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:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20240310T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20241103T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250305T175246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250331T201340Z UID:21018-1745074800-1745082000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: "The Rebirth of Apsara: Beyond Genocide." A Performance by Charya Burt Cambodian Dance. 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/the-rebirth-of-apsara-beyond-genocide/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Charya_Burt_1080x1080_thumb.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250419T140000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250308T004351Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T004716Z UID:21081-1745064000-1745071200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Visible Mending For Stains & Patches 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/visiblemending-2/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/visible-mending-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250411T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250306T190554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250408T173148Z UID:21030-1744399800-1744407000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:All Mixed Up! A Mixer Celebrating Multi-Racial Identity 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-mixed-up-a-mixer-celebrating-multi-racial-identity/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/UPDATED-THUMBNAIL.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250322T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250207T212331Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250225T195915Z UID:20948-1742648400-1742655600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong." Book Release Event with Katie Gee Salisbury 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/notyourchinadoll/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250307T210000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250207T210449Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T183132Z UID:20947-1741374000-1741381200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Gumamela: An Intimate Preview. Florante Aguilar with Cascada de Flores and Special Guests Charmaine Clamor\, Jorge Mijangos\, and Greg Kehret 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/gumamela-an-intimate-preview/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250301T153000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240822T180423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250308T024424Z UID:19513-1740837600-1740843000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Memory of Taste": Book Release Event with Chef Tu David Phu 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/thememoryoftaste/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thumbnail-NEW-DATE-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250220T203000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250116T011202Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184144Z UID:20843-1740076200-1740083400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Camps America Built" - Honoring Day of Remembrance 2025 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/campuanamericanstory/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/NEW-FLYER.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250201T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250107T012150Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184213Z UID:20651-1738407600-1738425600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2025: Celebrating Asian & African-American 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/lnybhm2025/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/LNY-x-BHM-2025-thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250130T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250501T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20250127T230357Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250904T211915Z UID:20701-1738238400-1746118800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:From Chinatown to West Oakland: Community Portraits of Healing 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/from-chinatown-to-west-oakland-community-portraits-of-healing/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Screen-Shot-2025-03-31-at-4.01.18-PM.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T143000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20241204T204954Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184235Z UID:20520-1737205200-1737210600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:The March Fong Eu Story: An Authorized Biography of an Unauthorized Woman. Book Talk with Author Tim Vandehey and Editor Pattie Fong. 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/themarchfongeustory/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/march-fong-eu-thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250112T163000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20241211T205434Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T001256Z UID:20553-1736685000-1736699400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:SOLD OUT: Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Sounds of Greater Khorasan — Afghan and Tajik Poetry and 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/cohh-sounds-of-greater-khorasan/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/thumbnail-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241114T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20250118T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20241112T181725Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T184419Z UID:20475-1731585600-1737219600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Asian American Artists from Creative Growth Exhibition 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/celebratingasianamericanartistsfromcreativegrowth/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/creative-growth-exhibit-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20241104T185535Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241117T175322Z UID:20438-1731157200-1731164400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:POSTPONED: Visible Mending For Stains & Patches 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/visiblemending/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/postponed-2.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20241012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241109 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20241001T225318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T001600Z UID:20042-1728691200-1731110399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Co-Presents: Kearny Street Workshop's "APAture 2024: Return" 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/apature2024/ LOCATION:CA CATEGORIES:Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/apature-2024.png ORGANIZER;CN="Kearny Street Workshop":MAILTO:info@kearnystreet.org END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240926T180105Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170419Z UID:20070-1728671400-1728676800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong." A Book Reading and Conversation with Author Karen Fang 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/backgroundartist/ 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/2024/09/updated-flyer.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240823T160615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170459Z UID:19636-1727614800-1727622000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Speed Weave Loom Mending 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/speedweaveloommending/ 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/2024/08/ENGLISH.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240830T175910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170605Z UID:19720-1727460000-1727467200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:A Short Film Screening and Book Reading Exploring Cambodian & Queer Identity with Jean-Baptiste Phou 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/mymotherstongue-comingoutofmyskin/ 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/2024/08/thumbnail-14.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T143000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240801T180527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220545Z UID:19346-1727010000-1727015400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Simone" Book Release & Reading 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/simone/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/SIMONE-NEW-PRICE.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240819T204131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220659Z UID:19431-1726660800-1731171600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Voters Have Power Exhibition 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/aapivotershavepower/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/thumbnail-10.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T163000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240814T235924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T000830Z UID:19383-1725714000-1725726600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau O Keikiali’i in Performance 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/cohhhalauokeikialii/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/decorative-thumbnail.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240710T002737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214223Z UID:19212-1722704400-1722720600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:BomBay to the Bay: a Garba Dance 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/bombaytothebay/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240709T234004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T184423Z UID:19213-1722513600-1725728400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Precious Beings Exhibition & Closing Reception 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/preciousbeings/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/precious-beings-exhibit-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T150000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240501T215409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214302Z UID:18601-1719061200-1719068400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Searching for Kapwa" Film Screening and Discussion 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/searchingforkapwa/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/EDITED-WEBSITE-THUMBNAIL-1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T170000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240516T010352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184313Z UID:18767-1718366400-1722099600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Longing for Attachment" Exhibition 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/longingforattachment/ 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/2024/05/thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240408T221152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T004707Z UID:18221-1717243200-1717257600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024 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/aapimentalhealthjam2024/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Upcoming Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/thumbnail-4.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240405T021110Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223106Z UID:18246-1715972400-1715977800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Premiere Short Film Documentaries From Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra’s 2018 Performance with Angela Davis and Janice Mirikitani Followed by a Live Performance 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/premierewithanthonybrown/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/thumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T123000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240326T235217Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223138Z UID:18196-1715425200-1715430600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Movement Workshop: Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Facilitated by Ishami Dance Company 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/interwovenstoriesworkshop/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/workshop-thumbnail.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T213000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240321T205611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223216Z UID:18161-1715371200-1715376600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Featuring Ishami Dance Company 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/interwovenstories/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/1.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T153000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240321T194933Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223247Z UID:18136-1714744800-1714750200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: A Fireside Chat with Clinician\, Speaker\, Coach\, and Author Jeanie Y. Chang\, LMFT 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/howkdramascantransformyourlife/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/thumbnail-2.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240427T160000 DTSTAMP:20260717T044024 CREATED:20240412T013856Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T202556Z UID:18430-1714222800-1714233600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Philippine Master Culture Bearers of T’boli\, Yakan\, Kalinga People: Weaving 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/philippinemasterculturebearers/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Events ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/weaving-workshop-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR