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    • Panel: San Francisco Opera: The Monkey King (Hybrid)

    Commonwealth Club of California 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    This program features a unique public affairs arts conversation between Chinese-born composer Huang Ruo and Matthew Shilvock, who is in his tenth season as San Francisco Opera’s general director. The Monkey King (猴王悟空), by Huang Ruo and American librettist/playwright David Henry Hwang, conducted by Carolyn Kuan, is of topical interest as an action hero story with […]

    $5 – $22

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    Fall Literary Salon: Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu, Lily Hoang and Pete Hsu (Virtual and S.F.)

    Commonwealth Club of California 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    Join the incomparable Maxine Hong Kingston, alongside bestselling and award-winning authors Aimee Liu and Pete Hsu, in a riveting conversation moderated by Lily Hoang at Commonwealth Club World Affairs in San Francisco and Online on Thursday, September 11, 2025. It'll be a beautiful evening of literary readings and discussion about the impact of America’s current […]

    $5 – $20

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    Climate: Premal Shah and Kinari Webb: Small Dollar, Big Impact – Hybrid

    Commonwealth Club of California 110 The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States
    Hybrid Event

    The climate doesn’t care where emissions cuts come from; what matters is that the world transitions to renewable energy quickly and cheaply. If it’s significantly cheaper to install solar panels in India than on a rooftop in California, then isn’t that where they should be built? In 2005, Premal Shah co-founded Kiva.org, a global anti-poverty […]

    $5 – $20

    • Songkran Southeast Asian New Year Celebration -Virtual/ San Francisco

    Virtual +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Songkran is a festival from Southeast Asia marking the new year and celebrating making a fresh start. This special program includes a program discussion hosted by Michelle Meow featuring conversations on cultural heritage, community impact, and empowerment initiatives; cultural performances, including traditional dances, live music, and storytelling sessions; a traditional water blessing ceremony; and delicious […]

    Free

    • The Power of Human Connection: Photographer Harry Williams

    Zoom +1 more
    Hybrid Event

    Join us for our celebratory year-end Michelle Meow Show special. We'll start with a conversation with local photographer/artist Harry Williams, who photographs the people of San Francisco. We'll explore human connections and how community engagement can preserve our dignity and compassion for each other. We'll end our program with a special performance by SNOWW. Then […]

    Free
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    What Is Cultural Appropriation?

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    Hybrid Event

    In recent headline news, actor Simu Liu called out a boba tea company for cultural appropriation saying “There’s an issue of taking something that’s very distinctly Asian in its identity and quote-unquote ‘making it better,’” The comment generated a lot of feedback from consumers who then chimed in to add their thoughts on what cultural […]

    Free

    • The 2024 Election and the AANHPI Vote

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    Hybrid Event

    According to APIA Vote and TargetSmart, Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders have had the largest increase in voter registration of any racial group in the country from January to June, compared to the same time back in 2020. This statistic alone is enough to expect AANHPI voters to have an impact on this […]

    Free