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🍉SF Bay Area grassroots nonprofit creating art for AAPI community care. Driven by creativity, community, and shared love of food 🥡

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Celebrate immigrant voices every day with The Art of Belonging 2026 Desk Calendar! 🗓️✨

Each month features a story paired with artwork from The Art of Belonging, an intergenerational oral history and multimedia exhibition curated by Cut Fruit Collective. Bringing together the voices of 12 @AsianHealthServices patients and the creativity of 12 local Asian artists — each representing a different Asian language and culture — this calendar honors the rich diversity and multiplicity of our vibrant community.

Featuring art by @asiakang @oheyliatin @gloweeing @asiawizard @artbylearkana @ki.m.m.ar @valerie.liu @duachakaher @bittermeloncreative @smallcatbigpond @oraiyowo

🎁 Only a handful available, so don’t wait to grab one for yourself or someone you love! Link in bio. by @cutfruitcollective

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We’re happy to announce that 🎨 THE ART OF BELONGING: Asian American Stories of Diaspora and Community Care will have its opening reception at 📍ARTogether, 1200 Harrison St., Oakland on 🗓️ May 10th at ⏰ 2-5PM.

🌟 Entry is FREE (though donations are always welcome!)

🎟️ Be sure to RSVP for the opening reception through the link in our bio!

🍎 The exhibit will be open to the public from May 10th through May 25th on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 1-5PM.

💌 The exhibit is an intergenerational oral history and multimedia exhibition that traces 11 stories of Asian immigrant elders with interviews conducted by Asian Health Services (@asianhealthservices) and translation support from the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project (OCOHP). The project was supported by California Humanities (@california_humanities), Figma (@figma), and Metta Fund.

The works presented in the exhibition are brought to life by 11 AAPI visual artists:
🌱 @valerie.liu
🌱 @asiakang
🌱 @gloweeing
🌱 @artbylearkana
🌱 @bittermeloncreative
🌱 @smallcatbigpond
🌱 Bilegjargal Luvsankhuu
🌱 @asiawizard
🌱 @oheyliatin
🌱 @kim.m.ar
🌱 @duachakaher

Hope to see you there! taken in ARTogether by @cutfruitcollective

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Introducing our new steering committee! Our steering committee comes from different backgrounds and disciplines, rooted in the Bay Area and dedicated to serving the larger AAPI community. Learn more about our members here~

Interested in helping Cut Fruit Collective thrive? We’re currently looking for people with experience in Operations, Merchandise, Fundraising, and Events. This is a volunteer position, with 5-10 hours of work a week. Applicants in the Bay Area are preferred and will be processed on a rolling basis. Head over to the link in our bio to apply! by @cutfruitcollective

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𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗢𝗔𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 [𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝟬𝟵/𝟭𝟲] jump onto the mics & into our sonic histories mixtape w/ @cutfruitcollective x oakland chinatown oral history project ~ going live at @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary

been so much fun to pop up all over hometown oakland chinatown with so many song requests & stories. last chance to bring your friends/fam to add to the mix ~

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘
☆ create your own zine
☆ share a fav song / record
☆ record a musical memory
☆ learn to play a chinatown record

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗦:
𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝟵/𝟭𝟲, 𝟭:𝟯𝟬-𝟰 @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary

⏩️ swipe >> for info & flyers
📣 tell & bring your friends & fam!!!
📼 mixtape dropping in december taken in Oakland Public Library - Asian Branch by @cutfruitcollective

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𝗢𝗔𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 [𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝟬𝟵/𝟭𝟮] ☆ reuniting with my bb self at @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary ~ come hang with us ♡

popping up with @cutfruitcollective + oakland chinatown oral history project all over the neighborhood to bring the sonic histories of youth, elders, & families together into a community mixtape & zine. 1st one at @friendsoflincolnsquarepark was so fun! a few more chances to bring your friends/fam to add to the mix ~

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘
☆ create your own zine
☆ share a fav song / record
☆ record a musical memory
☆ learn to play a chinatown record

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗦:
𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝟵/𝟭𝟮, 𝟮:𝟯𝟬-𝟰:𝟯𝟬 @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary
𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝟵/𝟭𝟮, 𝟱-𝟴 @chinatownoakland
𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝟵/𝟭𝟰, 𝟭-𝟯 noble towers [private]
𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝟵/𝟭𝟲, 𝟯-𝟲 @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary

⏩️ swipe >> for info & flyers
📣 tell & bring your friends & fam!!!
📼 mixtape dropping in december

see uuu :) taken in Oakland Public Library - Asian Branch by @cutfruitcollective

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𝗢𝗔𝗞𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗗 ☆ we're making a mixtape & zine!!

back in the bay to pop up all over oakland chinatown with @cutfruitcollective + oakland chinatown oral history project to bring the sonic histories of youth, elders, & families together into a community mixtape & zine. jump into the mix with us!!

𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗔𝗚𝗘𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 to:
☆ create your own zine
☆ share a fav song / record
☆ record a musical memory
☆ learn to play a chinatown record

𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗗 𝗨𝗦:
𝗧𝗛𝗨 𝟵/𝟭𝟬, 𝟱-𝟴 @friendsoflincolnsquarepark
𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝟵/𝟭𝟮, 𝟮:𝟯𝟬-𝟰:𝟯𝟬 @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary
𝗦𝗔𝗧 𝟵/𝟭𝟮, 𝟱-𝟴 @chinatownoakland
𝗠𝗢𝗡 𝟵/𝟭𝟰, 𝟭-𝟯 noble towers [private]
𝗪𝗘𝗗 𝟵/𝟭𝟲, 𝟯-𝟲 @asianbranchlibrary @oaklibrary

⏩️ swipe >> for info & flyers
📣 tell & bring your friends & fam!!!
📼 mixtape dropping in december

a dream full circle to make a mixtape of & with the hometown chinatown that soundtracked my childhood, especially while bringing fams / generations together like it brought our fam together all those years ago. thank uuu for trusting us with our precious sonic histories ♡ taken in Oakland Chinatown by @cutfruitcollective

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𝙊𝘼𝙆𝙇𝘼𝙉𝘿 𝙉𝙀𝙓𝙏 𝙂𝙀𝙉 ☆ let's drop a mixtape!

coming home for a full month to rock with oakland high schoolers & seniors. we're teaming up with @cutfruitcollective + oakland chinatown oral history project to train up our next gen dj historians to drop a mixtape & zine with chinatown elders ❤️‍🔥

⏩️ swipe >> for full info
✅️ apply by aug 28 [link in bio]
📣 tell your friends!!!

never could've dreamed we'd end up full circle like this. i wish i'd had something like this to pass the time in our parents' oakland chinatown bakery back then. but now we're back in our hometown chinatown for our next gen to keep the neighborhood's sonic histories flowing ~~~

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[@cutfruitcollective] Calling all Oakland High School Youth!

Pride of the People is a 6-week storytelling and music project for Oakland's Asian diasporic youth. You'll learn to record your family's stories, explore music archives, and help create a collective audio piece with your community! No prior experience needed, just curiosity and an open heart.

You'll be guided by Rochelle Kwan @chinatownrecordsproject, whose work is deeply rooted in Asian diasporic music and community history. The project explores themes of care, identity, belonging, and intergenerational connection, and culminates in a public premiere in Oakland Chinatown.

If you have a story in your family worth keeping, we'd love to hear it!

📍 Oakland
🗓 September 1 to December 17
📋 Apply by August 28th. Link in bio - spots are limited by @cutfruitcollective

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Calling all Oakland High School Youth!

Pride of the People is a 6-week storytelling and music project for Oakland’s Asian diasporic youth. You’ll learn to record your family’s stories, explore music archives, and help create a collective audio piece with your community! No prior experience needed, just curiosity and an open heart.

You’ll be guided by Rochelle Kwan @chinatownrecordsproject , whose work is deeply rooted in Asian diasporic music and community history. The project explores themes of care, identity, belonging, and intergenerational connection, and culminates in a public premiere in Oakland Chinatown.

If you have a story in your family worth keeping, we’d love to hear it! 💛

📍 Oakland | 🗓 September 1 to December 17 | ⏳ Apply by August 29th. 🔗 Link in bio — spots are limited
#PrideOfThePeople #OaklandChinatown #AAPIYouth #OralHistory #AsianDiaspora YouthStorytelling CommunityArt OaklandArts by @cutfruitcollective

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🐎🧧 Happy Year of the Horse!

We’re charging into the new year with extra energy, passion, and momentum. To celebrate Lunar New Year, we’re hosting a Lucky LNY Sale this weekend with merch up to 50% off ✨
We’ll be out and about around the Bay all weekend—come celebrate with us and help kick off the new year right!

We’ll also have our 2026 Art of Belonging Calendar, featuring stories from 12 Asian immigrants from Asian Health Services @asianhealthservices , each paired with a local artist—a true community love letter 💛

✨ MARKETS ✨

TOMORROW Saturday 2/28

Neo Lunar Event 🧧✨
4-10PM
Fort Mason Firehouse
2 Marina Blvd., San Francisco
@itsyangsheng

THIS WEEKEND Sunday 3/1

Lantern Festival 🧧✨
3-8PM
Pacific Renaissance Plaza
388 9th St., Oakland
@oaklandbloom @stickyriceclub

See you all soon! by @cutfruitcollective

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We're back with #AAPIPantryPeek 💫 🍃🥬

Curry leaf is the next ingredient in our series, #AAPIPantryPeek, where we explore common ingredients used in AAPI recipes. Learn more about this delicious herb!

Let us know in the comments or @ us in your stories about how you use curry leaf—recipes welcome 😋 and where you like to shop for this ingredient!

📝by: @regsaeha
🎨by: @studio.trieu

IDs + Image Text:

Series of slides with a green background and vector graphics of curry leaves.

(1) Vector image of curry leaves in a plastic package

(2) Curry leaf is an herb native to South India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh that has been used for its citrus flavor, medicinal properties, and fresh aroma. It’s used in a variety of dishes from yogurt drinks, curries, dals, soups, chutneys, and more. This versatile herb can be used in many forms (grounded, whole, fresh) to add bright and sweet flavor to your pantry, and is a staple in Indian and Sri Lankan pantries.

(3) Research has shown that curry leaves have been used for flavoring dishes since 1 A.D. and have been used in Ayurvedic medicine (a 3,000-years-old healing practice from India) for their anti-diabetic, bacterial, and inflammatory properties... Continued in comments

For more information about curry leaf check out:

https://www.bonappetit.com/story/what-are-curry-leaves

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-are-curry-leaves-how-to-use-curry-leaves-in-cooking

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/355876813_CURRY_LEAF_A_REVIEW

https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2019/04/why-we-call-indian-dishes-curry-colonial-history/586828/

#cutfruitcollective #aapi #asianfood #oaklandeats #food #foodhistory by @cutfruitcollective

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Thank you to everyone who came to our opening reception for 🎨 THE ART OF BELONGING: Asian American Stories of Diaspora and Community Care. Here’s a little video of highlights from the reception—34 seconds of love and community!

We are honored by everyone who came to be in community with us. At a time when our histories are being erased, amplifying our voices and stories matter more than ever. By sharing the diverse stories of our communities, we are building trust, connection, and a future where we all feel safe and seen in our multiplicity.

💌 The exhibition highlights the oral histories of 11 patients of Asian Health Services (@asianhealthservices), with translation support from the Oakland Chinatown Oral History Project (OCOHP). Each story and accompanying artwork represent a distinct Asian language in which AHS provides medical, dental, and behavioral health care: Burmese, Cantonese, Karen, Khmer, Korean, Mandarin, Mien, Mongolian, Tagalog, Toisanese, and Vietnamese. The project was supported by California Humanities (@california_humanities), Figma (@figma), and Metta Fund.

Be sure to check out the ongoing exhibit, if you haven’t had the chance to check it out:
🎨 THE ART OF BELONGING: Asian American Stories of Diaspora and Community Care
📍ARTogether at 1200 Harrison Street, Oakland, CA
📅 Open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays (1-5PM) through May 25
🌟 Entry is FREE (though donations are always welcome!)
😷 Masks will be required on the last two days of the exhibit on May 24 + 25 taken in ARTogether by @cutfruitcollective

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We’re proud to unveil an interactive sculptural artwork made by Cut Fruit Collective: The Wishing Tree!

The sculpture was lovingly created as a space for sharing memories and stories across cultures, languages, and generations within the AAPI community. Its design was loosely inspired by the graceful willow tree, which holds deep meaning in many Asian cultures. In Chinese traditions, the willow symbolizes springtime and renewal, and its flowing, intertwining branches often represent friendship and even the bittersweet feeling of parting.

While willow trees can be seen as symbols of mourning in some Western traditions, they are also widely embraced in Asia as emblems of patience, humility, flexibility, and resilience. We imagine the colorful wishes on our tree as its leaves—each one carrying a personal message—and the spaced-out branches as a way to invite everyone in, making it easy to read and reflect on the wishes shared.

You will be able to write and hang your own wish on the Wishing Tree at select Cut Fruit Collective events! The Wishing Tree will be a traveling sculpture where communities across the Bay Area can make a wish on the tree.

Special thanks to @signsbymeng @allthingsmeng @okayjeffrey @studio.trieu!

Check out the Wishing Tree at our ongoing exhibit:
🎨 THE ART OF BELONGING: Asian American Stories of Diaspora and Community Care
📍ARTogether at 1200 Harrison Street • Oakland, CA
📅 Open to the public on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays (1-5PM) through May 25
😷 Masks will be required on the last two days of the exhibit on May 24 + 25 by @cutfruitcollective

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