Dancers draped in large, colorful shawls outstretch their arms as they dance to the beat of a drum.
Author Archives: Jessica McQueen
Thai Smakom to host 14th annual culture night event
A beautiful half-bird, half-woman creature flies down to Earth to partake in a ritual that signifies her entrance into womanhood. A fame-seeking hunter, Chai, sets out to capture this mythical creature, only to find that he cannot after he falls in love with her.
UCLA Professor Jorja Leap publishes memoir documenting the lives of gang members
A young boy with a purple bandana covering his face walks through the streets of his Watts neighborhood. He carries an AK-47 assault rifle in hand, but no one seems to notice. But Jorja Leap does.
Fowler Museum to host photo exhibition highlighting recovery from Japanese earthquake
A distraught woman carries an elderly woman on her back, away from the piles of debris that are the flattened remnants of what was once a city.
Fowler Museum to host photo exhibition highlighting recovery from Japanese earthquake
A distraught woman carries an elderly woman on her back, away from the piles of debris that are the flattened remnants of what was once a city.
Acoustic Coffee House concert to raise funds to help children with physical disabilities
“You break down the wall before me.” According to fourth-year ethnomusicology student Yuki Akaishi, these biblically inspired lines from her song titled “Children of Light” can also be applied to the struggles that physically disabled children face every day, and how they can be overcome.
Student band Alto to perform as part of Fowler Out Loud’s concert series
In the summer of 2010, Nicolette Yarbrough and Jessica Jones set up a violin and bass, their respective instruments, in the streets of San Francisco and played for donations. It was at this moment that the pair, who met at their freshman orientation, realized they could have a future in music together.