Day of Remembrance Community Map Project by Yoko Oji Kikuchi: This project is in honor of Day of Remembrance on February 19th, which 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
Li Ching World can be viewed at OACC during OACC’s business hours (Wednesday - Saturday, 12 PM-5 PM) starting March 1st, 2023 through April 22nd, 2023. As an immigrant Asian-American woman artist, Li Ching Accurso wants her art to be an encouraging message to the Asian American community and beyond. Her work elevates the voices
The Oakland Asian Cultural Center invites local business and organizations to take part in our upcoming Virtual Community Night Market. The Night Market will be a virtual "one-stop-shop" marketplace featuring Oakland/Bay Area-based and Oakland values-inspired businesses, including BIPOC businesses and artists. We aim to engage a wide consumer audience of individuals interested in API and/or
Celebrate AAPI Choreographers With Us! This year’s Dancing Moons Festival features the world premiere of Exquisite Corpse - a new ballet co-choreographed by Phil Chan, Seyong Kim, and Elaine Kudo. Based on a Surrealist parlor game invented in 1925 in which players collaboratively create a figure by taking turns drawing sections of a body on a sheet
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT! Our apologies for the inconvenience. Book Talk and Discussion with Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and Thi Bui Join us at OACC for a powerful author talk and reading with author Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai and her new novel, Dust Child. Author Thi Bui will moderate a discussion with
Attention all singletons! It is time to emerge from the frosty shells of your lonely, wintry heart and find new love this spring. Whether you're looking for that special someone or to just make new friends, join us at Singles Oakferno for an electrifying night of fun, flirting, and new connections. Held at the luxurious
THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT From Cape Town, South Africa, to small-town Saskatchewan, family-run Chinese restaurants are global icons of immigration, community, and delicious food. The cultural outposts of far-flung settlers, bringers of dim sum, Peking duck and creative culinary hybrids, Chinese restaurants are a microcosm of greater social forces. They are an insight into
