BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.16.3//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Oakland Asian Cultural Center X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://oacc.cc X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Oakland Asian Cultural Center REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20210314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20211107T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220715 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220829 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220224T222156Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220907T205631Z UID:12082-1657843200-1661731199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Bandung To The Bay: Intersections of Solidarity DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/bandung-to-the-bay-exhibition/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220715BandungtotheBay_Thumbnail-e1673653068165.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T153000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220511T002657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183217Z UID:12406-1657373400-1657380600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Japanese Knife Sharpening Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/knife-sharpening-workshop-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220709KnifesharpeningWorkshop_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220709T113000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220511T005430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183223Z UID:12416-1657360800-1657366200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Natto Presentation & Tasting Session DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/natto-presentation-and-tasting/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220709NattoDemo_Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220630T123000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220603T213722Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183320Z UID:12567-1656586800-1656592200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Jikimee - AAPI Elder Voices DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/jikimee/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/jikimee_thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220624T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220624T140000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220607T215718Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183302Z UID:12589-1656075600-1656079200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Become a Changemaker: Learn More About Recycling & Composting in Oakland DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/changemaker/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/changemaker_thumb-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220618T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220618T153000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220510T230605Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220618T223738Z UID:12388-1655560800-1655566200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau KaUaTuahine DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-halau-ka-ua-tuahine/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220618Thumbnail_Halau.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220611T160000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220519T190452Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220613T163811Z UID:12469-1654956000-1654963200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Telling Our Stories: A Celebration of Oakland and Bay Area’s Diverse Voices DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/homemade-celebration-screening/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HM-Particpant0.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220505T225348Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220605T044854Z UID:12366-1654363800-1654372800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Queer Trans Asian Pride - A Community Gathering DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/qtapi-week-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220604QTAPI_Thumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220604T160000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220510T234849Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220604T231421Z UID:12397-1654351200-1654358400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Creative Voices of the Vietnamese Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/creative-voices-vietnamese-diaspora-panel-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/20220604CreativeVoicesPanel_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220527T193000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220405T020211Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220531T182449Z UID:12216-1653674400-1653679800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Virtual Book Talk: "The All-American Crew" with Author Russell N. Low DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/all-american-crew-book-talk-2022/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220527AllAmericanCrew_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220525T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220422T225830Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220527T003756Z UID:12286-1653494400-1653508800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lotus Link Up: Cocktails\, Comedy\, and Connection for AAPI & ALLIES DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lotus-link-up-2/ LOCATION:Somar Bar & Lounge\, 1727 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, CA\, 94612\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LL-Instagram-Somar-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220521T173000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220421T204851Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220524T170158Z UID:12151-1653148800-1653154200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Bochan Huy DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-bochan-huy/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220521Thumbnail_Bochan.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220515T183000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220322T205058Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T173055Z UID:12167-1652634000-1652639400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Stories of Home" Community Screening DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/stories-from-home-screening/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220515StoriesFromHome_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220514T210000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220329T214136Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220517T173037Z UID:12206-1652556600-1652562000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Solidarity & Resilience: Narrations through Traditional Vietnamese Music DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/solidarity-and-resilience-workshops-and-concert-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220512-14SolidarityResilienceThumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220508T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220508T160000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220214T215951Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220509T233346Z UID:12040-1652007600-1652025600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Connex: Community Screen Printing Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-connex-screen-print/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/OACC-Instagram-Post.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T113000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220505T230000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220429T213342Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220508T165602Z UID:12354-1651750200-1651791600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Heritage Month Fundraiser at Co Nam DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/co-nam-fundraiser/ LOCATION:Co Nam\, 3936 Telegraph Ave\, Oakland\, 94609 CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/CoNam_IG.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220430T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220430T220000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220422T210449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220502T185038Z UID:12280-1651327200-1651356000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lotus Link Up: Tiger's Tap Room Party DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lotus-link-up-1/ LOCATION:Tiger’s Taproom\, 308 Jackson Street STE 4\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/LL-Instagram-TTR.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220430 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220601 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220427T012322Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220601T164241Z UID:12315-1651276800-1654041599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/aapi-heritage-month-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th Street\, Suite 290\, Oakland\, CA 94607\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607 CATEGORIES:Past Events,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/APIA-Month.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220428T143000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220623T160000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220411T220206Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220713T183459Z UID:12246-1651156200-1656000000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:KCCEB Community Healing Space DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/kcceb-community-healing-space-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/KCCEB-Community-Healing-Space-Flyer-Instagram-Post.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T133000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220423T150000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220219T041621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220423T231024Z UID:11910-1650720600-1650726000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hip Hop For Change Workshop DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-hh4c/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20220416Thumbnail_HH4C-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220416 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220605 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220427T004535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220605T044944Z UID:12313-1650067200-1654387199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland AAPI Small Biz Map Challenge DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/2022-aapi-map-challenge/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/20220416MapChallengethumbnail-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220415 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220611 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220302T004942Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220614T231228Z UID:12107-1649980800-1654905599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Textures of Remembrance: Vietnamese Artists and Writers Reflect on the Vietnamese Diaspora DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/textures-of-remembrance-exhibition/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220415TexturesThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220326 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220425 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220314T195748Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220426T223713Z UID:12143-1648252800-1650844799@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Housing! DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/housing-exhibition-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/20220325HousingThumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220324 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220327 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220225T001146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220328T194719Z UID:12086-1648080000-1648339199@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Oakland Ballet's Dancing Moons Festival DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancing-moons-festival-2022/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/2022032DancingMoonsFestival_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220319T173000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20220119T012621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220320T003928Z UID:11751-1647705600-1647711000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sri Vidya Dance School DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/heart-filled-heritage-series-sri-vidya-dance/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/20220319Thumbnail_SVDS.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220218T200000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20211214T192445Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220222T190428Z UID:11685-1645207200-1645214400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Manzanar\, Diverted: When Water Becomes Dust" Virtual Screening and Talk DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/manzanar-diverted-screening-and-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220218ManzanarDiverted_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220213T163000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20211203T002446Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233926Z UID:11679-1644764400-1644769800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: "We Hereby Refuse": The Bay Area Allies DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/we-hereby-refuse-bay-area-allies-book-talk/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/20220213WeHerebyRefuseBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20220212T140000 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20211130T200122Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220214T233833Z UID:11669-1644670800-1644674400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Book Talk: Chinese Children's Hats with Terri Wong DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/chinese-childrens-hats-book-talk/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/20220212HatsBookTalk_Thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20211129T235457Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174229Z UID:11658-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC 2022 Asian Pacific New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/oacc-apny-2022/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/general-title-ad.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220205 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220417 DTSTAMP:20260722T113244 CREATED:20210222T194107Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220419T174237Z UID:10397-1644019200-1650153599@oacc.cc SUMMARY:2022 Virtual Community Night Market DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, May 17\, 20262-4 pmFREE  \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Join us for a book launch\, film screening\, and discussion with Vietnamese American author Andrew Lam. He will be reading from his new book of short stories\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, which explore love and loss\, lust and grief\, longing and heartbreaks through the lives of Vietnamese immigrants and their children in California. The reading will be followed by a segment of the PBS documentary\, My Journey Home and a Q&A with UC Davis professor Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde discussing Lam’s 30 years of writing as a Vietnamese American author and essayist\, and the future prospect of immigrant narratives.    This book reading is presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center in partnership with the Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network. It is free to attend\, but registration is requested.   Praise for Stories from the Edge of the Sea   “Universal and personal.”—Maxine Hong Kingston\, author of The Woman Warrior   “Maps the moveable feast of the Vietnamese diaspora.”—Scott Lankford\, author of Tahoe Beneath the Surface   “Taste the desires of comedians\, soldiers\, tomboys\, friends\, queers\, mothers\, and refugees.”—Long Bui\, author of Returns of War: South Vietnam \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Register for Free Tickets\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n About Andrew Lam   Andrew Lam is a long time Bay Area journalist and author who writes about Vietnamese immigrants. He has published 4 books\, including Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora\, his memoir of being a Vietnamese refugee in America\, which won a 2006 PEN Award. His most recent book\, Stories from the Edge of the Sea\, explores love and loss among Vietnamese in the Bay Area. He is the subject of a PBS documentary called My Journey Home. Lam lives in San Francisco and travels to his homeland Vietnam frequently. He is working on a novel.    About Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde   Dr. Kiều-Linh Caroline Valverde is an Associate Professor of Asian American Studies and Founding Director of the New Viet Nam Studies Initiative at the University of California\, Davis. She was a Fulbright\, Rockefeller\, and Luce scholar. She authored “Transnationalizing Viet Nam: Community\, Culture\, and Politics in the Diaspora.” Professor Valverde founded the movement ‘Fight the Tower’ with women of color and in the academy and co-edited the anthology\, “Fight the Tower: Asian American Women Scholars’ Resistance and Renewal in the Academy.” She is also working on her third manuscript\, “National Aesthetics\,” and the revitalization of ethnic spaces like Chinatown Square in Sacramento and Little Saigon in Oakland. Her future research project looks at spirit realm beliefs and the history of its exclusion from the US academy\, as well as the importance of its return. More on Professor Valverde can be found at kieulinh.com. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/virtual-community-night-market/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/2022-apny-vendor-app-open.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR