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Thu: 1 PM–8 PM
Fri–Mon: 10 AM–5 PM
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200 Larkin Street
San Francisco, CA 94102
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Filipino American History of Vallejo (1857 to Present) – Mel Orpilla

Mel Orpilla discusses the Filipino American history of Vallejo at the 2011 Filipino American History Month Celebration at the Asian Art Museum.

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Create an Abstract Dreamscape

In this activity, you will create an art piece inspired by the work of Bernice Bing. 

GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Calligraphic Creations

In this activity, you will explore Bernice Bing’s use of calligraphy in her paintings and then create your own!

GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Mask Musings

GRADE LEVEL: Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond

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Design Your Personal Cloak

GRADE LEVEL: Early Elementary School (K-3), Elementary School (4-5), Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond

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Pen a Pantoum

Learn about the form of poetry called the pantoum and then write one of your own!

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond

Background Information

Slow Down Fast Fashion

Tips and resources to inspire sustainable and slow fashion consumption.

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Reflection: I was, I am, I will be

How would you answer Chanel Miller’s “I was, I am, I will be” prompt? Would your answers look like Miller’s, or would they look different?

GRADE LEVEL: High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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Reflection: Inside/Outside

Visible from Hyde Street outside the Asian Art Museum are Chanel Miller’s I was, I am, I will be, Jas Charanjiva’s Don’t Mess With Me, and Jenifer K Wofford’s Pattern Recognition.

GRADE LEVEL: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12), College and Beyond
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