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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190120T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190120T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181210T183839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151344Z UID:5064-1547992800-1548003600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Documentary Film 'My Odyssey – Between Two Worlds' DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/documentary-film-my-odyssey-between-two-worlds/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190120T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190120T130000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20190115T222925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151404Z UID:5311-1547985600-1547989200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:San Francisco Chamber Orchestra Music of the Americas DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/san-francisco-chamber-orchestra-music-of-the-americas/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ORGANIZER;CN="San Francisco Chamber Orchestra":MAILTO:Info@TheSFCO.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190115T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190115T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20190108T194607Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151423Z UID:5275-1547575200-1547582400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Art of Sho - Calligraphy Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/5275/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190112T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190112T180000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181209T202811Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151518Z UID:5131-1547283600-1547316000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Imagine Talks 2019 DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/5131/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T183000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181101T211610Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T224930Z UID:4987-1543602600-1543602600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries - An Evening of Cuisine\, Calligraphy and Ceramics DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/crossing-boundaries-an-evening-of-cuisine-calligraphy-and-ceramics/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Dinner-1-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181130T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181115T231101Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151558Z UID:5043-1543600800-1543608000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Hapa Tales and Other Lies" at Oakland Asian Cultural Center DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hapa-tales-and-other-lies-at-oakland-asian-cultural-center/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181118T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181118T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181101T211231Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T151616Z UID:4985-1542556800-1542571200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Asian Cultural Center Friendsgiving Potluck DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-asian-cultural-center-friendsgiving-potluck/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181108T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20190116T210000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181026T222546Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190520T205540Z UID:4937-1541698200-1547672400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Crossing Boundaries: Calligraphies In Conversation DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/crossing-boundaries-calligraphies-in-conversation/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181102T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181102T210000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181023T195436Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152544Z UID:4889-1541181600-1541192400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Kusinang Pilipino Culinary Experience DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/kusinang-pilipino-culinary-experience/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181024T203000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181001T221353Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T224040Z UID:4835-1540405800-1540413000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: America is Not the Heart DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/america-is-not-the-heart/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/elaine.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181001T222004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T223723Z UID:4841-1539540000-1539547200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Women of World Dance Show DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/women-of-world-dance-show/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/OACC-Lataniashowflyer1-1-791x1024-1.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181014T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181001T220326Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152704Z UID:4825-1539504000-1539536400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Free Kidney Disease Screening DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/free-kidney-disease-screening/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181013T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181013T220000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20181001T220038Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190429T224144Z UID:4820-1539457200-1539468000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Silindro Pilipino Project DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/silindro-pilipino-project/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/CZ-Silindro-Pilipino-May-5th-small-web-card.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180906T231523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152849Z UID:4765-1538762400-1538762400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Hinabi Project:  Weaving Peace and Dreams ~ Textile Arts of Mindanao DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-hinabi-project-weaving-peace-and-dreams-textile-arts-of-mindanao/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180930T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180930T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180906T231650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152857Z UID:4769-1538312400-1538323200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Mountain Spirits MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCE / FILM SCREENING / TRUNK SHOW DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mountain-spirits-music-dance-performance-film-screening-trunk-show/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T203000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180718T185809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152903Z UID:4578-1538069400-1538080200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2018 Chinatown Mayoral & District 2 Candidate’s Forum DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-chinatown-coalition-candidates-forum/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T190000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180718T190112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153003Z UID:4580-1537720200-1537729200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Peace Lantern Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peace-lantern-ceremony/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180918T225301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153029Z UID:4800-1537689600-1537722000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:IN OAKLAND: “Fighting Dictators in the Philippines\, Then & Now” DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/in-oakland-fighting-dictators-in-the-philippines-then-now/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180829T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153122Z UID:4707-1537117200-1537128000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Filipino-American History during the 1965-1970 Grape strikes - Book Reading / Film Screening / Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/filipino-american-history-during-the-1965-1970-grape-strikes-book-reading-film-screening-photography-exhibition/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180717T223122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153141Z UID:4568-1536458400-1536512400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Opening Reception: The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons Presented and Curated by: Abraham Ignacio DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/opening-reception-the-forbidden-book-the-philippine-american-war-in-political-cartoons/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180718T185649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153216Z UID:4575-1536339600-1536350400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Fridays: Lincoln Summer Nights DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-fridays-lincoln-summer-nights-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180718T185310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153242Z UID:4573-1536152400-1536163200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Wednesdays Madison Park DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-wednesdays-madison-park/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180827 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180807T211733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153317Z UID:4648-1535155200-1535327999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Chinatown StreetFest 2018 DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-china-town-streetfest-2018/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180717T220933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153322Z UID:4559-1533315600-1533326400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Fridays:  Lincoln Summer Nights DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-fridays-lincoln-summer-nights/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T160000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180717T220819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153406Z UID:4557-1533128400-1533139200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Wednesdays at Madison Park DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-wednesdays-at-madison-park/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180703T224814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153435Z UID:4537-1532804400-1532808000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:See You at the 7 - Stories From the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/see-you-at-the-7-stories-from-the-bay-areas-last-original-mile-house/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180703T214837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153531Z UID:4521-1532271600-1532278800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chinese Exclusion Laws and Being Muslim American in Post 9/11 DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-exclusion-laws-and-being-muslim-american-in-post-9-11/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T200000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180604T214914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153538Z UID:4439-1530900000-1530907200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:'SKY\, MOUNTAIN & WATERSCAPE' - Kam Cheung Mok Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/opening-reception-of-chinese-ink-wash-landscape-painting-exhibit/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180627T232741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153559Z UID:4488-1530212400-1530219600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Finding Japanese-American Roots in Japan and the U.S. DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/finding-japanese-american-roots-in-japan-and-the-u-s/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T170000 DTSTAMP:20260602T013138 CREATED:20180604T214700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153619Z UID:4436-1529758800-1529773200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hawker-fare-stories-recipes-from-a-refugee-chefs-isan-thai-lao-roots/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR