It’s the era of dot-com gentrification — Do you know where your local community arts organization is?The first week of December saw a housewarming and a baby shower in the Asian American art organization family. This family traditionally has been and currently is in the front lines of the space war between community and poorly regulated business development. On Dec. 7, despite the hostile climate of the tech-industry monoculture, Kearny Street Workshop celebrated its sixth relocation with a party at its new home in the SoMa district. Meanwhile, north of Market, just a few weeks after of death Japantown Bowl, we felt the prenatal stirrings of a new community gathering place in J-town. Christened Locus, it promises to be the point of convergence of the Asian American art scene. Artists are not the only ones who are nurtured by the presence of art organizations. We, as part of this diverse Asian American culture, are strengthened by these community centers, which bring us together. On top of that, they throw great parties in the face of eviction. In This Community Arts Feature:
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