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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🧵🪡📍👚 Tomorrow! Join us for Mending Circle! Bring items that you would like to repair. ⏰️ Friday, October 4 12 noon-1:30 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St., Suite 290, Oakland, CA Questions? Email classes@oacc.cc #Oakland #Free #Mending #Community #OaklandAsianCulturalCenter

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Oakland Review of Books @oaklandreviewofbooks.org · 18/09/2026

"Terminal symbol": What the 16th Street Station was for Oakland, and what it could be. www.oaklandreviewofbooks.org/terminal-sym...

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Terminal symbol

What the shuttered 16th Street station was for Oakland, and what it could be.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Tomorrow! Walk-up tickets available! Join us for a stylish mahjong social with 13 Orphans, featuring a popup market and a special craft drink & breakfast bowl menu. Tea & Tiles Sat, Sep 19, 10:30 am-3 pm (enter at any time) OACC, 388 9th St, 2nd fl, Oakland 🎟️ $22 for coaching, $11 for free play

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Tomorrow! Get your glucose levels and blood pressure checked, free health kits and more. 🩺👩🏻‍⚕️Free Heath Screenings at Lincoln Summer Nights 🗓️ Thurs,Sept 10 & Oct 8, 5-8 pm 📍Lincoln Square Park 11th St & Alice St, Oakland #oakland #chinatown #lincolnsummernights #free #health

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Tomorrow! Bringing your mending to OACC for our montly mending circle.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

🧵🪡📍👚 Join us this Friday for August Mending Circle! Free to attend, basic supplies provided. Please bring items you'd like to repair. ⏰️ Fri, Sept 4 12 noon-1:30 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290 , Oakland, CA Questions? Email classes@oacc.cc #Oakland #Free #Mending #Community

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

📢 Announcing the OACC 2026 Youth Art Award! We invite Bay Area residents to nominate youth artists for a $250 scholarship prize. Self-nominations are also encouraged. The award will be given at OACC’s gala, Holding Place, Holding Space, on Oct 24. Apply by Sept 18 at forms.gle/MMwWnV3Xc8BU...

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

📚 Bilingual Chinese Storytime: Celebrating the Qixi Festival 🗓️ Saturday, August 29, 2026, 2-3 pm (Cantonese-English) Sunday, August 30, 2026, 2-3 pm (Mandarin-English) 📍Virtual (Zoom link provided after registration) 🎟️ FREE with registration at oacc.cc/event/bilingual-storytime-aug26

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

🖌️🌸🍃 The Fragrance of Calligraphy and Ink: An Exhibition of Chinese Brush Paintings ⏰ RECEPTION: Sun, Aug 23, 2-4 pm 🖼️ ON VIEW: Aug 19-Sept 26 (Wed-Fri, 12-5 pm) 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/chinese-brush-paintings

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Happening tomorrow! Join us for Filipino Folklore hour, with Randy Ribay's book launch for "Nest of Tongues" and a preview of Ara Chawdhury's "Oi Marichin Marukoy" stop motion animation!

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Happening tomorrow! Bring your mending projects to OACC 🪡

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

🧵🪡📍👚 Join us this Friday for August Mending Circle! Free to attend, basic supplies provided. Please bring items you'd like to repair. ⏰️ Fri, Aug 7 12 noon-1 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290 , Oakland, CA Questions? Email classes@oacc.cc #OACC #Free #Mending #Sewing #Community

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

🦇⚔️🇵🇭 Nest of Tongues: A Book Launch with Randy Ribay ⏰️ Sat, Aug 15, 2-4 pm 📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/nest-of-tongues Save the date for a talk with author Randy Ribay about his newest Filipino folklore YA novel, "Nest of Tongues."

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🧵🪡📍👚 Join us this Friday for July Mending Circle! 🗓️Friday, July 10, 12 noon-1 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St., Ste 290 , Oakland Questions? 📧 Email: classes@oacc.cc Cost: Free Bring: Items that need repair #OACC #Free #Mending #Sewing #Community #OaklandAsianCulturalCenter

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Save the date for: 🗣️ Our Stories in Our Voices: Oral History of Oakland Chinatown Organizing Across Generations ⏰️ Sat, Aug 1, 1-4 pm 📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center, 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland 🎟️ Free tix at oacc.cc/event/oral-history-chinatown/ #OralHistory #Oakland #Chinatown #ChineseAmerican

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

🧩 TOMORROW! Free collage workshop with Trisha Mah. All ages are welcome. 🎟️ Register for free tix at oacc.cc/event/trisha-mah 👩🏽‍🎨 Pieces of Self: A Collage Workshop with Trisha Mah ⏰Fri, Jun 26, 6:30-8:30 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland #Collage #AsianArt #Oakland

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🇵🇭 Applications are open for our Musikang Kalipay Palengke/Vendor Market on Sun, July 12, 1-4 pm. Filipino vendors are especially encouraged to apply. There are no fees to vend. 👉🏼 Apply at forms.gle/2D8beR5693Gb... 👉🏼 Tag a friend who'd be a great fit. #Filipino #VendorMarket #SmallBusiness

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

🎶🌞🇵🇭💃🏻 Musikang Kalipay: A Rondalla Concert with the Iskwelahang Pilipino ⏰ Sun, July 12, 2-4 pm 🛍️ Palengke/Market from 1-4 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/kalipay Join us for a joyful musical expression of Filipino American identity!

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Happening today at OACC, at 4:30 pm! Join us for an artist talk with Shire-Baden and learn about the Tibetan Gyuto Foundation and its lineage through photography and sculpture. No registration necessary, light refreshments will be served.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

🏳️‍🌈🪷📽️ Tonight! Free tickets still available at oacc.cc/event/paramita

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Tomorrow! FREE tix available for PARAMITA with registration at oacc.cc/event/paramita 🪷📽️ Opening Doorways for Belonging and Liberation: PARAMITA Film Screening and Healing Workshop with Kirthi Nath ⏰ Fri, June 12, 6-8 pm 📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

☸️ 📷 Artist Tour: The Gyuto Foundation in Photography and Sculpture ⏰ Fri, June 12, 4:30-5:30 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland Join us Friday for a free tour and artist talk with Shire-Baden, in conjunction with the Gyuto Foundation in Photography & Sculpture Exhibit.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Celebrate summer with a music-filled evening for all ages, featuring live DJs from @kalwradio.bsky.social, hands-on mocktail making, games, and a welcoming community vibe. 🎶 🍹 💃 #OPLSummer ☀️ Details ➡️ bit.ly/4xue0Gr

Music and Mocktails event at the Main Library, 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM, presented by KALW Public Media. The colorful poster features a large drink illustration. DJ Margarita Azucar performs all genres on June 25. DJ Emmanuel Nado presents sounds from Africa on July 16. DJ Maria Yates showcases Bay Area sounds on July 30. Contact information for the library is at the bottom.

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 05/06/2026

Been noticing the rapid growth in transit ridership while BARTing - trains are getting crowded - @bart.gov : time to run longer trains - and it's not just work trips. BART Prom sold out twice!

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🧩👩🏽‍🎨 Pieces of Self: A Collage Workshop with Trisha Mah ⏰️ Friday, June 26, 6:30-8:30 pm 📍 Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/trisha-mah In this workshop, explore identity, connection, and sharing who you are through collage with artist Trisha Mah.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

🍚🍵🍗 From Ochazuke to Adobo: Care, Memory, and the Immigrant Kitchen with artist Julia LaChica ⏰ ARTIST RECEPTION: Friday, June 26, 5:30-6:30 pm 🖼️ ON VIEW: June 24-August 15 (Wed-Fri, 12-5 pm) 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/ochazuke-adobo/

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Alfred Twu @alfredtwu.com · 29/04/2026

Queer and Transgender Asian Pacific Islander Week is coming up around end of May / early June, with many events in the Bay Area, finishing up with a block party on Sunday, June 7 - let me know if you're interested in tabling! Full calendar of events at www.qtapisf.org/upcomingevents

QTAPI Block Party Reinventing Refuge June 7, 2026, Sunday 2pm-8pm
Join the celebration of queer and transgender asian pacific islander week and the beginning of Pride Month at the corner of Noe and Market. All are welcome! Presented to you by the QTAPI Coalition and GAPA FUND, OEWD, and Artyhood.

Pink poster with photo of many LGBTQ people some with rainbow sashes.

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Rob Liu-Trujillo @robliutrujillo.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Comics Grant $1k www.makemorecomics.com/grants #grant #comics

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🧵🪡📍👚 It's mending circle this Friday at OACC! As always, this gathering is free to attend. Please bring items that you would like to repair & let's reduce our landfill waste! 🗓️Friday, June 5 12 noon-1 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St. Suite 290 , Oakland #free #oakland #mending

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

An intersectional reading list perfect for that special moment between AAPI Heritage Month and Pride. 📚 🏳️‍🌈 Start reading ➡️ bit.ly/4x0ml46

This image features a promotional display for an OPL (Oakland Public Library) booklist titled "Queer X AAPI." It highlights YA reads with LGBTQ+ protagonists. The background includes illustrations of various book covers, such as "Cafe Con Lychee," "Out of the Blue," and "Flamer." There are also images of hands holding rainbow and transgender flags.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

✨Tomorrow! FREE tickets still available for this incredible concert with musicians Shirley Muramoto & Winne Wong. 🎟️ oacc.cc/event/asian-zither 🎶 Celebrating the Zither: Asian American Identity and Cultural Survival 🗓️ Sat, May 30, 7-9 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Last 2 days to see Our Language, Our Story by Joyce Xi! Come visit OACC during open hours Friday and Saturday.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Mini-market open call! Apply to vend at our upcoming heritage concert, Celebrating the Zither with Shirley Muramoto and Winnie Wong on Saturday, May 30, 7-9 pm. 👉🏼 There are NO FEES to vend. 👉🏼 Apply at forms.gle/DKeELgyj6Fti... 👉🏼 Tag a friend who'd be a great fit. #SmallBusiness #AAPIBusiness

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Happening tonight! Join us at OACC for a fabulous (and free panel) with AAPI kid's media creators.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

🎉👶🏽🧒🏻👧🏼👦🏾🦄🌟Join us for a fun mixer with storyboard lead Nira Liu (PIXAR), illustrator Eugenia Yoh (Chronicle Books) + toy entrepreneur Elenor Mak (Jilly Bing). Celebrating Asian Voices in Children’s Media ⏰ 5/15, 6-8:30 pm 📍 OACC, 388 9th St Ste 290, Oakland 🎟️ Free tix: oacc.cc/event/asian-kids-media/

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Join us at OACC for fabulous free events! RSVP at oacc.cc/event/ 🦄 Celebrating Asian Voices in Children’s Media 4/14, 6-8:30 pm 🌊 Stories from the Edge of Sea With Andrew Lam 5/17, 2-4 pm 🏳️‍🌈Queer Asian World Cinema 5/22, 6:30-9 pm 🎶 Celebrating the Zither 5/30, 7-9 pm

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San Francisco Foundation @sanfranciscofdn.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

SFF celebrates the launch of The Culture Keepers—a storytelling & media platform bringing visibility, resources, & care to Bay Area artists & culture makers. The project features SFF grantee Galería de la Raza. Watch the documentary: theculturekeepers.org/culture-hubs/…

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

🎶👧🏻👦🏽👦🏼👧🏾🎶Tomorrow at OACC! Join us for Echoes of Eureka: A Youth Opera Bridging History and Hope FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/echoes... 🗓️ Sat, Apr 18, 4-6 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland This multimedia explores history, immigration, and reparations.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

🪷☀️ This Saturday! Celebrate the SE Asian New Year at OACC. Featuring the Khmer Amathak Dance Troupe, Traditional Lao Culture Performers, vendor market & more! 🗓️ Sat, April 11, 2026 12 noon-3 pm 📍Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/sea-ny-2026

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Tomorrow! Support our Iranian American vendors at the OACC Nowruz mini market! Market opens at 6:30 pm. 🪕✨ Celebrating Our HeART-filled Heritage: Nowruz with the Persian Classical Trio 🗓️ Fri, Mar 20, 2026, 7-9 pm 📍OACC, 388 9th St Suite 290, Oakland 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/persian-classical/

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

On display at the Main Library TeenZone are a beautiful variety of books for teens about Muslim families and their stories. 📚 Pick up a book in person or place a hold for you to pick up at your local library branch. ➡️ bit.ly/47BoKXW Ramadan Kareem! 🌙

A display table featuring a variety of books with colorful covers. The titles include "Almost Sunset" and "Sarah Dean." Decorative elements like paper lanterns and an illustrated mosque add a festive touch. The display is arranged on a red table in a library setting.

A display table with various colorful books placed upright. Notable titles include "Queen of the Tiles" and "Love from Mecca to Medina." Decorative cutouts and artwork are arranged around the books. The table rests against a plain wall with circular art pieces.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

🖌️ Spotlight on ARASH SHIRINBAB, award-winning Arabic and Persian calligrapher. Join us at 6:45 this Friday night for his demo. 🪕✨ Nowruz w/ the Persian Classical Trio + Pezhham Tombak Ensemble Mar 20, 7-9 pm (doors at 6:30 pm) Oakland Asian Cultural Center 🎟️ FREE tix at oacc.cc/event/persia...

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Oakland Public Library @oaklibrary.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Taxes are hard. Find help at your library! Free basic tax help is available at select library branches until April 15th. Sign up ➡️ oaklandlibrary.org/tax-help

Informational flyer for free basic tax help. Main Library offers services on Sundays and Mondays. West Oakland Branch is available on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Dimond Branch provides help on Mondays and Tuesdays. Eastmont Branch is open on Fridays. Golden Gate Branch has services on Tuesdays and Fridays. Contact numbers and specific hours are listed for each location. Appointments given on the same day or open 2 weeks ahead on a rolling basis, as noted.

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Join the Oakland Dept of Transportation an 8th Street Corridor Improvements Workshop at OACC, and share your feedback on public safety. Thurs, Mar 19, 4:30-6:30 pm. Oakland Asian Cultural Center 388 9th St, Ste 290, Oakland RSVP by Mar 17 at us.openforms.com/Form/638b51c...

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Oakland Asian Cultural Center @oaklandasiancc.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Applications are open for our Nowruz mini-market on Fri, Mar 20, 6:30-9 pm. SWANA (Southwest Asia and North Africa) vendors are especially encouraged to apply. There are no fees to vend. 👉🏼 Apply by Sun, Mar 15 at forms.gle/EpS84uGYuD3m... #SWANA #Nowruz #SmallBusiness

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