What does Southeast Asian solidarity mean to you? Join DVAN as they explore this theme at their autumn reading event, as part of their quarterly reading series in partnership with the SF Public Library.
Read More
Be Like Water, a new work-in-progress by Kat Evasco examines the mental health impacts of anti-immigrant rhetoric and policies on undocumented families through the story of Lorna, the matriarch of a Filipino American family of four women.
Read More
The Filipino American International Book Festival (FilBookFest) returns this October for its 7th iteration, continuing its legacy as the largest Filipino American literary festival in the U.S. This year's theme, "KAISÁ’T KASAMA: Celebrating Our Diverse Voices and Solidarity," invites the community to join a weekend of literary celebration, cultural pride, and solidarity.
Read More
APAture and IWL alum, Irene Tu, is films her first comedy special at Cobb's Comedy Club this weekend.
Read More
Join OACC for a special screening and book reading of recent works by Jean-Baptiste Phou, a writer and multidisciplinary artist born in Paris to Chinese-Cambodian parents.
Read More
Join Oakland Asian Cultural Center for the release of Simone, an exciting new picture book, with words by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Viet Thanh Nguyen and art by illustrator Minnie Phan.
Read More
When Unearthed Sights Collide, is a two-person exhibition curated by Shirin Makaremi, it features the work of Bay Area artists Shirin Khalatbari and Sun Park.
Read More
Art making and Teach-in in support of Palestine by ARTogether is September 15!
Read More
GAPA Runway sprang from an underground dance party held in 1988 for queer APIs to gather at a time when mainstream LGBTQ establishments would keep us out. As GAPA's crown jewel event, Runway is not an event to be missed!
Read More
Poets and activists Loa Niumeitolu, Lehua Taitano, and Kim Shuck talk about the role of poetry in bringing youth back to the land.
Read More
This Saturday KSW will be tabling at the Hungry Ghost Festival in SF Chinatown!
Read More
The Bay Area Aloha Festival held this August 10-11, 2024. We are still at the San Mateo County Event Center (home of the San Mateo County Fair) in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. $5 suggested admission with children 12 & under FREE. Festival parking will be $20 per vehicle and encourage everyone to carpool.
Read More
BomBay to the Bay: A Garba Dance Festival featuring live music by Bay Area garba legends Madhvi and Asim Mehta, a dance lesson, community dancing, and artists to explore. Garba is a Gujarati indigenous and folk dance practiced by all ages to live drumming, singing, and instrumentals during joyous celebrations.
Read More
Please join Suzanne Tay-Kelley and Maw Shein Win for a Maker, Mentor, Muse Summer Salon Found & Lost: Generating New Work Inspired by Southeast Asian/Southeast Asian American Poetry & Art on Saturday, August 3rd, noon to 2:00pm PT.
Read More
Indigenous Poets from Oceania and Turtle Island (the United States) will share poetry and stories that honor ancestral connections to land and water. Facilitated by Fuifuilupe Niumeitolu and Kim Shuck, the program’s readers include Robert Sullivan, Jayna Lizama, Nicola Andrews, Mahealani Ahia and Lehua M. Taitano.
Read More
Let’s intersect at #Frameline48 June 19-29! Explore where unique expressions meet universal emotions with 11 days of world-renowned queer films, performances, and parties. Journey together across the intersections of LGBTQ+ identities and to theaters around the Bay Area. Discover more at frameline.org and @framelinefest
Read More
Bring your good vibe and join us for a special family-friendly event in San Francisco, California, with FREE Entry and FREE parking in two lots.
Celebrate and learn about Polynesian (Hawaii, Samoa, Tonga, Tahiti, Cook Islands and New Zealand), Melanesian (Fiji), and Micronesian (Guåhan) islands in the South Pacific through cultural dances, songs, crafts, games, merchandise vendors, food, exhibitions, workshops, and more.
So come join the fun, reunite with others, make new friends, and leave with feeling like part of one big happy family!
Read More
DarkHeart - A Concert Narrative by award-winning artist, singer, and songwriter Golda Sargento is a live theatrical experience that questions whether art can survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
