Same Difference: Identity, War and Office Politics: a reading of fiction and poetry by Asian American writers Jay Ruben Dayrit and Brian Komei Dempster

Date: June 27th, Friday
Time: 6:00 PM
Location: CCC Gallery, 750 Kearny Street, Third Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: Free

Supported by grants from the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grant Program. Refreshments will be served. Read More »

On Sunday, June 22, world-renowned auction house Sotheby’s invites the general public to bring Asian works of art to Ming and Other Things, a benefit appraisal day in celebration of the Asian Art Museum’s summer exhibition, Power & Glory: Court Arts of China’s Ming Dynasty. Sotheby’s Asian arts specialists will appraise Asian artworks from 11am to 5 pm, in the grand ballroom of Hilton San Francisco Financial District, the official hotel sponsor of Power & Glory. The appraisal fee is $5 per artwork with 100% of the proceeds to benefit the Asian Art Museum. Only cash or check can be accepted. Appraisals are only available to the first 500 attendees, so get there early. For more information, please visit www.asianart.org or sothebys.com. You never know, you could be sitting on an heirloom gold mine! Read More »

When: June 20, 2008 (begins 5:30 pm)
Where: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny St, 3rd Floor, San Francisco
Admission: $5 public, $3 member

C4 is pleased to present “Summer Palace” (2006), a film by Lou Ye, for its next installment. This film will be played in Mandarin with English subtitles.

Banned by the Chinese government, this powerful drama follows rebellious young Yu Hong as she leaves her small village and her family behind to attend Beijing University in the late 1980s. As her tumultuous relationships with two different men reflects the turmoil gripping her country, she begins to become overwhelmed by chaos. (Note: Due to its graphic nature, this film is suggested for mature audiences only.)

For more information about C4, and a listing of the entire year’s program, visit our 2008 Film Series page. Read More »

Large room reserved

草根獨立電影及其對華人當代文化的影響
C4 Film Screening & Panel Discussion
June 7th, 2008; 2:30 pm
Admission: $5 public; $3 member
Chinese Culture Center, Hilton Hotel (3rd Floor)
750 Kearny Street, San Francisco

Grassroots Filmmaking and its impact on contemporary Chinese culture: Grassroots filmmaking is becoming increasingly significant to Chinese and Chinese American communities as many up and coming social movements are being spearheaded, explored, and grounded through this medium. Acknowledging the growing importance of the grassroots genre, the June 7th launching of 2008’s Chinese Culture Center Cinema program showcases two unique independent short films, Red Thread, and Have Food Will Travel.
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Date: Saturday, June 7th
Place: Auditorium
Time: 12:00 pm
Admission: Free

Return to the Middle Kingdom by Yuan-Tsung Chen uncovers the past of her late husband, Jack, and his family’s role in China’s history. Chen chronicles how Jack’s grandfather, Ah Chen, a landless peasant, fought in the Taiping Rebellion against the Manchu court and fled to the Caribbean. Then Chen traces the life of Jack’s father, Eugene, who rose from poverty to become Trinidad’s first Chinese lawyer and participated in the revolution that pitted Communists Mao Zedong and Chou En-Lai against Nationalists’ Chiang Kai Shek. Chen’s late husband was seized by the Red Guards during the Cultural Revolution and ordered to write a confession, while Chen served as his translator. Read More »

Lure/惑 by Beili Liu
劉北立大型裝置藝術展: 惑
Official Selection of the San Francisco International Arts Festival
舊金山國際藝術節指定展覽
11th Annual United States of Asian America Festival
11屆亞美藝術節指定展覽
Curated by Abby Chen
策展人: 陳暢

Runs May 9 – July 5th, 2008
Chinese Culture Center Gallery
750 Kearny Street, Third Floor (inside the Hilton Hotel).
Gallery Hours Tue.-Sat, 10-4
Admission: Free

“Such a moving presence…” – Suspended, Subjunctive
“Absolutely stunning…A must see!” – Flo Oy Wong
“Poetic…” – Jay Xu, Director of Asian Art Museum
“Don’t Miss!” – SF Chronicle/96 Hours
“Lure” is emotional, meticulous, and, yes, beautiful.” – SF Weekly
“Legend Made Visible” – SF Examiner

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The Chinese Culture Center is proud to co-sponsor Queer Women of Color Media Arts Project’s (QWOCMAP) 4th Annual Film Festival! 30 brand new films burst on screen in 4 film programs that showcase queer women of color and our communities. From the quick turns of a dyke couple on a mission to conceive, to the fierce shimmy of big bodacious babes, to the dynamic strut of a queer secret agent, these fly films will let you get down, get funky and get loose! Read More »