Thuy Vo Dang is the curator of the UC Irvine Libraries’ Southeast Asian Archive, co-author of the 2015 book Vietnamese in Orange County, and, as of today, the newest member of the John Wayne Airport Arts Commission. We recently spoke about her interest and experience in the arts, her goals for airport arts commission, and […]
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California Fighters Shine in the Spotlight of UFC 227
In front of a sold-out Staples Center, California’s top mixed martial artists brought their best as they took on fighters from all over the world for UFC 227. On a night headlined by former Cal State Fullerton wrestler TJ Dillashaw defending his bantamweight title, a host of other OC-based fighters were given the opportunity to […]
In the Age of Trump and Fake News, We Talk Propaganda With Cal State Fullerton Professor Nancy Snow
It often seems that today’s social media landscape is a just a wasteland for propaganda–what political scientists refer to as non-neutral advocacy spread by mass media. Propaganda covers everything, especially after President Donald Trump–one of the most skilled propagandists ever to occupy the White House–says or tweets something (especially if it’s in ALL-CAPS). About 15 […]
TJ Dillashaw Brings UFC Gold Home With UFC 227 Title Defense
UFC Bantamweight Champion TJ Dillashaw is already considered one of the best mixed martial artists in the world, but getting the opportunity to headline this weekend’s UFC 227 card carries some extra significance. For the former CSU Fullerton wrestler, being able to defend his title against the man he just won it back from — […]
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The Cog•nate Collective, Amy Sanchez Arteaga and Misael Diaz, Create Art Through Research [OC People 2018]
As artists in residence at Grand Central Art Center (GCAC) for four years, Amy Sanchez Arteaga and Misael Diaz (a.k.a. the Cog•nate Collective) have established a presence beyond the gallery through a series of public interventions in Santa Ana, Tijuana, Los Angeles and Mexicali. The two have focused their practice on sparking dialogue on issues […]
Doctor’s License Put on 8 Years Probation for Masturbating at Cal State Fullerton
The medical license of a Santa Ana neurologist has been placed on probation for eight years due to his confessed mental illness, according to the Medical Board of California. During the probationary period, Dr. Robert Alva Rose is prohibited from seeing female patients or those of any sex under age 18, nor can he supervise physician […]
‘Tony DeLap: A Retrospective’ Is a Magical Affair, ‘Reclaimed Landscapes: The Art of Jarod Charzewski’ Reminds Us What Matters
Viewing Laguna Art Museum’s “Tony DeLap: A Retrospective” is like being in the audience of a magic act. Not because of the repetitious images of floating ladies and card tricks placed throughout the show. Not even because the artist has been an actual magician most of his life. Rather, it’s because, as with any decent […]
Memory Den Integrate Their Love for Sci-Fi with Experimental Music
Every video game aficionado will immediately recognize Memory Den as a location in Fallout 4 in which players can retrieve memories. For OC and LA residents, they’ll recognize it as one of the most inimitable, otherworldly sounding groups to recently emerge from the area. Memory Den is an experimental band that consists of members Isles […]
Fullerton Arboretum Exhibit on Japanese-American Internment Speaks to Our Trumpian Times
Nori Uyematsu is a Korean War veteran, and he was at the Nikkei Heritage Museum in the Fullerton Arboretum recently to see their current exhibit, “What If Heroes Were Not Welcome Home?” Put on by the Oregon Historical Society, it examines the racism experienced by Japanese-Americans World War II veterans upon their return home to […]
Hip Hop Symposium
Hip hop heads, beat makers, aspiring rappers, even music aficionados— this event is for you. Pop culture and intellectualism collide in CSUF's Hip Hop Symposium, a day-long event of critical study that analyzes and celebrates one of the most culturally significant genres to impact the last thirty years. The day will begin with a dance […]
Hiding In Plain Sight in New Cal State Fullerton Exhibit
The homeless man sleeping in the courtyard of Cal State Fullerton's Begovich Gallery is barely shielded from the elements by the sliver of shade he's huddled under, the foliage failing to protect him from the sun and rain, the bleaching of his skin and the slow erosion of his finely carved face. Inside the gallery […]
FULLERTON
If you're a tourist, chances are you've already benefitted from Fullerton's finest exports—and by that, we mean the famous people and things that come out of here. Play a Fender Telecaster or P-bass lately? Thank Leo Fender, who helped to kickstart rock & roll right here by building his first legendary axes. Listen to KROQ […]
Begovich Gallery's Photo Finish
It's Nov. 2, Día de los Muertos—the Mexican Day of the Dead. I've spent the early afternoon with friends on Fourth Street in Santa Ana for the annual Noche de Altares, helping to build an altar that honors family and friends who have passed away. Covered with framed photos, ofrendas of food, flowers, incense, liquor, […]
Pumpkin Launch
A jack-o-lantern's shelf-life goes pretty quick after Halloween night—that's how the annual Pumkpin Launch came into existence, a fruit-smashing festival courtesy of the Discovery Science Center, where people can satisfy that juvenile urge to wreck carved gourds into a seedy orange mess on the street. Held at Cal State Fullerton's Titan Stadium, the Pumpkin Launch […]
Ozomatli Bassist Wil-Dog Abers Gives Surprise Guest Lecture at Cal State Fullerton!
Ozomatli bassist Wil-Dog Abers made a surprise appearance yesterday at a Cal State Fullerton performing a couple songs for a classroom of students. The guest lecturer of the day came at the invitation of Adjunct Professor Jorge Herrera who teaches a course on the Chicano music experience on campus — now there's a class I'd […]
Tim Carpenter, OC-Tied Director of Progressive Democrats of America, Calls On Federal Spending Boost
Cal State Fullerton graduate Tim Carpenter–a longtime, popular liberal activist in Orange County before moving to Massachusetts–is calling on Democrats to resist Republican attempts to shortchange middle class and low income Americans in advance of the federal government's so-called looming “fiscal cliff.” Carpenter, who is nowadays the national director of Progressive Democrats of America, recently […]
Cypress Trips the Car Electric
If the 75 or so cars that pulled into a massive Cypress parking lot Sunday seemed unusually quiet, that was by design. Electric car drivers, makers and enthusiasts gathered at the Mitsubishi Motors North America headquarters for Orange County's National Plug In Day celebration. ] See also: Mitsubishi i-MiEV SE is an Electrifying Ride Cal […]
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[UPDATED with Adenhart Crash Victim's Two Cents:] Fullerton Poised to End Sobriety Checkpoints as Labor Day Ops Continue
See the update at the end of this post about the Mother's Against Drunk Driving push back and a victim of the Fullerton crash that killed Angels rookie pitcher Nick Adenhart addressing the council. ORIGINAL POST, AUG. 27, 3:29 P.M.: From 12:01 a.m. Friday, Aug. 17 through midnight Friday, Aug. 24, 310 people have been […]
Buena Park Checkpoint Tonight, Anaheim's is Saturday, Many Anti-DUI Ops til Labor Day
The Buena Park Police Department is holding a DUI/drivers license checkpoint from 7 tonight to 2 a.m. Saturday in the 8000 block of La Palma. It's just one of several anti-DUI enforcement efforts planned around Orange County through Labor Day (Sept. 3). ] Anaheim piles on from 6 p.m. Saturday to 2 a.m. Sunday, but […]
Barrio Writers Teams With Cal State Fullerton for FREE Summer Writing Program
School is out for the summer, and for the past three years local OC youth have taken the time off to hone their literary skills as Barrio Writers. The non-profit reading and writing program aims at utilizing creative expression as a means of empowerment and this year it's partnering with Cal State Fullerton! Started in […]
Citizen Group Seeks Oversight of Fullerton PD
On Wed., July 11 at 6:30 p.m. the Police Oversight Proposal Committee will deliver a presentation on methods of police oversight. The citizen group, comprised of roughly half a dozen local residents, formed last November in the aftermath of the Kelly Thomas beating. The group seeks to develop civilian oversight of the Fullerton Police Department, […]
