Curated by Sharat Lin, this exhibit consists of approximately 40 original silk screen poster prints documenting campus social protest movements. Long before the availability of personal computers, the most accessible way of making vivid color posters in quantities of a few hundred was silk screen printing. Most of the artists were anonymous students at the […]
Looking back at APA History in 1940's , the Exclusion Laws, racism and the KKK has graphically come alive with comic artists and writers Gene Luen Yang and Pornsak Pichetshote's new graphic novels. Pichetshote's The Good Asian and Yang's Shadow Hero and Superman Smashes the Klan have been treasures to comic lovers searching for adventure, […]
As an Oakland, CA-born first-generation Vietnamese-American, food justice comes naturally to Chef Tu David Phu, who finds opportunities to use the medium of food as a vessel for meaningful work. From cooking with incarcerated men in San Quentin; to his role as a co-executive producer for First Kitchen Media that involves storytelling, and speaking about […]
Join us for an informational event about breast health and the importance of cancer screenings. With the double impact of COVID-19 and anti-Asian violence affecting Oakland Chinatown neighborhoods, more residents are delaying critical screening appointments out of fear of leaving the safety of their homes and visiting healthcare providers. Experts from Asian Health Services, Epic […]
Korean Center, Inc. (KCI), in partnership with the Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC), invites students from Kindergarten to 12th grade to participate in an art contest. Winning entries for four different age groups will be selected by a group of jurors from the hosting organizations as well as one “Audience Choice Winner” who will be […]
Bay Area printmakers and community artists reflect on the role of printmaking in social justice movements. The Bay Area has been the site of powerful protest efforts advocating for radical social change and a more equitable, inclusive world for all communities, especially those disempowered by the status quo. Accompanying these protests are striking artistic expressions […]
