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Asian Pacific American Heritage MonthMay 2014

A Celebration of Danceat OACC

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ut The Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC) was founded in 1984 by a coalition of volunteers who recognized the need for a strong artistic and cultural force in the Chinatown area. Our mission is to build vibrant communities through Asian and Pacific Islander American (APIA) arts and culture programs that foster intergenerational and cross-cultural dialogue, cultural identity, collaborations, and social justice.

The Asian American community is the fastest growing population in the state of California and almost 1.5 million Asians are now living in Alameda

County alone. In the last decade, OACC has used multidisciplinary cultural arts to address some of the many issues facing the Asian and Pacific American communi-ty - issues such as generational differences, cultural differences, ethnic and cultural identity, stereotypes, and more.

OACC has provided the forum and physical space to build the bridge between generations through dance, music, literary, or visual art classes, as well as

through public performances and community events.

Stay up to date with us! Sign up for our newsletter at www.oacc.cc

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ClassesCultural Dance

We offer a variety of cultural dance classes for youth. Please con-tact the instructor or organization of each dance class to confirm

your participation before you register as space & scheduling varies per class.

Taught by the instructors of the Ger Youth Center, they aim to preserve and promote Mongolian Traditional Dance in the San Francisco Bay Area. The class will emphasize the great variety of Mongolian folk dances enriched by clans, tribes, palace dances, and religious ritual dances. All experience levels are welcome!

NEW STUDENTS: Please contact Ger YouthCenter at [email protected] for registration andtuition information.

American Center of Philippine Arts (ACPA) instructs youth ages 5 -18 on basic steps in Philippine Folk Dance and apply these steps to choreography and the stage. Philippines history and culture will also be emphasized. Each class is designed with the student in mind for natural progression and growth.

NEW STUDENTS: Please contact ACPA at [email protected] for details and registration forms.

Philippine Folk Dance

Chinese Folk Dance for youth ages 4 -17. Coordination, choreography, and culture will be emphasized. Students also get the opportunity to perform all around the Bay area!

EVERY SATURDAYClasses every hour from 10:00am-5:00pm.Please contact instructor, Patty Chu for information: [email protected]: $48 per month, pro-rated

Chinese Folk Dance

Mongolian Traditional Dance

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ses Martial Arts, Health, Healing Arts

Drop-ins are always welcome! Soothe your mind, body and spirit with one of our regularly scheduled martial arts, health, fitness, and healing arts classes.

Come learn and be inspired by Master Shi Yong Yao, a Shaolin Qi-Gong (“chi-gong”) Master from the Shaolin Temple in China. With over 30 years of experience, Master Shi Yong Yao specializes in “hard” Qi-Gong and “gold finger” Qi-Gong, and teaches the “Eight Section Brocade”, referred to as Ba Duan Jin.

EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY Wednesdays, 5:30pm - 6:30pm Saturdays, 10:00am - 11:00amTuition: $120/month unlimited classes $80/month unlimited for seniors (62+) $70/month 1-class per week $35/month 1-class/week for seniors (62+)$20 drop-in anytime/ $10 drop-in seniors

Qi Gong

Learn the fundamentals of Shaolin Kung Fu to improve your physcal stamina, strength, and flexibility. Students of all ages and backgrounds are welcome to participate in the cultivation of mind, body, and spirit through traditional Shaolin training. Mastery of this ancient art form will bring you good health!

EVERY WEDNESDAY & SATURDAY

Shaolin Kung Fu

YouthWednesdays 5:30-

6:30pmSaturdays 10:00-

11:00am

Monthly Unlimited: $901-class per week: $55

Drop-in: $15

AdultWednesdays 6:45-

7:45pm Saturdays 11:00am-

12:00pm

Monthly Unlimited: $1201-class per week: $75

Drop-in: $20

Martial Arts, Health, Healing ArtsClass led by 2011-2012 OACC Artist in Resident, Judith Kajiwara. Sweat and groove to this upbeat, fun and friendly 1-hour dance workout! The choreography is based on hip hop moves, influenced by African & Jazz dance, using contemporary and retro rap and R&B music. This is a mixed level class for all ages. Beginners are always welcome!

EVERY WEDNESDAY 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Tuition: $40/month (general), $30/month (seniors 62+), $12 drop in

Hip-Hop Dance WorkoutClasses

Music and Visual ArtsWe offer a variety of visual arts classes. Please contact

the instructor of each class to confirm your participation before you register as space and scheduling varies per

Guzheng lessons by Ms. Winnie Wong, director of China Spirit Music Ensemble for students ranging from age 5 to 75. Students will not only learn about Chinese music, but will also learn about self-esteem, self-discipline, poise, and etiquette. Each student will find their own meaning in music and the instructors make sure that no matter what the student’s goal is, their outcome is the best quality and self-fulfillment.

NEW STUDENTS: For information on classes or private lessons, please call (415) 661-3758

CLASSES HELD EVERY SATURDAY, Hourly classes between 10:00am - 4:00pmTuition: $130/month for group lessons

Guzheng

Learn Chinese language and culture through painting, drawing, and calligraphy! With step-by-step lessons in sketching and watercolor painting, this class is a fun and easy way to learn fundamental skills of painting and drawing.

Saturdays 1:30-2:30pmTuition: $64/month youth $84/month adults

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“Journeys” Dance Workshop for Seniors

“Journeys” is a contemporary dance and storytelling workshop for seniors, led by Butoh artist, and OACC hip hop teacher, Judith Kajiwara! In this workshop, students will explore contemporary dance, interwoven with the art of storytelling to physi-cally illustrate their own personal journeys. Free and open to seniors ages 55+.

Thursdays 9:45am -10:45am

Ikebana at OACC

Ikebana, the Japanese art of flower arrangement, dates back to over 550 years and is still practiced in modern-day Japan. Ikebana pays attention to the overall line and form of all plant material used, and emphasizes minimalism and asymmetry.

Classes held 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month.

Tuition is $70 per month - includes flowers and plant materials. Other materials must br brought by student. For more information or to register, e-mail/call instructor, Tomoko Tsuji at [email protected] or (510) 922-0698.

2 Saturdays per month 2:00-4:00pm

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4/5/14A Symphony of Verse - An Asian Pacific American Celebration of National Poetry MonthSaturday 4/5/14 2:00 - 5:00pm$10 advance, $15 at the door

Join OACC and Hyphen Magazine in celebrating API poets and National Poetry Month at this event, filled with a great lineup of spoken word artists.

5/10/14Asian Pacfic American StoryFest

by Eth-Noh-TecSaturday 5/10/14

5/15/14AYPAL May Arts Festival

Thursday 5/15/14

Mark your calendar for the folllowing upcoming events in the coming months! Check back on OACC.CC or our Facebook page for up-to-date information on all events!

4/13/14Covered California Workshop Sunday 4/13/14 2:00 - 3:00pm

4/16/14“aka Dan” Film Screening

Wednesday 4/16/14 7:00 - 9:00pm

OACC is proud to present a screening of “aka Dan,” which documents hip hop artist DANakaDAN’s search for his birth parents

as a Korean adoptee.

4/25/14Rhythms and Sounds: Celebrating #APIVoicesFriday 4/25/14 7:00 - 9:00pm

Rhythms and Sounds: Celebrating #APIVoices is the cumulating event for the Rhythnms and Sounds work-shop series, as well as for the #APIVoices contest, which will feature performances and a showing of the winning videos.

4/19/14Smithsonian “A Day In The Life of Asian Pacific America”Photography workshopSaturday 4/19/14 2:00 - 4:00pm

6/1/14“Journeys” Culminatung PerformanceSunday 6/1/14

“Journeys”is a contemporary dance and storytelling workshop for seniors, led by Butoh artist, and OACC hip hop teacher, Judith Kajiwara. This culminating per-formance will showcase the dance pieces developed during the workshop series, illustrating each participant’s “journey” here to Oakland and OACC.

6/22/14Murasaki Ensemble 25th AnniversarySunday, 6/22/14

5/17/14 Pacific Pathways: A Dance Celebration Saturday 5/17/14Come celebrate Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

at OACC with our Pacific Pathways dance celebration! The event will feature a unique blend of dances from Asia and the Pacific.

6/29/14OACC Trivia NightSunday, 6/29/14 5:00-7:00 pm

Event times subject to change. Please check OACC.cc or call 510-637-0455 for more information on events.

Rent

als Did you know that you can rent Oakland Asian Cultural Center for your next

private or corporate event, meeting, fundraiser, reception, wedding and more? Please cotact Lucas Maciel, Rentals Manager at (510) 637-0455 or email [email protected] for booking and cost information.

OACC is centrally located on the 2nd floor of Oakland Chinatown’s Pacific Renaissance Plaza. Our 15,000 square-foot center includes a 325-seat auditorium designed with lighting, sound stage and dressing rooms for performances and flexible seating arrangements. A full-service kitchen is available for catering and culinary classes. Classrooms, conference rooms, a dance studio and an exhibit space offer year-round opportunities for cultural enrichment. OACC is centrally located, and very close to ample public transportation, and is easily BART accessible.

Please also visit our wedding page in Here Comes the Guide! herecomesthe-guide.com/northern-california/wedding-venues/oakland-asian-cultural-center/

All funds from the rentals of our facilities are channeled directly to the support of our non-profit programs and the maintenance of our facilities. By renting our space, you are supporting our ongoing work with the local community to nurture Asian Pacific American arts and culture in the Bay Area.

oacc.cc/rental-info/rentals

Oakland Chinatow

n Oral H

istory ProjectThe Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project’s mission is to

capture and preserve the living and history of Oakland Chinatown by fa-cilitating an ongoing community dialogue across generations and cultures.

The most current phase of the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project was the Mapping Morsels phase. Food has always been integral to Chi-

natown’s identity. For over a century, small family-run food businesses have been the lifeblood of one of the most vibrant

communities in the East Bay. Mapping Morsels tells the story of Oakland Chinatown food culture by collecting memories from the commu-nity about their encounters with neighborhood restaurants and markets.

A previous phase included Tai Chi Chats - In 2011-2012, Tai Chi Chats captures the stories of Madison Park’s daily exercise community, who bring rich cultural activities and promote a growing, thriving, and environmentally sustainable public space. With a documentary video, interactive cultural maps, and an exhibit at OACC, the Chats highlight the community’s diverse culture and envision together a park design for the future. These Chats help inform the concurrent public planning process for the Lake Merritt BART Planning Area and advocate for public park space and cultural activities in Chinatown.

For more information on the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project, visit: http://memorymap.oacc.cc/.

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World Kids Academy is a new language after school program designed to develop listening, speaking, reading and writing fluency in the language students are studying. Current language offers in: Chinese Mandarin and Spanish. For more information, visit: worldkidsacademy.com

AYPAL is a leadership development, community organizing and coalition building organization that seeks to create healthy, safe, and thriving communities.

AYPAL’s mission is to empower Oakland’s low-income Asian & Pacific Islander immigrant and refugee families to be leaders for school reform and neighborhood change. For more information, visit: http://aypal.org

The Oakland Public Library Asian Branch offers after-school craft and game activities for local teens at OACC. For more information, please visit the Oakland Public Library, Asian Branch in the Pacific Renaissance Plaza.

Emeryville Taiko is a non-profit San Francisco Bay Area taiko group providing traditional Japanese drumming classes and performances, led by Sensei Susan Horn. Please visit www.etaiko.org for more information.

Exhibit

In collaboration with OACC, the Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (ICCNC), will be

showcasing a “Calligraphies in Conversation” exhibit. It is a unique exhibition featuring Islamic and Far Eastern Calligrpahic Art with over

50 outstanding works. Exhibit at ICCNC (1433 Madison St. Oakland, CA 94612)

with select works at OACC.

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Century Club membership will give members access to free and discounted events (some private ones only for members), reserved and/

or priority seating for some special events at OACC, and more.

Patrons can choose to donate at the $100 level or at $200, $300, $1,000, levels, etc. Higher level donors may also receive discounts

on room rentals, free room rentals, and other exclusive invitations and benefits.

For more information or to sign up, please contact Executive Director, Tamiko Wong at

[email protected]

Wish List:OACC is in need of new equipment, repairs, and other donations.

Some items on our wish list include:

- New and used computers/laptops (Help us get new computers!)- Office Supplies

- Funds for repairs (AC, wall divider, bathroom touch-ups, floor and ceiling repairs)

- Media equipment- Baby grand or grand piano

If you would like to make any donation, please contact Executve Director, Tamiko Wong at [email protected]

Tours:Visit the Oakland Asian Cultural Center for your next class field trip or

tour! OACC offers 30 minute to 1 hour interactive tours and cultural art activities that are designed for your school or group. Our curriculum covers a diverse range of Asian Pacific Islander

American (APIA) cultural and historical subjects.

Tours are offered on a limited basis, please contact Programs Assis-tant, Carmen Chan, [email protected] for more information!

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