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  1. Vincent Valdez crouches in front of a large painting. Valdez is bald and wears glasses, a gray T-shirt and dark pants.
    Events

    Vincent Valdez’s Pepper Lecture Unpacks Thwarted American Dream

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    Ahead of the 2024 election, the multidisciplinary artist discusses the forgotten, ugly truths of America on October 24.

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    • Â鶹ԭ´´ Art Galleries
  2. Close-up headshot of Emily Butts, who has long wavy dark hair and stands in front of a green ivy wall.
    College News

    Â鶹ԭ´´ Appoints Emily Butts ’15 as Director of Curatorial Affairs and Â鶹ԭ´´ Art Galleries

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    Â鶹ԭ´´ alum Emily Butts '15 brings experience from the Los Angeles art scene and scholarship focusing on modern and contemporary art of the Americas.

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    • Â鶹ԭ´´ Art Galleries
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    Student Achievements

    Licheng She ’25 and Corrine Waters ’26 Receive Curatorial Apprenticeship Awards

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

    She seeks to combine media studies and social change, while Waters hopes to bridge Black communities and art institutions.

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    • Â鶹ԭ´´ Art Galleries
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    College News

    Native Scholar in Residence Meranda Roberts Discusses Curation and Heritage

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
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    College News

    Native Scholar in Residence Laurie Steelink Explores Art and Community

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    Laurie Steelink, a multidisciplinary artist and Akimel O’otham member of the Gila River Indian Community, is serving as Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s Native Scholar in Residence.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
  6. barber of little rock cast poses with Strom C. Thacker in Benson Auditorium
    Events

    An Oscar-Nominated Film and Discussion Explore the Racial Wealth Gap

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    • Melvin L. Oliver Initiative
    • Presidential Initiative for Constructive Dialogue
  7. beihua guy poses in front of mono lake with his camera
    Alumni Achievements

    Beihua Guo ’21 Unearths L.A. Aqueduct’s Dark History Through Photography

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    Photographer and Â鶹ԭ´´ alum Beihua Guo ’21 has received $5,000 as a finalist for The Aftermath Project’s 1492/1619 American Aftermaths grant.

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  8. In the Media

    Professor Susan Phillips talks to the Washington Post about the significance of the graffitied skyscraper in Los Angeles

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    3p Bridgette Ramirez

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  9. Micah Huang ’13 after the performance of American Dreams/Asian Nightmares at Scripps College
    Alumni Achievements

    Arts Council Fellow Micah Huang ’13 to Continue His Sonic Exploration of Injustice at Los Angeles Festival

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  10. portrait of Daisy Okazaki in front of Mead Hall
    Student Achievements

    Filmmaker and MOR Fellow Daisy Okazaki ’25 Explores Asian American Identity

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    Â鶹ԭ´´ student Daisy Okazaki ’25, a media studies major and Asian American studies minor, has received the Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship to create a community-rooted film project centered on the experiences of young Southeast Asian women. Partnering with Oakland-based Banteay Srei, Okazaki is producing a short film and accompanying curriculum exploring themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sisterhood. A lifelong storyteller and member of Â鶹ԭ´´â€™s Pasifika Asian Student Union, Okazaki aims to uplift Asian American communities through film and art.

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    • Community Engagement Center (CEC)
    • Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies