It Takes a Character to Make a Character — Alumni Profile, Leah Longoria ’12
Guided by her passion for writing, Leah Longoria ‘12 has demonstrated grit working her way into the Hollywood writer’s room as Amherst’s first FAMS graduate.
Skye Wu '23
Seoyeon Kim: Transcending Fragmentation via Storytelling & Activism
Seoyeon Kim ’21 wrote a critical-creative hybrid thesis in the English
department exploring how dislocation affects a sense of self. Photo courtesy of
Seoyeon Kim ’21.I met Seoyeon Kim ’21 through Zoom in “Non-Fiction I” last
semester. In addition to being impressed and inspired by her beautiful writing
and
Defying the Invisibility and Misrepresentation of the Asian American Experience
It has been an extremely hard week for people of Asian descent living in the
United States after eight people, including six Asian women, were murdered in
the March 16 Atlanta spa shootings
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. We all know that the story of anti-Asian racism
Prejudice and Pandemic: Africans in China Amid Rising Xenophobia
Since early April, the Chinese media
[https://3w.huanqiu.com/a/0c789f/9CaKrnKpP0R?agt=8]has suggested a possible
second wave of coronavirus cases within the country, coming from the outbreaks
outside of China. After five Nigerian residents tested positive for COVID-19 in
Guangzhou, China, the African community there has
Annual Five College Film Festival Showcases Student Talent
Amid bustle and excitement, the annual Five College Student Film Festival took
place in Stirn Auditorium on Friday, Feb. 21. The festival offers a place for
five college students to showcase their original films and videos, as well as
meet, collaborate and share with other film students.
A group of
Considering the Role of Music in Political Campaigns
Less than 72 hours before the Iowa caucuses began, Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, the
Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter, played an acoustic set at the
Horizon Events Center in Clive, Iowa on Jan. 31 to garner support for Democratic
presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.
Vernon performed a set of eight