Under the artist direction of famed Chinese circus director Lu Yi, an international cast of nouvelle circus acrobats, aerialists, jugglers and contortionists will interpret Empedocles' vision of this dynamism. Spoken word, poetry, storytelling, lyric from Tongan, Hawaii, Samoan, Cook Islander and Taihitian writers. Afio mai, Aloha mai, Haere mai, Polynesian and other writers and performers are welcome to join the workshop and performances and open mike in exploration of anti-colonialism, sovereignty in the Pacific, kane kaona, wahine mana, mahu gloriana and more. Teaching Chinese Culture in the U.S. Oakland Museum of California presents this lecture on Jan. 14. Educators from the Bay Area Chinese schools explore issues related to teaching Chinese culture and language.
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The de Young Museum presents a panel discussion on the resistance art of Chiura Obata during the internment and the struggle for Double Victory , written by Ron Takaki of U.C. Berkeley's Ethnic Studies Department. The author will be present as well as Kimi Kodani Hill, the granddaughter of Obata. San Francisco artist Ruth Asawa will speak about her introduction to art by professional artists who were interned in the camps with Asawa and her family. The event will commence at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16 at the Trustees Auditorium. This classic musical weaves Langston Hughes' poetry with powerful narration and gospel music to recall the traditional Christmas story of the birth of Christ.