Ta H.I.T.A. is a two-day immersive workshop that introduces participants to CHamoru language, culture, and traditions. Learn the CHamoru alphabet, greetings, common phrases, and cultural values like Inafa’maolek. Explore Bailan CHamoru (dance) and Lalai (chant), and reflect on your experience through collaborative sharing. This program fosters a deeper connection to CHamoru heritage through language, art, and community.
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Pasifika Moves is a community-building event intended for Pacific Islander individuals, families, and youth who are looking to connect to other Islanders in the Bay Area on gentle (but fun!) walks and strolls in safe, outdoor locations in San Francisco. This is a beginner friendly event. No equipment is necessary. Kids and pets are welcome. Scooters, roller skates, and kids’ bikes are all good!
Read MoreWhat 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 MoreBe 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 MoreThe 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 MoreAPAture and IWL alum, Irene Tu, is films her first comedy special at Cobb's Comedy Club this weekend.
Read MoreJoin 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.
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 MoreWhen 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 MoreArt making and Teach-in in support of Palestine by ARTogether is September 15!
Read MoreGAPA 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 MorePoets and activists Loa Niumeitolu, Lehua Taitano, and Kim Shuck talk about the role of poetry in bringing youth back to the land.
Read MoreThis Saturday KSW will be tabling at the Hungry Ghost Festival in SF Chinatown!
Read MoreThe 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 MoreBomBay 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 MorePlease 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 MoreIndigenous 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 MoreLet’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 MoreBring 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!
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