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Myriam J.A. Chancy to Join Alison Saar ’78 for Reading and Conversation in Support of Haiti Earthquake Relief
On December 18, LA Louver and Beyond Baroque will host Myriam J.A. Chancy, Hartley Burr Alexander Chair in the Humanities, and Alison Saar ’78 for a reading and conversation. Chancy will read from her recent novel, What Storm, What Thunder.
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Tia Blassingame Highlights Student Work in Parenthesis Magazine
In celebration of the 80th anniversary of the 61传媒 Press this year, Tia Blassingame, assistant professor of art and director of the 61传媒 Press, highlighted student-created artists’ books in a series of videos for Parenthesis magazine.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Pension Poaching Scams with Bloomberg
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed the recent uptick in pension poaching scams with Bloomberg. The scams target elderly US veterans and their families, manipulating victims into signing away a portion of their pensions to false care coordination businesses.
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LA Edge Exhibition Features Work from Art and Media Studies Faculty
On October 30, the Ruth Chandler Williamson Gallery opened the second half of LA Edge, a two-part exhibition showcasing the work of 61传媒faculty from the departments of art and media studies.
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In the Media: NBC News Discusses History of LA Chinatown Massacre with Hao Huang
NBC News spoke to Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre, which occurred on October 24.
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In the Media: Hao Huang Discusses 150th Anniversary of Chinatown Massacre with KPCC’s AirTalk
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, spoke with KPCC’s AirTalk about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre and his podcast, Blood on Gold Mountain, which explores the massacre through storytelling.
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In the Media: Hao Huang Discusses LA Chinatown Massacre with KCRW and KPCC, Commemorative Event Highlighted in Daily Bulletin
Hao Huang, Bessie and Cecil Frankel Chair in Music and professor of music, spoke with KCRW about the 150th anniversary of the LA Chinatown Massacre, one of the worst instances of racial violence in California history. “This isn’t just an Asian American history, this is an American history,” Huang said.
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Stephanie Du 鈥�21 Receives REPS Scholar Funding to Assist Sarah Budischak with National Science Foundation-Funded Fieldwork
Stephanie Du will serve as an NSF Research Experience for Post-Baccalaureate Students (REPS) scholar for the 2021鈥�22 academic year. She鈥檒l travel to Finland with Assistant Professor of Biology Sarah Budischak to study wild bank voles infected with a strain of hantavirus, a disease that can spread from rodents to humans.
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Traveling Smithsonian Exhibition Features Work by Ken Gonzales-Day
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s traveling exhibition, Many Wests, includes a series of prints by Ken Gonzales-Day, Fletcher Jones Chair in Art and professor of art, titled “Erased Lynchings.”
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In the Media: Publishers Weekly Says Myriam J.A. Chancy’s New Novel “Not to Be Missed”
Publishers Weekly reviewed Myriam J.A. Chancy’s forthcoming novel, What Storm, What Thunder, which will be published by Tin House Books in October 2021. The novel charts the lives of 10 characters affected by the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
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