Contemporary artists from marginalized communities are taking well-known images, symbols, and figures and using them to tell their own stories. Victoria Alejan...
Chamorros are the native people of the Pacific islands, Guam (U.S. territory), and the Northern Marianas (U.S. commonwealth). Modern Chamorros, both on the islands and in the diaspora, are disconnected from their indigenous culture and language because of centuries of colonization. But Heidi Quenga, cultural practitioner and director of the Kutturan Cultural Foundation, is trying to change that. Ampersand's Melissa Dueñas has more....
Reporter Natalie Bader traces the path a girl's hand-clapping game took from the playground to the pop music charts, and makes discoveries that will probabl...
Hollywood's film scoring industry has historically been, and largely remains, a “boy’s club.” Excuses from numerous studio executives for this lack of diver...
USC Visions and Voices recently came together with the USC School of Dramatic Arts, Cinematic Arts and Public Policy to create "Race Relay." Shown on February 8th, 9th and 10th at the California African American Museum this multimedia theatre production was designed to start conversations about race relations in American today. Reporter Zazu Lippert went behind the scenes to talk to the the creators and actors about the production....
Thee Lakesiders are proud of their influences. Their dreamy ballads take a note from the rock n’ roll of Ritchie Valens, the pop of Chris Montez and the R&B of Rosie and the Originals. However, to them their music is not revivalist. As Chicana(o)s they see themselves as part of a living legacy of music from the barrios....
My young adulthood consisted of punk shows and community college. I never had a friend that was in a fraternity or sorority. Greek life was a life I only saw played out in Hollywood. Now I see it in real time, a few blocks away from me on USC’s Frat Row. Not really knowing what I was getting myself into, one day I took a stroll down The Row with my audio recorder and decided to talk to some of my fellow Trojans....
Vivian Medithi is an Iowa native who recently moved to Los Angeles. Since moving to the Golden Coast, he’s been exploring not just the tourist traps but the local haunts, trying to understand just what makes the city tick.
In this piece for Annenberg Radio, he discusses what makes L.A. so different from other cities he’s lived in, as well as the ways he’s assimilated into Angeleno culture....
The vegan lifestyle is an art. Each ingredient for meals is selected with a particular mindfulness to what the body needs to thrive. Sometimes you find yourself borrowing recipes like the Japanese Buddha bowl for variety....
