08/10/2026
In February, Asian Health Services & Baywell Health Community celebrated Lunar New Year and Black History Month with an intergenerational, cross-cultural exchange between our Chinese elders and the students of Latitude High’s Black Student Union. This annual tradition featured an exciting exchange of art and movement– from learning about the history of the Afro-Brazilian martial art, capoeira, to practicing Chinese calligraphy words to usher in a new year of luck and prosperity. With language interpretation, the youth and elders participated in meaningful group dialogues about each of their lived experiences in Oakland. They shared about the challenges of being young Black folks and Chinese immigrant seniors, and spoke of the hopes, dreams, and possibilities they hope to create for their community.
As we go into this new year of the Horse, we are grateful for our youth and elders for showing us the healing and solidarity that is possible when we come together across generations and culture. While our Black and Asian communities have been historically and continuously pitted against each other, we know that we share more similarities than differences, and that we are stronger together. Shoutout to the youth of Latitude High 37.8 BSU—like one of our elders, Janet, shared, you are the hope of Oakland’s future!
Thank you to our co-hosts, Baywell Health and Sacred Roots.
🎥: Kevin Duncan Wong
