Six Asian Creatives Share the Inspiration That Drives Them
These creative leaders are driven by everything from comic book art to ancient Chinese sculpture.
By Nafeesah Allen Alice Morgan During this month, we celebrate the heritage of people of Asian and Pacific Island descent. Doing so isn’t just a firm commitment to creating a future that eradicates anti-Asian hate and challenges model minority myths, but it also entails a look back at the past to see how those cultures inform our present. The depth and variety of cultural production emanating from Asia and reverberating throughout global Diasporas have had a lasting impact on the art and design worlds. Many museums and galleries boast impressive collections that nod to those geographies and civilizations. More importantly, the Asian creatives behind art institutions and the creators of contemporary works are bringing fresh perspectives to notions of representation. From curators to comic book designers, creatives
The facade of the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles. Image courtesy of MOCA.
Los Angeles arts workers who identify as Black, Indigenous, or as People of Color (BIPOC) make less than their white counterparts on average, a new study released today found. Additionally, entry-level workers across the sector are paid wages lower than the cost of living in the area, regardless of race.
The report, which was put together by the L.A. County Department of Arts and Culture with the Center for Business and Management of the Arts (CBMArts) at Claremont Graduate University, sought to quantify the disparity in wages among the region’s creative workforce, and study its effects on individuals.
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Fraser Powlison, associate professor emeritus of teacher education, died of natural causes Feb. 27. He was 89.
Powlison joined Cal State Fullerton’s faculty in 1967 and received emeritus status in 1986. Born in Los Angeles, he also was a licensed psychologist and marriage and family counselor with a private psychotherapy practice in Fullerton. He is remembered for helping his clients recognize their inner strengths and create better lives for themselves.
He earned a Ph.D. in psychology from Claremont Graduate University and a bachelor’s degree in English literature, philosophy and religion, and Latin American studies from Pomona College. He was a veteran of the Korean War, serving in the U.S. Army Infantry as a first lieutenant.
IEHP Creates Internship Program for Future Medical Professionals
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif., May 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Seventeen local students will join Inland Empire Health Plan s (IEHP) community health team this summer in a new internship program focused on community program research and development.
In this mutually-beneficial program, students will work hands-on with health plan staff to support the region s most vulnerable residents through the development of public health program curricula, analytical data support and more.
In this program, student interns will learn the correlation between practical problems and public health issues, make connections between health services and social determinants of health, and will have the chance to work with IEHP Team Members at all levels to understand the dynamic flow involved in providing health care to more than 1.4 million Members. [Photo Source: Envato Elements]
For a teenager, it was an unexpected and shocking diagnosis: blood tests and an ultrasound confirmed that, at 13, Hayley Cockman had gone into premature menopause.
Her periods had stopped within a year of starting, and then symptoms such as night sweats, hot flushes and poor concentration kicked in. At school, I d be sitting in class, having a hot flush and thinking, What s going on? I didn t have a clue, says Hayley.
For a teenager, it was an unexpected and shocking diagnosis: blood tests and an ultrasound confirmed that, at 13, Hayley Cockman had gone into premature menopause I kept telling my mum, I feel weird , and she would ask, What do you mean, you feel weird? and I d say, I don t know. I just don t feel myself.