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UN Chinese Language Day
April 20th is UN Chinese Language Day. The date for the UN Chinese Language Day was selected from Guyu (“Rain of Millet”), which is the 6th of 24 solar terms in the traditional East Asian calendars, to pay tribute to Cangjie. Cangjie is a very important figure in ancient China, claimed to be an official…
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Community Salon with Del Sol Quartet and The Last Hoisan Poets – “The Far Country” @ Berkeley Rep
The Far Country WRITTEN BY LLOYD SUHDIRECTED BY JENNIFER CHANGRun Dates: MAR 8–APR 14, 2023WEST COAST PREMIEREPEET’S THEATRE AT BERKELEY REP2025 ADDISON STREET | BERKELEY, CA https://www.berkeleyrep.org/shows/the-far-country/ Community Salon with Del Sol Quartet and The Last Hoisan Poets Friday, March 15, 2024 Community Salon: 6:45pm, Narsai David Courtyard The Far Country, 8pm, Peet’s Theatre Join…
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City of Belmont: Lunar New Year Celebration 2024
Sunday, February 4, 2024; 2:00-4:30pm Twin Pines Senior & Community Center 20 Twin Pines Lane, Belmont, CA 94002 Belmont Poet Laureate Monica Korde celebrates the Year of the Dragon with an afternoon of festivities, including a poetry reading featuring youth poet Stella Lee and The Last Hoisan Poets Flo Oy Wong & Nellie Wong. – Poetry…
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“In the Presence of” The Last Hoisan Poets Celebrate AAWAA’s 35th Anniversary at Berkeley Art Center
Image: Lenore Chinn, Bing, 2001, Acrylic on canvas . 48 in. x 64 in. Courtesy of the artist. In the Presence of: Collective Histories of the Asian American Women Artists Association Opening Reception Saturday, January 27 @ 4-6pmBerkeley Art Center The Last Hoisan Poets will be present for a live poetry performance starting at 5pm…
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Del Sol Quartet & The Last Hoisan Poets Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
It’s a special treat to spend time on Angel Island with Nellie, Genny & Flo. Individually, these women have such deep history with this place, as descendants of Angel Island immigrants and as artists who have helped to explore and preserve the history and the emotional complexities of the experiences of immigrants held on Angel…
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Del Sol Quartet & The Last Hoisan Poets: THE JINGWEI BIRD
THE JINGWEI BIRD explores the complexity of climate change and our relationship to the planet through multi-disciplinary performances with Del Sol Quartet and The Last Hoisan Poets. The project is centered around three pop-up poetry and music performances— two outdoor shows in San Francisco and Alameda county, and one in San Francisco’s Chinatown in August…
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“A Dreaming People”
Kearny Street Workshop & San Francisco Public Library – “A Dreaming People” Intergenerational Panels & Performances Saturday, July 15th, 2023 12:00 – 3:00 PMSan Francisco Public Library (Koret Auditorium)Free A Dreaming People featured a panel discussion and an afternoon of performances in the Koret Auditorium on the Lower Level of the Main Library as part…
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The Last Hoisan Poets & Del Sol “Into View: Bernice Bing – A Celebration of Art + Life”
Thursday, April 20, 2023, 6:30pm to 7:30pm Samsung Hall, Asian Art Museum Celebrated Asian American poets and an innovative chamber music group join forces for one night to celebrate the legacy of Bernice Bing. The Last Hoisan Poets — Genny Lim, Flo Oy Wong, and Nellie Wong — and Del Sol Quartet will present a…
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World Poetry Day with The Last Hoisan Poets & Friends
Saturday, March 25, 2023, 11am to 2:30pm Free Saturdays @ the de Young Museum This celebration, hosted by The Last Hoisan Poets (Genny Lim, Flo Oy Wong, and Nellie Wong), welcomes you to consider how poetry builds bridges that bring people together. Join the Last Hoisan Poets and their special guests Rafael Jesús González, Alaina…
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UC Berkeley’s Future Histories Lab: A Year on Angel Island
The Last Hoisan Poets read Chinese poetry of Angel Island detainees Tuesday, February 21 @ 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm, Tilden Room, 5th Floor, MLK Student Union, UC Berkeley. FREE. For more information and to register your attendance, please visit the Future Histories Lab website. Organized by The Last Hoisan Poets, Future Histories Lab and…