BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART: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 BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T183000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220322T205058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T173055Z UID:12167-1652634000-1652639400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Stories of Home" Community Screening DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/stories-from-home-screening/ 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/2022/03/20220515StoriesFromHome_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T173000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220421T204851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T170158Z UID:12151-1653148800-1653154200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Bochan Huy DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-bochan-huy/ 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/2022/04/20220521Thumbnail_Bochan.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T200000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220422T225830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T003756Z UID:12286-1653494400-1653508800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lotus Link Up: Cocktails\, Comedy\, and Connection for AAPI & ALLIES DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lotus-link-up-2/ LOCATION:Somar Bar & Lounge\, 1727 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LL-Instagram-Somar-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220405T020211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T182449Z UID:12216-1653674400-1653679800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk: "The All-American Crew" with Author Russell N. Low DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/all-american-crew-book-talk-2022/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220527AllAmericanCrew_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220510T234849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220604T231421Z UID:12397-1654351200-1654358400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Creative Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/creative-voices-vietnamese-diaspora-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/2022/05/20220604CreativeVoicesPanel_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220505T225348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220605T044854Z UID:12366-1654363800-1654372800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Queer Trans Asian Pride - A Community Gathering DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/qtapi-week-2022/ 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/2022/05/20220604QTAPI_Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220519T190452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T163811Z UID:12469-1654956000-1654963200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories: A Celebration of Oakland and Bay Area’s Diverse Voices DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/homemade-celebration-screening/ 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/2022/05/HM-Particpant0.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220618T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220618T153000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220510T230605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220618T223738Z UID:12388-1655560800-1655566200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau KaUaTuahine DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-halau-ka-ua-tuahine/ 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/2022/05/20220618Thumbnail_Halau.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220607T215718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183302Z UID:12589-1656075600-1656079200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Become a Changemaker: Learn More About Recycling & Composting in Oakland DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changemaker/ 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/2022/06/changemaker_thumb-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T123000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220603T213722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183320Z UID:12567-1656586800-1656592200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Jikimee - AAPI Elder Voices DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/jikimee/ 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/2022/06/jikimee_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T113000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220511T005430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183223Z UID:12416-1657360800-1657366200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Natto Presentation & Tasting Session DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/natto-presentation-and-tasting/ 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/2022/05/20220709NattoDemo_Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T153000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220511T002657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183217Z UID:12406-1657373400-1657380600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Japanese Knife Sharpening Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/knife-sharpening-workshop-2022/ 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/2022/05/20220709KnifesharpeningWorkshop_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220829 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220224T222156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T205631Z UID:12082-1657843200-1661731199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Bandung To The Bay: Intersections of Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/bandung-to-the-bay-exhibition/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220715BandungtotheBay_Thumbnail-e1673653068165.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220716T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220716T170000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220524T175034Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T212947Z UID:12499-1657980000-1657990800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Minhwa Family Workshop DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/minhwa-family-workshop-2022/ 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/2022/05/20220716MinhwaWorkshop_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220730T170000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220603T050838Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220803T212936Z UID:12562-1659193200-1659200400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Lil Tokyo Reporter" 10th Anniversary Screening DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lil-tokyo-reporter-10th-anniversary-screening/ 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/2022/06/20220730LittleTokyoReporterScreening_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220806T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220806T163000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220614T174706Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T205707Z UID:12605-1659798000-1659803400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Painting The Streets" Book Talk [POSTPONED] DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/painting-the-streets-book-talk-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/20220806PaintingTheStreetsBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220901 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220926 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220803T214002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221005T210939Z UID:12648-1661990400-1664150399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Stories From My Mother's House DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/stories-from-my-mothers-house/ 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/2022/07/20220901StoriesFromMothersHouse_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220910T123000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220824T212839Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220914T172608Z UID:12701-1662805800-1662813000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Stop the Violence - Solidarity Now! Forum 1 DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/solidaritynow/ 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/2022/08/20220910_BAMCForum_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221001 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221101 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220824T220054Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T195618Z UID:12869-1664582400-1667260799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Press Play: Exhibition - Raising Mental Health Awareness DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/pressplay/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/20221001PressPlay_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T173000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220823T002613Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T220218Z UID:12705-1665855000-1665855000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:26th Anniversary Gala — Celebrate Asian Love DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/celebration-asian-love/ LOCATION:Pacific Renaissance Plaza\, 388 Ninth Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/heart_hand-1@3x.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221015T200000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220527T172552Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220824T213255Z UID:12525-1665856800-1665864000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Gala 2022 DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/gala-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/OACC-Gala-IG.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221021T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221022T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20221013T205538Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221026T182514Z UID:13020-1666350000-1666454400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Community Ofrenda Building 2022: Celebrating Día De Los Muertos with OMCA DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/communityofrenda2022/ 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/2022/10/10212022_CommunityOfrenda_Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20221104 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20221219 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20220914T223149Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230524T225521Z UID:12918-1667520000-1671407999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Distant Journeys of Cultural Exchange DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/distant-journeys/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/distantjourneys_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221105T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20221005T211519Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T195601Z UID:12986-1667656800-1667664000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Uncommon Ground: Write Now! SF Bay's New Anthology DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/uncommonground/ 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/2022/10/uncommon-ground.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20221203T153000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20221117T010720Z LAST-MODIFIED:20221214T195553Z UID:13136-1670076000-1670081400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:CRESCENCIANA Book Talk: Connecting with our Ancestors’ Narratives DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/crescenciana/ 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/2022/11/20221203CrescencianaBookTalk_Thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20230117 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20230225 DTSTAMP:20260531T221611 CREATED:20230113T233852Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231846Z UID:13281-1673913600-1677283199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Bandung To The Bay: Intersections of Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/bandung-to-the-bay-exhibition-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220715BandungtotheBay_Thumbnail-e1673653068165.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221612 CREATED:20221207T214608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231330Z UID:13160-1675508400-1675526400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month: Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnyxbhm/ 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/2022/12/CO-PRESENTED-BY-Instagram-Post-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221612 CREATED:20230105T231744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001956Z UID:13222-1676122200-1676127600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:PEONY AMOUR - Sultry Ecstasy and Frosty Agony: Book Talk with Raymond Chong DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peonyamour/ 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/2023/01/20230211Peony-Amour-BookTalk_Thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221612 CREATED:20230111T192311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T071903Z UID:13229-1676653200-1676662200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:MY BOYFRIEND APOCALYPSE: Chapbook Reading and Writing Workshop with antmen pimentel mendoza DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/my-bf-apocalypse/ 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/2023/01/MY-BOYFRIEND-APOCALYPSE-instagram.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260531T221612 CREATED:20230105T225516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T214941Z UID:13235-1676721600-1682942400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Day of Remembrance Community Map Project (Ongoing) DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dor-community-map-project-2/ 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/2023/01/Day-of-Remembrance-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR