As a child, Lyna Truong would ask her parents to tell her about their emigration from Vietnam during the war. They would always hesitate, refuse or brush off her requests. They didn’t want their youngest daughter to hear about the scramble onto the cramped boat pushing off from the rough Vietnamese beach, setting off towards […]
Author Archives: Chirag Govardhan
Twelve artists showcase African culture-inspired art at Fowler Museum
A masked figure cloaked head to toe in white stepped onto the streets of Lagos, Nigeria. People chatting with fellow shoppers and haggling for merchandise looked up at the figure and moved aside in reverence, understanding the significance of the costume belonging to the exclusively male ancestor ritual of egungun. The person wearing the egungun […]
Architecture students build on intersection of technology, nature
Seven students painted huge, white display boxes in the courtyard of Perloff Hall while several more hooked up large TV panels to white walls inside. With so much to prepare before the exhibition, architecture graduate student Jorel Sanchez Soto held a can of Lysol in his hand as he scrubbed away at windows to let […]
Guitar professor presents concert with graphic novel elements
From a dark stage, vibrant collages fill the auditorium as acoustic music wafts through the air, accompanied by a haunting tale of exploration, interchange and evolution. Two voices sing to each other, telling many different, opposing perspectives – explorer and islander, man and woman, old and new. The Faculty Chamber Music Series will present guitar […]