Ohlone and Korean Story Sharing Supper hosted by mak-’amham and SSI YA GI

Saturday, November 4, 2022 | 4:00 – 6:00 PM
mak-’amham
2430 Bancroft Way, Berkeley CA 94704

The Ssi Ya Gi collective and mak-’amham hosted a private Ohlone and Korean meal in the re-designed Cafe Ohlone space on the UC Berkeley Campus. This event was organized to honor the resilience and wisdom of the elders in our Ohlone and Korean communities and was an opportunity to learn from the experiences shared between them. The meal, cooked by Cafe Ohlone and local Korean American chefs, highlighted two ingredients used in both Ohlone and Korean cooking: acorns (dotori) and fernbrake (gosari). Both cultures utilize these plants in their cooking. Guests listened and shared life experiences related to plants and foods that hold significant resonances in both cultures. Ssi Ya Gi is dedicated to sharing senior immigrant stories about food because the process of listening to and transmitting our elders’ food stories creates opportunities for intergenerational and cross-cultural discoveries.

mak-’amham is an Ohlone cultural institution empowering our community with tradition. mak-’amham teaches the public, through Ohlone cuisine, of its unbroken roots.

Ssi Ya Gi records and amplifies senior immigrant memories about food as a platform to forge intergenerational connections and uncover rich narratives that would otherwise be lost to history.

The Ohlone & Korean Story Sharing Supper is sponsored by GYOPO through the generous grant by KACFSF in the loving memory of Myung Soon “Mary” Kim. Additional support was provided by Jee’s Kimchi, Rice & Cake, Seoul Gom Tang, Namu Farm and Second Generation Seeds, and MÀKKU.

Zines created by collaborators and community members and inspired by the selected stories of Kim Bok Hee, Joanna Selby Kim, Myung Kwang Shik, and Park Dong Shin. Purchase a zine here!