Dating back to the early 1800s when Asian immigration was rapid during the California Gold Rush to the very recent debate on diversity in media, our ability to self-identify has been controlled by politics, economics and racial stereotypes.

 APICC is part of an exciting initiative pushing for November ballot that will increase (vital) funding to the arts and to end family homelessness in San Francisco.

Amidst the shifting social and cultural landscape in San Francisco, how do we maintain our roots?  The Roots In Resilience Film Festival and the Conjuring Roots visual arts program will explore how our origins affect both our present and future selves.

Happy Pride Month!  Come and celebrate the gayness of June at the QUEER as FUCK festival launch party!

In its second year, multi-disciplinary arts program URBAN x INDIGENOUS (UxI), will showcase their program Remember Our Place?, honoring ancestors in a society which is driven by the act of leaving them behind.

Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project (QWOCMAP) hosts their 12th annual Queer Women of Color Film Festival with a roster showcasing 38 innovative films from around the world!

Performer Nancy Wang will wrestle the tricky but tried and true White Rabbit, Red Rabbit play, written by Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour.  

Internationally touring author and spoken word artist, Jason Bayani, explores the narrative of the fourth-wave Filipino immigrant in Locus of Control, utilizing poetry, storytelling, and performance.

Standing Strong! Japantown and Fillmore

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Exploring and celebrating the spirit of African-American and Japanese- American communities amongst racial discrimination, segregation, redevelopment and gentrification, members of Shizue Seigel’s Write Now! Japantown and Write Now! Fillmore writing workshops will read from the Standing Strong! Fillmore and Japantown community anthology.

Legendary San Francisco institutions, Kearny Street Workshop and the Great Star Theater in Chinatown present programs exploring Asian American roots through literature, photography and the stage  during upcoming events this month.

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