BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//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:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180218T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180218T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T072123 CREATED:20180110T011932Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154235Z UID:4183-1518940800-1518973200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Anthony Brown & Asian American Orchestra w/ Voices of a Dream DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n \n \n Join us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.   Arrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM.   Viet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future.   This event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Creators of Simone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/anthony-brown-asian-american-orchestra-w-voices-of-a-dream-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180207T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T072123 CREATED:20180123T001916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154242Z UID:3886-1517990400-1518022800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Oakland Asian Cultural Center welcomes filmmaker\, writer\, artist and social activist MARA AHMED DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n \n \n Join us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.   Arrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM.   Viet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future.   This event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Creators of Simone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-oakland-asian-cultural-center-welcomes-filmmaker-writer-artist-and-social-activist-mara-ahmed/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260727T072123 CREATED:20180108T011503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154252Z UID:4180-1517655600-1517673600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Lunar New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n \n \n Join us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.   Arrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM.   Viet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future.   This event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Creators of Simone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-lunar-new-year-celebration/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180127T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180127T170000 DTSTAMP:20260727T072123 CREATED:20180110T012227Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154308Z UID:4185-1517040000-1517072400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Film Screening: 'Defender' Followed by Q&A With San Francisco Public Defender\, Jeff Adachi DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n \n \n Join us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.   Arrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM.   Viet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future.   This event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Creators of Simone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/film-screening-defender-followed-by-qa-with-san-francisco-public-defender-jeff-adachi/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180111T200000 DTSTAMP:20260727T072123 CREATED:20180102T012705Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154316Z UID:4187-1515695400-1515700800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Peace Lantern Ceremony Planning Meeting DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM - 2:30 PM \n \n \n \n Join us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire.   Arrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM.   Viet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future.   This event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Meet the Creators of Simone \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Viet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Minnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peace-lantern-ceremony-planning-meeting/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR