Shu Yi Liu, fondly known as Mr. Liu, has taught at OACC for more than 20 years. He currently teaches a calligraphy class and painting class. Mr. Liu was drawn to the center because of its proximity to the Asian Branch of the Oakland Public Library and to Old Oakland. "OACC is located at an optimal location for crossing cultural boundaries and is the center of learning and cultural experiences." Mr. Liu continues to teach here because he feels that OACC deeply cares about and helps out its teachers and students, and welcomes people of all different background and cultural understandings.
Meet Mr. Liu at OACC's Lunar New Year Festival on February 10th!
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Last Boat Out of Shanghai
Book Launch with Author Helen Zia
Sunday, January 27, 2019, 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm
Zia weaves together the stories of four young Shanghai residents who wrestled with the decision to abandon everything for an uncertain life as refugees in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the U.S.
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Bonnie Kwong's Story Circles
Saturday, February 2, 2019, 12:30 pm - 3:30 pm
Wednesday, February 6, 2019, 6:00 pm -9:00 pm
More Dates and Times Here
What makes Oakland home? Whose voices are heard? Come and share your story if you are a current or former Oakland resident, worker, or community activist of any background! Attendees are encouraged to bring photos of the interior and exterior of their homes and personal items as props or to add to the set, such as a stool, dishes, a lamp, an umbrella, or even a pet!
Click here for info on 2019 Artist in Residence, Bonnie Kwong
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In Commemoration of Day of Remembrance
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Saturday, February 9, 2019 – Friday, March 1, 2019
Opening Reception: Saturday, February 9, 2019, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
This exhibition features the original illustrations by Rob Sato from the graphic novel, 442, which follows a young Japanese American soldier, serving in the U.S. Army's 442nd Regimental Combat Team, to the front lines of World War II.
Click here for more info
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442
Book Talk with Authors Koji Sakai and Phinny Kiyomura
Saturday, February 9, 2019, 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Writers Sakai and Kiyomura, along with illustrator Rob Sato discuss Japanese American experience in during World War II and history of incarceration in 1942, and describe the process of creating the graphic novel “442”. Followed by a Q&A session.
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Shirley Muramoto & "Hidden Legacy"
Film Screening and Performance
Sunday, February 24, 2019 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Shirley Muramoto, an accomplished koto master and the creative director of the documentary film "Hidden Legacy," will perform with Brian Wong (shakuhachi) and dancer Bando Hiroshichiro (aka Nakamura Gankyo). The film, tells the story of how traditional Japanese cultural arts were maintained at a time when the War Relocation Authority emphasized the importance of assimilation and Americanization.
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Resistance at Tule Lake
Film Screening
Sunday, March 10, 2019 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
“Resistance at Tule Lake” tells the long-suppressed story of incarcerated Japanese Americans who defied the government by refusing to swear unconditional loyalty to the U.S. Though this was an act of protest and family survival, they were branded as “disloyals” by the government and packed into the newly designated Tule Lake Segregation Center. Co-sponsored by Oakland Public Library.
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OACC Lunar New Year Festival
Family Friendly Performances and Activities
Sunday, February 10, 2019, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
Join OACC in welcoming the year of the boar. Featuring lion dance by Toi Shan Family Assoc, Ger Youth Center Mongolian folk dance, Trace Repeat (soul & funk band), Patty Chu’s Chinese folk dance, China’s Spirit Music Ensemble (guzheng), Emeryville Taiko drumming, Burmese dance and music by Tay Than Hlaing Entertainment, poetry by OACC Artist-in-Residence Bonnie Kwong, Maya at Cal (Classical Indian fusion), tai chi demo, and more.
Click here for more info
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Lunar New Year Family Reading Celebration
Storytime and Book Giveaway
Sunday, February 10, 2019, 11:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Family Reading Celebration is a special feature for kids during OACC’s Lunar New Year Festival. Join us for storytime with librarians Suzanne Lo and Sine Hwang Jensen, Kids Go Mandarin, English & Spanish storytime, shadow-puppet making and show, and free books for participating children (limited quantity, first-come-first-served basis, select from nearly 30 titles about Asian culture or Lunar New Year). Eastwind Books of Berkeley will also have books for all ages available for sale.
Click here for more info
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Monday Advanced Tai Chi Classes
Monday, January 28, 2019, 8:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Evelyn Lee will teach an advanced tai chi chuan class, on Mondays (except for the 2nd Monday each month). Each class will begin with stretching and basic Yang style warm up, followed by work on the Chen village style Laojia Yilu form (75 movements). Regardless of how far you get, you will benefit from the relaxation which is the foundation of this tai chi style.
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Friday Qi Gong / Tai Chi Classes (8 Sessions)
Free Introductory Class, February 1, 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Classes on Fridays from: February 8, 2019 - March 29, 2019, 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
$25 per Session or $160 for 8 Sessions
Tai Chi (24 style Taijiquan) and Qigong with Tai Chi Master Xiasha, a Taijiquan descendant of Yang's Taijiquan master Yan Zheuduo.
For more info please contact us at 510.816.9363 or info@oacc.cc for more information
Click here for more info on all of our current classes
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OUTREACH & COMMUNICATIONS INTERN (MARKETING)
The Oakland Asian Cultural Center seeks Outreach & Communications interns to assist with communications, promotion, and social media of OACC events and projects. Candidates with graphic design skills preferred.
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Administrative Intern
As the Administrative Intern, your primary responsibility is to assist staff with day-to-day administrative tasks and organizational needs.
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Paid Community Engagement Internship Opportunity
As a part of this internship, you will be in a group of youth interns hired at different community organizations that will come together to share knowledge around their understanding of displacement in neighborhoods, collaborate to support each other’s work, and engage in collective projects to activate and strengthen youth voices for community issues around displacement. Along with other duties.
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COMMUNITY PARTNER EVENTS & ANNOUNCEMENTS
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Deadline: February 4, 2019
Join a supportive community of young, talented, active Oakland Youth Poet Laureate poets!
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Asian Pacific Fund Scholarship Program
Scholarship Opportunity
Deadline: Various Deadlines February - April 2019
The Asian Pacific Fund administers 10 scholarship programs to help undergraduate and graduate students achieve their education goals.
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Deadline: March 20, 2019
Open nationally, SFFILM Catapult Documentary Fellowship supports filmmakers in early development on compelling, story-driven, feature documentary films. The fellowship includes a $10,000 grant, curated mentors, guidance from SFFILM and Catapult Film Fund staff, and access to SFFILM's FilmHouse residency. The deadline is Wednesday, March 20.
Please contact grants@sffilm.org with any questions and Click Here to learn more.
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First Wednesdays at Madison Park
Community Event
8th Street & Jackson Street, Oakland, CA
February 6, 2019
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us in the heart of Chinatown for family-friendly activities.
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OACC is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Your contribution is tax-deductibleto the extent allowed by law. (EIN# 73-1649335)
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