Saturday, April 27, 2024
Photo courtesy of Celine Panis-Pardo. Dr. Aaron Lorenz, dean of the School of Social Science and Human Services (SSHS), led a discussion on domestic racial violence called “Hate Crimes in the U.S.” on Jan. 27. The talk was the first of SSHS’ Dialogue series: Conversations on Race upon returning to campus. […]
Photo courtesy of Jason Leung, Unsplash To close out a month’s worth of events celebrating the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) community, the Office of Equity Diversity Inclusion and Compliance and the United Asian Association (UAA) had Caroline Nguyễn-Ticarro come as a keynote speaker. Nguyễn-Ticarro began talking about her own origins […]
Photo courtesy of Budiey, Flickr On March 16, trading card company Topps released a set of caricatures based on the events of the 63rd annual Grammys on Twitter. However, the company experienced heavy backlash when Twitter users saw the caricature of K-pop sensation, BTS. The piece included the seven members […]
Photo by Natalie Tsur After what seems to be a month’s worth of underrepresentation in western media, the people of Myanmar have taken another step towards making their situation known through music. The military coup that overthrew Myanmar’s Parliament has been in power since Feb. 1 2021, and with their […]
Photo courtesy of Dispatch, Wikipedia The KPOP industry is often criticized for its roots in soft power/Hallyu wave, and its source of funding leads to idols being categorized as products of a monetized system; the value of their talents and artistry constantly being overlooked. Time and time again, I’ve […]
Photo courtesy of Bella Poarch, Wikipedia Formed through the KPOP reality survival show “I-LAND,” boy group ENHYPEN debuted on Nov. 30 under BELIFT LAB, the joint entertainment company between BigHit Entertainment and CJ ENM, with a six song record breaking album. In just two days after release, the music […]
Argentinian singer Nathy Peluso’s recent COLOR Studios YouTube performance of her new song “Sana Sana”–from her new debut album “Calambre”–has received quite a bit of mixed reviews. I had not known of the artist nor the song beforehand. I actually only found it because my Twitter timeline was full of […]
Photo courtesy of Newsenstar1, Wikipedia After long anticipation, K-pop girl group BLACKPINK has finally dropped their first full studio album, “The Album.” The group released two singles prior to the albums release: “How You Like That,” June 26, and their collaboration with Selena Gomez, “Ice Cream” on August 28. […]
Photo courtesy of Yun_Q, Flickr BTS dropped their new album, “Map of the Soul: 7,” on Feb. 21, 2020, alongside their month-long project, “CONNECT-BTS.” In the latter project, they established various art exhibits around the world to encourage hard-working artists and bring back the appreciation of all art mediums in […]
Photo courtesy of Pedro J Pacheco, Wikipedia Spanish singer Rosalía continues to climb the charts with her fresh sound, mixing traditional elements of flamenco, reggaeton and other global contemporary beats, all the while further establishing herself as a household name. Though she was born in Barcelona, Rosalía has studied and […]
