Date & Time: 04/18/2009 [Saturday] 1 pm
Location: Chinese Culture Center, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd floor, San Francisco, CA, 94108,

Chinese Culture Center is proud to sponsor “Uncle Toisan.”

“Uncle Toisan” features the unique experience of a Chinese American immigrant to the United States. His eyewitness account bridges the historical relevance of the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, the modern post-civil rights movement, and the emergence of present-day Asian American consciousness.

Uncle Toisan enters the country as a 17 year old “paper son” (immigrants who purchased legal immigration status as a “paper son” of an American citizen), then perseveres through a two-month detention at Angel Island Immigration Station on the eve of its closing in 1939. Read More »

“Arts in the Alley” (San Francisco Chinatown)

Date: Saturday, April 18, 2009
Time: 11am to 5pm
Location: Waverly Place (between Clay and Washington Streets)

Chinese Culture Center is proud to sponsor the first bi-annual “Arts in the Alley” event, presented by Chinatown Community Development Center on April 18, 2009 in Waverly Place, a beautiful alleyway with deep roots in Chinatown’s history. “Arts in the Alley” is a celebration of past and present achievements of our community to preserve neighborhood character, while giving visitors an
authentic experience of Chinese life and culture. This event will stimulate economic development for local merchants and provide a culturally enriching experience for residents and visitors. This event
will also showcase our alleyways as vibrant and functional open space for public venues.

Community Sponsors: Adopt-An-Alleyway Youth Empowerment Project, Chinese Culture Center, and Chinese Historical Society of America, and Lee On Dong Benevolent Association

Additional Events in Chinatown on April 18th:

11am-12:30pm Chinatown Alleyway Tour
Portsmouth Square Park- Upper level by elevators
1pm-2:30pm History Alive! “Uncle Toisan” Theater Performance
All Day “Afterlife” Art Exhibit, 220 Montgomery Street, San Francisco, CA 94104

The first in a series of online exhibitions for cccGallery.org, Afterlife celebrates diverse views on spirituality and mortality. Images submitted from several different counties explore life transitions and can currently be viewed on the Chinese Culture Center homepage, www.c-c-c.org.

We invite you to share thoughts and reviews of Afterlife by joining cccGallery.org to post member comments. Afterlife will start from March on www.c-c-c.org and March 21 to June 21, 2009 at the Mills Building (220 Montgomery Street).

Find more images like this on Chinese Culture Center Online Gallery

Lecture & discussion:
Time: April 12, 2009 from 2pm to 4pm
Location: Chung Tai Zen Center of Sunnyvale
Street: 750 East Arques Ave.
City/Town: Sunnyvale
Website or Map: http://sunnyvale.ctzen.org/
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Film Screening: C4 (Chinese Culture Center Cinema)
Date & Time: Friday, March 27, 7pm
Location: Auditorium, 750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA 94108
Admission: Free

This special C4 event is part of the exhibition “imPOSSIBLE”, presented by The San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery. Video works of the following artists will be shown:Xu Zhen, Michael Zheng, Yang Zhenzhong, Lu Chunsheng. Click for more information Read More »

Time: Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:00 to 5:00pm
时间： 星期六，2009年2月21日，下午一点到五点
Location: Chinese Culture Center Auditorium
地点：中华文化中心多功能厅
Admission: Free
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The Chinese New Year of Ox is on Jan. 26, 2009

The Chinese Culture Center will host a two day celebration on Feb. 7 and Feb 8.

Time: February 7-8, 2009, 12pm – 4pm
時間：二月7日至8日
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Icons of Presence: Asian American Activist Art

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Date: July 22 – Oct 11
Location: Chinese Culture Center Gallery
750 Kearny Street, 3rd Floor
San Francisco, CA 94108
Gallery Hours: Tue-Sat, 10-4
Admission: Free

“This unique and exciting exhibition will bring much enjoyment to viewers of all ages!”
- Terese Tse Bartholomew, Curator Emeritus, Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

While the entire world is celebrating the spirit of sports at the Beijing Olympic Games, the Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco would like to introduce the “Games of the Hands and Mind”. Learn more>>
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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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Chinese Culture Center of San Francisco & Pacific Environment jointly present:
On the Cutting Edge: Social and Environmental Change in China
在最前沿：中國的社會和環保的變革
A Reception and Presentation Honoring Changemakers in China

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008
5:30pm – 7:30pm
Chinese Culture Center
750 Kearny Street, 3rd floor mezzanine (inside the Hilton Hotel)
Admission: $15 suggested donation

China’s growth over the past several decades not only brings enormous economic opportunities for China’s youth, but also the chance to shift social norms. Join us to meet the emerging social leaders from four different regions in China, and explore how China’s rapid rise is influencing the development of social movements.
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