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SUMMARY:Member Bonus Reciprocity Week at Asian Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Mutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nJoin us for a celebratory partnership between the Oakland Museum of California and the Asian Art Museum (AAM) with this bonus reciprocity weekend!  \n\n\n\nFrom November 14–15th\, enjoy free admission reciprocity to the Asian Art Museum for 2 guests per membership. \n\n\n\nAsian Art Museum is open 1–8 pm on Thursdays and 10 am–5 pm\, Friday through Monday. \n\n\n\nNot a Member yet? Join Today! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMember Perks\n\n\n\nNovember 14–15\, OMCA Members get access to the full suite of AAM membership benefits\, including free admission for two adults \n\n\n\nFor gallery admission\, simply present your OMCA membership card and enjoy.   \n\n\n\nQuestions or comments? Please contact us at membership@museumca.org or 510-318-8520.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nOn View at AAM\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHa Chong-Hyun: Retrospective\n\n\n\nFor over six decades\, pioneering artist Ha Chong-Hyun (b. 1935) has explored what painting becomes when freed from all existing conventions. Ha’s work prizes the interaction of his materials: using pressure\, gravity\, and tools ranging from torches to everyday utensils\, he transforms the surfaces of canvases up to eight feet tall into a treasure trove of texture and physicality. His first museum exhibition in North America\, Ha Chong-Hyun: Retrospective offers an unprecedented look at the creative evolution of one of Korea’s most influential contemporary artists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGaruda in Bali\n\n\n\nFrom his birth as a precious egg to his decision to serve as the vehicle of the Hindu god Vishnu\, the divine adventures of Garuda come to life in this evocative exhibition. Part-bird\, part-man\, and the epitome of loyalty and courage\, Garuda holds profound significance not only as a fierce warrior\, but as the archetype of a deeply devoted son. \n\n\n\nFeaturing wooden sculptures and traditional paintings from the late 19th and early 20th centuries\, the exhibition traces Garuda’s legendary exploits\, capturing both the artistic mastery of Balinese creators and the enduring spiritual resonance of a protector deity who remains central to Indonesian culture today. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nArt from Contemporary Cambodia\n\n\n\nBeyond the ancient temples of Angkor lies a deeply compelling contemporary art scene. This exhibition spotlights works by Sopheap Pich and Leang Seckon\, two of Cambodia’s most internationally prominent artists. Born in the 1970s\, both lived through the Khmer Rouge genocide and emerged in the early 2000s as key figures in the country’s artistic revival. \n\n\n\nWhile their styles differ greatly\, both artists transform everyday materials from Cambodia in distinctive ways. Seckon\, using photographs\, paint\, and recycled textiles\, builds collages that contemplate the traumas of the past and the complexities of the present. Pich uses natural materials and discarded objects to craft tactile\, abstract sculptures\, which he sees as distillations of his remembrances and emotions. \n\n\n\nKim Minwook: On Carving\, Bending\, and Binding Wood\n\n\n\nKim Minwook (b. 1978\, South Korea) works with wood shaped by weather\, time\, and nature. Attentive to his raw material\, Kim responds to the grain\, tension\, and movement already present\, and allows cracks\, knots\, or scars to inform the work\, thus carrying forth the life of the tree into sculpture. “The wood itself is an active presence\,” says Assistant Curator of Korean Art Yoon-Jee Choi\, “not simply an object shaped by the artist\, but a collaborator.” \n\n\n\nKim’s adventurous approach to his medium is on full display in his first solo museum exhibition\, On Carving\, Bending\, and Binding Wood. A self-taught craftsman\, Kim discovered his passion for woodturning in 2013 and earned swift recognition\, receiving the 2019 Lexus Creative Masters Award in Seoul\, and shortlisted for the 2022 Loewe Foundation Craft Prize. Kim continues to reimagine contemporary craft through a practice grounded in listening to material\, time\, and the quiet narratives held within wood. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSimply present your OMCA membership card and an ID at the ticketing desk.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGetting to AAM\n\n\n\nBy BART: The Asian Art Museum entrance is just one block away from the Civic Center/UN Plaza BART Station. When exiting the station\, follow signs to the UN Plaza exit. After going up the stairs\, elevator\, or escalator\, proceed past the Simón Bolívar statue and cross Hyde Street onto Fulton Street. After one block\, turn right on Larkin Street; the museum is on the right-hand side. \n\n\n\nParking: There are two parking garages within one block of the museum: Civic Center Garage (355 McAllister Street) and UC Law Parking Garage (376 Larkin Street). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWe hope you enjoy the Asian Art Museum! Thank you for being a cherished member of OMCA. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events\n\n\n\n\n*Header image: Conjunction 25-19\, 2025 (detail)\, by Ha Chong-Hyun. Oil on hemp cloth. Photo © An Chunho. 
URL:https://museumca.org/event/member-bonus-reciprocity-week-at-asian-art-museum/
LOCATION:Asian Art Museum\, 200 Larkin St\, San Francisco\, California\, 94102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Members
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SUMMARY:Spotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of Resistance
DESCRIPTION:Your browser does not support the video tag.\n            \n		\n		            \n				                    \n\n				                Your browser does not support the video tag.\n            \n		\n    \n\n    \n        \n            \nMutiny at Port Chicago: Black Resistance and Redemption\n\n        \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSpotlight Sundays: Japanese American Legacies of Resistance\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nProgram | 1–2:30 pmCall to Action | 2:30–3:30 pm\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis Sunday\, we are stepping into the historical legacy that inspired OMCA’s latest special exhibition\, BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration. With opening remarks by OMCA Executive Director Lori Fogarty\, we will engage with this present moment in American history with the clarity and learnings of the past.  \n\n\n\nGuest speakers Satsuki Ina and Miya Sommers\, who both have personal or familial ties to wartime incarceration\, will be joined in conversation by host Joemy Ito-Gates to explore how the shadows of this history led them to paths of anti-imperialist organizing\, solidarity anchored in love\, and healing work in times of enduring racial injustice. TaikoPeace will close the day with an interactive performance of “Ei Ja Nai Ka\,” honoring Japanese American immigrant ancestors of this era and the echoes of their resistance through taiko\, dance\, and song. Come ready to learn\, engage\, and connect with one another! \n\n\n\nVisitors are invited to continue the conversation during a post-program Call to Action gathering. Japanese American Families for Justice\, Nikkei Resisters\, and Tsuru for Solidarity will facilitate interactive protest art activities and share resources on how to get involved with current campaigns. \n\n\n\nThis program is a part of our exhibition programming for BeHere / 1942: A New Lens on the Japanese American Incarceration\, on view through December 27\, 2026. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGeneral TICKETs ON SALE 10/30\n\n\n\nmember TicketS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAccessibility\n\n\n\nOakland Museum of California (OMCA) is committed to providing programs that are accessible\, welcoming\, and inclusive of our community. Wheelchairs\, sensory inclusive devices\, and additional amenities are available for checkout on a first come\, first served basis at the Ticketing Desk. To request other accommodations\, like American Sign Language (ASL)\, Cantonese\, Spanish or another language interpreter\, please email visitor@museumca.org at least three weeks before the event. Learn more about our accessibility options. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAbout Speakers and Performers\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n    \n		\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				\n				                    Satsuki Ina\, PhD\, was born in the Tule Lake Segregation Center\, a WWII maximum-security prison camp for so-called “disloyal” Japanese Americans during WWII. Her parents answered “No” to the so-called Loyalty Questionnaire and\, under duress\, renounced their American citizenship. She is co-founder of Tsuru for Solidarity\, a project of Japanese American social justice advocates working to support front-line immigrant and refugee communities being targeted today. She is a community trauma consultant and author of The Poet and the Silk Girl: A Memoir of Love\, Imprisonment\, and Protest (Heyday Books 2024). She is Professor Emeritus at California State University\, Sacramento. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				\n				                    Miya Sommers (they/she) is a mixed-race gosei (fifth-generation Japanese American) and a third-generation settler on the territory of xučyun\, the ancestral and unceded land of the Chochenyo-speaking Ohlone people\, the successors of the sovereign Verona Band of Alameda County. In deepening their understanding of this inheritance and responsibility as a settler at the intersection of the U.S. and Japanese empire\, Miya’s political commitments center on building in tandem with movements for collective liberation through their work as an educator and land steward.  \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				\n				                    Joemy Ito-Gates (she/her) is a mother\, Ethnic Studies educator\, and community activist. She has been a public educator for twenty-three years and is the co-superintendent of the  Buddhist Church of Oakland’s Dharma School. She is a core member of the grassroots organization Japanese American Families for Justice and has had writing published in Britt Hawthorne’s Raising Antiracist Children and the newly released Mixed Roots: Writers on Multiracial Identity & Both/And Belonging\, edited by Anne Liu Kellor. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n        \n            \n\n			                \n                                    \n			\n            \n				\n				\n				                    TaikoPeace\, founded by PJ Hirabayashi in 2018\, uses Japanese taiko drumming to spread kinetic energy\, spiritual vibration\, and joy while inspiring positive social change and world peace. “PEACE” stands for her acronym: Partnerships\, Empathy\, and Creative Empowerment. Her signature composition\, “Ei Ja Nai Ka\,” performed worldwide\, commemorates the first Japanese immigrants to America through taiko drumming\, dance\, and song. TaikoPeace frequently collaborates with other artists. Currently\, 888 Taiko Collective has joined TaikoPeace\, uniting drum\, dance\, and song as expressions of resistance\, joy\, and solidarity with communities engaged in social justice work. \n\n				\n				\n            \n\n        \n\n    \n	\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReturn to Events
URL:https://museumca.org/event/spotlight-sundays-japanese-american-legacies-of-resistance/
LOCATION:James Moore Theater\, 1000 Oak St\,\, Oakland\, California\, 94607\, United States
CATEGORIES:Spotlight Sundays,Ticketed,Conversation / Lecture,Members
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