BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20200308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20201101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T173000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210706T235300Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210815T004456Z UID:11005-1628956800-1628962200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Envision & Enact: Community Thriving 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/envision-enact-community-thriving/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210814CommunityThrivingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T200000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210715T202303Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T000131Z UID:11043-1630004400-1630008000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Agni: Virtual Screening & Talk 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/agni-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210826AgniThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T200000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210817T233316Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211001T225713Z UID:11186-1633028400-1633032000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Remembering Shanghai" Book Talk 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/remembering-shanghai-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20210930ShanghaiThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211002 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211218 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210706T234015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T192655Z UID:10999-1633132800-1639785599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Art of Protest: 1960s-1970s to Now DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-art-of-protest/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20211001ArtofProtest_Thumbnail.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T163000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210817T215141Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211011T212957Z UID:11181-1633791600-1633797000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Gene Luen Yang and Pornsak Pichetshote Write Heroes in APA History Comics DESCRIPTION: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/apa_history_comics/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20211009ComicBookTalk.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210806T171717Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T175402Z UID:11137-1634320800-1634320800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:25th Anniversary Gala — Lift Up: Change Through Arts & Activism 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/virtual-gala-lift-up/ LOCATION:Online CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Instagram-Slide-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T140000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210729T192024Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T205256Z UID:11103-1634994000-1634997600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Case for Cancer Screenings | 癌症篩查的重要性 DESCRIPTION: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/cancer-screening-panel-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20211023CancerScreeningThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211027 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211219 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210721T185319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211220T192712Z UID:11059-1635292800-1639871999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2021 Chuseok Youth Art Contest Gallery 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/2021-chuseok-youth-art-contest/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/2021ChuseokArtContestGallery_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Korean Center%2C Inc.":MAILTO:info@koreancentersf.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T190000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210824T232155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211106T032745Z UID:11209-1636133400-1636138800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Prints & Protest: The Legacy of Poster Making in Social Justice Movements 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/prints-and-protest-panel-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/20211105PrintsAndProtest_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T153000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211012T021851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225750Z UID:11559-1636207200-1636212600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ILLUMINATION: Literary Works Imagining New Light 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/illumination/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211106Illumination_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T143000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211004T210829Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225617Z UID:11292-1636894800-1636900200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Centering Senior Care and Aging During COVID-19 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/senior-care-aging-covid-19-panel-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211114SeniorCareThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T190000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211105T214412Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211121T014553Z UID:11627-1637258400-1637262000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Friendsgiving: "In The Land of My Ancestors" Film Screening & Discussion 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/friendsgiving2021/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Friendsgiving-2021-Instagram-Post-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T173000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210929T004555Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211121T014432Z UID:11402-1637424000-1637429400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Japan's Sacred Trail" Book Talk 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/shikoku-pilgrimage-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/20211120ShikokuBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T200000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211027T204043Z LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181519Z UID:11604-1639161000-1639166400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Wake Up with Michelle MiJung Kim DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-wake-up-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/20211210WakeUp_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T163000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211129T222237Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T190431Z UID:11651-1643468400-1643473800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "Auntie Sewing Squad Guide To Mask Making\, Radical Care\, and Racial Justice" DESCRIPTION: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/auntie-sewing-squad-guide-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AuntieSewingSquad_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220201 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220301 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210202T021615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T000956Z UID:9894-1643673600-1646092799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Black History Month Community Events 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/black-history-month-community-events/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/20220201BlackHistoryMonth.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220203 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220401 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220125T182536Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T003828Z UID:11759-1643846400-1648771199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lincoln School 2022 Lunar New Year Art Contest Gallery 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/2022-lincoln-school-lny-art-contest/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220203LNYArtContestThumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20210222T194107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174237Z UID:10397-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2022 Virtual Community Night Market 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/virtual-community-night-market/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2022-apny-vendor-app-open.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211129T235457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174229Z UID:11658-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2022 Asian Pacific New Year Celebration 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/oacc-apny-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/general-title-ad.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211130T200122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233833Z UID:11669-1644670800-1644674400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Chinese Children's Hats with Terri Wong DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-childrens-hats-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20220212HatsBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T163000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211203T002446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233926Z UID:11679-1644764400-1644769800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "We Hereby Refuse": The Bay Area 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/we-hereby-refuse-bay-area-allies-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220213WeHerebyRefuseBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20211214T192445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T190428Z UID:11685-1645207200-1645214400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Manzanar\, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust" Virtual Screening and Talk 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/manzanar-diverted-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220218ManzanarDiverted_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T173000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220119T012621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220320T003928Z UID:11751-1647705600-1647711000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sri Vidya Dance School 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-sri-vidya-dance/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220319Thumbnail_SVDS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220225T001146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T194719Z UID:12086-1648080000-1648339199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Ballet's Dancing Moons Festival 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/dancing-moons-festival-2022/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022032DancingMoonsFestival_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220425 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220314T195748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T223713Z UID:12143-1648252800-1650844799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Housing! 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/housing-exhibition-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220325HousingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220611 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220302T004942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T231228Z UID:12107-1649980800-1654905599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora DESCRIPTION: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/textures-of-remembrance-exhibition/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220415TexturesThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220605 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220427T004535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220605T044944Z UID:12313-1650067200-1654387199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland AAPI Small Biz Map Challenge 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/2022-aapi-map-challenge/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220416MapChallengethumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T150000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220219T041621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220423T231024Z UID:11910-1650720600-1650726000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hip Hop For Change 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/heart-filled-heritage-series-hh4c/ 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/2022/02/20220416Thumbnail_HH4C-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220428T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T160000 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220411T220206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183459Z UID:12246-1651156200-1656000000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:KCCEB Community Healing Space 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/kcceb-community-healing-space-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KCCEB-Community-Healing-Space-Flyer-Instagram-Post.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220601 DTSTAMP:20260601T053918 CREATED:20220427T012322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T164241Z UID:12315-1651276800-1654041599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month 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/aapi-heritage-month-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/APIA-Month.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR