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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.
Roundup of Sagehen Athletics’ latest academic honors
After studying plants at Harvard this summer, a student recalls the racial justice series that brought them to Pitzer and looks ahead to studying abroad in Southern Africa.
The three graduates credit their professors, who come from all five of The Claremont Colleges, and the nature of the Inside-Out model itself for their motivation and success.
During the 2022–23 academic year, Pitzer students and alumni earned a multitude of awards and fellowships to conduct research, teach English, create social change, engage communities, and pursue their academic interests around the globe.
Award recipients have strived for social change, whether by leading writing workshops, combining athletics and mental wellness, launching community composting, or producing reentry resources for formerly incarcerated and homeless people.
Alum's idea for recycling discarded plastic to create eco-bricks has been awarded a 2023 Napier Initiative Award