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Lonny Shavelson

Under the Dragon: California’s New Culture
by Lonny Shavelson and Fred Setterberg

An exploration in images and writing of
California’s transition
to a “majority minority” state.

Book by Heydey Press © 2007
Under the Dragon
was also a major exhibition at the
Oakland Museum of California,
from where it traveled to other museums.

All photographs are from California’s Bay Area.
Hover over the images for Titles.
Click on any image to begin a slide show.

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Under the Dragon, Chinese New Year–San Francisco

Chinese New Year–San Francisco

Chinese New Year–San Francisco

Tibetan Monks Create and Destroy a Sand Mandala–San Francisco

Tibetan Monks Create and Destroy a Sand Mandala–San Francisco

Tibetan Monks Create and Destroy a Sand Mandala–San Francisco

Cambodian Day of the Dead, Pchum Ben, food offerings to priests–San Jose

Cinco de Mayo–Oakland

Cinco de Mayo–Oakland

Cinco de Mayo–Oakland

Black Cowboy Parade–Oakland

Black Cowboy Parade–Oakland

Gay Asian-Pacific-American Beauty Pageant–San Francisco

Gay Asian-Pacific-American Beauty Pageant–San Francisco

Gay Asian-Pacific-American Beauty Pageant–San Francisco

Caribbean Carijama–Oakland

Caribbean Carijama–Oakland

Bali Terrorism Memorial–San Francisco

Bali Terrorism Memorial–San Francisco

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The Underground Drum Sanctuary, Drums of the African Diaspora–Oakland

The Underground Drum Sanctuary, Drums of the African Diaspora–Oakland

Burmese Mountain Dog Day–San Francisco

Dragon Boat Races–Oakland Estuary

Dragon Boat Races–Oakland Estuary

Dragon Boat Races–Oakland Estuary

Diwali, India's Festival of Lights–San Francisco

Diwali, India's Festival of Lights–San Francisco

Pilgrimage of the Virgin of Guadalupe – Perigrenación de la Virgen de Guadalupe – San Francisco.

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Virgen de Guadalupe Pilgrimage–San Francisco

Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration–San Francisco

Japanese Cherry Blossom Celebration–San Francisco

Black Native Americans, Indigenous People's Day–Berkeley

Black Native Americans, Indigenous People's Day–Berkeley

Indigenous People's Day–Berkeley

Iranian NoRooz, fire-jumping for the vernal equinox–Berkeley

Mien Angels Calendar, Photo Shoot–Sacramento River

Mien Angels Calendar, Photo Shoot–Sacramento River

India Independence Day–Fremont

India Independence Day–Fremont

India Independence Day Parade — Fremont, California

India Independence Day–Fremont

Mount Zion Baptist Church–Oakland

Mount Zion Baptist Church–Oakland

Chinatown Street Vendor–Oakland

Tiananmen Square Anniversary–San Francisco

Tiananmen Square Anniversary–San Francisco

Purim–Berkeley

Chanukah outside Oakland City Hall

Black Members of Soka Gakkai, an international Japanese Buddhist movement–Oakland

Black Member of Soka Gakkai, an international Japanese Buddhist movement–Oakland

9/11 Memorial Ceremony–San Francisco

Mien Student Prepares for Dance Festival–UC Davis

Mien Student Prepares for Dance Festival–UC Davis

Mien Students Prepare for Dance Festival–UC Davis

Pro-Palestinian Rally–San Francisco

Pro-Palestinian Rally, Israeli counter-demonstration–San Francisco

South Vietnamese soldiers (ARVN)–Oakland

Berkeley High Graduation of Japanese-American Internment Victim who could not graduate when expected during WWII

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Street Musicians–San Francisco

Latino Muslim preparing carne asada at Hayward Mosque

Bhangra–San Francisco

Afghanistan Refugee–Fremont

Egyptian Festival–Hayward

Krishna Festival of the Chariots–San Francisco

Irish Wolfhounds, St. Patrick's Day–San Francisco

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Cambodian New Year–Stockton

Guatemalan Mayan Shaman–San Francisco

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