(Carson, CA) July 23, 2024 –– The University Art Gallery at California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) presents Brackish Water Los Angeles, co-directed by University Art Gallery Director Aandrea Stang and independent curator Debra Scacco. The exhibition will open August 12, 2024 with an opening reception on September 18 from 4-7 p.m., and is the culmination of a four-year art and research project which is part of Getty's PST ART: Art & Science Collide initiative. PST ART (previously known as Pacific Standard Time) engages over 70 cultural, scientific, and community organizations, supported by nearly $20 million in grants from Getty. This year, the initiative’s third ... Read More
LA Times: How Kei Kamara Escaped Sierra Leone to Star for LAFC
Source: LA Times The explosion outside of his school. The vultures feasting on corpses in the streets. The water gushing into the boat that was ferrying him to safety. The images of war remain with Kei Kamara to this day. The LAFC striker pictures them whenever he shares the story of his childhood in Sierra Leone. He often sees them in his dreams. “I get these nightmares,” Kamara said. “I’m always running. I’m always running from chaos.” The memories continue to haunt the 39-year-old Kamara, but they also have convinced him of how fortunate he is. So rather than be disenchanted with how he’s switched teams more than a dozen times in his career, he celebrates how ... Read More
Toro Earns Black Student Success Scholarship, Aims to Elevate Black Artists
Armand Jovaughn Egere is proud to be a Black artist. “It’s a type of activism,” says the CSUDH fifth-year student. “The way my story is typically written, I’m not supposed to make it. But I’m out here beating the odds, and trying to be a symbol for other young Black artists.” Egere’s leadership, as well as his service promoting antiracism and culture change to elevate Black excellence, have earned him the CSU’s first-ever Black Student Success Scholarship, sponsored by the CSU Foundation. Egere is one of six CSU recipients for 2024-25, and will receive $5,000 in recognition of his efforts. “These scholars represent the highest ideals and brightest future of our university system and ... Read More
FOX 11: CSUDH Associate Dean Hamoud Salhi on the Death of Iran’s President
Source: FOX 11 (Video) CSUDH Professor of Political Science, Associate Dean of International Education and Senior International Officer Hamoud Salhi was interviewed by FOX 11 about Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi's death in a helicopter crash. Salhi discussed the reactions of Iranians, the potential for conspiracy theories, and how politics and power function within Iran. ... Read More
Unveiling Untold Stories: Professor’s New Book Explores Chicana Liberation and Mexican American Women’s Activism in L.A.
Growing up in East Los Angeles in the 1970s, Marisela Chávez had a front-row seat to the grassroots activism of the Chicano movement. Her parents, who had immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico as children, brought Chávez with them to meetings, marches, and political organizing events. “The organization was like an extended family,” says Chávez, now a professor of Chicana and Chicano studies at CSUDH. “I was little at the time, but seeds were planted in me. I saw very strong women who were speaking publicly and being active leaders.” Chicana Liberation: Women and Mexican American Politics in Los Angeles, 1945-1981 (University of Illinois Press, April 2024), is Chávez’ new book, and the ... Read More
