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SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hip Hop For Change Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Using Hip Hop as a lens for solidarity\, this interdisciplinary workshop will go through the history of Afro-Asian solidarity\, exploring historical examples of cross cultural unity from the Cold War to the 2020 #BlackLivesMatter Movement and #StopAsianHate protests. Part two of the workshop will focus on Diversity & Inclusion\, with interactive Hip Hop activities such as beatmaking and song writing as a means of valuing multiculturalism and tolerance. The presentation will be hosted by Hip Hop For Change’s very own Education Director\, Marlon Richardson (aka Unlearn The World) and Stephanie Liem. \n\n\n\n\n\n\nFEATURED ARTISTS\n\n\nMarlon Richardson (he/him/his)\n\nMarlon\, AKA UnLearn The World\, is an EmCee\, Producer\, Actor\, Writer\, Activist\, and Hip Hop Educator. Having been raised and groomed in the Culture\, Music\, and Movement of Hip Hop\, UnLearn has toured internationally and has released several mixtapes and albums over 20 years in the music industry. As the Education Director of Hip Hop For Change\, UnLearn has developed curriculum\, facilitated assemblies\, workshops\, conferences\, and multi-week classes on all the elements of Hip Hop as well as training dozens of new Hip Hop educators in classroom management\, dynamic mindfulness\, and trauma-informed care. He is also Director and host of Return Of The Cypher\, as well as the Vice President of the All Tribes San Francisco Chapter of Zulu Nation. \n  \nStephanie Liem (she/her/hers) \nStephanie is an educator and former Director of Communications at Hip Hop For Change. She is a Chinese-Indonesian\, Asian American activist whose activism revolves around building Afro-Asian solidarity and challenging the Model Minority Myth. Through her work with Hip Hop For Change\, she speaks at schools\, panel events\, and companies on the importance of allyship and multiracial coalition building. She received her BA from UC Berkeley\, with a degree in Global Studies\, concentrating in Peace & Conflict in Asia. As an academic\, her research revolves around ethnic conflict\, human rights\, and international governance. Stephanie is currently pursuing her Masters degree in Public Policy at the University of Southern California. \n\nAbout Hip Hop For Change \nAbout the Series \n“Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage” champions local Asian and Asian Pacific Islander performing artists\, with the goal of providing a platform for accomplished local performing artists and exposing our diverse community in the East Bay to compelling\, culturally relevant artists and performances that inspire intergenerational and cross-cultural exchange. The performing arts series is supported in part by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. \nDonations are appreciated and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-hh4c/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Oakland AAPI Small Biz Map Challenge
DESCRIPTION:[vc_btn title=”VIEW FULL DETAILS” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nIn celebration of the first statewide Queer and Transgender Asian and Pacific Islander (QTAPI) Week\, we are extending our Map Challenge redemption period thru Saturday\, June 4th! Schedule of QTAPI Week events HERE. \nOakland\, have you eaten yet? We’ve partnered with Cut Fruit Collective (CFC) and Vibemap to create an Oakland AAPI Small Food Business collectible map\, and we’re challenging you to try and support as many as you can going into AAPI Heritage Month through May. Fill your belly\, support our AAPI small businesses\, and redeem for commemorative prizes! \nHOW IT WORKS\n\nGet the map from OACC in Oakland Chinatown (388 9th St\, Suite 290\, Oakland)!\nSpend $10+ at a participating restaurant and show a receipt to redeem one of five postcards designed by AAPI artists\nParticipants can also download Vibemap and follow the challenge through the app\nPrizes can be redeemed at OACC Wed – Sat\, 12 – 5 PM between April 16 – June 4 (extended!)\n\nHOW TO REDEEM FOR PRIZES\n\nEach person who can provide an eligible receipt for a business listed in the CFC map OR Vibemap‘s Have You Eaten Yet Challenge Badge is eligible for one postcard (minimum $10 purchase).\nReceipts can be physical or digital\, but must show the business name and be time stamped sometime within 4/16~5/31.\nEach person can receive up to 5 postcards (if they provide five different receipts).\nIt is preferred for 1 receipt to apply to 1 person.\nReceipts can be applied to multiple individuals IF: it shows at least $10 spent per person AND if all members accompany the receipt holder for prize redemption (ex: a receipt shows 3 boba drinks. If all 3 ppl show up with the receipt to vouch for their drinks\, this receipt can count as eligible towards all 3 ppl).\n\nTHE PRIZES\nCollect five commemorative postcard prints (1 per receipt) designed by AAPI artists. The theme reflects the artists’ favorite cultural celebrations. Meet the artists!
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2022-aapi-map-challenge/
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SUMMARY:Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora
DESCRIPTION:Curated by the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network (DVAN)\, “Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora” presents an intimate perspective of this diasporic experience. The creative pieces showcased here reflect our community’s range of thoughts and emotions. These narratives texturize the Vietnamese diasporic experience\, in which refugees are not objects of rescue but instead subjects of artistic and political transformation. \n“Textures of Remembrance” evolved from the stories collected from emerging writers and artists shared on DVAN’s online publication diaCRITICS. In 2019\, editor Dao Strom launched “(Re-)membering April 30th” as a call for submissions for the diasporic community to reflect on the historic day in terms of both the past and the present. Today\, this exhibition builds upon these reflections by drawing upon the following themes: Memory and Trauma\, Roots and Belonging\, War\, and Refuge. \nImage Credits: \n\nLeft: Work from Between Tower and Sea series\, 2019 by Paul Bonnell\nCenter: Recollecting Home\, 2019 by Malery Nguyen. Digitally printed photographs & xylene transferred text on handmade banana leaf paper.\nRight: Textures of my Father\, 2021 by Terri Trang Lê\n\n\n“Textures of Remembrance” is a traveling exhibit created in partnership between Exhibit Envoy\, the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. This project was made possible with support from California Humanities\, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities\, and California Arts Council\, a state agency with a mission to strengthen arts\, culture\, and creative expression as the tools to cultivate a better California for all. Visit calhum.org and arts.ca.gov.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/textures-of-remembrance-exhibition/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
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SUMMARY:Housing!
DESCRIPTION:In partnership with the Class Conscious Photographers and A Working Lens\, the Oakland Asian Cultural Center will display the 2022 edition of “Housing!” featuring Bay Area photographers in our front windows. \nCommunity Reception: in-person at OACC on Sunday\, April 3\, 2022 from 4-6pm Pacific \nIn summer 2021\, the Class Conscious Photographers\, an activist photographer group\, held an open call for photography that reflected on our times on the broad topic of “housing.” Submissions included content featuring 1) housing of all types\, especially where there is a social message\, 2) people living with daily housing issues \, including living in tents\, RVs\, on sidewalks and out of door including living in tents\, RVs\, on sidewalks and out of doors\, 3) governmental and state responses to housing issues\, and 4) protests over housing\, gentrification\, evictions\, and housing policies. Housing! debuted as an outdoor exhibition on boards hung on fences facing the sidewalks along and near International Boulevard and 23rd Avenue in East Oakland. \nFeatured photographers:  \nAndres Alvarez\nBrooke Anderson\nDavid Bacon\nSusana Barron\nSlobodan Dimitrov\nGlenda Drew and Jesse Drew\nNajib Joe Hakim\nSharat Lin\nLuís Enrique Morales\nEric Nomburg\nJohn Novak\nRon Orlando\nTracy Perkins\nYesica Prado\nEdward Ramirez\nJohn Urquiza\nJoyce Xi\nOACC’s 2022 display is mostly visible from outdoors. Indoor access is possible by appointment only (email programs@oacc.cc). \nPhoto Credit: David Bacon
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/housing-exhibition-2022/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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SUMMARY:Oakland Ballet's Dancing Moons Festival
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”BUY TICKETS” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nOakland Ballet Presents Dancing Moons Festival \nOakland Ballet Company’s 2021-22 Season continues next month with its first-ever celebration of Asian American Pacific Islander choreographers\, the Dancing Moons Festival in collaboration with the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. The company will premiere new works by Phil Chan\, Megan and Shannon Kurashige\, Michael Lowe\, and Caili Quan. The festival’s program will also include the West Coast premiere of Chan’s Ballet de Porcelaines or The Teapot Prince\, recently commissioned by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. \nAt Oakland Asian Cultural Center – Oakland \n\nThursday\, March 24th at 7:30pm\nFriday\, March 25th at 7:30pm\nSaturday\, March 26th at 2:30pm and 7:30pm\n\nAt the Bankhead Theatre – Livermore \n\nFriday\, April 1st at 8pm\nSaturday\, April 2nd at 8pm\n\nLEARN MORE HERE \n  \nCredits- \nPhotos: All by John Hefti \n2 dancers – Paunika Jones and Lawrence Chen  \nGroup – Oakland Ballet Company Dancers[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancing-moons-festival-2022/
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sri Vidya Dance School
DESCRIPTION:[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] **RECORDING WILL ONLY BE ACCESSIBLE TILL MARCH 24\, 2022** \n\n\nSri Vidya Dance School in collaboration with the amazing dancers of the Bay Area present “Panchabhoota Linga”. Lord Shiva is part of the Hindu trinity. The other being Lord Brahma (the creator) and Lord Vishnu (the protector). Lord Shiva’s role is to destroy the universe to recreate it. The Shiva Linga is an abstract yet a very strong representation of Lord Shiva as an emblem of the generative power of Nature. \nThe Hindu culture of India dwells in the strong connection of the five elements in nature and how it represents itself with the Shiva Linga. The five elements of Earth\, fire\, water\, air and space manifest themselves in the various Shiva Temples of India as a form of the Shiva Linga. \nIn our presentation\, using the medium of the Classical dance form from North and South India\, the manifestation of the five elements while representing Lord Shiva will come alive. Using the texts from various ancient scriptures written in praise of Lord Shiva\, a blend of musical notes with rhythm and lyrics along with the beautiful dance movements of the five elements of Lord Shiva will mesmerize the audience. The classical dance forms portrayed are Bharatanatyam\, Kuchipudi\, Kathak\, Odissi and Mohiniattam which showcase the major dance forms from all over the country of India. \n\nThe performance will be followed by an interactive dance workshop.\n\n\n\n\n\nFEATURED ARTISTS\n\n \n  \nSmt. Samidha Satyam is a prominent exponent of Guru Padmabhushan Sri Dr. Vempati Chinna Satyam and Sri Jai Kishore Mosalikanti. She is an accomplished young artist who has done Masters in English literature and dance and given performances in India\, UK\, USA\, Canada\, Australia\, South Africa\, Singapore and several countries in Europe and has toured several other countries all over the world. After moving to the Bay Area\, Guru Smt.Samidha Satyam started Sanskaar School of Dance in 2008 to advance the art of Kuchipudi dance to aspiring students. She has performed and is currently performing in various prestigious festivals and organizations in USA and gives holistic Training to her disciples and brings out the best in them. The institute imparts training to hundreds of students. Many students have performed their rangapravesams and are performing as solo dancers. She was felicitated and awarded the title “TRIBHUVANADITYAVARMA\, voN” by Global Natya festival\, Angkor Wat\, Cambodia. She was recently awarded the title “NRITYA CHOODAMANI” by Hanuman temple authorities\, Bay Area\, CA. \n\n\n  \n\n\n  \n \n  \nBhairavi Nedungadi is an artist trained in Bharatanatyam and Mohiniyattam. She hails from a family of artists\, her grandfather Late Vasu Nedungadi\, a Krishnanattam artist who performed ‘Krishnavesham’ at Guruvayoor temple\, Kerala and her father Late Padmanabhan Nedungadi\, secretary of Kathakali club\, Thrissur\, worked to promote Kathakali art form and artists. His deeds to promote Kathakali have inspired Bhairavi to do her part to bring awareness and appreciation to one of the graceful classical dance forms of Kerala-Mohiniyattam. Senior Disciple of Guru Padmashree Kalamandalam Kshemavathi\, Bhairavi has been learning dance from the age of four. She began learning from Guru Kalamandalam Sudha and presented her formal solo debut performance\, the Arangetram\, in Guruvayoor\, India at the age of 14 under the guidance of Guru Kshemavathi. After her Rangapravesha\, she continued her rigorous training in Mohiniyattam under Guru Kshemavathi. It is her continued passion to learn and she is undergoing advanced training in Mohiniyattam under the tutelage of Dr Neena Prasad for the past 5 years. Bhairavi has performed to diverse audiences in India and US across multiple festivals. Classical dance has always been an integral part of Bhairavi’s life. She is the founder of Sreepadmam School of Dance\, a classical dance institute based in Fremont\, CA and the school imparts training to students in Mohiniyattam and Bharatanatyam. Bhairavi holds a Master’s degree in Structural Engineering and she is currently working as an IT professional. \n\n  \n \n  \nAnupama Srivastava is a dancer\, performer\, teacher\, and choreographer of the North Indian Classical Kathak dance and the Founder and Artistic Director of InSyncKathak Dance School based in Fremont\, CA. She is a disciple of the world renowned Kathak Maestro\, Padmashri and Sangeet Natak Akademi Awardee Guru Shovana Narayan\, disciple of Padma Vibhushan Pandit Birju Maharaj ji. Anupama uses the North Indian Classical Kathak Dance form as a creative medium to promote physical\, mental\, social\, cultural\, interpersonal and spiritual enrichment. Anupama is an energetic and enthusiastic Guru and provides Kathak education and training to about 80 students. In nine short years since its inception\, InSyncKathak has over 150 performances and 40 awards to its credit. Anupama’s choreographic works have been presented at dance festivals and concerts in the US\, Canada\, and India\, including Asavari’s Continuing Traditions Festival\, International Lalit Arpan Festival and Continuing Traditions Festival by Guru Shovana Narayan and Ministry of Art and Culture\, Government of India\, San Francisco Movement Arts Festival\, PUSHfest\, Oakland Dance Festival\, Toronto International Youth Dance Festival\, Asia Society Houston\, Philadelphia Ganesh Festival\, SOHARA Dallas\, Republic Day and Pravasi Diwas celebrations by the San Francisco Indian Consulate\, Yuva Bharati\, Kala Sangha\, Livermore Temple\, among several others. In 2015\, she organized a nine-city “Guru Shovana Narayan USA Tour” across Texas\, Pennsylvania\, Connecticut and California\, and won critical acclaim for this effort. Anupama has also produced collaborative work with musicians and dancers of different genres. A keen educator of this classical Indian dance form\, Anupama holds lecture-demonstrations and workshops regularly for InSyncKathak students and also at UC Santa Cruz. As a Master Artist\, Anupama with Apprentice Dr. Anjali Sahay received a 2021-22 Apprenticeship in Folk and Traditional Arts from the Pennsylvania Council on the Arts. Under Anupama’s tutelage\, her student and daughter Reva Srivastava became a National YoungArts Finalist Winner in the World Dance category for 2022. Anupama holds a BS in E&C Engineering from BIT Sindri\, India\, and MS in Electrical Engineering from San Jose State University. After an eighteen year career as a Hardware Engineer in the Silicon Valley\, she made her passion for dancing her full time career\, and splits her time between family\, dance\, writing\, hiking\, and yoga. \n\n \n  \nSmt. Akila Rao started learning Bharatanatyam at the age of 7 under Sri Pasumarthy Ramalinga Sastry who hails from the town of Kuchipudi and also learnt Bharatanatyam from Smt. Rukmini Devi Arundale\, a renowned Bharatanatyam dancer\, choreographer and founder of the Kalakshetra Foundation in Chennai.  Over the last 30 years\, Smt. Akila has performed in numerous ballets and performed in notable sabhas in Chennai and other cities across the world. Smt. Akila was fortunate to continue learning a variety of dance compositions from renowned Gurus including The Dhananjayans\, The Charis and other experienced teachers from the Kalakshetra bani. In addition to learning dance\, she also learnt Indian classical music from D. Seshachari\, one of the famed Hyderabad Brothers.  During her brief stay in Malaysia\, she was fortunate to perform at various programs with renowned dancer/choreographer Ajith Bhaskaran Das and his troupe. She has collaborated with numerous charitable organizations in the US and performed for cultural events for fundraising and to spread the value of this great ancient art. Along with her dance career\, Smt. Akila Rao is a senior project manager at Stanford Hospitals and Clinics. Smt. Akila lives in Cupertino\, CA and continues to train and teach students of all ages.  Smt. Akila Rao continues to learn the art form under experienced teachers from the Kalakshetra Bani (Smt Viraja and Sri Shyamjith Kiran). The goal  is to impart the life values of self-respect\, discipline and traditions\, and most importantly\, carry the passion for dance throughout their lifetime. \n  \n \n  \nGuru Bidisha Mohanty is the Founder & Artistic Director of Indraadhanush-Center for Excellence\, located in the California Bay Area. She is a disciple of Guru Sri Durga Charan Ranbir\, an Odissi maestro. Bidisha has completed her Master’s (Bhaskar) in Odissi dance from Pracheen Kala Kendra\, Chandigarh and is a Gold medalist in this dance form. She is a software engineer by profession. Bidisha is also a performing artist in Doordarshan\, India and has been the recipient of Junior & Senior scholarships from Center for Cultural Resources & Training\, Ministry of Tourism & Culture\, India. Bidisha imparts dance lessons to various age groups in Classical Odissi\, Bollywood & Folk dances and has participated in various premier cultural events internationally as a performer and choreographer. Many of her students are established dancers now and has own several awards in various competitions inside and outside of the Bay area. She conducts lecture-demos & workshops and has been associated with different organizations to promote Odissi dance and take it to the next level. \n  \n  \nMUSIC COMPOSITION TEAM \n \n  \nSnigdha Venkataramani is an accomplished Carnatic vocalist and has undergone training under various senior teachers for over two decades\, prominent among them being veteran vocalists Padmabhushan Guru Nookala Chinna Satyanarayana\, Sh. K. Vageesh and Smt. K. Sudha\, Smt. Sarada Subramanian and Guru Smt Radhakrishna. She is currently training under the internationally-acclaimed vocal duo – Sh. K.N. Shashikiran and Chitravina P. Ganesh\, popularly known as the Carnatica Brothers. She received the Junior Scholarship from the Center for Cultural Resources and Training (CCRT)\, Government of India\, and is a graded artist of the All India Radio\, New Delhi. She has released two music albums – “SAMARPANAM”\, of Carnatic music compositions and “NATYA MANJARI”\, which comprises a repertoire for Bharatanatyam dance. Snigdha is also an established Bharatanatyam dancer having trained under Padma Bhushan Dr. Saroja Vaidyanathan. Snigdha is a popular vocalist for dance having performed with several senior Dance Gurus and promising young performers. She is highly sought after for composing musical scores for dance productions. Snigdha imparts training in Carnatic vocal and Bharatanatyam in Fremont\, CA and is the artistic director of Laya Dhwani Academy of Performing Arts. Her students have won prizes in National and Regional competitions including the Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana\, Sangeet Samrat\, Papanasam Sivan Academy and Saptami Nationals. \n  \n \n  \nPrakash Rao began his mridangam training in 1977 under Late Sri K. Sudarshanaacharyulu of Hyderabad and vocal training simultaneously under Sri D. Seshachary of the Hyderabad Brothers fame. Sri Sudarshanaacharyulu was a senior disciple of Sri Kolanka Venkatarajulu\, a famous mridangam exponent in Andhra Pradesh. Since 1982\, Prakash has had the honor and privilege to train under one of the greatest exponents of mridangam\, Late Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kalai Maamani Sri Vellore G. Ramabhadran. Prakash has also received advanced training in improving the clarity and precision of his technique on the mridangam from Sangeetha Kalanidhi Sri Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman\, Late Sri Kanjira V. Nagarajan and Sri Palghat T. R. Rajamani\, son of the legendary Sri Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer. Prakash first ascended the stage in 1980\, and has since performed in over 2500 concerts\, dance programs and lecture/demonstrations in India and the US. Prakash has been in the US since 1987 and in NJ since 1990 is the most senior mridangist in NJ. He lives in New Jersey with his physician wife\, Dr. Bhavani Prakash\, an accomplished musician herself\, and two sons\, both performing musicians in their own right. Together with his wife\, Prakash conducts concerts and lecture/demonstrations under the banner of Anandabhairavi. Bhavani teaches vocal music\, veena and flute\, and Prakash teaches mridangam and vocal music at their home in Scotch Plains\, NJ. \n  \n  \n \n  \nSadha Parasuraman is a Guru in Vedic scriptures (Yajur Veda). Sadha started learning Yajur Veda under Mahopadyaya Sri.Jambunatha Ganapatigal in Chennai\, then in Chidambaram at the Nataraja temple through Sri.Ratnasabapathy deekshitar . He continued his advanced learning of Padam\, kramam\, ghanam and bhAshyam under Sri. Lakshmana Sastry. \nSadha teaches Veda along with his senior students for the past 17 years at the Svadharma Veda Patashala in Phoenix\, AZ that he started under the auspices of the achAryas of the Kanchi Mutt. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \n  \nSrinivas Saripalle is a Tabla artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. He has accompanied and played with several noted artists and performed solo. He started learning Tabla from Lt Pt. Ashok Mukherjee disciple of Lt Pt Samta Prasad of Benares. He continues to study under Pandit Swapan Chaudhury at the Ali Akbar College of Music. He also teaches Tabla to budding and aspiring students. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nTanjavur R. Kesavan is a renowned percussionist and a Nattuvangam Artiste in the field of performing arts. Kesavan has illustrious lineage and belongs to a family dedicated to music for four generations. His artistry and consistent technical perfection have made him a leading Mridangam artiste in New Delhi. Kesavan’s fine musical instincts were imbibed from his great family lineage and traditions of his Guru Parampara. He started learning at a very early age. He has promoted and projected promising students and has imparted to many of them the art of Mridangam. He has conducted Arangetrams of many of his disciples. Kesavan can play other percussion instruments like Dolu (Thavil)\, Kanjeera\, Pakhawaj with the same felicity and ease. Kesavan has gained acclaim as a proficient accompanist for scores of renowned senior dancers like Yamini Krishnamurthy\, Sonal Mansingh\, Vyjayantimala Bali\, Saroja Vaidyanathan\, Swapna Sundari\, Leela Samson\, Geeta Chandran and many more in the last two decades both in India and abroad. \nHis style of accompaniment is vibrant and energetic. Kesavan is well known for his spontaneity\, fine artistry\, and deft fingering techniques. Kesavan learned this divine art of Mridangam under the tutelage of Guru. Tanjavur Shri T.K.Lakshmana Naidu. Kesavan has inherited music and fine arts from his family of musical stalwarts. Apart from programmes in India\, Kesavan has also toured abroad to more than 75 countries like South and East Africa\, East Europe\, North\, and East Asia\, Middle East\, USA\, UAE\, and more. Some of the titles he has received include “SANGEETH BHUSHAN” conferred on him at the international theater festival\, Cuttack Orissa; “Mridanga Chakravarti” a title from the SUNAINA lndradhanush\, Art festival New Delhi and “VAADYA RATNA” at Bharat Sanskrit Utsav\, Vardhaman (West Bengal) \n  \n\nAbout Sri Vidya Dance School \n\nAbout the Series \n“Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage” champions local Asian and Asian Pacific Islander performing artists\, with the goal of providing a platform for accomplished local performing artists and exposing our diverse community in the East Bay to compelling\, culturally relevant artists and performances that inspire intergenerational and cross-cultural exchange. The performing arts series is supported in part by the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. \nDonations are appreciated and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-sri-vidya-dance/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20211214T192445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T190428Z
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SUMMARY:"Manzanar\, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust" Virtual Screening and Talk
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”RSVP HERE” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nJoin us on the eve of the 80th anniversary of Day of Remembrance for a virtual screening of acclaimed documentary\, MANZANAR\, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST\, followed by a live dialogue with the filmmaker and special guests. From the majestic peaks of the snow-capped Sierras to the parched valley of Payahuunadü\, “the land of flowing water\,” MANZANAR\, DIVERTED: WHEN WATER BECOMES DUST poetically weaves together memories of intergenerational women. Native Americans\, Japanese-American WWII incarcerees and environmentalists form an unexpected alliance to defend their land and water from Los Angeles. Among its many accolades\, this film world premiered at the 2021 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival and was featured as the Centerpiece Film at CAAMFEST where it also received Honorable Mention. It was nominated for Best Music Score in the IDA Documentary Awards. Directed and produced by Ann Kaneko. Produced by Jin Yoo-Kim. Run time: 84 minutes. Learn more about the film at: https://www.manzanardiverted.com/. \nThe event is presented with support from the Center for Asian America Media. \nDonations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Speakers \n\nANN KANEKO (director/producer/editor/cinematographer) is known for her personal films that weave her intimate aesthetic with the intricacies of political reality. She is an Emmy winner\, and her work has screened internationally and been broadcast on PBS. She has been commissioned by the National Endowment for the Arts\, the California Endowment and the Skirball Cultural Center. Her credits include A FLICKER IN ETERNITY\, based on Stanley Hayami’s diary; AGAINST THE GRAIN: AN ARTIST’S SURVIVAL GUIDE TO PERU\, highlighting Peruvian political artists; and 100% HUMAN HAIR\, a musical for the AFI Directing Workshop for Women. Fluent in Japanese and Spanish\, Kaneko has been a Fulbright and Japan Foundation Artist fellow. She is a member of New Day Films\, a distribution cooperative. She has an MFA from UCLA\, teaches at Pitzer College and is the artist mentor for VC’s Armed with a Camera Fellowship. \n\nJIN YOO-KIM (producer & impact producer) is a Korean Bolivian American independent film producer. She co-produced A WOMAN’S WORK: THE NFL’S CHEERLEADER PROBLEM (dir. Yu Gu\, Tribeca ‘19)\, and K-TOWN ’92 (dir. Grace Lee). She is currently developing her first food docuseries\, co-writing a feature comedy\, and developing a feature documentary about SPAM. She is a 2020-21 Sundance Creative Producers Fellow\, a 2020 Film Independent x CNN Original Series Docuseries Intensive Fellow\, and a 2020 Film Independent Doc Lab fellow. She pitched at Big Sky Pitch at Big Sky Film Festival 2020\, and was a 2017 Firelight Media Impact Producing Fellow. She received her MFA in Film from USC and a BA in Psychology and Cinema & Media Studies from Wellesley College. \n\nKATHY BANCROFT\, Mono\, Shoshone and Paiute\, is the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer and the Indian Child Welfare Act Representative for the Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe. She attended Stanford University\, Ft. Lewis College and Montana State University\, where she studied organic chemistry (MS)\, cell biology and neuroscience (PhD). She works with the Alabama Hills Stewardship Board to seek  protection of tribal lands. She is on the Cultural Resources Task Force for the Owens Lake Dust Mitigation Project and the Owens Lake Master Project Advisory Group. She works with groups to fight the destruction of native sacred places.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/manzanar-diverted-screening-and-talk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20211203T002446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233926Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: "We Hereby Refuse": The Bay Area Allies
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING ” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nFor this year’s Day of Remembrance\, Frank Abe\, writer of WE HEREBY REFUSE: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration\, will be joined in conversation with Kathleen Purcell\, daughter of Mitsuye Endo’s attorney James Purcell; Wayne Collins Jr.\, the son of Hiroshi Kashiwagi’s attorney Wayne Collins; and Sadako Kashiwagi\, Hiroshi Kashiwagi’s wife. Our moderator\, Darren Murata of the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, will also engage Frank Abe in conversation about the craft of creating words and drawings around the stories of folks involved in the fight for civil liberties in the midst of wartime fervor. \nPurchase the book at Eastwind Books of Berkeley. \nSponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/we-hereby-refuse-bay-area-allies-book-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20211130T200122Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233833Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: Chinese Children's Hats with Terri Wong
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nEnjoy a colorful\, festive virtual talk with multi-talented Chinese American artist Terri Wong. Seven years ago\, she started restoring\, collecting and actually wearing antique Chinese clothing. From an estate sale\, she purchased 10 Chinese children’s hats and was so enamored with them that she started collecting them. She currently owns 161 of them and recently self-published a book on Chinese Children’s Hats. \nTerri will be talking about all of her hats and their symbolism. These hats were originally made only as head protection\, but they gradually became whimsical and colorful and part of folk art as Chinese mothers started making their children’s hats in the shape of animals\, birds and boats. There was a tradition for children to wear these fanciful hats during festivals such as the Lunar New Year and Autumn Moon Festival. \nThis event was livestreamed on OACC’s YouTube channel. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Author \nTerri Wong is a Chinese American artist born and raised in San Francisco who has worked in many artistic fields for the past 45 years. She started as an opera singer in the opera chorus for three years; then switched to honing her skills as a fiber artist\, making custom knitwear and hats\, and restoring antique clothing for a client to sell in his retail store\, online store and monthly auctions.  At the young age of 60\, she was one of ten women featured in Rizzoli’s “Art of Dressing.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-childrens-hats-book-talk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20211129T235457Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174229Z
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SUMMARY:OACC 2022 Asian Pacific New Year Celebration
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n\nIn recognition of the diversity of new year’s festivities across the Asian Pacific region\, OACC presents a hybrid celebration of Asian Pacific New Year traditions featuring in-person and virtual content for audiences of all ages during February and April 2022.\n\n\nIn February\, OACC celebrated Lunar New Year\, the Year of the Tiger\, with 3 days of virtual content and an in-person festival on February 6th highlighting Chinese\, Korean\, Vietnamese and other cultural traditions and artforms connected to the Lunar New Year holiday. In April\, OACC will celebrate South and Southeast Asian New Year’s such as Songkran\, Vaisakhi\, and more with exciting online content and another in-person festival. In addition to these activities\, OACC is excited to revive its Virtual Community Night Market for the second year in a row to feature an even more expansive offering of BIPOC-centered partners\, community organizations\, and small businesses.  \nSchedule of Events:\n\nSouth & Southeast Asian New Year\n\nSaturday\, April 9: Virtual Kick-Off with Dance & Music\nSunday\, April 10: Virtual Stories & Cultural Presentations\nFriday\, April 15: Virtual Food & Art Demos\nSaturday: April 16 (11am-3pm): In-person Celebration at OACC (masks & ID+vaccination record required)\n \n\nLive Performances:\n\n12:30PM: Balinese Dance and Music featuring Kompiang Davies\n1:00PM: Kathak (Indian classical dance) Performance featuring Leela Youth Academy\n\n\nLaunching AAPI Community Map Challenges!\n\nCut Fruit Collective’s Oakland AAPI Small Biz Map Challenge (Click link for participation details)\nVibemap’s Have You Eaten Yet Challenge (Click link for participation details)\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLunar New Year Celebration (February 5-6 & 11-12\, 2022. Access the virtual content playlist here.\n\nEnjoy virtual and in-person vendor and community booth marketplaces\, cultural demos\, storytelling\, artistic performances. OACC’s Asian Pacific New Year Celebration will also launch a BRAND-NEW COMMUNITY MAP in partnership with Cut Fruit Collective! Explore AAPI sites throughout Oakland! Pick up your physical map at OACC’s April 16th celebration AND/OR download Vibemap’s app to participate in their map challenge. Visit locations and win prizes! \n\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_text_separator title=”April 9th: Virtual Kick-Off with Dance and Music”][vc_tta_tabs active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Virtual Kick-Off” tab_id=”1649210194263-ed8fab95-3de2″][vc_column_text]Set your alarm notification! Our virtual kick-off will begin streaming at 12 noon on Saturday\, April 9th. Watch it here or on OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Thai Classical Dance” tab_id=”1649210025530-dc7b2420-9d02″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Saturday\, April 9\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Bharatanatyam Indian Dance” tab_id=”1649210026134-7063130c-1a91″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Saturday\, April 9\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_text_separator title=”April 10th: Virtually Sharing Traditions and Stories”][vc_tta_tabs active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”Poetic Readings” tab_id=”1649210516733-c4216b87-cc21″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Sunday\, April 10\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Mela and The Elephant” tab_id=”1649210517104-6ed5a609-add9″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Sunday\, April 10\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Mommy Eats Fried Grasshoppers!” tab_id=”1649210517505-045a7472-1ef5″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Sunday\, April 10\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Tan & the Blooming Hearts” tab_id=”1649210808062-3e7011a2-d4c3″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Sunday\, April 10\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n [/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][vc_text_separator title=”April 15th: Virtual Food and Art Demos”][vc_tta_tabs active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section title=”About Vaisakhi & Paintmaking” tab_id=”1649211259773-47bf88f0-da01″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Friday\, April 15\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Khmer Textiles” tab_id=”1649211352009-eecd3be4-6f7c”][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Friday\, April 15\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Making Laap” tab_id=”1649211399834-22f5ceee-47e2″][vc_column_text]This video will be available starting at 12pm Pacific on Friday\, April 15\, 2022. Having trouble accessing the video? Trying refreshing this page after the release date or go to OACC’s YouTube channel. \nDownload the Laap Recipe by Christy Innouvong \n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n2022 Virtual Community Night Market is OPEN!\n\nThe Virtual Community Night Market (Night Market) is a virtual “one-stop-shop” marketplace featuring Oakland/Bay Area-based and Oakland values-inspired businesses and creatives from AAPI-owned and AAPI-ally restaurants and small businesses\, including BIPOC businesses and artists. The Virtual Community Night Market will serve as an online directory. Vendors will be featured daily on OACC’s social media and weekly on OACC’s e-newsletter. \nTypes of vendor booths we’re listing:\n\nArtist Alley (e.g. artists and artworks)\nCommunity (e.g. community orgs\, schools\, professional services)\nEats & Drinks (e.g. restaurants\, bars\, food & drinks)\nShop (e.g. retail)\n\n[/vc_column_text][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nSpecial thanks to our New Year Celebration sponsors who helped make our programming possible:\n[/vc_column_text][vc_tta_tabs][vc_tta_section title=”Presenting & Headlining Sponsor” tab_id=”1643399680569-aa1a1ba8-752d”][vc_single_image image=”7220″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https://www.mlb.com/athletics”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Gold Sponsor” tab_id=”1643399680620-6683adeb-3ff3″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”11720\,7013\,10176\,11749\,11756″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” custom_links_target=”_blank” custom_links=”#E-8_aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZhcGFzZi5vcmclMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmFoc2FjY2Vzcy5vcmclMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5lYm11ZC5jb20lMkYlMkNodHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnd3dy5vYWtsYW5kdm5jaGFtYmVyLmNvbSUyRiUyQ2h0dHBzJTNBJTJGJTJGdmliZW1hcC5jb20lMkY=”][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Silver Sponsor” tab_id=”1643400075429-d433136f-d552″][vc_column_text] \n\n\nClaudine Cheng\n\n\nFamily Bridges\n\n\nOakland Chinatown Improvement Council\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Bronze Sponsor” tab_id=”1643400181483-fa1bbad6-dc89″][vc_column_text] \n\n\nARTogether\n\n\nNikki Fortunato Bas\n\n\nFriends of Lincoln Square Park\n\n\n\n\n\nMustard Square\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”Community Content Partners” tab_id=”1643400341867-bac1f1cf-8930″][vc_gallery type=”image_grid” images=”11918\,11965″ img_size=”medium” onclick=”custom_link” custom_links_target=”_blank” custom_links=”#E-8_aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuc2lsYW5hbm8uY29tJTJGJTJDaHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuc3BpdGZpcmVzdHJhdGVnaWVzLmNvbSUyRg==”][/vc_tta_section][/vc_tta_tabs][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nLearn about the Oakland 2045 General Plan\nThe City of Oakland is updating the General Plan for the first time since the 1990’s. This plan represents Oakland’s equitable vision and policies for housing\, transportation\, parks\, transportation\, and environmental justice for the next 20-30 years. Share your thoughts at bit.ly/ogpzineq to inform the policies of the General Plan.\n\n自上世紀 90 年代以來，奧克蘭市首次更新了總體規劃。該計劃代表了奧克蘭未來 20-30 年在住房、交通、公園、運輸和環境正義方面的公平願景及政策。請移步 bit.ly/ogpzineq 分享您的看法，了解總體規劃政策。\nThe Oakland Asian Cultural Center is proud to be a member of the Deeply Rooted Collaborative\, the Community Consultant Team that will work with the City of Oakland and Technical Consultant on the Oakland 2045 General Plan. The Deeply Rooted Collaborative\, which includes EastSide Arts Alliance\, Just Cities Institute\, and Urban Strategies Council. Partners include: Black Cultural Zone\, The Village\, Malonga Arts Residents Association\, Oakland Asian Cultural Center Association\, House/Full of Blackwomen\, Lao Family Community Development\, Inc.\, CURY J\, and The Unity Council.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-apny-2022/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20210222T194107Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174237Z
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SUMMARY:2022 Virtual Community Night Market
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nClick this banner to enter a virtual “one-stop-shop” marketplace\, in the form of an online directory features\, Oakland/Bay Area-based and Oakland values-inspired businesses and creatives from AAPI-owned and AAPI-ally restaurants and small businesses\, including BIPOC businesses and artists. The directory is open from February 5\, 2022 – April 16\, 2022. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nAbout the Virtual Community Night Market\nThe Virtual Community Night Market (Night Market) is a virtual “one-stop-shop” marketplace featuring Oakland/Bay Area-based and Oakland values-inspired businesses and creatives from AAPI-owned and AAPI-ally restaurants and small businesses\, including BIPOC businesses and artists. The Virtual Community Night Market will serve as an online directory. Vendors will be featured daily on OACC’s social media and weekly on OACC’s e-newsletter. \nTo participate as a virtual vendor\, please fill out this google form by March 31st. There is a $30 vendor booth fee associated with the application. We will accept and approve applications on a rolling basis even after VCNM begins. The final deadline to apply to join VCNM is Thursday\, March 31\, 2022. \nTypes of vendor booths we’re listing:\n\nArtist Alley (e.g. artists and artworks)\nCommunity (e.g. community orgs\, schools\, professional services)\nEats & Drinks (e.g. restaurants\, bars\, food & drinks)\nShop (e.g. retail)\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-community-night-market/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220203
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220401
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20220125T182536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220406T003828Z
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SUMMARY:Lincoln School 2022 Lunar New Year Art Contest Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Please enjoy the art submissions to Lincoln School’s 2022 Lunar New Year student art contest presented by Wa Sung Service Club\, Golden Dragon Project\, Lincoln School\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. \nAbout Lincoln Elementary School \nAbout Wa Sung Service Club \nSubmitted Entries\n[foogallery id=”9823″]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2022-lincoln-school-lny-art-contest/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220201
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220301
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20210202T021615Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220302T000956Z
UID:9894-1643673600-1646092799@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Black History Month Community Events
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Here are some of the larger events happening this month that can be accessed remotely. Please check in with your local arts & cultural organizations to see what they are planning to present for Black History Month! \nWant to add missing events? Send us the details at programs@oacc.cc. \n \n \nBlack History Month (Visit Oakland)\nBlack History Month for Kids and Families in the Bay Area (510 Families)\nNorCal Black History Month Events (ABC7)\nBlack History Month Celebration of/for artists (BlkArts Society)\nBlack History Month 2022: events\, performances and more ways to celebrate in the Bay Area (Datebook SF Chronicle)\nFeb 2: Black History Month 22 Virtual Kickoff Celebration: Community. Hope. Transformation (Mills College)\nFeb 26: Black History Month Celebration Concert with Martin Luther McCoy (SF Jazz & MOAB)\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/black-history-month-community-events/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220129T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211140
CREATED:20211129T222237Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20220131T190431Z
UID:11651-1643468400-1643473800@oacc.cc
SUMMARY:Book Talk: "Auntie Sewing Squad Guide To Mask Making\, Radical Care\, and Racial Justice"
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”WATCH THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nIn the new book\, Auntie Sewing Squad Guide to Mask Making\, Radical Care\, and Racial Justice\, editors and contributors will talk about their fight to distribute masks to underserved communities\, where depleted mask supplies left thousands unprotected against the COVID19 pandemic. \nIn March 2020\, when the US government failed to provide personal protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic\, the Auntie Sewing Squad emerged. Founded by performance artist Kristina Wong\, the mutual-aid group sewed face masks with a bold social justice mission: to protect the most vulnerable and most neglected. \nGet 20% OFF your copy by purchasing from Eastwind Books TODAY! \nSponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley and Oakland Asian Cultural Center. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/auntie-sewing-squad-guide-book-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211210T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20211027T204043Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211211T181519Z
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SUMMARY:Book Talk: The Wake Up with Michelle MiJung Kim
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nIn The Wake Up\, Michelle MiJung Kim shares foundational principles often missing in today’s mainstream conversations around “diversity and inclusion” and urges readers to go beyond performative allyship to enacting real transformation within ourselves and in the world. The Wake Up invites readers to deep dive into the challenging and nuanced work of pursuing equity and justice\, while exploring various complexities\, contradictions\, and conflicts inherent in our imperfect world. \nMichelle will join in conversation with facilitator Eunice Kwon\, OACC Board member and Director of Asian Pacific American Student Development at UC Berkeley. \nEvent schedule:\n6:30-7:30pm Book Talk + Audience Q&A\n7:30pm-8:00pm Book Signing \nLearn more and purchase The Wake Up. \nThis event is brought to you in partnership with Eastwind Books of Berkeley. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\nAbout the Author \nMichelle MiJung Kim (she/her) is a queer immigrant Korean American woman writer\, speaker\, activist\, and entrepreneur. She is the author of The Wake Up (Hachette\, Fall 2021). She is CEO and co-founder of Awaken\, a leading provider of interactive equity and inclusion education programs facilitated by majority BIPOC educators\, where she has consulted hundreds of organizations and top executives from Fortune 500\, tech giants\, nonprofits\, and government agencies to spark meaningful change. Michelle has been a lifelong social justice activist and has served on a variety of organizations such as the San Francisco LGBTQ Speakers Bureau\, San Francisco Human Rights Commission’s Advisory Committee\, LYRIC nonprofit’s Board of Directors\, and Build Tech We Trust Coalition. Michelle currently serves on the board of Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality (AACRE). Her work has appeared on world-renowned platforms such as Harvard Business Review\, Forbes\, The New York Times\, and NPR\, and she has been named Medium’s Top Writer in Diversity three years in a row. She lives in Oakland\, California. www.michellemijungkim.com \nAbout the Facilitator \nEunice Kwon (she/her) is the Director of Asian Pacific American Student Development at UC Berkeley. Previously\, she was the COO and the Director of Community Engagement at the Sustainable Economies Law Center\, an organization working towards a cooperative economy\, and a Coro Fellow in San Francisco\, where she worked with a range of organizations that included the Haas Sr. Foundation and the Bay Area Community College Consortium. She started her career as a communications consultant for several congressional and local political campaigns and for labor organizations such as the Asian Pacific American Labor Alliance and the United Food and Commercial Workers. She currently serves on the board of the Sustainable Economies Law Center and Asian Women United\, a nonprofit that spotlights the diverse experiences of Asian American Pacific Islander women through publications\, digital productions\, and educational materials. She received her Masters in City Planning at UC Berkeley’s College of Environmental Design.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-wake-up-book-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211120T173000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210929T004555Z
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SUMMARY:"The Shikoku Pilgrimage: Japan's Sacred Trail" Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nThe Shikoku Pilgrimage on the island of the same name is one of the few circular pilgrimages in the world. At 1\,200 kilometers in length\, the trail includes 88 temples and passes through diverse countryside such as idyllic bamboo groves\, deserted beaches and ordinary Japanese neighborhoods. John Lander\, long-time resident of Japan\, author and photographer\, has visited and recorded every temple in evocative images\,  providing fascinating details about the origin of the trail and what the pilgrimage means to the thousands who undertake it every year. He will give a visually stunning and informative presentation about Japan’s sacred trail as highlighted in his newest publication. Joining him in conversation will be Jeffrey Dym\, Professor of History at Sacramento State University. \nLearn more and purchase The Shikoku Pilgrimage. \n\nAbout the Author \nJohn Lander is a freelance photographer based near Kamakura\, Japan.  When he is not at home\, he is often out and about on photography assignments at local events\, festivals or indulging in his top of passion:  Japanese gardens.  Japan has been home for nearly 40 years.  John’s photography has been featured in GEO\, TIME Magazine\, National Geographic\, Travel+Leisure\, Rough Guides and many others. Please visit John’s Amazon Author page for more information: www.bit.ly/johnlander \nAbout the Facilitator \n\nJeffrey Dym is a Professor of History at Sacramento State University who specializes in Japanese History. For over 10 years he has been turning his research into documentary films. He has made several documentaries including: Noh Masks: The Spirit of Noh Theatre and Flowers on the Stage: Noh Costumes.  He also has a deep love for the Shikoku 88 Temple pilgrimage.  He has gone around the pilgrimage 4 times and cannot wait to get back to Japan to visit the temples again. Learn more about Professor Dym: http://www.csus.edu/faculty/d/dym/ and https://www.youtube.com/user/Dymsensei \nSpecial thanks to the Japan Society of Northern California for supporting this event as marketing partners. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/shikoku-pilgrimage-book-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211118T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20211105T214412Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211121T014553Z
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SUMMARY:OACC Friendsgiving: "In The Land of My Ancestors" Film Screening & Discussion
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”RSVP HERE” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nThis year\, OACC’s Friendsgiving event will recognize Native American Heritage Month and honor Indigenous lands while hosting a canned-food drive. General admission is free if you bring a canned food donation.  \n“In the Land of my Ancestors” celebrates the living legacy of Ann Marie Sayers\, a beloved Ohlone elder. Ohlone people are not federally recognized as indigenous nations in the San Francisco Bay Area. Ann Marie used the Indian Allotment Act of 1887 to reclaim her traditional land in Indian Canyon\, which is the only federally recognized Indian territory for over 300 miles from Sonoma to the coast of Santa Barbara in California. The film screening will be followed by a conversation with filmmaker Ruch Chitnis. \nLearn more about Rucha’s work at www.awomanslens.com. \nLearn more about Indian Canyon at www.indiancanyonlife.org. \nThe event will be held in person at OACC. If you are planning to attend in person\, please review OACC’s Onsite Visitor Policy. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/friendsgiving2021/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211114T143000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20211004T210829Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225617Z
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SUMMARY:Centering Senior Care and Aging During COVID-19
DESCRIPTION:[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nIn the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic\, we faced a racial justice reckoning as anti-Asian hate violence escalated across the nation. We witnessed elders in Oakland Chinatown and in other neighborhoods become vulnerable targets of racially motivated violence. While violence against elders and racism against Asians are not new phenomena\, there is a renewed urgency to train our attention and ask: How might we center our elders’ voices in the broader conversations and concerns with community safety\, adequate direct services\, affordable housing\, and other issues? Hear the opinions of our elders\, community experts\, and service providers in tackling this question and find out how you can support local efforts to care for our elders. \nThis event is part of the “Community Voices to Empower Change” series in partnership with Eastwind Books of Berkeley. This virtual event will be broadcast to YouTube Live. Donations are appreciated and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nThis project was made possible with support from California Humanities\, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org. \n\nPANELISTS \n\nNhật Minh Bùi earned her Master’s Degree in nursing at UCSF in 2016 and is certified as an Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner. Currently\, Nhật’s work focuses on novel approaches to improving dementia care for both patients and caregivers with a particular focus on caregiver education and guidance around managing behavior symptoms. \n\nArt Choi\, born in San Francisco\, CA\, started to worked for the Korean Community Center of the East Bay (KCCEB) in 2009-2014 as the Social Service Coordinator and Immigration Integration Manager. Art began his role as the Rapid Response Coordinator as the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. He has now taken on another program as the Health Equity Project Lead and Program Manager. He focuses on programs that need quick and effective responses to the Korean community’s needs due to COVID-19. \nDiana Pang is the Resident Community Building Supervisor at the Chinatown Community Development Center. \nMODERATOR \n\nRoy Chan is currently Senior Program Manager at National CAPACD\, serves on the City of Oakland’s Cultural Affairs Commission\, and directs the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project. Previously\, Roy served as Planning Manager at Chinatown Community Development Center in San Francisco and Co-Executive Director at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Much of his interdisciplinary career has focused around building intergenerational bridges and community storytelling to lift up immigrant neighborhoods across the country.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/senior-care-aging-covid-19-panel-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211106T153000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20211012T021851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211114T225750Z
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SUMMARY:ILLUMINATION: Literary Works Imagining New Light
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nILLUMINATION is a literary gathering that broadens the theme of Diwali to reframe what ‘light’ or ‘new beginnings’ mean to us. Diwali marks the beginning of a new year\, but more broadly how a new year potentially symbolizes new beginnings and new light. While intended to be a space of celebration and coming together\, this event seeks to also challenge the oppressive nature of this holiday that is based in Hindu Brahminical practices have historically and till date threatened the survival of Dalit and Adivasi communities in India and overseas. We invite you to join us to enjoy inspirational readings by local artists Preeti Vangani\, Nidhi Jaisoor\, Anita Felicelli\, and Karthik Sethuraman. The event program is curated by Preeti Vangani and presented in partnership with ARTogether. \nThe event was held in-person at OACC with simultaneous livestreaming to OACC’s YouTube channel for remote audience viewing. If you are planning to attend in-person\, please review OACC’s Onsite Visitor Policy. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\nPresenting Authors \n\nPreeti Vangani is the author of Mother Tongue Apologize\, winner of the RL India Poetry Prize. Her work has been published in The Threepenny Review\, Gulf Coast\, Cortland Review among other places. A graduate of University of San Francisco’s MFA Program\, Preeti has received fellowships and support from UCross\, Tin House\, Napa Valley Writers’ Conference\, Pen America and the California Center for Cultural Innovation. She currently teaches in the MFA (Writing) program at University of San Francisco. \n\n\nNidhi Jaisoor writes fiction centered around themes of immigration\, cultural identity\, trauma\, and disability\, which are informed by her own experiences. She was raised in Nigeria and India\, and moved to the US to attend graduate school. She is based in San Jose and\, when not parenting a rambunctious toddler\, is working on a collection of short stories. Some of her flash fiction is at onelittlestory.com. \n\nAnita Felicelli is the author of CHIMERICA: A NOVEL and the short story collection LOVE SONGS FOR A LOST CONTINENT. LOVE SONGS won the 2016 Mary Roberts Rinehart Award.  She is on the Board of the National Book Critics Circle and serves as its VP of Fundraising. She is an editor for the California Book Club. She grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area\, where she lives with her spouse and three children. \n\nKarthik Sethuraman is an Indian-American living in California. His works have appeared in The Rumpus\, AAWW\, Fugue\, and Fairy Tale Review. One work\, Saramakavi\, was performed at the Asian Art Museum where he was a KSW writing fellow. His chapbook\, Prayer under eyelids\, is available from Nomadic Press.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/illumination/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211105T190000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210824T232155Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211106T032745Z
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SUMMARY:Prints & Protest: The Legacy of Poster Making in Social Justice Movements
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”RECORDING IS BEING EDITED – TO BE LINKED SOON!” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nBay Area printmakers and community artists reflect on the role of printmaking in social justice movements. The Bay Area has been the site of powerful protest efforts advocating for radical social change and a more equitable\, inclusive world for all communities\, especially those disempowered by the status quo. Accompanying these protests are striking artistic expressions in the form of print posters. Hear from a panel of community individuals about the enduring significance and power of print posters in inspiring social change. Speakers include Art Hazelwood\, Joanna Ruckman\, Michelle Mouton\, and Sharat Lin (see bios below).\n\nThis panel is presented in conjunction with The Art of Protest exhibition that features protest posters from the 1960s and 70s to the present\, the majority of which were created by university students at UC Berkeley and UC Santa Cruz. It is presented in partnership with Sharat Lin (curator of The Art of Protest) and Art Hazelwood (author of Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print). Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout the Speakers\n\n\n\nDr. Sharat G. Lin is the curator of The Art of Protest. As a community activist\, he is the creator of hundreds of graphic flyers and posters for a variety of current events and protests. As a photojournalist\, he is a contributor to the street photo exhibit Housing! in Oakland. He serves on the boards of Human Agenda and the Initiative for Equality. He is co-coordinator of the Dr. Martin Luther King\, Jr. Legacy Committee in San José\, and past president of the San José Peace and Justice Center. A medical scientist by training\, Sharat writes and lectures on global political economy\, labor migration\, social movements\, and public health. He is a contributing author in the book Studies in Inequality and Social Justice (2009). He performs the Dance of Peace (@danceofpeace) to uplifting music at festivals\, parades\, farmers’ markets\, museums\, and protests in support of social justice. \n\n\nFor over 25 years Art Hazelwood has created politically charged prints\, working with dozens of organizations from arts organizations to unions to grassroots movements. Over that period he has been consistently involved with homeless rights\, including working with the Western Regional Advocacy Project\, where he is the Minister of Culture. In 2017\, he received the Artwork as Revolution Award from the Coalition on Homelessness. At the San Francisco Art Institute\, he taught and was part of the founding of the San Francisco Poster Syndicate\, which has brought together political poster makers from various levels of experience and backgrounds to create art for activist organizations. He is the author of the forthcoming book Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print\, as well as  Hobos to Street People: Artists’s Responses to Homelessness from the New Deal to the Present. His artwork is in the collections of the Library of Congress\, the Whitney Museum of American Art\, and many other institutions. He shelters in San Francisco. Learn more at www.arthazelwood.com. \n\nJoanna Ruckman is an anti-disciplinary artist based in Alameda\, CA. She designs art for social justice organizations including Vision Quilt\, Peace in the Streets and Oakland Frontline Healers. Joanna engages in public and political printmaking projects with SF Poster Syndicate; has completed several public murals projects; engages publics through interactive installations of her Hair Stories oral history project\, and is a founding member of SFMAMA (SF Museum of Artists Marginalized by Aristocrats). She received a BA in Cultural Anthropology and Visual Arts from Brown University\, an MFA from SFAI in 2019. Her work has been exhibited in SFMOMA and the De Young Museum\, and is part of several collections and portfolios. She currently teaches in the Multimedia Arts Digital Imaging Department at Berkeley City College\, and is teaching and building an anti-racist kids art curriculum called “We Color the Bay”. \n\nAs a San Francisco native\, Michelle Mouton has been a social\, political and cultural activist for over five decades. She became politicized through participation the antiwar\, civil rights and SF State Strike movements. Her commitment to social change and international solidarity was deepened\, as a 16 year old brigadista on the 1st Venceremos Brigade. As a result of relationships forged during these experiences she became involved in the West Coast chapter of the 3rd World Women’s Alliance\, later transformed into the Alliance Against Women’s Oppression. Currently Mouton is a member of Consejo Grafica\, a consortium of Mexican\, Latin\, Central American\, Afro Caribbean print makers and cultural activists\, promoting the significant intersection of this rich legacy through social practices toward change in the United States and throughout world. As a curator she has worked with her partner\, Juan Fuentes to identify cultural venues to curate visual and cultural collaboration to promote the work of artists of color.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/prints-and-protest-panel-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211027
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211219
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
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SUMMARY:2021 Chuseok Youth Art Contest Gallery
DESCRIPTION:Korean Center\, Inc. (KCI)\, in partnership with the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)\, invites students from Kindergarten to 12th grade to participate in an art contest. Winning entries for four different age groups will be selected by a group of jurors from the hosting organizations as well as one “Audience Choice Winner” who will be chosen by online voters. \nPublic voting to select the Audience Choice winners has ended.\n[vc_btn title=”VIEW VIRTUAL GALLERY & CONTEST WINNERS” color=”warning” align=”center”]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2021-chuseok-youth-art-contest/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions
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ORGANIZER;CN="Korean Center%2C Inc.":MAILTO:info@koreancentersf.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211023T140000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210729T192024Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211023T205256Z
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SUMMARY:The Case for Cancer Screenings | 癌症篩查的重要性
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nJoin us for an informational event about breast health and the importance of cancer screenings. With the double impact of COVID-19 and anti-Asian violence affecting Oakland Chinatown neighborhoods\, more residents are delaying critical screening appointments out of fear of leaving the safety of their homes and visiting healthcare providers. Experts from Asian Health Services\, Epic Care\, and the American Cancer Society will discuss the importance of regular cancer screenings and answer general questions about cancer screening. This event will be presented in English with Cantonese captions. \n請齊來參加一個有關乳房健康和癌症篩查的重要性的講座。隨著covid-19和反亞裔暴力事件對奧克蘭唐人街社區的雙重影響，越來越多的居民害怕外出，因而推遲拜訪醫療保健者提供的篩查預约服務。 這次活動由來自亞洲健康服務，Epic Care和美國癌症協會的專家將會討論定期篩查的重要性並回答您可能遇到的任何問題。 本次活動將以英語進行，並附有粵語翻譯。歡迎區內人士擁躍參加，為自身的健康邁出重要的一步。 \n\nOur Speakers (listed in order of the photos shown above\, left to right)\n我們的演講者（按照上圖從左到右的順序排列） \n\nDr. Irene Lo (Moderator) is a general and minimally invasive who practices at Epic Care\, a multi-specialty practice including physicians across Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Dr. Lo is also a longtime volunteer with the American Cancer Society and now currently serves as the Chair of the Greater Bay Redwood Area Board. Dr. Lo holds a Bachelors of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology\, obtained her medical degree at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons\, and completed her General Surgery Residency training at Westchester Medical Center.\nIrene Lo 博士（主持人）是 Epic Care 的一名普通微創醫生，Epic Care 是一家多專業診所，包括阿拉米達縣和康特拉科斯塔縣的醫生。羅博士也是美國癌症協會的長期志願者，目前擔任大灣區紅木地區委員會主席。羅博士擁有麻省理工學院的理學學士學位，在哥倫比亞大學內外科醫師學院獲得醫學學位，並在威徹斯特醫療中心完成了普通外科住院醫師培訓。\nDr. Elaine Lee (Panelist) is a Fellowship-trained Breast Surgeon from Anne Arundel Medical Center\, Maryland. She studied at UC Berkeley before going on to The Ohio State University College of Medicine. She currently works at Epic Care as a physician specializing in breast surgery.\nElaine Lee 博士（小組成員）是馬里蘭州安妮阿倫德爾醫療中心接受過獎學金培訓的乳房外科醫生。在進入俄亥俄州立大學醫學院之前，她曾在加州大學伯克利分校學習。她目前在 Epic Care 工作，是一名專門從事乳房手術的醫生。\nDr. Min Yan (Panelist) graduated from Peking Union Medical College in China\, pursued cancer research at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland\, OH\, and finished training for internal medicine and oncology in New York and UC San Diego. I like my work as I can help take care of patients in great need\, particularly those with breast cancer.\nMin Yan博士（小組成員）畢業於中國協和醫科大學，在俄亥俄州克利夫蘭的凱斯西儲大學從事癌症研究，並在紐約和加州大學聖地亞哥分校完成內科和腫瘤學培訓。我喜歡我的工作，因為我可以幫助照顧急需的患者，尤其是那些患有乳腺癌的患者。\nDr. Daveena Ma (Panelist) is an internist and Asian Health Service’s Associate Chief Medical Officer. She is a graduate of Harvard University and New York University School of Medicine. She trained in Internal Medicine at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center and joined Asian Health Services immediately after residency. She has had the privilege of serving the Oakland Chinatown community as a primary care physician at Asian Health Services for over 15 years.\nDaveena Ma 博士（小組成員）是一名內科醫生和亞洲健康服務的副首席醫療官。她畢業於哈佛大學和紐約大學醫學院。她在聖克拉拉谷醫療中心接受內科培訓，並在住院後立即加入亞洲健康服務。她有幸在亞洲健康服務中心擔任初級保健醫生超過 15 年，為奧克蘭唐人街社區服務。\n\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with Epic Care\, Asian Health Services\, and the American Cancer Society. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.\n該活動是與 Epic Care、亞洲健康服務和美國癌症協會合作舉辦的。我們社區服務的宗旨是不會把任何人拒之於門外，所有善心人士的捐款及資助都無任歡迎。[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/cancer-screening-panel-talk/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211015T180000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210806T171717Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20211016T175402Z
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SUMMARY:25th Anniversary Gala — Lift Up: Change Through Arts & Activism
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”RSVP OR DONATE HERE!” shape=”square” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fpaybee.io%2Fquickpay.html%3Fhandle%3Doacc%23campaignList|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]As an Oakland\, CA-born first-generation Vietnamese-American\, food justice comes naturally to Chef Tu David Phu\, who finds opportunities to use the medium of food as a vessel for meaningful work. From cooking with incarcerated men in San Quentin; to his role as a co-executive producer for First Kitchen Media that involves storytelling\, and speaking about diversity and inclusivity; to being a community ambassador in Oakland working with Asian Health Services and the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, Tu inspires others to support their community\, promote the use of sustainable ingredients\, and recognize the power of uplifting each other and communities through food.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]Cut Fruit Collective (formerly known as Save Our Chinatowns) is a grassroots non-profit organization based in the SF Bay Area that supports AAPI communities through art\, publishing\, and a shared love of food. To move past the current climate of fear and hate and into empowerment and love\, the team went beyond a dynamic of “saving” one community to fully joining forces with and uplifting our fellow AAPI communities. Cut Fruit Collective’s name reflects a quiet gesture of care recognized by Asians across the world as the quintessential love language. The group remains rooted in serving Oakland Chinatown as they shape their stepping stone to build and strengthen coalitions across communities.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_column_text]17-years-old Oakland Technical High School student\, Greer Nakadegawa-Lee\, excels at both visual art and poetry. Greer was named 2020’s Oakland Youth Poet Laureate. She has written a poem every day for nearly three years now\, and her first chapter book\, A Heart Full of Hallways is out now with Nomadic Press.  In her latest poem\, “From the Director’s Chair\,” she calls out the misrepresentation that people of color are subjected to in modern media. She writes to “remind people that even though things seem hopeless\, even when we have to be physically separated\, we can still show solidarity and look out for one another. We still have the power to change what our future looks like.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nSpecial thanks to our Gala Sponsors!\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nRevolutionary Sponsor\n\nThe Christopher & Fermina Phillips Charitable Fund\n\n\nAlly Sponsor\n\n\n\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nAdvocate Sponsor\n\nAC Transit\nKaiser Permanente\nMatson\nOakland Chinatown Chamber of Commerce\nPixar Animation Studios\nThe Sumulong Family\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nFriend Sponsor\n\nBrown & Toland\nRoy Chan\nStewart Chen\nRichard Cowan\nCyberDoc\nEastwind Books Multicultural Services\nTiffany Eng and Ener Chiu\nTimothy Law\nDiasporic Vietnamese Artists Network\nDon Lee & Jinhwa Hong\nJosephine Hui\nAngela Kwon\nEvelyn C. Lee\nFriends of Lorraine Sumulong\nOCA-East Bay\nVince Sales\nVirginia Sung\nJerome Tran\nWa Sung Community Service Club\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/4″][vc_column_text] \nGala Marketing Sponsor\n\n\n\nIn-Kind Sponsor\n\nWholefoods Market\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nBecome a Gala Sponsor! Click here to learn more.\nDonate a Raffle/Auction Item! Click here to submit an item.\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”11415″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-gala-lift-up/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20211009T163000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210817T215141Z
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SUMMARY:Gene Luen Yang and Pornsak Pichetshote Write Heroes in APA History Comics
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n\nLooking back at APA History in 1940’s \, the Exclusion Laws\, racism and the KKK has graphically come alive with comic artists and writers Gene Luen Yang and Pornsak Pichetshote’s new graphic novels. Pichetshote’s The Good Asian and Yang’s Shadow Hero and Superman Smashes the Klan have been treasures to comic lovers searching for adventure\, heroism\, and POW! while learning about Asian American history. \n\nBuy authors’ books at Eastwind Books of Berkeley. If you can’t come to the book signing Oct.9th\, you can include in your book order any requests for personalized autographs. Your books will then be held for your shipping or pickup until autographed on Oct. 9th at your request. \nSponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley and Oakland Asian Cultural Center.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/apa_history_comics/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20211002
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20211218
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210706T234015Z
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SUMMARY:The Art of Protest: 1960s-1970s to Now
DESCRIPTION:Curated by Sharat Lin\, this exhibit consists of approximately 40 original silk screen poster prints documenting campus social protest movements. Long before the availability of personal computers\, the most accessible way of making vivid color posters in quantities of a few hundred was silk screen printing. Most of the artists were anonymous students at the University of California campuses at Berkeley and Santa Cruz. The times were different\, but many of the issues – war\, racism\, environment\, human rights\, right to dissent – remain the same\, making the posters resonate among the social issues of today.\n\nAncillary Events*\n\n Opening Reception: Saturday\, October 2\, 2021 at 4-6pm Pacific\n\nCelebrate the launch of “The Art of Protest” at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center with an in-person reception featuring live screen printing demos by SF Poster Syndicate and a Dance of Peace performed by curator Sharat Lin.\n\n\nPrints & Protest: The Legacy of Poster Making in Social Justice Movements: November 5\, 2021 at 5:30-7pm Pacific\n\nSharat Lin (curator of The Art of Protest)\, Art Hazelwood (author of Mission Gráfica: Reflecting a Community in Print)\, Michelle Mouton (contributor to the Mission Gráfica publication) and Joanna Ruckman (founding member of SFMAMA) will discuss the history and legacy of poster printing in the Bay Area and its influence and place in key social justice movements and activism.\n\n\n\n*NOTE: Above events are expected to be held in-person at OACC at this time. Depending on the development of external factors\, primarily COVID-19\, the above events may shift to remote\, virtual events. RSVP to receive the latest updates. \nThis exhibition is presented in partnership with the San Francisco Poster Syndicate and Art Hazelwood. Donations are greatly appreciated to support this program and future OACC activities. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/the-art-of-protest/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607
CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210930T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210817T233316Z
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SUMMARY:"Remembering Shanghai" Book Talk
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \nTrue stories of glamour\, drama\, and tragedy told through five generations of a Shanghai family\, from the last days of imperial rule to the Cultural Revolution. \nA high position bestowed by China’s empress dowager grants power and wealth to the Sun family. For Isabel\, growing up in glamorous 1930s and ’40s Shanghai\, it is a life of utmost privilege. But while her scholar father and fashionable mother shelter her from civil war and Japanese occupation\, they cannot shield the family forever. When Mao comes to power\, eighteen-year-old Isabel journeys to Hong Kong\, not realizing that she will make it her home―and that she will never see her father again. She returns to Shanghai fifty years later with her daughter\, Claire\, to confront their family’s past―one they discover is filled with love and betrayal\, kidnappers and concubines\, glittering palaces and underworld crime bosses. \n\nClick here to learn more and purchase the book. \n\n\n“Beautiful and rich\, with fascinating details―transports the reader to Shanghai and Hong Kong . . . this volume is a treasure.” ―Lisa See\, New York Times bestselling author of Shanghai Girls and The Island of Sea Women \n\n\nAbout the Author \nClaire Chao spent much of her youth seeking connections to her parents’ homeland. After thirty years in management with companies such as Tiffany & Co.\, Harry Winston and Hill & Knowlton\, she spent a decade creating Remembering Shanghai\, uncovering an uncanny link with the grandfather she never met. She has been designated one of Avenue magazine’s “500 Most Influential Asian Americans” and Tatler Hong Kong’s “Who’s Who in Hong Kong.” She graduated with highest honors from Princeton University and lives in Honolulu with her husband and two dogs. \nDonations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/remembering-shanghai-book-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210826T200000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210715T202303Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210929T000131Z
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SUMMARY:Agni: Virtual Screening & Talk
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”RSVP HERE” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n[THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT; NO IN-PERSON GATHERING AVAILABLE.] \nEnjoy a virtual screening of acclaimed short dance film “Agni.” The virtual screening will be followed by a discussion about creation in India’s kathak dance and the next generation. Featured guests for this event include Chitresh Das Institute Artistic Director Charlotte Moraga and dancers Mayuka Sarukkai\, Krtika Sharma\, Gauri Bhatnagar\, and Shruti Pai.\n\nAbout the Film\nClick here to view  “Agni” 30-second film trailer\n“Agni” is a meditation on the world burning. The film was awarded “Best Mini Arts and Fashion Film” at the 2021 iHollywood Film Festival. Brilliant filmmaker Alka Raghuram directed this short kathak dance film choreographed and conceived by Chitresh Das Institute Artistic Director Charlotte Moraga\, music by renowned musician Alam Khan\, and poetry\, painting\, design by Alka Raghuram. Cinematography by Anjali Sundaram.\n\nThis event is presented in partnership with the Chitresh Das Institute. Donations are greatly appreciated and will support programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/agni-screening-and-talk/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210814T173000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210706T235300Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20210815T004456Z
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SUMMARY:Envision & Enact: Community Thriving
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nWATCH THE EVENT LIVESTREAM: \n\nOACC YouTube: https://youtu.be/LzIzLaro39Y\nBAMBDFEST Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BAMBDFEST2019/videos/296000932318842\n\n[THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT.] \nUPDATE (7/30/21): In consideration of our presenters’ and audience members’ health and safety\, we have decided to pivot this event to a VIRTUAL ONLY format and cancel all in-person components. We will notify attendees how you can access our event remotely. Please RSVP to receive the latest updates. \nOakland-based API and Black artists and community organizations unite for an afternoon of performance and dialogue centering our shared history\, challenges\, and vision for what safety look like in all communities. The event will open with a land acknowledgment by Kanyon Sayers-Roods\, a member of the Costanoan Ohlone and Chumash people. Featured artists include Ayodele Nzinga\, City of Oakland 2021 Poet Laureate and founding Producing Director of Lower Bottom Playaz\, Inc.\, and Michelle Mush Lee\, Principal and Founder of Whole Story Group. They will join in conversation with Oakland City Council President and District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas and moderator James Burch\, Policy Director of the Anti Police-Terror Project. \nThe event is presented in partnership with the Black Arts Movement District Community Development Corporation as part of BAMBDFEST 2021. Donations are appreciated and no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nBAMBDFEST 2021 is LIVE!\nBAMBDFEST 2021 INTERNATIONAL is 31 days of art\, culture\,  education\, civic discourse\,  and networking events offered  as a community celebration  of  our legacy of  resilience\,  our massive reservoir of talent\, and  our legendary determination for equity and justice for Black People. BAMBDFEST 2021 is hybrid event offering both virtual  and live programming. For more information on festival programming please head to bambdfest.com. \n\nFeatured Poets and Speakers\n\nKanyon Sayers-Roods is Costanoan Ohlone-Mutsun and Chumash; she also goes by her given Native name\, “Coyote Woman”. She is proud of her heritage and her native name (though it comes with its own back story)\, and is very active in the Native Community. She is an Artist\, Poet\, Published Author\, Activist\, Student and Teacher. The daughter of Ann-Marie Sayers\, she was raised in Indian Canyon\, trust land of her family\, which currently is one of the few spaces in Central California available for the Indigenous community for ceremony. Kanyon’s art has been featured at the De Young Museum\, The Somarts Gallery\, Gathering Tribes\, Snag Magazine\, and numerous Powwows and Indigenous Gatherings. She is a recent graduate of the Art Institute of California\, Sunnyvale\, obtaining her Associate and Bachelor of Science degrees in Web Design and Interactive Media. She is motivated to learn\, teach\, start conversations around decolonization and reindigenization\, permaculture and to continue doing what she loves\, Art. Learn more at https://kanyonkonsulting.com/coyotewoman/. \n\nAyodele Nzinga is the founding producing director of the Lower Bottom Playaz\, Inc.\, Oakland’s oldest North American Theater Company. Nzinga is a multi-disciplined creative force; a brilliant actress\, producing director\, playwright\, poet\, dramaturg\, performance consultant\, educator\, and community advocate. She is the founding Director of the Black Arts Movement Business District Community Development Corporation\, Oakland\, (BAMBD CDC); and founding producer of BAMBDFEST an annual international month-long arts and cultural festival celebrating and hosted by the Black Arts Movement and Business District in Oakland CA. Learn more at https://www.ayodelenzinga.com/. \n\nMush Lee is a writer\, narrative strategist and CEO of Whole Story Group\, LLC\, an organizational consulting firm founded on the principles of equity\, storytelling and transformative leadership. In 2019\, she was invited to serve as one of the Cultural Affairs Division’s Cultural Strategist-in-Government (CSIG)\, where she worked in City departments to infuse policy-making and practices with new creative and culturally-competent thinking and problem-solving to promote civic belonging and well-being. Mush’s talks and writings have been featured on Vogue\, HBO\, PBS\, AfroPop\, Summit Series\, Social Venture Network\, National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education (NCORE) and the Berkeley Communications Conference. A Harvard University\, Project Zero Fellow\, Mush is frequently a featured speaker on contemporary culture\, racial justice and women of color in leadership. She has shared the stage with cultural powerhouses like Natalie Baszile\, Hope Solo and Harrison Ford and spoken for Stop AAPI Hate and See Us Unite campaigns. Her writing is published in All the Women in My Family Sing\, an anthology of essays by women of color at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Mush serves as a Cultural Affairs Commissioner and a member of the Funding Advisory Committee for the City of Oakland. Learn more at www.wholestorygroup.com / @wholestorygroup \n\nFor two decades\, Council President and District 2 Councilmember Nikki Fortunato Bas has been an advocate for working people\, leading the passage of policies in Oakland to create the building blocks for regional\, state\, and national change. A resident of District 2 for over 20 years and a lifelong community organizer\, Councilmember Bas started out in Chinatown organizing Chinese immigrant garment workers to win their wages back. She also worked in coalitions to raise Oakland’s minimum wage with paid sick leave\, create living wage jobs on the old Oakland Army Base\, and reduce diesel truck pollution at the Port of Oakland. Learn more at https://www.oaklandca.gov/officials/nikki-fortunato-bas. \n\nJames Burch is the Policy Director for the Anti Police-Terror Project and the Justice Teams Network\, and the President of the National Lawyers Guild\, Bay Area. In 2007\, he worked for the Southern Center for Human Rights where he investigated human rights conditions in GA and AL prisons\, jails\, and court systems. James left in 2009 to study civil rights law at Georgetown. After graduating\, James moved to the Bay Area where he worked with the Frisco 500 before joining APTP’s Black Leadership Committee and assuming the role of Policy Director. Learn more at https://www.antipoliceterrorproject.org/.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/envision-enact-community-thriving/
LOCATION:CA
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210725T130000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210709T194205Z
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SUMMARY:FOODLINE: Mapping Our Diaspora from Culture to Conversation
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nOn Sunday\, July 25th\, join us as our special guests at this special soft-reopening event! We are excited to welcome you back to our center as you get to know our staff\, enjoy an insightful program\, learn taichi\, and meet other OACC community members!  \nAs part of this program\, we will screen BLOODLINE followed by a conversation with Chef Tu\, Chef Kevin Tang of Claws of Mantis\, Chef Trung and Vy of Co Nam — moderated by Anne-Mary Pham of SDBH Podcast and An Choi Pop Up. Other highlights include an introduction to OACC’s team and a taichi lesson led by OACC’s Board Member\, Evelyn Lee. Each attendee will also take home a staff curated map of “must-eat/see places” of Oakland plus a parting gift of bánh ít tôm thịt (Vietnamese little cake made with pork and shrimp) courtesy of EatingSaigon! and single-serve packets of Mr. Espresso Steeped Coffee. \nDue to COVID-19 safety and precautions\, the max capacity for this event is 80 guests\, and masks are required at all times inside OACC. Please register in advance to attend. \nOACC’s mission is to build vibrant communities through API arts and cultural programs by fostering inter-generational and cross-cultural dialogue and understanding\, community collaboration\, and social impact. Pre-pandemic\, OACC was an affordable incubator for small businesses; a safe space for community organizations to gather; and a cultural hub for classes\, public events\, and exhibitions. This event will provide a chance for us to rebuild/recover our place in the community since closing our doors for over 15 months due to the pandemic. \n\nABOUT THE SPEAKERS\n \nChef Tu David Phu: Phu is an Oakland\, CA-born first-generation Vietnamese-American chef whose family hails from the island of Phu Quoc\, accredited as the birthplace of fish sauce in Asia. Chef Tu’s family has been producing small-batch artisanal Phu Quoc Fish Sauce\, considered Champagne of fish sauces\, since 1895. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n \nChef Kevin Tang: Kevin is a first-generation Asian American from San Jose. He’s previously worked at Mister Jiu’s and most recently as the executive sous of Nari where he created his pop-up Claws of Mantis (CoM). CoM was born out of the pandemic as a way to help pay rent but blossomed into something so much more. Kevin and his team are set to debut a rotating multi-course menu in San Francisco\, rooted in Southern Vietnamese cuisine and tastes of Asian American nostalgia. \n  \n  \n  \n  \nChef Trung & Vy: Husband-and-wife duo Trung Nguyen and executive chef Vy Lieou are owners of Co Nam of Polk Gulch in San Francisco and a second location in Oakland focused on Vietnamese street food along with a few options on the higher end. They style Co Nam after the Vietnamese quán nhậu. “It means a place of eating and drinking\,” said Nguyen\, likening it to a Vietnamese version of a Japanese izakaya or a British gastropub\, essentially a neighborhood hangout where residents can stop in on their way home from work\, or when they’re just on the hunt for a place to linger in the evening. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n Anne-Mary Pham: Anne-Mary Pham\, better known as AMP is a first-generation Vietnamese-American from Los Angeles but now calls San Francisco home. She is a retired pop-up chef (An Choi Bep) and co-host of a Bay Area-based food podcast called SitDownBeHungry. You will often find her grinning ear to ear and eating.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_btn title=”GET TICKETS HERE” shape=”square” color=”danger” size=”lg” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Foacc.liveimpact.org%2Fli%2F8737%2Fsevent%2Fevt%2Fhome%2F171545%2F69|target:_blank”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \nCOVID-19 POLICY\nAt the moment\, this program will be held in person at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) Auditorium (subject to change). We may decide to shift to a remote-friendly (virtual) format at any time leading up to the event and will notify attendees ASAP if we do so. \nPlease note OACC’s Onsite Visitor Policy\n1. ALL individuals including minors must fill out our online Health Declaration Form approximately 24 hours before the event. If you forget to fill it out in advance\, we will have QR codes available onsite for you to access the form as well.\n2. ALL individuals will have their temperature checked by OACC staff with a contactless thermometer.\n3. In accordance with County recommendations\, ALL individuals are required to wear masks AT ALL TIMES while inside OACC’s facility regardless of vaccination status.\n*If you are experiencing symptoms typical of COVID-19 (list of possible symptoms: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/symptoms-testing/symptoms.html)\, please do not enter our facility and promptly seek medical assistance. \nNot vaccinated? We strongly encourage individuals who are NOT vaccinated against COVID-19 to refrain from attending OACC programs in-person and instead utilize our remote-friendly (virtual) options. The majority of our programs will be remotely accessible on OACC’s YouTube channel so you won’t be missing out! For more information about vaccinations\, please visit: https://www.vaccines.gov/. \nThank you for your cooperation in making our space safe for everyone\, \nOACC Staff[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/foodline/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210722T210000
DTSTAMP:20260421T211141
CREATED:20210603T214453Z
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SUMMARY:ESSENTIAL TRUTHS Anthology Readings - East Bay Showcase
DESCRIPTION:[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] \n[vc_btn title=”VIEW THE RECORDING” color=”warning” align=”center”] \n[THIS IS A VIRTUAL EVENT HOSTED ON ZOOM; NO IN-PERSON GATHERING AVAILABLE.] \nJoin the East Bay launch of Write Now SF Bay’s newest anthology!  \nThis fourth anthology features 130 BIPOC writers and artists responding our times with prose\, poetry\, and visual art reflecting today’s Bay Area realities. The pandemic and other events have tested every fiber of our being and shaken relationships with family\, community\, the nation\, and the earth itself. As our basic assumptions about life were upended again and again\, what essential truths emerged? \n\nWhat has it been like living with uncertainty?\nWhat did we lose\, what have we released\, what have we gained?\nWhat has tested and inspired us as people of color or allies?\nWhat gives us strength to keep going?\nWhat have we learned? How are we working for positive\, sustainable change?\n\nWrite Now! SF Bay supports writing and art by Bay Area BIPOC. \nLearn more here: https://www.writenowsf.com \nClick here to order Essential Truths. \nThis event is presented in partnership by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center and Write Now! SF Bay. It is FREE and donations are greatly appreciated to support our programs. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. \n\nKey Presenters\nInvocation by: Rafael Jesús González\, Poet Laureate of Berkeley \nReadings and presentations by (listed alphabetically): \n\nAdrian Arias\, Peruvian visual artist\, poet\, and performance artist\nAvotcja\, poet\, musician\, DJ at KPOO and KPFA radio (https://avotcja.org)\nClara Hsu\, Chinese American poet\, director of Clarion Performing Arts Center (https://clarionmusic.com)\ndanny ryu\, Asian American healer and poet\, exploring themes of interconnectedness\, memory\, grief\, (dis)integration\, liminality\, and queer trans/bipoc creativity challenging injustice\nDarzelle Oliveros\, Filipinx poet\, student at City College of San Francisco\nDianne Leo-Omine\, Chinese American writer and culinary and pastry arts consultant (https://sweetleoomine.com)\nElmaz Abinader\, Lebanese American writer and poet\, co-founder of VONA/Voices and English professor at Mills College (www.elmazabinader.com)\nHari Srinivasan\, poet\, writer\, journalist at The Daily Californian and advocate tor disability justice\nKelechi Ubozoh\, Nigerian American mental health and anti-Black racism writer\, editor\, speaker and consultant (https://kelechiubozoh.com)\nKaren Seneferu\, African American artist and curator\, founder of The Black Woman Is God project (SOMArts virtual exhibit: https://somarts.org/tbwigvirtual2020/)\nSandra Bass\, essayist\, UC Berkeley Associate Dean and Director of the Public Service Center\nShirley Huey\, Chinese American poet\, writer\, and zine editor (https://lunchboxmoments.com/About)\nShizue Seigel\, Japanese American writer\, artist\, editor of Essential Truths  (https://www.shizueseigel.com)\nSridevi Ramanathan\, Indian American writer and scholar in women’s spirituality\nSusana Praver-Pérez\, poet\, Assistant Medical Director\, Clinica de la Raza\, Oakland (https://www.nomadicpress.org/store/hurricanesloveaffairsandotherdisasters)\nTiny (aka Lisa Gray-Garcia) is a formerly unhoused\, incarcerated poverty scholar\, revolutionary journalist\, lecturer\, poet\, visionary\, teacher\, single mama and the co-founder of Poor Magazine (http://www.poormagazine.org)\nTony Aldorondo\, Puerto Rican American poet/performer draws from his Puerto Rican heritage\, Shakespearean training and well-traveled humanity.\nTureeda Mikell\, poet\, storyteller\, energy therapist. poet in the schools (https://www.nomadicpress.org/store/synchronicity)\n\n[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
URL:https://oacc.cc/event/essential-truths-east-bay/
LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Past Events
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ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc
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