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:20170312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20171105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20180311T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20181104T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20190310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20191103T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20181005T180000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152918 CREATED:20180906T231523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152849Z UID:4765-1538762400-1538762400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Hinabi Project:  Weaving Peace and Dreams ~ Textile Arts of Mindanao DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-hinabi-project-weaving-peace-and-dreams-textile-arts-of-mindanao/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180930T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180930T160000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180906T231650Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152857Z UID:4769-1538312400-1538323200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Mountain Spirits MUSIC & DANCE PERFORMANCE / FILM SCREENING / TRUNK SHOW DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mountain-spirits-music-dance-performance-film-screening-trunk-show/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180927T203000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180718T185809Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T152903Z UID:4578-1538069400-1538080200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2018 Chinatown Mayoral & District 2 Candidate’s Forum DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-chinatown-coalition-candidates-forum/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T190000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180718T190112Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153003Z UID:4580-1537720200-1537729200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Peace Lantern Ceremony DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/peace-lantern-ceremony/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T080000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180923T170000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180918T225301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153029Z UID:4800-1537689600-1537722000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:IN OAKLAND: “Fighting Dictators in the Philippines\, Then & Now” DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/in-oakland-fighting-dictators-in-the-philippines-then-now/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180916T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180916T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180829T175909Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153122Z UID:4707-1537117200-1537128000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Filipino-American History during the 1965-1970 Grape strikes - Book Reading / Film Screening / Photography Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/filipino-american-history-during-the-1965-1970-grape-strikes-book-reading-film-screening-photography-exhibition/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180909T170000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180717T223122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153141Z UID:4568-1536458400-1536512400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Opening Reception: The Forbidden Book: The Philippine-American War in Political Cartoons Presented and Curated by: Abraham Ignacio DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/opening-reception-the-forbidden-book-the-philippine-american-war-in-political-cartoons/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180907T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180718T185649Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153216Z UID:4575-1536339600-1536350400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Fridays: Lincoln Summer Nights DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-fridays-lincoln-summer-nights-2/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180905T160000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180718T185310Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153242Z UID:4573-1536152400-1536163200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Wednesdays Madison Park DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-wednesdays-madison-park/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20180825 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20180827 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180807T211733Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153317Z UID:4648-1535155200-1535327999@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Chinatown StreetFest 2018 DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oakland-china-town-streetfest-2018/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180803T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180717T220933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153322Z UID:4559-1533315600-1533326400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Fridays:  Lincoln Summer Nights DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-fridays-lincoln-summer-nights/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180801T160000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180717T220819Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153406Z UID:4557-1533128400-1533139200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:First Wednesdays at Madison Park DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/first-wednesdays-at-madison-park/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180728T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180703T224814Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153435Z UID:4537-1532804400-1532808000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:See You at the 7 - Stories From the Bay Area's Last Original Mile House DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/see-you-at-the-7-stories-from-the-bay-areas-last-original-mile-house/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180722T170000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180703T214837Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153531Z UID:4521-1532271600-1532278800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chinese Exclusion Laws and Being Muslim American in Post 9/11 DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-exclusion-laws-and-being-muslim-american-in-post-9-11/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180706T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180604T214914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153538Z UID:4439-1530900000-1530907200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:'SKY\, MOUNTAIN & WATERSCAPE' - Kam Cheung Mok Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/opening-reception-of-chinese-ink-wash-landscape-painting-exhibit/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180628T210000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180627T232741Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153559Z UID:4488-1530212400-1530219600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Finding Japanese-American Roots in Japan and the U.S. DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/finding-japanese-american-roots-in-japan-and-the-u-s/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180623T170000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180604T214700Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153619Z UID:4436-1529758800-1529773200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Hawker Fare: Stories & Recipes from a Refugee Chef's Isan Thai & Lao Roots DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/hawker-fare-stories-recipes-from-a-refugee-chefs-isan-thai-lao-roots/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180601T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180601T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180604T202418Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153643Z UID:4420-1527872400-1527883200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lincoln Summer Nights DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lincoln-summer-nights/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T173000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180511T224238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153704Z UID:4374-1527350400-1527355800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Two Languages/One Community Reception and Reading DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/two-languages-one-community-reception-and-reading/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180526T160000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180410T003517Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153741Z UID:4195-1527325200-1527350400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Chinese Ancestry DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-ancestry/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180520T170000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180511T001301Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153803Z UID:4386-1526828400-1526835600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:FREE Pingshuai Gong Class at OACC DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/pingshuai-gong-comes-to-oacc/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180518T223000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180427T225628Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153827Z UID:4325-1526664600-1526682600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Asian Pacific American Hertiage Month Gala DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/asian-pacific-american-hertiage-month-gala/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180512T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180512T130000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180411T230019Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153909Z UID:4220-1526119200-1526130000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The Chinese Exclusion Act: Film / Dialogue / Workshop DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-chinese-exclusion-act-film-dialogue-workshop/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180506T153000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180409T232933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T153942Z UID:4160-1525615200-1525620600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Riding with the Wind - A Book Talk with Monona Yin & Grant Din DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/riding-with-the-wind-a-conversation-with-fay-hoh-yin/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180505T190000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180411T214950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154000Z UID:4203-1525546800-1525546800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Announcing! GUZHENG EVOLUTION: Tradition In A Modern World DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/announcing-guzheng-evolution-tradition-in-a-modern-world/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T020000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180429T200000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180426T010842Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154023Z UID:4272-1524967200-1525032000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Grand Opening: An Exhibition of Chinese Painting and Calligraphy DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/grand-opening-an-exhibition-of-chinese-painting-and-calligraphy/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T023000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180422T163000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180328T220916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154042Z UID:4090-1524364200-1524414600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Patty Chu's Chinese Troupe Annual Showcase DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/patty-chus-chinese-troupe-annual-showcase/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180420T213000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180406T205150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154116Z UID:4113-1524250800-1524259800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Mara Ahmed Film: A Thin Wall DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mara-ahmed-film-a-thing-wall/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180419T213000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180406T205025Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154123Z UID:4110-1524166200-1524173400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Mara Ahmed Film: The Muslims I Know DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/mara-ahmed-film-the-muslim-i-know/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20180415T160000 DTSTAMP:20260723T152919 CREATED:20180328T215238Z LAST-MODIFIED:20190404T154204Z UID:4085-1523790000-1523808000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Free Kidney Disease Screening. Sunday\, April 15\, 2018 DESCRIPTION:Register for this event \n \n \n \n \n \n \n REGISTER\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Featuring \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CURTIS CHIN \n \n \n \n A co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n EVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT \n \n \n \n From filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n TERRY PARK \n \n \n \n Dr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/free-kidney-disease-screening-sunday-april-15-2018/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR