260603T223304Z UID:23417-1780660800-1780664400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:June Mending Circle DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/june-mending-circle/ 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:20260612T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260612T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260511T201833Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260512T213817Z UID:23300-1781287200-1781294400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation: PARAMITA Film Screening and Healing Workshop with Kirthi Nath DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/paramita/ 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/2026/05/PARAMITA-FB-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260624T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260813T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260603T011234Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260630T184824Z UID:23404-1782302400-1786640400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Ochazuke to Adobo: Care\, Memory\, and the Immigrant Kitchen with Julia LaChica DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/ochazuke-adobo/ 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/2026/06/Julia-LaChia-FB-1080-x-1080-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260626T203000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260602T213826Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260602T214051Z UID:23397-1782498600-1782505800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Pieces of Self: A Collage Workshop with Trisha Mah DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/trisha-mah/ 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/2026/06/Pieces-of-Self-FB-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260710T130000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260706T234615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260706T234711Z UID:23459-1783684800-1783688400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:July Mending Circle DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/july-mending-circle/ 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:20260712T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260712T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260529T223451Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260707T203510Z UID:23326-1783864800-1783872000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Musikang Kalipay: A Rondalla Concert with the Iskwelahang Pilipino DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/kalipay/ 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/2026/05/Musikang-Kalipay-FB-1080-x-1080-px.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260723T190000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260623T195601Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260624T213605Z UID:23423-1784826000-1784833200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:1850-1882: A Chinese American Origin Story—A Book Talk with Veronica Li DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/veronica-li/ 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/2026/06/1882-Book-Talk-IG-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260801T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T233224 CREATED:20260703T014214Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260703T014229Z UID:23449-1785589200-1785600000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Our Stories in Our Voices: Oral History of Oakland Chinatown Organizing Across Generations DESCRIPTION:Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury Saturday\, Mar. 22\, 2025 1 PM FREE \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Set against the glittering backdrop of Los Angeles during the gin-soaked Jazz Age and the rise of Hollywood\, Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong celebrates the first Asian American movie star\, bringing an unsung heroine to light and reclaiming her place in cinema history. Join us on March 22\, 2025\, at 1 PM as we welcome author Katie Gee Salisbury for a book talk and signing highlighting this exciting new biography.   This event is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Eastwind Books of Berkeley.    \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Author \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Katie Gee Salisbury is the author of Not Your China Doll\, a new biography of Anna May Wong\, Hollywood’s first Asian American movie star. Her work has appeared in the New York Times\, Vanity Fair\, The Believer\, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, and elsewhere. She was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Artist Fellowship in 2021 and gave the TED Talk “As American as Chop Suey.” She also writes the newsletter Half-Caste Woman. A fifth-generation Chinese American who hails from Southern California\, she now lives in Brooklyn.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oral-history-chinatown/ 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/2026/07/Our-Stories-in-Our-Voices-FB-1080-x-1080.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR