Panel Discussion Featuring Viet Thanh Nguyen and Other Refugee Writers

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen called on 17 fellow refugee writers from across the globe to shed light on their experiences, and the result is The Displaced, a powerful dispatch from the individual lives behind current headlines, with proceeds to support the International Rescue Committee.  Join authors Viet Thanh Nguyen, Joseph […]

Free

Future Culture Summit

CA

Join us for the inaugural Future Culture Summit! Using the frame of Method Sampling—the borrowing of other rationales and reframing them within one’s own system thereby rendering a brand-new system which are not just sum of the parts it’s sourcing from—we showcase extraordinary people who are leaders in their fields locally, nationally, and internationally. In […]

$25

Mining Gold: Finding the Treasures in Family Stories

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Whether or not your family members are gone, you’ve heard the stories at the kitchen table while at a family reunion or even as a side comment when unexpected. How do you find out more? How do you piece these tidbits together? Where do you go to fill in the gaps? This panel presentation will […]

Free

CAAMFest: Self Evident: Asian America’s Stories

CA

Self Evident is a new podcast taking on what it means to be American by telling Asian America’s stories. With host Cathy Erway, the show will tackle today’s tough questions about identity, cultural change and nationhood by presenting reported narratives, community conversations, and personal stories. The team of award-winning producers, filmmakers, and journalists — from […]

Lecture by Chef David Soohoo & Book Talk With Author Professor Gordon H. Chang

Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. #290, Oakland, CA, United States

Gordon H. Chang will present a talk about his newest book GHOSTS OF GOLD MOUNTAIN: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, a groundbreaking account that draws on unprecedented research to recover the Chinese railroad workers’ stories and celebrate their role in remaking America. An invaluable correction of a great historical […]

Free

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