Roots, Water, Bloom: A Queer Trans Asian Pacific Islander Experience Saturday, June 7 has been canceled due to unforeseen circumstances. Roots, Water, Bloom: A Queer Trans Asian Pacific Islander Experience Saturday, June 77:30pm - 9:00pmTickets: $15 *Masking required for this performance when not actively eating or drinking* Featuring King LOTUS BOY, Piss E Sissy and DJ Del. […]
SUMMER SHOWCASE
Saturday June 14, 2025 from 1:00 - 3:00pm
388 9th St. Suite 290, Oakland
Oakland Asian Cultural Center invites you to our upcoming Summer Showcase! Our open house will feature 10 free performances and is an opportunity to learn about the classes offered at OACC year-round. Snacks and prizes will also be available.
Performances include:
Shabnam Bellydance School
DANCE-A-VISION with Carla Service
MPWRD Collective
Patty Chu’s Chinese Folk Dance Group
Kkiri Kkiri Samulnori
AYPAL Building API Community Power
Taekwondo with Master Sim
Chinese Music Lessons
Toishan Benevolent Association
Johnny Jang Martial Arts
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
June 21st & 22nd
9am - 5pm, Doors open at 8am
Address: 388 9th St. Suite 290
Oakland, CA 94607
With speakers:
• David Inoue
• Alice Yang
• Frank Abe
• Satsuki Ina
• Andrew Leong
• Eric Muller
• Barbara Takei
• Mike Ishii
• Nancy Ukai
• Greg Robinson
...and many more
Cost: Free
Oakland Asian Cultural Center
June 21st & 22nd
9am - 5pm, Doors open at 8am
Address: 388 9th St. Suite 290
Oakland, CA 94607
With speakers:
• David Inoue
• Alice Yang
• Frank Abe
• Satsuki Ina
• Andrew Leong
• Eric Muller
• Barbara Takei
• Mike Ishii
• Nancy Ukai
• Greg Robinson
...and many more
Cost: Free
Saturday, August 23-5 pmFREE Join us for the premiere of Taking Root, a community-organizer produced documentary series. Taking Root amplifies the untold stories of Vietnamese, Cambodian, and Laotian refugees who resettled in Philadelphia after the U.S. Wars in Southeast Asia (commonly known as the “Vietnam War"). Directed by Oanh-Nhi Nguyen and co-produced by VietLead, the […]
On view: August 14 - November 1 (during OACC open hours) Wednesday–Saturday, noon–5 pm She Isn’t a Metaphor reimagines mythological women not as symbols or ideals, but as powerful, complex women. Drawing from Hindu mythology and other traditions, this series of mixed media by artist Nimisha Doongarwal challenges how women have been used as symbols—Sita for […]