BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Oakland Asian Cultural Center - ECPv6.15.18//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:20220313T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20221106T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20230312T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20231105T090000 END:STANDARD 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 END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231117T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20230915T222835Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T212013Z UID:15919-1700229600-1700235000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:“Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant: A Memoir” Book Launch with Curtis Chin DESCRIPTION:Register for this event\n\nREGISTER\n \nFeaturing\n\n \nCURTIS CHIN\nA co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop in New York City\, Curtis Chin served as the non-profits’ first Executive Director. He went on to write for network and cable television before transitioning to social justice documentaries. Chin has screened his films at over 600 venues in sixteen countries. He has written for CNN\, Bon Appetit and the Emancipator/Boston Globe. A graduate of the University of Michigan\, Chin has received awards from ABC/Disney Television\, New York Foundation for the Arts\, National Endowment for the Arts\, and more. His memoir\, Everything I Learned\, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant will be published by Little\, Brown in Fall 2023. He’s currently writing projects for PBS and Warner Bros. and his essay in Bon Appetit was just selected for Best Food Writing in America 2023. curtisfromdetroit.com \n \nEVERYTHING I LEARNED\, I LEARNED IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT\nFrom filmmaker and co-founder of the Asian American Writers’ Workshop\, Curtis Chin’s memoir about coming of age and coming out traces the author’s journey through 1980’s Detroit as he navigated rising xenophobia\, the AIDS epidemic\, and the Reagan Revolution to find his voice as a writer and activist — all set against the backdrop of his family’s popular Chinese restaurant. The book\, which features plenty of Chinese food and Motown vibes\, will be published by Little\, Brown in the fall of 2023. \n \nTERRY PARK\nDr. Terry K Park (he/him) serves as The Asian American Foundation’s Education and Narrative Change Program Officer. An award-winning educator\, social justice advocate\, and former performance artist\, Terry has over twenty years of experience at the transformative intersections of anti-racist education\, social change storytelling\, and media advocacy. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/everything-i-learned-i-learned/ 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/2023/09/thumbnail-5-1024x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20231209T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20231118T093621Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240206T204413Z UID:16612-1702126800-1702134000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Elder Voices: Chinatown Legacy Businesses Exhibition Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:REGISTER FOR OPENING RECEPTION\n \n\nExhibition Opening Reception\n“Elder Voices: Chinatown Legacy Businesses” features stories and portraits from six cultural keepers whose businesses have been and continue to be Chinatown pillars. Oral histories will feature stories about the legacy and contributions of Cam Ahn Restaurant\, Green Fish Market\, Draline Tong Herbs\, Yuen Hop Market\, Imperial Soup\, and the Great China (1950s). Featuring photos by Chinatown Pretty photographer\, Andria Lo. \nJoin us for the opening reception of this extraordinary exhibition on Saturday\, December 9\, 2023 at 1 PM featuring a screening of Drawn from Life: The Creative Legacy of Flo Oy Wong\, a brief discussion with the exhibition curators\, and food from a few of the featured local businesses! \n  \nThis exhibition will be available to view during OACC’s business hours (Wednesday-Saturday\, 12 PM -5 PM).  \n  \n\n \nDrawn from Life: The Creative Legacy of Flo Oy Wong (20 minutes)\nAs the sixth daughter of Chinese immigrants living in Oakland’s Chinatown in the 1940s-1960s\, Flo Oy Wong was determined to break free of a life of pre-destined invisibility. She began her art career at the age of forty. Her poetry career started at seventy-five. Now eighty-five\, her life came full circle when The Community Rejuvenation Project proposed to paint a mural of her at 723 Webster in Oakland\, the former site of her family’s restaurant\, The Great China. In this film\, Flo’s beginnings in Oakland’s Chinatown come to life once more— this time through the eyes of another artist.  \nMeet the Exhibition Artists & Curator\nLead Artist\n \nAndria Lo\nRaised in Alaska and Texas\, Andria Lo a freelance editorial and commercial photographer now based in San Francisco Bay Area. With a background in studio art with a degree from University of California Berkeley\, her first photo book\, Chinatown Pretty\, was published in fall of 2020 by Chronicle Books. For more information\, visit http://www.andrialo.com/about. \nContributing Artist\n \nWilliam Gee Wong\nWilliam Gee Wong is a print journalist\, author\, and amateur historian. A native of Oakland\, California’s Chinatown\, William was previously a journalist for The Wall Street Journal (1970-1979)\, The Oakland Tribune (1979-1996). He also wrote for The San Francisco Chronicle\, San Francisco News Call Bulletin\, San Francisco Examiner\, East West: the Chinese American Journal\, and Asian Week.  William is the author of Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America\, Images of America: Oakland’s Chinatown\, and co-author of Images of America: Angel Island\, and his forthcoming book Sons of Chinatown\, A Memoir Rooted in China and America to be released in Spring 2024. For more information\, visit https://www.williamgeewong.com. \n \nFlo Oy Wong\nFlo Oy Wong\, co-founder of the San Francisco-based Asian American Women Artists Association\, is an artist\, poet\, and educator. She is a recipient of three National Endowment for the Arts awards\, and has been a visiting artist at various colleges and universities. She has also been featured in articles in multiple publications. Growing up in Oakland Chinatown\, she spoke her family’s ancestral dialect\, Hoisan-wa. In 2018\, Flo published her art and poetry book\, Dreaming of Glistening Pomelos\, inspired by her childhood. Contemporary Asian Theater Scene presented Wong with their 2022 Image Hero Award. \n\nNellie Wong\n \nNellie Wong has published four books: Dreams in Harrison Railroad Park\, The Death of Long Steam Lady\, Stolen Moments\, and Breakfast Lunch Dinner. Her poems and essays appear in numerous journals and anthologies\, including This Bridge Called My Back: Writings By Radical Women of Color\, and excerpts from two poems have been permanently installed at public sites at the San Francisco Municipal Railway. A building at Oakland High School is named after her\, she is co-featured in the documentary film\, Mitsuye and Nellie Asian American Poets\, and a poem of hers was nominated for the Pushcart Prize. She traveled to China in the First American Women Writers Tour with Alice Walker\, Tillie Olsen\, and Paule Marshall\, among others. She taught at Mills College and the University of Minnesota\, and is the recipient of the 2022 PEN Oakland/Reginald Lockett Lifetime Achievement Award. \nCurator\nRoy Chan\n \nRoy Chan is an Oakland-based oral historian and urban planner committed to using the power of storytelling to build community and empower local residents to have a voice in the local decision-making process. Since 2007\, he has been director of the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project/ AAPI Elder Voices Project and was previously Co-Executive Director at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center. Roy has previously practiced architecture and city planning in San Francisco\, New York\, and Los Angeles\, and is currently a program director at National CAPACD. Learn more at www.chinatownmemories.org \nThis exhibition is made possible by the support of the Senior Assistance Foundation Eastbay (SAFE). URL:https://oacc.cc/event/elder-voices-opening-reception/ 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/2023/11/roy-chan-exhibit-reception-thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240302T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240112T003828Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T214058Z UID:17315-1706270400-1709398800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Love and Protect Mural Series DESCRIPTION:“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes. \nArtists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice. \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS: \nEmory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/loveprotect/ CATEGORIES:Featured,Past Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/murals-jpeg.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240126T210000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20231220T003936Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T211426Z UID:16907-1706295600-1706302800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" Film Screening & Discussion with Research Team Members DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \nWhen RMS Titanic sank on a cold night in 1912\, barely 700 people escaped with their lives. Among them were six Chinese men. Arriving in New York with the other survivors\, the six were met not with compassion\, but suspicion and slander. Less than 24 hours later\, they were expelled from the country\, and vanished. What became of them\, and why did they disappear so completely? \nJoin us on Friday\, January 26\, 2024 at 7 PM for a film screening and discussion of The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers. Together\, we will embark on an epic journey that crosses continents\, as an international team of investigators sets out to uncover the truth about the six surviving Chinese passengers of the Titanic\, and to right a century-old injustice. The Six is an extraordinary story of survival and dignity in the face of racism and anti-immigrant policy that still reverberates today. It was directed by Arthur Jones\, produced by Luo Tong for LostPensivos Films\, and executive produced by James Cameron. \nThis film includes subtitles in Chinese. \n\n \n\nSTEVEN SCHWANKERT\nSteven Schwankert is an explorer and writer based in New York. He is the co-creator and lead researcher of The Six\, a book and documentary film project revealing the story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese passengers. In 2006\, he discovered the unknown fate of Royal Navy submarine HMS Poseidon\, which became both the book\, Poseidon: China’s Secret Salvage of Britain’s Lost Submarine《波塞冬号正传》and the documentary film The Poseidon Project. In 2007\, he and his team discovered two century-old wooden shipwrecks in Mongolia’s Lake Khovsgol. \n \nGRANT DIN\nGrant Din is a genealogist\, historic researcher\, and nonprofit consultant based in Oakland who was a member of the international research team for The Six. He has worked with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and many other local nonprofits and has spoken about Angel Island immigrants and Asian Americans to many local and national organizations. Grant is co-curator of an exhibit at the former immigration station in Angel Island State Park about the wartime detention of Japanese immigrants on Angel Island\, Taken From Their Families. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/thesix/ 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/2023/12/thumbnail-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240203T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240103T205142Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210731Z UID:16991-1706958000-1706976000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Lunar New Year x Black History Month 2024: Celebrating Asian & African-American Solidarity DESCRIPTION:REGISTER\n \nJoin us on Saturday\, February 3\, 2024 as we partner with the Malonga Arts Residents Association (MARA) for the Oakland Asian Cultural Center’s second annual Lunar New Year x Black History Month Community Celebration. \nWe welcome our community back for another celebration of Asian and African-American solidarity through art\, music\, and dance. \nWe are thrilled to present this year’s incredible lineup of Black and Asian martial artists\, musicians\, and dance groups including Blood Moon Orchestra with Van Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\, Diamano Coura drummers\, Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment\, Kenneth Pitts’ Martial Arts student\, and CAL USA Lion Dancers. \nIn addition to a full day of performances\, we are bringing back a local vendor marketplace\, a children’s zone with Eastwind Books\, and an exhibition on Black and Asian solidarity. \nThis event is part of OACC’s ongoing Open E.A.R.S. for Change initiative started in 2020 to build stronger relationships among local APIA and Black communities. \nThis event is funded by The City of Oakland Cultural Affairs Grant and the CA State Grant for Stop the Hate (CDSS)\, and sponsored by Ava Community Energy\, Alameda County Behavioral Health/Health Equity Division\, and Council President and District 2 Council Member\, Nikki Fortunato Bas. \n\n\nProgram Emcee\n\n \nMiko Lee\nMiko Lee is an activist\, storyteller and educator. She believes in the power of story to amplify voices. Miko is Director of Programs for Asian Americans for Civil Rights and Equality and is lead producer of APEX Express on KPFA Radio focused around AAPI activists and artists. She is also on the National Advisory Committee of Teaching Artists Guild. Miko’s career has been rooted in the nonprofit world\, first as a theater actor\, director and writer and then as an artistic director and an arts education leader. \nPerformer Spotlights\nHeadliner: Blood Moon Orchestra with\nVan-Anh Vo and special guest Kev Choice\n \nVan-Anh Vo\nVan-Anh Vanessa Vo is one of the finest performers of Vietnamese traditional instruments in the world and a rapidly emerging composer. A Vietnamese-American artist\, Vo’s mission has been to build a bridge between both cultures. Her Blood Moon Orchestra’s mission is to promote cultural understanding and respect while raising awareness about political and social issues through the use of musical instruments of diverse cultures\, pushing boundaries\, and expanding and exploring the sonic capabilities of their respective instruments. \n \nKev Choice\nKev Choice is a pianist\, composer\, emcee\, producer\, educator\, and activist\, hailing from Oakland\, CA. He began studying piano and rapping at the age of eleven. After graduating from Skyline High School in Oakland\, he went on to earn music degrees from Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern Illinois University. \nAdditional Performers\n \nCal VSA Lion Dance\nCal VSA Lion Dance\, founded in 2012 through the Vietnamese Student Association’s Culture Show\, is UC Berkeley’s one and only student-run lion dance team. Earnestly serving the local bay area for the past 11 years\, they’ve developed a tight-knit team of students and alumni connected by culture\, passion\, and camaraderie. \n \nCarla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\nPerformers from the Carla Service Dance-A-Vision Entertainment Group\, both youth and adult will perform on this day in honor of bringing us all together. Carla has been in business for over 35 years as a performer\, choreographer\, and dance teacher\, mentoring youth through adulthood. \n \nOH-IN Taiko\nOH-IN (桜音) means “sounds of cherry”. Producing not only the powerful sounds of taiko but also the sensitive and elegant parts of taiko sounds in their playing style. OH-IN Taiko performers are sharing three songs on this day: Phoenix\, Komen no Mizudori (water bird song)\, and Richmond Wind. \n \nDiamano Coura\nDiamano Coura is a not-for-profit community African arts organization with a cultural focus. Located at the Malonga Casquelourd Center for the Arts\, the company is dedicated to the preservation\, education\, and appreciation of traditional West African music\, dance\, theater\, and culture. \n \nGER Youth\nGER‘s Mongolian traditional dances not only express distinct ethnic identities and promote family unity and mutual understanding among different Mongolian ethnic groups\, but they also show the daily routine of nomadic lifestyle\, imitating the movement and manner of deities\, mystical creatures\, legendary heroes and the grace & beauty of Mongolian women through smooth and elegant movements of their arms. \n \nPitts Martial Arts Academy\nKenneth Pitts is a master instructor and the owner of Pitts Martial Arts. He has been teaching martial arts for more than 35 years. Master Pitts holds a 7th-degree black belt in Taekwondo\, a 2nd Dan in judo\, is a Mestre in Capoeira\, and teaches Escrima\, Tai Chi\, and kickboxing. \n \nToishan Benevolent Association\nThe Toishan Benevolent Association has served the greater Bay Area community for the last 22 years with different cultural programs. They promote Chinese ethnic culture in different forms of performances: lion’s dance\, dragon dance\, traditional art dance\, tai chi demonstration\, kung fu demonstration\, and youth kung fu. \nFeatured Exhibitions\n \nBandung to the Bay\nEastside Arts Alliance will be partially reinstalling their exhibition “Bandung to the Bay”\, which consists of historical\, archival documents connected to the International Bandung Conference and Bay Area Asian & Black activist solidarity movements like the Black Panther Party of Self-Defense. \n \nLove + Protect Mural Series\n“Love and Protect” is a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes. \nArtists Cece Carpio of Trust Your Struggle Collective and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio and Good Good Eatz brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environment justice. \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS: \nEmory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, Deanna Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/lnybhm2024/ 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/2024/01/Screen-Shot-2023-12-19-at-12.17.04-PM-1-1022x1024-1.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240215T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240103T201419Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T210038Z UID:16970-1708023600-1708029000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 DESCRIPTION:“ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066” Day of Remembrance Film Screening & Discussion\nIn honor of Day of Remembrance\, join us on Thursday\, February 15\, 2024 for a screening of ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 followed by a discussion of the film with film director Jon Osaki and film producer Lauren Kawana. \nDay of Remembrance\, on February 19th\, marks the day in 1942 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066\, giving the U.S. Army the authority to forcibly remove and incarcerate Americans of Japanese ancestry residing on the West Coast during WWII. Every February\, the Japanese American community commemorates Executive Order 9066 as a reminder of the impact the incarceration experience has had on their families\, community\, and our country. It is an opportunity to educate others on the fragility of civil liberties in times of crisis\, and the importance of remaining vigilant in protecting the rights and freedoms of all. \n\nRegister\n \nAbout the Film\n\n \nALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is a documentary feature film about the false information and political influences which led to the World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans. The film sheds light on the people and politics that influenced the signing of the infamous Executive Order 9066\, which authorized the mass incarceration of nearly 120\,000 Japanese Americans\, and chronicles one of the most dark\, twisted\, and nefarious cover-ups in American history. \n  \nIn today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \nAbout the Director\n \nJon Osaki is a native San Franciscan and has served as the Executive Director of the Japanese Community Youth Council since 1996. During Jon’s tenure as Executive Director\, JCYC has grown to become one of San Francisco’s most successful child and youth development organizations\, annually serving over 6\,000 children and youth from all ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds. Under Jon’s leadership\, JCYC’s programs have received national recognition for achieving outstanding outcomes for young people and the organization is frequently called upon by the City of San Francisco to implement new initiatives for children and youth. \nJon is also an award-winning filmmaker who has directed and produced promotional\, educational\, narrative\, and documentary films.  Over the past few years\, he has had films screened at film festivals and community events across the country. As a filmmaker\, Jon views this genre as the next step in his lifelong pursuit of social justice and equity. \nCurrently Jon’s first feature documentary\, ALTERNATIVE FACTS: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 is broadcasting nationwide on PBS stations. In addition\, he has recently received the “Activism in Film Award” by the DisOrient Asian American Film Festival of Oregon\, “Outstanding Achievement Humanitarian Award” by the Best Short Film Competition\, and the “Health Equity Community Award” by the Asian and Pacific Islander American Health Forum. \n\nAbout the Film Producer\n \nBorn and raised in Hawai’i\, Lauren Kawana currently works in the San Francisco Bay Area as an independent documentary director\, producer\, camera operator and editor. She has worked on doc shorts\, series\, and feature films such as Try Harder! directed by Debbie Lum; FREE: The Power of Performance directed by Suzanne LaFetra and David Collier\, and Mind/Game: The Unquiet Journey of Chamique Holdsclaw directed by Rick Goldsmith. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/alternative-facts/ 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/2024/01/alternative-facts.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240229T190000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240209T225744Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T213955Z UID:17865-1709222400-1709233200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Love & Protect" Mural Series Closing Reception and AR Workshop DESCRIPTION:“Love & Protect” Mural Series\nClosing Reception & AR workshop\nJoin us for the closing reception of the “Love & Protect” Mural Series\, and meet and celebrate with some of the artists\, learn how the AR exhibit was created in collaboration with Black Terminus AR\, and learn how to create your own! \nClosing Reception & AR Workshop Schedule \n4:30 PM: “Love & Protect” Muralist Talk\n5:00 PM: Augmented Reality Workshop w/ Black Terminus AR\n6:00 PM: Celebration \n“Love and Protect” murals are a condemnation of violence and a commitment to uplift\, nourish\, fortify and pay homage to our communities so that when we rise\, we rise up together. On April 10th-11th\, 2021\, local Asian and Black Bay Area visual artists and community members came together to produce a series of mobile public art murals in Oakland Chinatown for communities impacted by Asian hate crimes. This exhibit reflects and resonates calls for unity among global communities historically impacted by systems of oppression. Artists Cece Carpio and Robert Trujillo of Trust Your Struggle Collective\, and Tommy Wong of Civic Design Studio\, brought together local artists who are deeply rooted in the fight for racial and environmental justice. Damien McDuffie and the Black Terminus AR team then collaborated to turn the murals into an amazing augmented reality experience. \nPARTICIPATING ARTISTS:\nEmory Douglas\, Tarika Lewis\, Cece Carpio\, Robert Liu-Trujillo\, Elaine Chu\, Priya Handa\, Miguel “Bounce” Perez\, Eric Norberg\, Karen Seneferu\, Malik Seneferu\, Thitiwat Phromratanapongse\, Cecilia Dong\, Catherine McMahon\, Ximaps Dong\, Ming Mur-Eay\, Elokin Orton Cheung\, Harrison Street Senior Art Collective\, De’Ana Brownfield\, Malik Byers\, Greer Nakagawa Lee\, Maya Looney\, Lauryn Marshall\, & Asians 4 Black Lives. \n\nRegister URL:https://oacc.cc/event/loveprotectclosingreception/ 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/2024/02/reception.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240301T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240123T233427Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T205738Z UID:17390-1709319600-1709325000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together" Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj DESCRIPTION:“Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” Documentary Film Premiere Screening & Discussion with Ensemble Mik Nawooj\nJoin us for the Bay Area premiere of the documentary film\, “Method Sampling: How to Build the Future Together” featuring Ensemble Mik Nawooj\, on Friday\, March 1\, 2024\, at 7 PM. After the screening\, we will have a Q&A with producer JooWan Kim and co-producer Christopher Nicholas. \nMethod Sampling is the principle that any paradigm shifting change only happens by sampling and reframing differences that spark innovation. In this film\, we will see how Kim tests his hypothesis\, meeting a disabled choreographer who revolutionized modern dance\, a self-taught Black mycologist who wrote the first books on Cordyceps cultivation\, and a tiny house builder with a shipbuilding background who looks at houses as inverted boats. Additionally\, Ensemble Mik Nawooj uses Method Sampling by fusing hip-hop and classical music to magical effect. \nThis film explores how Method Sampling may allow society to overcome the challenges it faces today. \n*There is limited seating for this event \n\nRegister\n \n\nAbout Ensemble Mik Nawooj\n\n \nEnsemble Mik Nawooj (EMN)’s Hip-Hop Orchestra Experience is part concert\, dance party\, and club night featuring original music that samples from classical and hip-hop—all presented in an underground setting like the New York scene that birthed hip-hop. Their music uniquely challenges the MCs and classical musicians pushing the boundaries of both hip-hop and concert music\, creating something completely new. The program includes seminal works of Mozart\, Bach\, and Beethoven\, deconstructed and reimagined with funky rhythms and rapid-fire rhymes. \nLed by composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, the Hip-Hop Orchestra ­Experience featuring EMN creates Metamusic by sampling principles of Hip-Hop and Classical. Executed with resident MCs\, a lyric soprano\, woodwinds\, French horns\, strings\, piano\, and drums\, the music is rigorous\, nuanced\, accessible\, and free from the dogmas of Western European concert music aesthetic. The result is seamless tête-à-tête with “textures swimming through the sound…like the world’s fastest ping-pong game” (Pitchfork) and is considered the “cutting edge of hip-hop” (Huffington Post). \nIn today’s climate of fear and “fake news”\, the story of the unjust World War II incarceration of Japanese Americans is a cautionary tale about this country’s democracy and the fragile balance of power within our government. While the WWII incarceration of Japanese Americans has been acknowledged as a “mistake\,” ALTERNATIVE FACTS challenges the historical narrative and promotes healthy dialogue about race\, religion\, and the importance of speaking out when our democracy falters. \nAbout the Film Producers\nKorean composer JooWan Kim\, starting his formal composition studies in the U.S. at 20\, embraced Zen meditation and Sundo. A pivotal moment occurred with the success of a novelty piece featuring an MC and chamber ensemble\, reshaping Kim’s compositional direction. This marked an escape from the conventional concert music aesthetic. Kim developed Method Sampling\, involving borrowing and reframing rationales from various fields. His work has gained recognition on platforms like National Geographic\, ESPN\, Wall Street Journal\, Pitchfork\, and the United Nations. He is represented by Opus 3 Artists. \nChristopher Nicholas received a dual B.M. in Songwriting and Vocal Performance from Berklee College of Music in 2004 and an M.M. in Jazz Studies in 2009 from the University of North Texas. In 2010\, alongside his college friend\, composer/pianist\, JooWan Kim\, Christopher co-founded the Oakland based Hip Hop Orchestra Experience. Together\, they have run the organization resulting in features\, collaborations and commissions from Amazon\, National Geographic\, NPR\, Pitchfork\, ESPN\, United Nations\, and more. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/methodsampling/ 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/2024/01/method-sampling-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240306T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240214T214248Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T234601Z UID:18007-1709726400-1711299600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Passage: A Dancing Moons Festival Art Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Passage: A Dancing Moons Festival Art Exhibition\nAs part of its Dancing Moons Festival 2024\, the Oakland Ballet presents Passages\, an exhibition celebrating the creativity\, culture\, and artistic expression of these participating AAPI artists: Sanjay Vora\, Dave Young Kim\, Ranu Mukherjee\, Mark Shigenaga\, JaYing Wang\, and Kyong Ae Kim. Through captured movements\, paintings\, photographs and works on paper\, stories of the past\, present and what is yet to come ultimately become the bond that ties us all together.  Also included in this exhibition are the voices of 8th grade AAPI students from St. Paul’s Episcopal School in Oakland. \nThis exhibition is open March 6\, 2024 – March 24\, 2024\, and will be available to view during OACC’s business hours: Wednesday – Saturday\, 12 PM – 5 PM. \nCurated by Sanjay Vora and the Oakland Ballet. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/passageexhibit/ LOCATION:Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, 388 9th St. #290\, Oakland\, CA\, 94607\, United States CATEGORIES:Current Exhibitions ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://oacc.cc/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/oakland-ballet-exhibition.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240314T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240316T193000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240201T201236Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240318T172836Z UID:17678-1710444600-1710617400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Dancing Moons Festival 2024 DESCRIPTION:Oakland Ballet Company & the Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents\nDancing Moons Festival 2024\nFeaturing works from Elaine Kudo\, Phil Chan\, Caili Quan\, and Seyong Kim! \nPerformance Dates: \nThursday\, March 14\, 2024 at 7:30pmFriday\, March 15\, 2024 at 7:30pmSaturday\, March 16\, 2024 at 2:30pm & 7:30pm\n\nBUY TICKETS\n \n\nDetails About the 2024 Program Below:\n\n\n \nOakland Ballet Angel Island Project \nBased on Huang Ruo’s composition\, Angel Island\, which took its inspiration from the poems carved into the walls by detainees held at the immigration station between 1910-1940\, OBC will realize this 70-minute oratorio for 4 voices and strig quartet in a two-year phase. \nIn spring 2024\, several selections will be presented as “works in progress” as part of the Dancing Moons Festival 2024. Next year\, 2025\, the rest of the choreography will be realized and the entire work performed with live music. \nAbout Ballet des Porcelains or The Teapot Prince: \nA lost 18th Century Divertissement\, the original ballet was performed in 1739 at the Chateau de Morville near Paris. It was presented once more\, in 1741\, in the garden of the château before being virtually lost forever. Not much survived of the 15-minute divertissement\, no sets\, costumes or choreography\, but the score and the libretto which are kept at the National Library of France in Paris. \nIn 2021\, Phil Chan was commissioned by the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art to reimagine the ballet’s centuries-old plot – creating a new version of the story more appropriate for today’s diverse audiences. Says Chan\, “Now\, instead of it being about\, ‘Let’s triumph over Asian people\,’ it’s about Asian people saying\, ‘Hey\, don’t treat us as porcelain dolls. See us with nuance.’” \n\n \nAbout Exquisite Corpse: \nThe work borrows its name from a parlor game invented in 1925 by a group of artists and writers including André Breton and Marcel Duchamp. Participants took turns drawing sections of a body\, then folding the work to hide their contributions. The next player added to the whole without knowing how the final result would appear. By emphasizing free play\, unpredictability and collaboration\, the game was quite popular in Surrealist circles in the 1920s and 30s. \nPlaying off this concept\, Chan\, Kim and Kudo have created three works each: a solo (the head)\, a group piece (the torso) and a duet (the legs)\, and the nine sections will be woven together to create an “exquisite corpse.” URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dancingmoons2024/ 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/2024/02/dancing-moons-jpeg.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240324T140000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240129T232544Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240405T012530Z UID:17635-1711285200-1711288800@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America" Book Release Reading with William Gee Wong DESCRIPTION:“Sons Of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted In China And America” Book Release Reading With William Gee Wong\nWilliam “Bill” Gee Wong will read from his newly published book “Sons of Chinatown:  A Memoir Rooted in China and America”\, followed by a conversation with Harvey Dong\, of Eastwind Books\, and a book signing.\n\nRegister\n \n\nAbout William Gee Wong\n\n \nA native of Oakland\, California’s Chinatown\, William received his B.A. at the University of California at Berkeley and M.S. at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. His print journalism career was spent at The Wall Street Journal and The Oakland Tribune. He also worked for The San Francisco Chronicle and the San Francisco News Call Bulletin\, and has written for the San Francisco Examiner\, East/West Chinese American Journal\, and Asian Week\, among other publications. \nIn the mid-1960s\, Wong served in the Peace Corps in the Philippines.  From 1995-1996\, he was a regional commentator for The News Hour with Jim Lehrer on PBS. \nWong is also the author of “Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America\, Images of America: Oakland’s Chinatown”\, and co-author of “Images of America: Angel Island”. \n\nAbout “Sons of Chinatown:  A Memoir Rooted in China and America”\n \nWilliam Gee Wong’s father entered the U.S. legally as the “son of a native\,” despite having partially false papers. Sons of Chinatown is Wong’s evocative dual memoir of his and his father’s parallel experiences in America during the Chinese exclusion era and in the subsequent decades. URL:https://oacc.cc/event/sonsofchinatown/ 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/2024/01/bill-wong-event-500-x-500-px.jpg ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240608T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240207T213246Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240523T221035Z UID:17812-1711713600-1717866000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future" Exhibition and Opening Reception DESCRIPTION:Dalit dreamlands: toward an anti-caste future\nAsian American Women Artists Association (AAWAA)\, ARTogether\, Discostan\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents “Dalit Dreamlands: Toward an Anti-Caste Future” – a landmark multimedia Dalit art exhibition and dance party that will bring together over 30 multiply marginalized artists from Dalit*\, Adivasi*\, Bahujan*\, Afro-Indian\, Indo-Caribbean\, and Muslim communities to showcase the depths of creativity and community.\nDalit Dreamlands\, curated by Manu Kaur (they/them) and supported through AAWAA’s Emerging Curator’s Program\, will center queer and trans caste abolitionist futurisms through art across various mediums\, including fashion design\, music\, performances\, films\, paintings and visuals. One of the headlining artists\, Malvika Raj\, is a Dalit artist who challenges the casteist restrictions present in the Madhubani style of painting\, by incorporating pro-Dalit assertions into her intricate and hypnotizing designs. Nazrina Rodjan is a queer Indo-Surinamese artist who integrates the history of indentured labor and femme resilience within her large paintings of indentured Indian women.\nLondon-based trans Dalit artist Mya Mehmi from Pxssy Palace will be one of four guest DJs and performers at the opening reception dance party in collaboration with Discostan’s Arshia Fatima Haq. Dalit Dreamlands is a historic event that marks one of the first queer Dalit-centered spaces to exist in California.\n*Dalit is a caste marker for caste-oppressed communities formerly known as Untouchables\, Adivasi refers to tribes who are indigenous to South Asia\, and Bahujan is an umbrella term that includes all caste-oppressed communities.\n\nCURATOR\nManu Kaur\nEXHIBITING ARTISTS\nRinku Kumari\, Jessie Sohpaul\, Shivam Kamble\, Nazrina Rodjan\, Manpreet Singh\, Malvika Raj\, Seema Mattu\, Mya Mehmi\, Seema Hari\, Shyama Kuver\, Akhil Kang\, Kaushik Tadvi\, Rahee Punyashloka\, Aravind Chedayan\, Ajay Madhukar Dhoke\, Shweta Ashokraj\, Kamna Singh\, Anika Nawar Ullah\, Aindriya Barua\, Ramnath Siddi\, Siddi Tribe of Karnataka\, Nrithya Pillai\, Dalit Queer Project\, Parth Pawar\, Imaan Abbasi\, Sri Vamsi Matta\, R V Purusothaman (Purushu Arie)\, Shradha Raj\, Jay Sagathia\, Dee Chawla\, Mia Kaur\, Riri Kumbhar\, Rohini bhadarge\, John Spencer\, Kulpreet Rana\, & Simrah Farrukh\nEvent graphic by Parth Pawar.\n\nOpening Reception Dates\nApril 6\, 2024:\n5:30 PM – 7:30 PM @ Oakland Asian Cultural Center\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM @ ARTogether\, Oakland\n\nBoth venues are only 4 blocks away from each other. Enjoy both in the same evening!\n\nZINDAGI DANCE PARTY\nApril 6\, 2024 from 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM @ 7th West\, Oakland\nFeaturing Dalit Bahujan DJs: DJ Anjali\, DJ Arshia\, and DJ Seema Hari\n\nRegister URL:https://oacc.cc/event/dalitdreamlands/ 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/2024/02/Square-with-text.png ORGANIZER;CN="Oakland Asian Cultural Center":MAILTO:programs@oacc.cc END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240420T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240319T220527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240508T202700Z UID:18090-1713614400-1713625200@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Southeast Asian New Year Celebration DESCRIPTION:southeast asian new year celebration\nJoin us on Saturday\, April 20\, 2024\, 12 PM – 3 PM\, for an afternoon of performances\, workshops\, and vendors as we celebrate the Iu Mien and Cambodian New Year. \n\nRegister\n \n\n\n\n\n \n\nWORKSHOPS\nKhmer Traditional Costumes & Games with Sovandy Hang \nMien Egg Net making with the Iu Mien Scholarship Fund (IMSC) \n \nFEATURED VENDORS\nMama Saing Kitchen and Zoey Tea House \nAuthor David Saechao \nTJStorybooks \nAuthor Koy Saechao \nMay Saelee’s Traditional & Modern Mien Clothes & Jewelry \nNai Lium Saetern’s Mien Clothing \nPersimmon and Roots \n \nCHILDREN’S READ ALOUD\n \nKoy Saechao is the author of “Count Yietc to Ziepc in Mien with Me!” and “Color in Mien with Me!” Beyond her passion for writing\, Koy also holds the role of President at the Sacramento Iu Mien Association\, Inc. She is passionate and dedicated as a community leader\, alongside being a devoted mother and an avid marathon runner. \n \nTheresa Saechao-Rother is a children’s book author. Theresa has work experience in educational advocacy\, community engagement\, business development and partnership. Her goal is to create diverse books\, characters\, and tales of adventure for children to enjoy. \n \nPERFORMING GROUPS\n \nOakland Khmer Angkor Dance Troupe\nOakland Khmer Angkor Dance Troupe was established in 1996 to preserve Cambodian culture through cultural dances. The goal of Khmer Angkor is to develop and empower young leaders to support their peers and help them navigate life’s challenges. \n \nLotus Biangh Sieqv (Lotus Flower Girls)\nLotus Biangh Sieqv (Lotus Flower Girls)\, is a Iu Mien dance group that was formed to preserve and share traditional Iu Mien dances within the Iu Mien community and for younger generations. \n \nWarn Luang Saechao & Ensemble\nIu Mien master flautist\, Warn Luang Saechao\, will perform traditional Iu Mien songs. \n \nThank you to our sponsors! Ava Community Energy\, Nikki Fortunato Bas\, Council President & District 2 Councilmember URL:https://oacc.cc/event/southeastasianny/ 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/Event-flyer.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:20260406T054620 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:Philippine Master Culture Bearers Of T’boli\, Yakan\, Kalinga People: Weaving Workshop\n\n \nPhoto Caption/Credit: (Left to Right) Virgie Nicodemus; Boi Myrna Bebing Pula\, photo by Gabriel Nivera; Evelynda Otong Hamja\, photo by Artu Nepomuceno; Jenny Bawer Young \nJoin visiting T’boli master culture bearer Boi Myrna Bebing Pula\, Yakan master weaver Evelynda Otong Hamja\, Kalinga Master Weaver Jenny Bawer Young and CulturAid’s Virgie Nicodemus for an afternoon of conversation\, epic story-telling\, weaving\, dance and meryenda as a part of KULARTS’ Spring 2024 Philippine Master Artists in Residency Program. \n  \n\nRegister\n \n\n\nMeet the Philippine Master Culture Bearers\n \nVirgie Nicodemus works with CulturAid\, a non-governmental agency providing resources\, funding\, training and services for indigenous Philippine artisans and culture bearers. \n \nBoi Myrna Bebing Pula is a master T’boli culture bearer born in Lake Sebu\, South Cotabato. Her mother was a T’nalak weaver and food producer\, while her father was a village chieftain and legal advisor. A T’boli cultural expert\, storyteller\, weaver\, translator\,  and  writer\, Boi Myrna  is a recipient of Tubas Talimbong Award of Excellence in Culture and the Arts. She has  represented the T’boli people in Europe\, Australia\, Asia\, and the USA. \n \nEvelynda Otong Hamja is a fourth-generation master Yakan weaver from Lamitan Basilan. She works with a Yakan weavers collective\, Tuwas Yakan Weavers of Basilan in Zamboanga City. \n \nJenny Bawer Young is the Master Weaver\, co-founder\, and driving force behind Kalingafornia Laga\, a women’s collective dedicated to preserving and promoting traditional Kalinga culture in the Bay Area. She was born and cradled by a family that bears the Kalinga Traditional way of life. She is the daughter of Maria and Cirilo “Sapi” Bawer\, who is internationally recognized as a Culture Bearer of Indigenous Knowledge\, Skills\, and Practices of the Kalinga people. Since childhood\, Jenny’s parents and grandparents passed their knowledge and practice of Kalinga traditional arts—particularly laga (backstrap weaving)\, music\, chants\, and dances—to her siblings. 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 BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T140000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240503T153000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 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:how k-dramas can transform your life\nCan a show like Squid Game change the world? In How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness\, Healing\, and Mental Health\, licensed marriage and family therapist\, speaker\, and executive coach Jeanie Y. Chang explores how the wildly popular K-Drama global phenomenon can not just entertain us\, but also help us grieve from losses\, heal trauma\, improve our overall mental health\, and navigate the complicated roadmap of life no matter what challenges we may face. Join us for this innovative book launch event that is sure to provide insights and inspiration! \nSusan Kim\, a startup advisor and angel investor as well as former CEO of Edmodo\, will be moderating the event. Susan calls herself an avid K-Drama fan. \n\nRegister\n \n\n\nMEET THE SPEAKER\n\n \nJeanie Chang\nJeanie Chang is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Certified Clinical Trauma Professional.  She is an accomplished international speaker\, providing keynotes and offers workshops for corporations\, community organizations\, and colleges addressing the intersectionality of mental health and identity\, DEIB and psychological safety\, as well as education about topics such as burnout\, resilience\, mindfulness\, stress\, and mental health conditions including anxiety\, depression\, and suicidality.  She serves as a subject matter expert on mental health for media outlets around the world. Jeanie is the Founder and CEO of Noona’s Noonchi®\, LLC\, a global wellness company.  Her book with Wiley Publishing titled\, “How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life: Powerful Lessons on Belongingness\, Healing\, and Mental Health” hits shelves on May 7. \nABOUT THE BOOK\n\nIn How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life\, celebrated licensed mental health professional Jeanie Y. Chang explores the powerful interrelationship between Korean dramas\, mental health and belongingness. In the book\, you’ll explore what K-Dramas have to teach us about our own wellbeing and how we can use the lessons they teach us to live better and more meaningful lives.The author discusses: \n\nHow powerful and dialectical forces determine our emotions and what Korean culture can teach us about how to best harness and manage those feelings\nThe realities of cultural identity and the impact that having readily identifiable media touchstones can have on our lives\nHow to develop your empathy and compassion by using K-Dramas as a guide and starting point\n\nPerfect for any K-Drama fans and enthusiasts\, How K-Dramas Can Transform Your Life is also a must-read for anyone interested in how pop culture can deeply affect and better our lives. 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:20240510T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240510T213000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240321T205611Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240521T223216Z UID:18161-1715371200-1715376600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\, Featuring Ishami Dance Company DESCRIPTION:Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\nA journey through cultural stories\, memories and histories. What is the journey of a story and how does it shift\, evolve and change? Using South Asian contemporary movement and music\, Ishami Dance Company creates a unique experience of love and displacement\, love and longing\, resilience and regeneration. \nThis program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, ARTogether\, and World Arts West. \n\nRegister\n \n\n\nABOUT ISHAMI DANCE COMPANY\n\n \nIshami is an Award-nominated South Asian Contemporary dance company who combine elements of South Asian Classical and Folk dance forms with Western dance forms\, treading the line between traditional and modern. Ishami was founded by Amit Patel & Ishika Seth to spark conversations through art. After four sold-out shows in the Bay Area\, they toured their original production “Pehchaan\,” to New York earlier this year. Ishami’s mission is to explore\, unite and amplify the diverse voices\, stories and histories of the South Asian diaspora and dismantle social and cultural constructs. They aspire to show the beauty\, depth and immense range of South Asian Contemporary movement locally and across the globe. 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:20240511T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240511T123000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 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:movement workshop: Interwoven Stories of Culture\, Belonging\, and Change\nA workshop designed for anyone who is curious\, open and willing to explore movement. This is not a technique or choreography class\, it is rooted in improvisation\, movement meditation and sharing energy with fellow movers. All ages and abilities are welcome. \nLimited spots available! \nThis program is co-presented by the Oakland Asian Cultural Center\, ARTogether\, and World Arts West. \n\nRegister\n \n\n\nABOUT ISHAMI DANCE COMPANY\n\n \nIshami is an Award-nominated South Asian Contemporary dance company who combine elements of South Asian Classical and Folk dance forms with Western dance forms\, treading the line between traditional and modern. Ishami was founded by Amit Patel & Ishika Seth to spark conversations through art. After four sold-out shows in the Bay Area\, they toured their original production “Pehchaan\,” to New York earlier this year. Ishami’s mission is to explore\, unite and amplify the diverse voices\, stories and histories of the South Asian diaspora and dismantle social and cultural constructs. They aspire to show the beauty\, depth and immense range of South Asian Contemporary movement locally and across the globe. 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:20240517T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240517T203000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 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: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\nJoin us for a screening of two short films of Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra performance in 2018\, Go For Broke! and Down By The Riverside\, featuring Janice Mirikitani and Angela Davis. Followed by a live performance by Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra and Voices Of A Dream. \nThis event is part of OACC’s ongoing initiative to support\, highlight\, and cultivate Black and Asian solidarity within our Oakland and greater Bay Area communities. \nGo for Broke! is dedicated to the courageous Japanese American men and women who served and died for their country in World War II while their families were imprisoned. In this film\, Janice Mirikitani shares her mother’s memories of their incarceration and her own testimony. “Go for Broke” was the motto of these brave soldiers in their fight to defend democracy. \nDown By The Riverside – Requiem for a King commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King’s life and work\, and the 50th anniversary of his assassination. Anthony Brown’s Asian American Orchestra premiered Down By The Riverside at the 2018 San Francisco International Arts Festival. Featuring spoken word by Dr. Angela Davis\, the documentary includes Spirituals and Gospel songs performed by Voices Of A Dream. \n\nRegister\n \n\nABOUT ANTHONY BROWN\n\n \nComposer\, percussionist\, ethnomusicologist\, Guggenheim and Ford Fellow\, Smithsonian Associate Scholar\, and GRAMMY® nominee Dr. Anthony Brown has collaborated with Max Roach\, Cecil Taylor\, Pharoah Sanders\, Zakir Hussain\, Steve Lacy\, Anthony Davis\, and the San Francisco Symphony. Dr. Brown holds an M.A. and Ph.D. in music (ethnomusicology) from UC Berkeley and a Master of Music degree in jazz performance from Rutgers University. He is currently Artistic Director of Fifth Stream Music and the internationally acclaimed Asian American Orchestra. \nfifthstreammusic.org \n\nABOUT ANTHONY BROWN’S ASIAN AMERICAN ORCHESTRA\n \nIn the global community of the 21st century\, Anthony Brown’s Orchestra presents music that blends the sonorities and improvisational approaches of the jazz tradition with Asian musical instruments and sensibilities. In 1997\, leaders of San Francisco’s Asian American creative music movement founded the Asian American Jazz Orchestra (AAJO)\, under the auspices of a San Francisco-based\, federally funded multimedia consortium project to provide education nationally about the Japanese American internment experiences of World War II. The AAJO featured critically acclaimed musicians Anthony Brown\, Jon Jang\, Mark Izu\, Hafez Modirzadeh and Francis Wong\, as well as other San Francisco Bay Area jazz and world music artists\, many of whom possessed fluency on a variety of traditional Asian instruments. 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:20240601T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240601T160000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240408T221152Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240529T004707Z UID:18221-1717243200-1717257600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024 DESCRIPTION:AAPI Mental Health & Wellness Jam 2024\nSaturday\, June 1\, 2024 | 12 PM – 4 PM\nJoin OACC and PEERS for an AAPI Mental Health and Wellness Jam\, where we will embrace the warmth of our community and celebrate joy. We hope to create a space where Asian American and Pacific Islander communities can access tools and resources to address the needs of the whole person\, and have many options for how they want to practice mental health and wellness. \n  \nWe will cultivate a space of joy\, and engage in wellness practices through free workshops that allow us to move our bodies and express our creativity. \n  \nRegistration is free and required for entry. Early registration is encouraged to sign up for your preferred workshops. Space is limited per workshop. It ensures adequate food and planning for facilities. Same day registration is allowed\, but we cannot guarantee there will be space for last minute sign-ups for our workshops. This event is open to those ages 18 and over\,  including AAPI and allies! \n \n Register\n \n\nMOVEMENT ACTIVATION WITH SPULU\n\n \nBy way of Tongan South Pacific Roots\, Ohlone Territory (Oakland\, CA)\, and proud immigrant parents\, SPULU is a creative entrepreneur\, storyteller and multidisciplinary performing artist whose work has been showcased all over the world via social media in response to social issues facing Pasifika communities throughout the diaspora. \n  \nSPULU will be facilitating a movement activation that will bring that Tongan funk with an East Oakland bliss. A space for affirmation and hella positive movement! \n\nABOUT THE WORKSHOPS\nSign up for up to two 50 minute workshops throughout the day on our registration page. \n \nSound Session with Lisa Suguitan Melnick & Rachel Lastimosa\nConnect to meditative and relaxing space\, build collective energy with sound using voice and instruments\, play with resonance\, and ground oneself with the power of frequency. Receive a sound bath to complete the experience. Please bring a mat or blanket to lay on and something to cover your eyes with for a more relaxing experience. \n  \nAvailable Workshops\nSound Bath Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) \nSound Bath Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM) \n  \nMeet the Facilitators: \nLisa Suguitan Melnick\, third generation Filipinx-American of Ilokano and Cebuano roots\, leads meridian-opening sessions emphasizing stretching\, meditative breathing postures\, and energy awareness/restoration. \nIG: @lisatitalisa \n  \nRachel Lastimosa\, Unceded Ramaytush Ohlone Territory; SF\, CA – a second generation Ilokana via Kalinga Apayao\, Ilocos Sur and Ifugao\, Philippines\, Rachel is an interdisciplinary artist who has toured nationally and internationally. She founded AGASAN in 2018\, creating wellness spaces for BIPOC and queer communities and is currently a Counseling Psychology masters student at CIIS\, in Expressive Arts Therapy.  www.agasan.org IG:@ibilin_music\, @agasan_project\, @dirtybootsband \n \nWriting Workshop with Shizue Seigel\nThis workshop will encourage writing and sharing about mental health and mental health self-care. This will include a short talk on mental health stigma\, and will touch on the current increases in mental health stresses\, isolation and the need to find support. \n \nAvailable Workshops\nWriting Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) \nWriting Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM) \n  \nMeet the Instructor \nShizue Seigel is a Japanese American writer\, editor and visual artist who founded Write Now! SF Bay in 2015 to support writers and artists of color through workshops\, events and anthologies. The child of deeply traumatized Japanese American incarcerees\, she attempted suicide at 17 to drop out of the model minority. Her work draws on 60 years of lived experience on healing through the arts\, spirituality and community. She has been widely published in literary journals and anthologies\, and her eight books include five Write Now! anthologies of Bay Area BIPOC writers and artists. \n \nTea Ceremony Led by Fabula Tea\nFabula Tea specializes in creating one-of-a-kind ceremonial tea experiences and intentional rituals. Their exquisite teas and unique approach offer a place of connection and opens you to new ways to de-stress\, practice mindfulness\, and step into your higher self so you can bring more peace and harmony into your life. \n  \nAvailable Workshops\nTea Ceremony Workshop Round 1 (1:30 PM – 2:20 PM) \nTea Ceremony Workshop Round 2 (2:30 PM – 3:20 PM) 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:20240614T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240727T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240516T010352Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T184313Z UID:18767-1718366400-1722099600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Longing for Attachment" Exhibition DESCRIPTION:Longing for Attachment\nExhibition Dates: June 14 – July 27\, 2024\nARTogether and Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-present “Longing for Attachment\,” an exhibition curated by Bushra Gill featuring 30+ Bay Area 1st/2nd generation immigrant and refugee artists reflecting on the notion of attachments. \nAs immigrants\, refugees\, and their descendants\, we make choices on what to hold onto and what to let go of when moving to another country or culture. Being too attached to a place or way of being can make it hard to form connections to anything new. But our connection to a place is also related to our quality of life and well-being– it links us to neighborhoods and communities where we have lived.  Anyone who has migrated from another country or grown up in an immigrant family knows these attachments run deep and true\, not needing to be present to have a prominent place in our hearts. \nWe invite you to join us in reflection of our relationships to attachment\, and to celebrate these Bay Area refugee\, immigrant\, and children of immigrant artists. \nExhibition Dates: June 14 – July 27\, 2024 \nGallery Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays\, 12 PM – 5 PM \nLocation: Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n388 9th St\, Ste 290\, Oakland\, CA \n\nCheck out the accompanying audio tour for this exhibition\, facilitated by the curator Bushra Gill:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FewN3Nu0o8o \n\nCurator\n\n \nBushra Gill is interested in finding order within the chaos of everyday life through art. She was born in Karachi\, Pakistan\, and emigrated to Houston\, Texas\, with her family as a small child. Drawn to art from a young age\, she graduated from Pratt Institute in 1994\, with a BFA in sculpture. She spent many years of working as a museum educator at various galleries and museums including The Museum of Modern Art\, The Drawing Center and The Rotunda Gallery\, while also working as a studio assistant to various artists including Maya Lin\, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Maria Elena Gonzalez\, as well as a career as a clothing designer and boutique owner in New York. In 2009\, she moved to northern California with her family and returned to making art. In recent years\, Gill has participated in many exhibitions in galleries across the United States. \nExhibiting Artists\nAmanda Messina Gerodias \nAnita Sulimanovic \nBushra Gill \nChristina Xu \nChupis \nDion \nEva Agus \nEzra Mara \nFernanda Martinez \nGlish Group (Timofey Glinin & Anastasia Shubina) \nHargun Mahal Mann \nJaide Lin \nLark \nLeón Hernandez \nLeyla Jamil Rzayeva \nLinah Sofi \nLorraine Lawson \nMariel Paat \nMartin Rodriguez Serrano \nMichelle Lin \nNarges Valibeigi \nNgân Vũ \nNhien Le \nPeter Gee \nRenacimiento \nRia Sharma \nRussel Arelis \nSalma Arastu \nShooting Within \nTatiana Carvalho \nUjjayini Sikha \nVreni Michelini Castillo \nYouBeen Kim \nYuting Wang \nPerforming at the Opening Reception\n\nNadhi Thekkek (@navadancesf) is a dancer\, choreographer\, and the Artistic Director of Nava Dance Theatre. Nadhi uses the south Indian dance form of bharatanatyam to navigate place\, identity\, and politics through the lens of her lived experience as a child of immigrants and an unapologetic South Asian\, diasporic woman. She reimagines how bharatanatyam can serve marginalized narratives that need to occupy space in the US right now. Her latest work “Rogue Gestures/Foreign Bodies” sources community interviews\, historical texts\, and poetry to explore the intersections of labor\, agency\, and belonging in our South Asian ancestry. Through Nava Dance Theatre\, Nadhi also produces and co-facilitates the Unrehearsed Artist Residency Program\, where South Asian dancemakers create art that challenges the status quo.  For more information on Nadhi\, visit www.navadance.org.\n \nRoopa Mahadevan (@roopama) is a leading second-generation Indian classical and crossover vocalist in the American diaspora known for her powerful\, emotive voice and collaborative versatility. She leads Roopa in Flux\, an ensemble featuring musicians in jazz\, soul/R&B\, and various global traditions\, directs the innovative choir Navatman Music Collective\, and sings for leading bharathanatyam/contemporary dancers. She is a soloist on Grammy Award-winning Calling All Dawns\, and has been in residence at Banff Center for Arts and Creativity\, Hedgebrook\, MASS MOCA\, and Ryder Farm. FOr more information visit\, www.roopamahadevan.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:20240622T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240622T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240501T215409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214302Z UID:18601-1719061200-1719068400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Searching for Kapwa" Film Screening and Discussion DESCRIPTION:Searching for Kapwa Film Screening and Discussion\nSaturday\, June 22\, 2024 | 1 PM – 3 PM\nInspired by the pre-colonial Filipino value kapwa\, or shared identity\, Searching for Kapwa is a feature-length film that follows filmmaker Larry D. Lariosa’s quest to understand his ancestral roots and find his place in the arc of history. As a child of immigrants and a queer brown person living in polarized America\, Larry’s journey unpacks the complicated history of the Philippines\, and its lasting impact on the diaspora. \nUltimately\, the film is a densely layered exploration into what it is to be American\, and the legacy of the generations we all carry within us. Searching for Kapwa was featured in the 2022 United States Asian America Festival\, awarded the Kinship Award at the 2023 DisOrient Asian American Film Festival\, and was the Centerpiece feature at the 2023 San Diego Filipino Film Festival. \nSearching for Kapwa will be preceded by an 8-minute comedy short\, “Operation Prutas”\, by writer/filmmaker Ara Chawdhury. \nYou can learn more about this film at www.searchingforkapwa.com \n\n\nRegister\n \n\nABOUT ALCHEMY & TWINE PRODUCTIONS\n\n \nLarry D. Lariosa is a first generation Filipino-American with a 24-year career as a mental health therapist. He is also an accomplished songwriter and musician. \nTerrence Marcotte is a Nurse Practitioner in public health and has a background in visual arts and design. \nTogether as Alchemy & Twine Productions\, their mission is to create compelling art in service of social justice. By sharing untold stories and connecting the dots between past and present\, they seek to create change and empower communities. Larry and Terry live in Oakland with their 3 chihuahuas. This is their first feature length film. 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:20240801T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240709T234004Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240909T184423Z UID:19213-1722513600-1725728400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Precious Beings Exhibition & Closing Reception DESCRIPTION:PRECIOUS BEINGS\n Finding the connections between endangered ecosystems and the violence inflicted upon Indigenous women.   \nExhibition Dates:\nAug. 1\, 2024 – Sept. 7\, 2024\n\nClosing Reception: Wednesday\, Sept. 4\, 2024\, 5 PM- 7 PM \n(Link to Register Below)\n\nWestern scientific thought has long approached both nature and people of color as territories to be dominated\, inspected\, and mined for information and resources. Ecofeminism has made persuasive arguments connecting women and nature. \nKim Shuck’s (Cherokee) beadwork seeks to encourage more awareness of the biome around us and our place in that biome. Curious creatures of all kinds populate Kim’s beaded world. It is a world created bead by bead not to question or harvest but to recognize and acknowledge relationships and community. These precious beings are not fragile\, though they have been subjected to violent environmental change. We are all subject to these changes. \nBarbara Mumby’s (Patawomeck\, Pamunkey\, and Mattaponi) portraits of women seek to shift regressive narratives about how beauty is defined\, particularly for Indigenous women and women of color. The artist creates work\, not to cater to the male gaze\, but to shift power into the hands of the sitter. Intimate stories of family\, love\, trials\, and victories are subversively woven into each brush stroke\, resulting in large-scale\, vibrant works that force viewers to acknowledge their presence and force. These women refuse to be ignored\, sexualized\, erased\, or defined by others. \nTogether\, Shuck’s and Mumby’s work sit in dialogue with one another. Interwoven threads reach between and connect our endangered animals and plants to the silencing of and violence inflicted upon Indigenous women. \nThis exhibition’s closing reception will take place on Wednesday\, Sept. 4\, 2024\, 5 PM – 7 PM.  \n  \nGallery Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays\, 12 PM – 5 PM \nLocation: Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n388 9th St\, Ste 290\, Oakland\, CA \n\n\n\nRegister\n \n\nFeatured Artists\n \nBarbara Mumby (Patawomeck\, Pamunkey\, and Mattaponi) descends from the Powhatan Confederacy\, specifically the Patawomeck\, Pamunkey\, and Mattaponi Peoples. She was born and raised in California’s rural Central Valley\, where her family’s Native American heritage and work as migrant farmers greatly influenced her passion for social justice. The arts became an integral part of her life and worked as a coping mechanism for the poverty and instability surrounding her. \nBarbara is an artist\, activist\, curator\, consultant\, and Indigenous Narrative Shifter; she uses the arts to challenge inaccurate and outdated perceptions of Indigenous Peoples and other marginalized communities. She views the arts as a powerful and effective tool for survival and an instrument to unite communities and move public policy. \n \nKim Shuck (Cherokee) is the 7TH Poet Laureate of San Francisco Emerita and a silly protein. She has been making textiles well before she was in school\, and thinks of the textile process as a first language. Kim has an MFA in textiles from San Francisco State University\, and in Indigenous circles\, her beadwork is celebrated across the country. Many of the pieces shown here represent endangered and extinct biota from places that are important to her. \nCreative Work Fund has supported many of Kim’s pieces in this exhibition. 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:20240803T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240803T213000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240710T002737Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240815T214223Z UID:19212-1722704400-1722720600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:BomBay to the Bay: a Garba Dance Festival DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, August 3\, 2024 | 5 PM – 9:30 PM\n \n*ONLINE REGISTRATION IS CLOSED \nJoin us on August 3\, 2024\, 5 PM – 9:30 PM\, at BomBay to the Bay: A Garba Dance Festival featuring live music by Bay Area garba legends Madhvi and Asim Mehta\, a dance lesson\, community dancing\, and artists to explore! Garba is a Gujarati indigenous and folk dance practiced by all ages to live drumming\, singing\, and instrumentals during joyous celebrations. \nArrive at 5 PM for a short garba class dressed in your own cultural finery. This multiracial\, multireligious\, and multiethnic garba festival supports an Oakland-style expansive vision of solidarity and joy\, so get ready to dance Bay to Bay\, across the world! This event is co-hosted by Reetu Mody and OACC and sponsored by the Activate Oakland Event Sponsorship Program. \nWhile this event is free\, registration is required.  \n\n\n\nRegister\n \n\n\nLive Music and Performance By:\n \nWe’ll be welcoming Bay Area garba legends Madhvi and Asim Mehta alongside their percussionist and live dhol player\, Parimal Zaveri. Madhvi and Asim are bringing raas-garba music with a flair to BomBay to the Bay! \nWebsite: http://www.kampmusic.com/bio.htm \nEVENT Q&A\nDress Code:  \nDress up to dance! Feel free to wear South Asian\, traditional Gujarati\, attire from your heritage\, or anything that is colorful\, slightly formal\, and easy to move in. All global attire is welcome and we encourage everyone to participate fully in the dancing and opportunity to dress up. \nFor Gujarati garba celebrations\, people often wear elements of traditional Gujarati attire including a chaniya choli (a long wide skirt with a crop top and scarf) and/or kediyu or kafni pajama (a gathered long sleeve shirt and pants). Traditional clothes for garba are colorful\, embroidered\, mirrored\, and often have cowrie shells on them. In the dance space people will take their shoes off to honor the feminine divinity/goddesses. If you are able to take your shoes off (we know that different accommodations require people to wear shoes)\, we suggest you take them off. \nGarba is one of the many circle folk dance traditions that exist all over the world and all those heritages are welcome to join together here. If there is a piece of attire from your cultural background you would love to wear- this is the place for it! \nWhat should I do if I want to wear shoes? \nBecause there will be many barefoot dancers\, please wear indoor shoes. \nWhat if I don’t know how to do the dance? \nYou’ll learn! Like all folk dance traditions\, everyone does the dance together from ages 1-100. You’ll move in your own style and the steps are easy to pick up. The point is to experience the exhilaration and the joy of moving together\, not to look exactly the same. If you need a break\, there will be chairs to watch other dancers and there are artists to visit both in the auditorium and the adjoining artist room. \nWho should I bring?  \nEveryone is welcome! This is a space committed to liberation for all people all of the world and is explicitly about joy in a multiracial\, multireligious\, and multiethnic folk dance space. \nWhat should I bring? \nBring shoes you are comfortable taking off (if you are able to)\, a water bottle\, and dandiya sticks (two Gujarati dancing sticks) if you have them. \nWhat if I am not South Asian\, can I still attend? \nYes! Everyone is welcome. And if you have South Asian clothing that you want to rock as a non-South Asian\, this is an event you are welcome to do so at. Just bring your love and respect! \nIs garba a spiritual practice? \nLike many folk dances\, garba is connected to spirituality. Gujarati garba dance is connected to indigenous and tribal practices and Hinduism. Many people of different religious backgrounds\, including Buddhism\, Jainism\, Islam\, and Christianity\, also practice culturally in Gujarat. At this garba\, we will be honoring the feminine divine\, which will be symbolized by a matke/matlo (a pot) in the center of the room. \nWhat if I want to donate at your event? \nThis event is completely free to attend! We will be accepting Venmo and Zelle donations\, which will be given to Palestine Legal and Middle East Children’s Alliance. Each group provides support for Palestinians in different ways\, with Palestine Legal using the judicial system and Middle East Children’s Alliance providing direct support on the ground in Gaza. \nWhy did you want to host this event?  \nReetu Mody grew up with garba as one of her childhood’s most joyful and inclusive practices. As a resident of Oakland\, she wanted to create an event that uplifts how Oakland as a city continues to enable cultural artistry\, acceptance and inclusion of immigrants\, sanctuary\, mutual aid\, joy\, and care for all communities. At this event\, we want to create a small space of belonging for all. This event seeks to embody equity\, global liberation\, anti-caste\, anti-Islamophobia\, pro-LGBTQ2IA\, pro-immigration\, and pro-neighborhood practices. For us\, this means caring\, living\, and celebrating together. Feel free to read more with this KQED article\, too. \nWhy can’t I register online anymore? \nIf we have reached our maximum registration capacity\, you can no longer register online. We will allow people into the event on a first-come\, first-served basis at the beginning of the garba. We will prioritize those who registered online as we near capacity throughout the night. If you did not register online\, you may have to wait in line. \nWill there be food?  \nPlease note that there will NOT be food at the garba\, but Renaissance Plaza and the surrounding neighborhood have several restaurants. 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:20240907T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240907T163000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240814T235924Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240908T000830Z UID:19383-1725714000-1725726600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Hālau O Keikiali’i in Performance DESCRIPTION:Saturday\, September 7\, 2024 | 1 PM – 4 PM\nJoin us on Saturday\, September 7\, 2024\, from 1 PM – 4 PM at the Oakland Asian Cultural Center for an unforgettable afternoon of vibrant Hawaiian arts and culture. Featuring performances by Halau o Keikiali’i (ancient and modern Hula)\, Hawaiian music artists Kumu Hula Kawika Alfiche on `ukulele and Steven Kanahe Espaniola on Hawaiian slack key guitar and falsetto\, and many Hawaiian arts and crafts vendors. \nDon’t miss this celebration of Hawaiian culture\, tradition\, and community! \nOACC’s “Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage” Asian American & Pacific Islander performing arts series will provide a platform for local Asian and Asian Pacific Islander culturally relevant artists that inspire intergenerational and cross-cultural exchange. \n\n\nRegister\n \n\nAbout the Performers\n \nHālau O Keikiali’i‘s primary focus is on cultural traditions\, including hula kahiko (ancient dance)\, hula `auana (modern dance)\, oli (chant)\, mele (traditional songs)\, himeni (modern songs)\, nā mea hula (arts\, crafts\, implements)\, lole hula (hula attire)\, ‘ōlelo (language)\, and mo’olelo (stories). \nFollowing tradition\, they share what they learn with different communities so that others too can benefit from a better understanding and appreciation of Hawaiian culture. It is within the stories told in the mele\, and its morals and values\, that people can truly be enriched in their personal lives. \nHālau O Keikiali’i hopes to reach people far and wide\, touching everyone who may or may not be exposed to the Hawaiian culture and sharing with them in this spirit. \n \nKumu Hula Kawika Alfiche is the Kumu Hula (Master teacher) for Hālau o Keikiali’i\, is the Director for the Kaululehua Hawaiian Cultural Center in South San Francisco\, and has been teaching hula and Hawaiian cultural arts for over 25 years. With a mission to preserve and perpetuate all things Hawaiian\, Kawika spends his life learning\, teaching\, and sharing his culture through the hula and cultural arts\, and continues to teach throughout the globe. \n \nRaised in Aliamanu\, Hawai’i and now residing in the California Bay Area\, Steven Kanahe Espaniola is a self taught multi-instrumentalist Hawaiian artist specializing in Ki Ho’alu (Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar)\, ‘Ukulele\, Upright Bass\, and Leo Ki’e Ki’e (Traditional Hawaiian falsetto). Of Hawaiian\, Filipino\, Chinese and Spanish descent\, his ethnicity is as diverse as his unique sound which preserves the integrity of the traditional with a flourish of the modern. 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:20240918T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241109T170000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240819T204131Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220659Z UID:19431-1726660800-1731171600@oacc.cc SUMMARY:AAPI Voters Have Power Exhibition DESCRIPTION:AAPI VOTERS HAVE POWER\n  \nExhibition Dates:\nSept. 18\, 2024 – Nov. 9\, 2024\n\nThe Oakland Asian Cultural Center presents “AAPI Voters Have Power\,” a powerful new exhibition where art meets activism in a loud call for civic engagement. Dedicated to mobilizing the San Francisco Bay Area Asian Pacific Islander community for this fall’s crucial elections – locally\, statewide\, and nationally – this exhibition features artwork by artists across the country\, including the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund’s 2020 and 2024 Creative Catalyst cohort artists and youth artists from City Studio. \nAccording to the Public Policy Institute of California\, despite being a vibrant and prominent demographic\, only 54% of Asian Americans are likely to vote. Historically\, our voting rates have not reflected our growing influence and the urgent issues we face. “AAPI Voters Have Power” underscores why it’s essential for each of us to participate actively in the electoral process. Each vote carries the weight of shaping policies that affect our daily lives\, from education and healthcare to civil rights and representation. Voting is critical to shaping our collective future. \nEunSook Lee\, Executive Director of the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund\, shares\, “We know the AAPI vote can make or break elections. What will happen in November will determine the future of democracy in the United States\, and AAPI communities will be central to that. Art and social change start at the personal level\, and we are grateful that these phenomenal artists have created work that speaks to the Asian American and Pacific Islander experience today.” \nThrough compelling artwork and storytelling\, “AAPI Voters Have Power” illuminates the power of our collective voice and the impact of our votes on the future of our communities and democracy at large. We hope to impart the following message to you: your voice is crucial\, and your vote can drive meaningful change. Let’s make a difference this fall! \nThis show will be open from September 18\, 2024\, to November 9\, 2024\, during OACC’s business hours (Wed-Sat\, 12 PM—5 PM). \nSpecial thanks to the AAPI Civic Engagement Fund and their 2020 and 2024 cohort artists participating in this exhibition. \nParticipating Artists \nHena Ashraf \nCity Studio \nKat Evasco \nTori Hong \nLehuauakea \nKatie Quan \nSonia Rao \nCindy Shih \nAparna Sindhoor PhD. \nThe artwork used in the exhibition flyer is “Abolitionist Elder” by Tori Hong (www.ntxoo.art). \nGallery Hours: Wednesdays through Saturdays\, 12 PM – 5 PM \nLocation: Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n388 9th St\, Ste 290\, Oakland\, CA 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:20240922T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240922T143000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240801T180527Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240922T220545Z UID:19346-1727010000-1727015400@oacc.cc SUMMARY:"Simone" Book Release & Reading DESCRIPTION:Sunday\, September 22\, 2024 | 1 PM – 2:30 PM\nJoin us for the release of Simone\, an exciting new picture book\, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan. Simone is an unforgettable story of a Vietnamese American girl whose life is transformed by a wildfire. \nArrive at 12 PM for a children’s coloring activity led by Minnie Phan\, followed by a reading\, live drawing\, Q&A\, and book signing starting at 1 PM. \nViet and Minnie hope Simone inspires a generation to pick up a pencil\, to create daringly\, and to dream fiercely a new vision for a more collective\, collaborative\, and compassionate future. \nThis event is co-sponsored by Eastwind Books of Berkeley.   \n\nRegister\n \nMeet the Creators of Simone\n \nViet Thanh Nguyen (author of Simone)’s debut novel\, The Sympathizer\, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction\, is a New York Times bestseller and is now an HBO TV series directed by Park Chan-wook. He is the editor of The Displaced: Refugee Writers on Refugee Lives and the Library of America volume for Maxine Hong Kingston and he co-authored Chicken of the Sea\, a children’s book\, with his then six-year-old son\, Ellison. His most recent books are The Committed\, the sequel to The Sympathizer\, and his second children’s book\, Simone\, illustrated by Minnie Phan. \n \nMinnie Phan (illustrator of Simone) is a Vietnamese American illustrator and designer creating visual communications that spark delight. Her debut picture book was The Yellow Áo Dài\, written by Hanh Bui. Minnie’s work also includes animation and comics\, and she has created art for the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art\, the San Francisco Public Library\, and a 250-square-foot mural for Google among others. Her most recent children’s book publication is Simone\, written by Pulitzer-Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen. 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:20240927T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240927T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 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:“My Mother’s Tongue”/ “Coming Out of My Skin”\n\nA Short Film Screening and Book Reading Exploring Cambodian & Queer Identity with Jean-Baptiste Phou\n\nFriday\, September 27\, 2024 | 6 PM | FREE\n\nJoin us for a special screening and book reading of recent works by Jean-Baptiste Phou\, a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in Paris to Chinese-Cambodian parents: \n“My Mother’s Tongue”\, is a short film that tells the story of a mother and son who don’t share a language\, her being born in Cambodia and him in France. They have difficulties communicating until something unlocks when she suddenly falls very ill. \n“Coming Out of My Skin”\, is a compelling memoir of a gay Asian man living in a white world that deftly aspires for a reconciliation that can empower people of sexual and racial minorities to inhabit their bodies joyfully. \nA discussion will follow the screening and reading facilitated by CERI board member\, Mory Chhom. \nThis event is co-presented with the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants (CERI). \n\nRegister\n \n\nMeet the Speakers\n \nPhoto by Annie Gozard \nJean-Baptiste Phou is a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in France to Chinese-Cambodian parents. As an actor\, he has performed in plays\, musicals\, and films. He has also written\, directed\, and produced his own plays\, including ‘Cambodia\, Here I Am’ and ‘l’Anarchiste’\, the latter adapted from Soth Polin’s novel. He is also the author of ‘Coming Out of My Skin’ (Seagull\, 2023) and ‘80 mots du Cambodge’ (l’Asiathèque\, 2024). In addition to theater and writing\, he explores other mediums such as sound\, image\, and performance. His work tackles issues around identity\, migration\, and minority experiences. \n \nMory Chhom (she/her) is a 1.5-generation Cambodian American born in a refugee camp in Thailand and raised in Modesto\, California. She has dedicated the last 20 years of her career to achieving health equity for refugees and immigrants. Currently\, she is the Director of Population-Focused Prevention Early Intervention at RAMS. 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:20240929T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20240929T150000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20240823T160615Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241014T170459Z UID:19636-1727614800-1727622000@oacc.cc SUMMARY:Speed Weave Loom Mending DESCRIPTION:Speed Weave Loom Mending\n\nSunday Sept. 29\, 2024 | \n1 PM – 3 PM\n\n2024 年 9 月 29 日星期日下午 1 点至下午 3 点\n  \nBring a clothing item that needs repair to this mending class to experience the joy of quickly repairing a sock or knitted clothing using a speed weave loom\, needle and thread. No experience necessary. Attendees only need to bring their well loved clothing item. Cantonese or Mandarin interpreter can be arranged upon request. Registration required with a $10 hold fee\, funds returned when you show up for the class. \nThis workshop is supported by Stop Waste. Stop Waste helps Alameda County’s businesses\, residents\, and schools waste less\, recycle properly\, and use water\, energy\, and other resources efficiently. They’re a public agency governed by the Alameda County Waste Management Authority\, the Alameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board\, and the Energy Council. For more information\, please visit Stop Waste’s website: https://www.stopwaste.org/about-stopwaste \n您有没有那双袜子或衬衫您舍不得丟的？您可以带来您仍然喜欢的旧袜子来参加这个修补班！您将体验到使用高速织布机、针和线快速修补袜子的乐趣。无需经验，参加者只需携带需要修理的袜子就可以。请打电话或前来安排粤语或普通话翻译。需要报名。登记时需要付＄十元。当你们参 加这 课堂时，这十元是会返还给你们。 \n\n\n\nRegister 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:20241011T183000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20241011T200000 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 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:Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong\n\nA Book Reading and Conversation with Author Karen Fang\n  \nFriday\, October 11\, 2024 | 6:30 PM | FREE\nYou might not know the name Tyrus Wong\, but you probably know some of the images he created\, including scenes from the beloved Disney classic\, Bambi. Yet\, when he came to this country as a child\, Tyrus spent a month alone at Angel Island. How did he go on to have a long and prosperous career drawing animation cels\, storyboards\, and greeting cards that shaped the American imagination? \nThis reading and book launch shares the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong’s remarkable 106-year life\, from the paintings and fine art prints he made working for Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration\, to the unique handmade kites he designed and flew on the Santa Monica beach. Showing how Tyrus found American communities that nurtured his artistic talent\, author Karen Fang will cover everything from Tyrus Wong’s work as a studio sketch artist for Warner Bros. to the best-selling Christmas cards he designed for Hallmark and other greeting card companies. \nJoin us for the launch of Background Artist: The Life and Work of Tyrus Wong\, to celebrate a multi-talented Asian American artist and pioneer. \nQ&A and discussion will be facilitated by Le Tang\, a Lead Story Artist at Pixar Animation Studios. \n\nRegister\n \nMeet the Author\n \nKaren Fang is a film scholar and visual culture critic who writes and speaks for museums and film festivals around the world. Known for previous books about Hong Kong cinema and nineteenth-century British interest in exotic objects\, Karen often writes about the intersection of Eastern and Western aesthetics. Her work has appeared in Smithsonian Magazine\, Hyperallergic\, Nikkei Asia\, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. She is also a prominent contributor to The Engines of Our Ingenuity\, a long-running\, widely distributed public radio series about science and innovation\, where  her episodes always focus on the visual arts. A Sunday painter\, Karen’s favorite media are watercolor and pen and ink. \nMeet the Discussion Facilitator\n \nLe Tang is a Vietnamese-American artist and storyteller\, with over 18 years in the animation industry. He started his career in animation at Lucasfilm Animation as a Story Artist\, and from there moved onto such studios as Nickelodeon\, Dreamworks\, and Disney. He is currently at Pixar Animation Studios as a Lead Story Artist\, having worked on such films as Toy Story 4\, Onward\, Elemental\, and Inside Out 2. 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;VALUE=DATE:20241012 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20241109 DTSTAMP:20260406T054620 CREATED:20241001T225318Z LAST-MODIFIED:20241002T001600Z UID:20042-1728691200-1731110399@oacc.cc SUMMARY:OACC Co-Presents: Kearny Street Workshop's "APAture 2024: Return" DESCRIPTION:APAture 2024: Return\n  \nOctober 12\, 2024 –  November 9\, 2024\nThe Oakland Asian Cultural Center co-presents Kearny Street Workshop’s 2024 APAture festival. \n  \nAPAture is celebrating 25 years of supporting emerging artists from across the Bay Area! From October 13 to November 9th Kearny Street Workshop will be presenting six showcases in venues across the city. \n  \nThe theme for this year is RETURN. From the Palestinian right to return\, the call for Indigenous Land Back\, the various migrant histories and struggle for justice in our Pacific Islander and Asian communities\, and the returns we face in our own personal lives: What does the idea of return mean to you? Where and to whom are you returning? \nAbout Kearny Street WorkshopKearny Street Workshop (KSW) is an organization dedicated to producing\, presenting\, and promoting art that empowers diverse Asian Pacific American communities. Since 1972\, KSW has offered multidisciplinary arts presentations and workshops to Bay Area community members. www.kearnystreet.org \n  \nAbout APAture \nAPAture is a multidisciplinary arts festival for emerging Asian-Pacific American (APA) artists to develop their art\, affirm their voices\, and share their work with the APA community. For the past 25 years\, Kearny Street Workshop’s festival has shaped the culture of the San Francisco Bay Area by addressing the realities and narratives of APA lives. \nUpcoming Showcases\n \nAPAture 2024 Music Showcase + Festival Kickoff\n \nDNA Lounge375 Eleventh St\, San Francisco\, CA \n  \nCo-presented by Kultivate Labs Balay Kreative\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n  \nOctober 13\, 2024 7:00 – 10:00 PM PDT$10 presale/$15 at the door DNA Lounge is an all ages venue. \n  \nThis year APAture kicks off with its music showcase! With rising star\, Ian Santillano\, headlining the night alongside an amazing line-up of emerging MCs\, singer-songwriters\, and electronic music artists! \n  \nFeaturing Ian Santillano with Nu Tekno Sounds\, Karinyo\, Jaeya Bayani\, Steven Cong\, and Double Goat. \n  \nCurated by Steven Cheung and Isalina Chow. \n \n Learn More\n \n \nAPAture 2024 Visual Arts Opening Reception\n \nArc Gallery & Studios1246 Folsom Street\, San Francisco\, CA\n  \nCo-presented by SOMArts\, ARTogether\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n  \nOpening Reception: October 18\, 2024 6:00 – 9:00 PM PDT \n  \nGallery Hours: October 12 – November 9\, 2024 W\, TH\, 1-6pm & SAT 12-3 PM \nFree\, $60 all access (entry to all ticketed events with free t-shirt\, drink tickets\, and more!). \n  \nFrom murals and exhibition walls to pride month designs for local sports teams\, San Jose-based artist Houyee Chow-Jiménez has been making an impact in the Bay and we’re proud to have her headline alongside an incredible ensemble of emerging artists\, at APAture 2024’s visual arts exhibition at Arc Gallery & Studios! Join us on October 18th for the opening reception! The exhibition will be on view at Arc Gallery & Studios until November 9th’s closing reception. \n  \nFeaturing Houyee Chow-Jiménez with Jang Lee\, Joanna Kao\, Laura Ming Wong\, Lisa Juachon\, Madi Reyes\, Bhumikorn Kongtaveelert\, Grace Jin\, Brianna Cheng\, Jackie Liu\, Kea Kahoilua-Clebsch\, Michelle Lin\, Mehr Kumar\, Marisa Goudie. \n  \nCurated by Tanza Solis and Ngân Vũ. \n \n Learn More\n \n \nAPAture 2024 Film Showcase\n  \nRoxie Theater3117 16th St\, San Francisco\, CA \n  \nCo-presented by Roxie Theater\, Kultivate Labs Balay Kreative\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n  \nOctober 22\, 2024 6:00 – 9:00PM PDT$15 / $60 all access (comes with free t-shirt\, drink tickets\, and more!). \n  \nThese varied and poignant works explore cultural knowledge and belonging through a variety of different lenses: educational shows and music videos that foreground the lived experience of the AAPI diaspora\, reflections on cultural belonging and embodiment\, and a documentary that highlights Indigenous Hawaiians’ righteous struggles for self-determination. \n  \nFeaturing Jalena Keane-Lee with Angelique Kalani Axelrode\, Joyce Keokham\, Elaine Nguyen\, Sophia E. Perez\, and Teao Sense. \n  \nCurated by David Cao and Lehua Taitano. \n \n Learn More\n \n \nAPAture 2024 Literary Arts Showcas\n \nArc Gallery & Studios1246 Folsom Street\, San Francisco\, CA \n  \nCo-presented by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco and Oakland Asian Cultural Center \n  \nOctober 25\, 2024 6:00 – 9:00PM PDT \n$15 / $60 all access (comes with free t-shirt\, drink tickets\, and more!). \n  \nAPAture and Litquake are both celebrating 25 years! So we’re teaming up to present the Literary Arts showcase featuring former El Cerrito poet laureate\, Maw Shein Win\, and we’ll be commemorating the release of her upcoming collection\, Percussing the Thinking Jar (2024 Omnidawn Publishing). \n  \nFeaturing Maw Shein Win with Sam Javellana Hill\, Christine Huang\, Jennifer Ng\, Megan Jade Mock Noble\, Noelani Piters\, Danielle Shi\, and Eden Julia Sugay. \n  \nCurated by Diana Fu\, Matthew Choi\, and Isalina Chow. \n \n Learn More\n \n \n\nAPAture 2024 Comics/Zines & Illustration Showcase\n \nArc Gallery & Studios1246 Folsom Street\, San Francisco\, CA \n \nCo-presented by Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco and Oakland Asian Cultural Center\n \nOctober 27\, 2024 2:00-5:00PM PDT\n$15 / $60 all access (comes with free t-shirt\, drink tickets\, and more!).\n \n\nFresh off of illustrating\, Simone (Penguin Random House 2024)\, the newest children’s book by acclaimed author\, Viet Thanh Nguyen\, is our APAture 2024 featured artist in Comics\, Zines\, & Illustrations\, Minnie Phan! Meet our showcase artists at this interactive book\, prints\, and makers fair. \n \n \nFeaturing Minnie Phan with Cesar Cueva\, Jake Gavino\, Kathy Huang\, Nhien Lee\, Lauren Miller\, Ipsheeta Furtado\, and Alexis Peneda. \n \n \nCurated by Ngân Vū\, Steven Cheung\, and Tanza Solis. \n \n \n \n Learn More\n \n \n\nAPAture 2024 Performing Arts Showcase\n \nJoe Goode Annex 401 Alabama St\, San Francisco\, CA \n  \nCo-presented by Joe Goode Annex\, Kultivate Labs Balay Kreative\, and Oakland Asian Cultural Center November 3\, 2024 7:00 – 9:00PM PDT$15 / $60 all access (comes with free t-shirt\, drink tickets\, and more!). \nThis performing arts showcase features the works of Teo Lin-Bianco\, Tatyana Topasna\, Maya Rau-Murthy\, Alder & the Kindred\, Lily Gee\, Taneesh Kaur\, D. Kaur\, and featured artist Kim Requesto. These works span a wide variety of disciplines—combining spoken word poetry\, movement practice\, multimedia\, and musical performance—and explore the intimacy\, vulnerability\, and physicality of what Return is and should be. \n  \n  \nCurated by David Cao and Matthew Choi. \n  \n \n Learn More URL:https://oacc.cc/event/apature2024/ 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 END:VCALENDAR