Taiwanese American Heritage Week of Greater Los Angeles (TAHW) was founded in 2000 and is one of the signature events of the Taiwan Center Foundation. The Heritage Festival brings the community together to celebrate cultural heritage and diversity over a day of live cultural performances, Taiwanese food, and arts and crafts activities.
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TAIWANESE AMERICAN HERITAGE WEEK
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Upcoming Events
Hogar Dulce Hogar
Hogar Dulce Hogar explores the profound meaning of home amidst global migration. Curated by César García, the exhibition showcases 18 artists from the Inland Empire, challenging traditional notions of home and emphasizing its dynamic nature. Through diverse mediums, the exhibition invites viewers to reflect on the universal longing for home and the resilience of the human spirit. See website for prices.
Shifting Perspectives: Cheech Collects
Over the past year and a half, artists and collectors have donated 80 works by almost 35 artists to The Cheech Center Collection. This year’s exhibition will highlight some new additions alongside works from Cheech Marin’s initial gift of 500 works. The latest exhibition, Cheech Collects, explores different forms within the Cheech Marin Collection. It introduces photography and sculpture alongside paintings, prints, and mixed media works for which the collection is celebrated. See website for ticket prices.
Free
African Marketplace & Drum Circle
Join us every Sunday for a family-centered, community-oriented celebration of Black creativity, culture and joy. Recycle your Black dollars. Support Black owned businesses. Experience food flavors from around the world. Learn how to play djembe drums. Jump double Dutch. Buy waist beads and clothing imported from Senegal. Listen to live music. Grab the mike and share your talents. The market is held weekly on Sundays from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
$10 – $25
Mark Bradford: 150 Portrait Tone
Mark Bradford’s 150 Portrait Tone, a mural-size composition that contains elements of both abstraction and realism, is based on an idea for a work that the artist conceived after the fatal shooting of Philando Castile by a police officer in Saint Paul, Minnesota, in July 2016. Castile, a nutrition services supervisor at an elementary school, was shot after being pulled over in his car—an incident that was livestreamed on Facebook by Castile’s girlfriend, Diamond Reynolds, who was sitting in the…
$9 – $16
The Interactive Story File of Lawson Iichiro Sakai
In 2019, Lawson answered more than 1,000 questions in his Story File so that future generations can continue conversing with him to learn about his legacy. What would you like to ask Lawson? Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, 11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Thursday, 12:00 noon – 8:00 p.m. Adults – $16, Seniors and Youth – $9, Members and Children under 5 – Free