Pitzer News

Alumni Achievements

Arts Council Fellow Micah Huang ’13 to Continue His Sonic Exploration of Injustice at Los Angeles Festival

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• Arts & Culture
• Awards
• Alumni

Student Achievements

Filmmaker and MOR Fellow Daisy Okazaki ’25 Explores Asian American Identity

Pitzer College student Daisy Okazaki ’25, a media studies major and Asian American studies minor, has received the Margo Okazawa-Rey Fellowship to create a community-rooted film project centered on the experiences of young Southeast Asian women. Partnering with Oakland-based Banteay Srei, Okazaki is producing a short film and accompanying curriculum exploring themes of identity, trauma, healing, and sisterhood. A lifelong storyteller and member of Pitzer’s Pasifika Asian Student Union, Okazaki aims to uplift Asian American communities through film and art.

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• Students
• Arts & Culture
• Race & Ethnicity

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• Community Engagement Center (CEC)
• Intercollegiate Department of Asian American Studies

Events

Porras-Kim Explores the Practices and Ethics of Museum Collections in Upcoming Pepper Lecture

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• Arts & Culture

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries

Events

Julia Haft-Candell’s “The Yet To Be” Explores the Infinite at Pitzer College Art Galleries

At Pitzer, visitors will encounter an installation of large-scale ceramic sculpture and other mixed media

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• Arts & Culture

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries

Alumni Achievements

Pitzer Alumnus and Fulbright Scholar Becomes Fashion Model for a Cause

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• Alumni
• Climate & Environment
• Arts & Culture

Alumni Achievements

Crystal Rodriguez ’23: Artist, Community Advocate, and New Resources Student

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• Community Engagement
• Arts & Culture
• Alumni

Organization

• Community Engagement Center (CEC)

In the Media

Los Angeles Times interviews Adam Faison ’15 about his acting journey

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• Alumni
• Arts & Culture

Student Achievements

Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida ’24 and Jaspa Ureña ’24 Awarded Curatorial Apprenticeships for First-Generation and Students of Color

Pitzer College has awarded the 2023 Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns Student Apprenticeship Awards to students Diego Borgsdorf Fuenzalida ’24 and Jaspa Ureña ’24. The award supports in-depth curatorial apprenticeships with leading Los Angeles arts organizations LACE and Fulcrum Arts. Borgsdorf Fuenzalida will work with LACE as part of his research on object repatriation and Chilean memory institutions, while Ureña will join Fulcrum Arts, bringing their multidisciplinary practice and commitment to community empowerment. Established through a 2021 gift from alumnus Benjamin Godsill ’00 and Anna Burns, the program provides competitive, hands-on curatorial experience that supports pathways into museum careers. Applications for the Spring 2024 cycle open October 23, 2023.

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• Students
• Awards
• Arts & Culture

In the Media

On NBC News, Professor Kathy Yep discusses ballroom dancing as a therapeutic, creative outlet for Asian immigrants

Professor Kathy Yep on countless Asian immigrants who’ve regarded ballroom dance as a sort of creative sanctuary and are now shaken by the two shootings that shook California dance halls.

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• Health
• Lifestyle
• Race & Ethnicity
• Faculty
• Arts & Culture

Events

Pitzer College Art Galleries Presents Multimedia Artists Exploring Civil Rights and Pandemic Histories

Exhibits at Pitzer Galleries connect past to present

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• Arts & Culture

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• Pitzer College Art Galleries