BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T203000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20240123T233427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T205738Z UID:17390-1709319600-1709325000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj 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/methodsampling/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/method-sampling-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20240209T225744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T213955Z UID:17865-1709222400-1709233200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Love & Protect" Mural Series Closing Reception and AR 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/loveprotectclosingreception/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/reception.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20240103T201419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210038Z UID:16970-1708023600-1708029000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 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/alternative-facts/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/alternative-facts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20240103T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210731Z UID:16991-1706958000-1706976000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2023-12-19-at-12.17.04-PM-1-1022x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20231220T003936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T211426Z UID:16907-1706295600-1706302800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" Film Screening & Discussion with Research Team Members 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/thesix/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20240112T003828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T214058Z UID:17315-1706270400-1709398800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Love and Protect Mural Series 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/loveprotect/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/murals-jpeg.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20231118T093621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T204413Z UID:16612-1702126800-1702134000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Elder Voices: Chinatown Legacy Businesses Exhibition Opening Reception 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/elder-voices-opening-reception/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roy-chan-exhibit-reception-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T153000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230915T222835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212013Z UID:15919-1700229600-1700235000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:“Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir” Book Launch with Curtis Chin 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/everything-i-learned-i-learned/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/thumbnail-5-1024x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231011T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240122T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20231118T084415Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240321T200858Z UID:16549-1697029200-1705942800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Elder Voices: Chinatown Legacy Businesses Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/elder-voices/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/roy-chan-exhibit-reception-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230620T202749Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T213247Z UID:14053-1694883600-1694894400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Save the Date: Vibe\, Vine\, & Vino Fundraiser and Mixer 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/vibevinevino-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Save-the-Date-Vibe-Vine-Vino-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230916T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230925T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230915T215912Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231003T205412Z UID:15865-1694851200-1695661200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:7th Street’s Secret Sauce: Celebrating Everett and Jones Barbeque’s 50-Year Legacy 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/everettjones/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/EJ-thumbnail-300x300-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230913T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230620T201251Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212333Z UID:14037-1694617200-1694624400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Reading with Grace Lin 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/chinesemenu/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Grace-Lin-thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230720T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230720T080740Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T213445Z UID:14540-1689840000-1689872400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage" Performing Arts Series 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/celebrating-our-heart-filled-heritage-performing-arts-series/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-05-at-6.11-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230610T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230427T054910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230726T131908Z UID:13908-1686398400-1686412800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam 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-wellness-jam/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/PEERS-Mental-Health-Instagram-Post-Square-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230602T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230602T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230329T223404Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230606T200648Z UID:13551-1685734200-1685741400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Pasifika Futurism\, the SPULU Experience DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cohh-spulu/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/the-spulu-experience-11-square-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230528T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230528T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230419T205257Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T172120Z UID:13547-1685282400-1685293200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Strong Like Bamboo: Stories of Resilience for Healing in the Era of Anti-AAPI Violence 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/strong-like-bamboo/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Sunday-May-28-2023-200pm-1-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230519T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230406T221701Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230522T191245Z UID:13557-1684519200-1684526400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Find Your Crew: Connecting Bay Area Filmmakers and Content Creators 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/findyourcrew/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/6.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230513T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230329T222814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230516T184739Z UID:13553-1684000800-1684008000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Son of Paper 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/cohh-sop/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/05132023-COHH-SOP-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230510T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230730T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230411T223757Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230915T220020Z UID:13775-1683720000-1690736400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Unsigned\, Unsealed\, Delivered (I'm Yours) 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/poinciana/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Poinciana-thumbnail-REVISED.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230221T192837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T194501Z UID:13420-1682191800-1682199000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Joe Kye\, SURRIJA\, and Nikbo 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/cohh-rootingself/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/04222023-COHH-Rooting-Self-IG-flyers-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230402T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230302T012100Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231937Z UID:13525-1680444000-1680451200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Have You Eaten Yet? A Conversation with Cheuk Kwan & Martin Yan on Food and the Chinese 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/have-you-eaten-yet/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Have-You-Eaten-Yet-IG-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230324T193000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230106T184132Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230327T145813Z UID:13211-1679680800-1679686200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Singles Oakferno: 21+ Singles Mixer for Young Professionals 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/singlesoakferno/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/singles-oakferno-updated-website-thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230317T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230131T064746Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001816Z UID:13345-1679076000-1679083200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: 48 Years After the End of the Vietnam War: A Continued Conversation About Empathy & Healing 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/dustchild/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/03172023-Dust-Child-IG-Flyer-4.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230316T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230318T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230302T184843Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001907Z UID:13530-1678995000-1679175000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Dancing Moons Festival with Oakland Ballet Company 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/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Dancing-Moons-Festival-IG-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230315T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230430T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230307T191355Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230412T222839Z UID:13574-1678881600-1682866800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2023 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/vcnm-apply/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Vendor-application-live.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230303T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230422T210000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230221T195319Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230424T194523Z UID:13438-1677862800-1682197200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Current Exhibition: Li Ching World 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/lichingworld-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Copy-of-20230301_LiChing_Opening_Panel.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230218T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230501T120000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230105T225516Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230402T214941Z UID:13235-1676721600-1682942400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Day of Remembrance Community Map Project (Ongoing) DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dor-community-map-project-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Day-of-Remembrance-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230217T193000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230111T192311Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230301T071903Z UID:13229-1676653200-1676662200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:MY BOYFRIEND APOCALYPSE: Chapbook Reading and Writing Workshop with antmen pimentel mendoza DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/my-bf-apocalypse/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MY-BOYFRIEND-APOCALYPSE-instagram.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230211T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20230105T231744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230321T001956Z UID:13222-1676122200-1676127600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:PEONY AMOUR - Sultry Ecstasy and Frosty Agony: Book Talk with Raymond Chong DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peonyamour/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/20230211Peony-Amour-BookTalk_Thumbnail-3.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20230204T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T094746 CREATED:20221207T214608Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230406T231330Z UID:13160-1675508400-1675526400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month: Celebration of Black & Asian Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future \n \n \n \n Asian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.Dalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.London-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities. CURATORManu KaurEXHIBITING ARTISTSRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah FarrukhEvent graphic by Parth Pawar. Opening Reception DatesApril 6\, 2024:5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland Both venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening! ZINDAGI DANCE PARTYApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, OaklandFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnyxbhm/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/CO-PRESENTED-BY-Instagram-Post-Square.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR