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Liana E. Chow
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Harvard’s Vision for Ethnic Studies: Almost There, But Not Yet
Only by subverting conventional understandings of history, which often omit the lived realities of people of color, can we come to a new understanding of the world, which can only happen at Harvard if the search committee hires the right faculty.
Black Arts Festival 2019: Winter Tangerine Magazine Leads Workshop on Race and Writing
The session included a world-building exercise, reflections on the writing process, a reading of a Lucille Clifton poem, and a group of student writers gathered together to participate.
Scores Assemble for 47th Annual Dunster Messiah Sing
The floors of the Dunster House dining hall trembled Wednesday evening as more than 140 musicians from within and beyond Harvard participated in the 47th annual Dunster House Messiah Sing.
‘subtle asian traits’: A Unbiased Review of the Peerless Artistic Production
“Crazy Rich Asians,” “Fresh Off the Boat,” and “To All The Boys I Used to Love,” or whatever it’s called, never stood a chance.
Portrait of an Artist: Susan E. Miller-Havens
When painter Susan E. Miller-Havens opened the first ever artist-operated gallery in Harvard Square earlier this fall, the development and rising rents of the Square had long been on her mind. Miller-Havens, who has two works displayed in the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, has lived in Cambridge since 1968. Two years ago, she came face to face with a redevelopment project that made her plans for the near future inextricable from the state of the Square. Strolling among dozens of her paintings arranged salon-style at 9 JFK Street, Miller-Havens spoke to The Harvard Crimson about her gallery’s role in the Square and the challenges of her profession.
Harvard Radcliffe Institute Renovating Schlesinger Library To Increase Use of Collections
Harvard is renovating its Schlesinger Library at the Radcliffe Institute in an effort to drive increased engagement with the library's extensive collection of documents vital to the history of women in America.
Garbage Nails the Art of Optimistic Retrospection in ‘Version 2.0’ 20th Anniversary Concert
I was painfully aware of how much I didn’t fit in at Garbage’s Oct. 23 House of Blues concert. The tour celebrated the 20th birthday of their sophomore album, “Version 2.0.” I had just turned 19.
Mayor of San Juan Receives PBHA Award, Urges Increased Public Service
Cruz, who garnered national attention for her criticisms of the Trump administration's response in the wake of Hurricane Maria in 2017, is the first Latina woman to receive this public service honor.
What the Hell Happened: Voldemort's Snake is Actually an Asian Woman
To complicate the situation even more, the trailer reveals that Nagini's human form is South Korean actress Claudia Kim dressed as a reptilian cabaret goth.
This Year in American Arts: 1951, An Age of International Intimacies
It’s no surprise that in 1951, the imagination of American artists went abroad.
In Downtown Boston, A Tiny Powerhouse of Ramen Artistry
Oisa Ramen Slurp & Go may be a tiny restaurant, but it punches way above its weight-class when it comes to flavor.
From Panorama Music Festival 2018: The Inescapable Draw of “Mr. Brightside”
What is the inescapable draw of The Killers? This question became especially confounding as the night went on and The Killers seemed more and more determined to keep their performance devoid of meaning.
From Panorama Music Festival 2018: Queerness, Asian America, and Rock & Roll
The founders of musical projects Japanese Breakfast and Jay Som are notable in the music industry for being female, queer, Asian American, and outspoken about those identities.
From Panorama Music Festival 2018: Janet Jackson Is the Mother of Reincarnation
Present and past icons became larger than life and joined her in song onscreen. Jackson herself—a new mother at 50 whose pregnancy halted her “Unbreakable” album tour in 2016—came back dancing with the full force of her sexuality. Decades of art forms, and human flesh collided at high speed.
From Panorama Music Festival 2018: Liana’s Sunday Sound Bites
Between Cardi B’s pregnancy, the Friday rain debacle, and Lil Wayne’s last-minute no-show, cancellation threatened to be the theme of the festival. Instead, thanks to some of the remaining acts on Sunday, the more important trend of the day was inventive instrumentation.
