By Robin Buller  July 29, 2022  –  In 2012, Robin Gurung left Eastern Nepal for Oakland, where he joined a community of several thousand Bhutanese refugees living in the city. Gurung spent the first two decades of his life in a Bhutanese refugee camp. Born in 1988, he was just three years old when his family was displaced from their native country alongside 100,000 other members of the Lhotshampa minority.  In Oakland, Gurung was encouraged by the city’s diversity. “You do feel

It is easy to feel helpless in times of crisis. With most non-essential activities suspended, isolation is growing, and many of us are looking for new ways to reach out and feel connected to the world. We at ARTogether have always greatly valued community, and it has been important to us over the last few days, to honor our commitments to our community members. Even though all ARTogether classes and workshops have been suspended, we have paid out all contracts

By MeiMei Fox, NY Times Bestselling Author for Forbes   Mar 2, 2020 –  “Reflections on Home,” an exhibit that just opened in Oakland, CA, features the work of 19 women immigrant artists, each expressing their reflections on home and belonging. As immigration becomes increasingly prevalent in the national conversation, especially for people of color living in the US, these visual artists are making their roots known. Their aim is to challenge the notion that immigrants and second-generation citizens are

Bayfair Center is supporting local artists through an art exhibition on display inside the center titled “Overlap: Home, Immigration, and Identity.”