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: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220611 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20220302T004942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T231228Z UID:12107-1649980800-1654905599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/textures-of-remembrance-exhibition/ 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/2022/03/20220415TexturesThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220425 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20220314T195748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T223713Z UID:12143-1648252800-1650844799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Housing! DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/housing-exhibition-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220325HousingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20220225T001146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T194719Z UID:12086-1648080000-1648339199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Ballet's Dancing Moons Festival DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancing-moons-festival-2022/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022032DancingMoonsFestival_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T173000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20220119T012621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220320T003928Z UID:11751-1647705600-1647711000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sri Vidya Dance School DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-sri-vidya-dance/ 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/2022/01/20220319Thumbnail_SVDS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211214T192445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T190428Z UID:11685-1645207200-1645214400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Manzanar\, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust" Virtual Screening and Talk DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/manzanar-diverted-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220218ManzanarDiverted_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T163000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211203T002446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233926Z UID:11679-1644764400-1644769800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "We Hereby Refuse": The Bay Area Allies DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/we-hereby-refuse-bay-area-allies-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/2021/12/20220213WeHerebyRefuseBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211130T200122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233833Z UID:11669-1644670800-1644674400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Chinese Children's Hats with Terri Wong DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-childrens-hats-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20220212HatsBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211129T235457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174229Z UID:11658-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2022 Asian Pacific New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-apny-2022/ 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/2021/11/general-title-ad.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210222T194107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174237Z UID:10397-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2022 Virtual Community Night Market DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-community-night-market/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2022-apny-vendor-app-open.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220401 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20220125T182536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T003828Z UID:11759-1643846400-1648771199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lincoln School 2022 Lunar New Year Art Contest Gallery DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2022-lincoln-school-lny-art-contest/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220203LNYArtContestThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220301 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210202T021615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T000956Z UID:9894-1643673600-1646092799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Black History Month Community Events DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/black-history-month-community-events/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20220201BlackHistoryMonth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T163000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211129T222237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T190431Z UID:11651-1643468400-1643473800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "Auntie Sewing Squad Guide To Mask Making\, Radical Care\, and Racial Justice" DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/auntie-sewing-squad-guide-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/2021/11/AuntieSewingSquad_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211027T204043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181519Z UID:11604-1639161000-1639166400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Wake Up with Michelle MiJung Kim DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-wake-up-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/2021/10/20211210WakeUp_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T173000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210929T004555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211121T014432Z UID:11402-1637424000-1637429400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Japan's Sacred Trail" Book Talk DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/shikoku-pilgrimage-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/2021/09/20211120ShikokuBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211105T214412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211121T014553Z UID:11627-1637258400-1637262000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Friendsgiving: "In The Land of My Ancestors" Film Screening & Discussion DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/friendsgiving2021/ 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/2021/11/Friendsgiving-2021-Instagram-Post-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T143000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211004T210829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225617Z UID:11292-1636894800-1636900200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Centering Senior Care and Aging During COVID-19 DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/senior-care-aging-covid-19-panel-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/2021/10/20211114SeniorCareThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T153000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20211012T021851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225750Z UID:11559-1636207200-1636212600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ILLUMINATION: Literary Works Imagining New Light DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/illumination/ 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/2021/10/20211106Illumination_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T190000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210824T232155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211106T032745Z UID:11209-1636133400-1636138800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Prints & Protest: The Legacy of Poster Making in Social Justice Movements DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/prints-and-protest-panel-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/2021/08/20211105PrintsAndProtest_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211219 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210721T185319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T192712Z UID:11059-1635292800-1639871999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2021 Chuseok Youth Art Contest Gallery DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2021-chuseok-youth-art-contest/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021ChuseokArtContestGallery_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Korean Center%2C Inc.":MAILTO:info@koreancentersf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210729T192024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T205256Z UID:11103-1634994000-1634997600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Case for Cancer Screenings | 癌症篩查的重要性 DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cancer-screening-panel-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20211023CancerScreeningThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210806T171717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T175402Z UID:11137-1634320800-1634320800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:25th Anniversary Gala — Lift Up: Change Through Arts & Activism DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-gala-lift-up/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Instagram-Slide-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T163000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210817T215141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211011T212957Z UID:11181-1633791600-1633797000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Gene Luen Yang and Pornsak Pichetshote Write Heroes in APA History Comics DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/apa_history_comics/ 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/2021/08/20211009ComicBookTalk.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211218 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210706T234015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T192655Z UID:10999-1633132800-1639785599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Art of Protest: 1960s-1970s to Now DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-art-of-protest/ 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/2021/07/20211001ArtofProtest_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210817T233316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T225713Z UID:11186-1633028400-1633032000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Remembering Shanghai" Book Talk DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/remembering-shanghai-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/2021/08/20210930ShanghaiThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T200000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210715T202303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T000131Z UID:11043-1630004400-1630008000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Agni: Virtual Screening & Talk DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/agni-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/2021/07/20210826AgniThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T173000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210706T235300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210815T004456Z UID:11005-1628956800-1628962200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Envision & Enact: Community Thriving DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  URL:https://oacc.cc/event/envision-enact-community-thriving/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210814CommunityThrivingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T130000 DTSTAMP:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210709T194205Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210726T191919Z UID:11014-1627210800-1627218000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:FOODLINE: Mapping Our Diaspora from Culture to Conversation DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  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:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210603T214453Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210723T041608Z UID:10929-1626980400-1626987600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ESSENTIAL TRUTHS Anthology Readings - East Bay Showcase DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  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:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210503T192550Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210710T214709Z UID:10822-1625850000-1625927400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:MINARI: Virtual Screening & Community Talk DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  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:20260424T111656 CREATED:20210603T172918Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211018T174621Z UID:10920-1625097600-1630454399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Political Inheritance: An Exploration of AAPI Political Agency & Identities DESCRIPTION:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n Join us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas.   Method Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect.    This film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today.   *There is limited seating for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Ensemble Mik Nawooj \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Ensemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes.   Led by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post).    In today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About the Film Producers \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Korean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists.    Christopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more.  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 END:VCALENDAR