BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.20//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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210709T194205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210726T191919Z UID:11014-1627210800-1627218000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:FOODLINE: Mapping Our Diaspora from Culture to Conversation DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/foodline/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Thumbnail_fullimage_dm.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T210000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210603T214453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210723T041608Z UID:10929-1626980400-1626987600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ESSENTIAL TRUTHS Anthology Readings - East Bay Showcase DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/essential-truths-east-bay/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/20210722Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210709T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210710T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210503T192550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210710T214709Z UID:10822-1625850000-1625927400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:MINARI: Virtual Screening & Community Talk DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/minari-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210709MinariThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210701 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210901 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210603T172918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T174621Z UID:10920-1625097600-1630454399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Political Inheritance: An Exploration of AAPI Political Agency & Identities DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/political-inheritance/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Instapost.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210626T170000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210512T220829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T193346Z UID:10867-1624723200-1624726800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Queer Taiko DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-queer-taiko/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210626Thumbnail_QueerTaiko-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210625T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210527T180408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210628T192924Z UID:10914-1624644000-1624647600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Community Rising DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/community-rising/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/06252021Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210612T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210612T140000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210414T012809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210613T003158Z UID:10738-1623502800-1623506400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Swimming to Freedom Book Talk with Kent and Freddie Wong DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/swimming-to-freedom-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210612SwimmingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210606T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210606T140000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210514T181753Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210607T182833Z UID:10851-1622984400-1622988000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Kids Storytime: "Wishes" by Mượn Thị Văn & "When Lola Visits" by Michelle Sterling DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/kids-storytime-wishes-when-lola-visits/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20210606Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210522T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210409T190934Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T003715Z UID:10685-1621695600-1621699200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Instant Pot Asian Pressure Cooker Meals" Book Talk & Cooking Demo DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/instant-pot-book-talk-cooking-demo/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/20210522Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210515T173000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210323T173009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T005410Z UID:10567-1621094400-1621099800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Leela Dance Collective DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-leela-dance-collective/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210515Thumbnail_LDC.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210507T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210509T193000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210322T205843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210527T005711Z UID:10570-1620410400-1620588600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:140 LBS + OVER 140 LBS: A Virtual Double-Feature DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/140lbs-double-feature/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/140LBS_Oakland_thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210504T130000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210419T190503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210504T225450Z UID:10764-1620129600-1620133200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Panel Discussion: The AAPI Experience — Listen\, Learn\, Act! DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/panel-discussion-the-aapi-experience-listen-learn-act/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/5_4-Event-Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210501T184500 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20191226T213710Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210502T022806Z UID:7433-1619890200-1619894700@oacc.cc SUMMARY:46 Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Conversation About Empathy & Healing DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-mountains-sing-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2021050146YrsPostVietnamWarThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210501 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210621 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210303T205247Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210620T232547Z UID:10481-1619827200-1624233599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Moments of Expression DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/moments-of-expression/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210501MomentsThumbnail_v3.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210424T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210311T235912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210425T014653Z UID:10516-1619269200-1619274600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Fighting for Immigrant and Refugee Rights: Perspectives from Asian American Community Organizing DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/fighting-for-immigrant-and-refugee-rights-panel/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/20210424ImmigrationThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210417T160000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210305T195735Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T200659Z UID:10494-1618671600-1618675200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Afternoon Tea with Malaya Tea Room DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/quarantini-mixer-afternoon-tea/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/QM4-Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210412 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210418 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210305T202927Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210420T201157Z UID:10405-1618185600-1618703999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:New Year Celebration: South and Southeast Asia DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-spring-ny-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Spring-New-Year-Thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210320T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210320T173000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20201219T235951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210518T225916Z UID:9136-1616256000-1616261400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Parangal Dance Company DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-parangal-dance-co/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/20210320ParangalThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210313T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210313T143000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210211T211035Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210313T224224Z UID:10192-1615640400-1615645800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Three Coins: A True Story of Kidnappings\, Slavery\, and Romance in San Francisco's Chinatown DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/three-coins-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20210313ThreeCoinsThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210222T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210519T120000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210127T001117Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210524T213825Z UID:9739-1613991600-1621425600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:預防跌倒平衡太極課程 | Fall Prevention Tai Chi: A 12-Week Series DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/fall-prevention-tai-chi-series-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210122KCCEBThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210219T200000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210123T021503Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210220T203246Z UID:9703-1613757600-1613764800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Celebrating with Food and Drink DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/quarantini-mixer-celebrating-with-food-and-drink/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/q3_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210212 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210220 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20201223T220618Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T225828Z UID:9120-1613088000-1613779199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2021 Lunar New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-lny-2021/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/02_insta_std-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210209 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210301 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20210131T063047Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210312T183140Z UID:9168-1612828800-1614556799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lincoln School 2021 Lunar New Year Art Contest DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-lincoln-school-lny-art-contest/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/20210209ArtContestThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210122T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20201110T190309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210123T205612Z UID:8917-1611338400-1611342000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Padmavyuha": A Conversation Behind the Scenes DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/padmavyuha-film-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20210122Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210109T140000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145631 CREATED:20201102T211410Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210109T223001Z UID:8888-1610197200-1610200800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Women and the Legacy of Imperialism in the Pacific DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/women-and-legacy-of-imperialism-in-pacific/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/20210109WomenAndPacificImperialismThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201224 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210102 DTSTAMP:20260421T145632 CREATED:20200225T002412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T002825Z UID:7670-1608768000-1609545599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Closed for Holidays DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/holidays/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201219T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145632 CREATED:20201020T211839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182748Z UID:8834-1608397200-1608402600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Vanessa Vân-Ánh Võ DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-van-anh-vo/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/20201219VanAnh_thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201204T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201204T183000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145632 CREATED:20201113T210849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182920Z UID:8948-1607101200-1607106600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quarantini Mixer: Beer Tasting 101 With Trappist DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/quarantini-mixer-beer-tasting-101-with-trappist/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20201126 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20201130 DTSTAMP:20260421T145632 CREATED:20200225T002245Z LAST-MODIFIED:20200225T002851Z UID:7668-1606348800-1606694399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Closed for Thanksgiving DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thanksgiving/ LOCATION:CA END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20201123T190000 DTSTAMP:20260421T145632 CREATED:20201022T171257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20201221T182832Z UID:8842-1606150800-1606158000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Quiz For a Cause! Trivia Night with Geeks Who Drink DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration.    We welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance.    We are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers.   In addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity.   This event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities.   This event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Program Emcee \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Miko Lee \n \n \n \n Miko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Performer Spotlights \n \n \n \n Headliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with Van-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vo \n \n \n \n Van-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kev Choice \n \n \n \n Kev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Additional Performers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance \n \n \n \n Cal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group \n \n \n \n Performers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n OH-IN Taiko \n \n \n \n OH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura \n \n \n \n Diamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n GER Youth \n \n \n \n GER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Pitts Martial Arts Academy \n \n \n \n Kenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Toishan Benevolent Association \n \n \n \n The Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featured Exhibitions \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Bandung to the BayEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Love + Protect Mural Series“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes.   Artists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice.   PARTICIPATING ARTISTS: Emory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/quiz-for-a-cause-trivia-night-with-geeks-who-drink/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/QFAC_Nov.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR