The typical characteristics of an Asian American immigrant: the strict family, the accent, and the changes. “Laughing With My Mouth Wide Open,” a one-woman show, delves into Gwendoline Yeo’s life journey. As the writer and star, Yeo incorporated both fictional and biographical elements into the show, marking significant events and stages throughout her life. Yeo…
DetailsHere are the basics: California Assembly Bill 540 (AB 540) allows undocumented students, as well as documented ones, to pay in-state tuition but prohibits them from applying for state financial aid; the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors Act (DREAM Act) is a proposed article of federal legislation that gives a select group of…
Details1) Cook a Thanksgiving Dinner With the help of recipes, Google, and YouTube, we made an away-from-home Thanksgiving dinner of turkey, mash potatoes, kim chi fry rice, stir fry salmon, and veggies. Plus deserts: ice cream, brownies, cheesecake, and pumpkin pies 2) Watch the sunset Take a 15 minute walk from campus to the cliff…
DetailsI’ve been following The Walking Dead on AMC, and it’s been so amazing. I love Glenn (whom I sometimes mistakenly call Steve…but that’s the actor’s name, oops), and I’m beginning to love Andrea. The show rests on such a bleak, horrifying premise, but the strength of its characters and their interaction make it a surprisingly…
DetailsThe title itself, “Laughing with My Mouth Wide Open,” as well as the brightly colored poster can lead to expectations of chuckles and laughs from this one-woman show performed and written by Gwendoline Yeo and directed by Mark St. Amant. The audience did receive comedy, but they also received a glimpse of reality. Starting off…
DetailsJeff Sheng, an LA based photographer, started work in 2009 on a series of photographs of closeted men and women in the military. The faces of these men and women are hidden or in shadow; if they were “outed,” they would be discharged. The photographs have been compiled into one volume; Sheng is currently working…
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