by Frances Phillips | Jan 11, 2016 | 2013, News, Visual Arts
Chinese Whispers Bay Chronicles, a multimedia exhibition, exploring the 19th Century history of the Chinese shrimp fishing industry along the San Francisco Bay, has been extended until noon, January 15 at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s...
by Frances Phillips | Jan 8, 2016 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
On Sunday, January 10, Gautam Tejas Ganeshan will perform new songs in the South Indian Carnatic tradition at the Starline Social Club in Oakland. Doors open at 3:30 p.m., the performance begins at 4 p.m., and tickets are available. Songwriter and performer Ganeshan...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 19, 2015 | 2013, News, Visual Arts
Featuring the sounds and sights of the San Francisco Bay–stretching from China Camp in Marin to Redwood City–Rene Yung’s Chinese Whispers: Bay Chronicles explores the region’s little-studied history of the 19th Century Chinese shrimp fishing...
by Frances Phillips | Dec 11, 2015 | 2013, News, Visual Arts
On Saturday, December 12, at the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park Visitor’s Center in San Francisco, Calvin Fong, son of Richmond Shrimp Camp owner Fong Wan, and archaeologist Mike Taggart, who worked on the excavation of the former shrimp camp...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 9, 2015 | 2013, Visual Arts
Rene Yung and her collaborators with the San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park have been investigating the forgotten history of the Chinese shrimp fishing industry in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their research methods included an expedition on the Grace...
by Frances Phillips | Nov 3, 2015 | 2013, News, Traditional Arts
On November 8, The Academy of Hawaiian Arts is performing at the conclusion of the Ia ‘Oe E Ka La Hula Festival and Competition held at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton, California. Five of the performers will be wearing pa’u hula made of...
