Faculty (page 8)
In the Media: Wendy Cheng Discusses History of Taiwanese Immigrant Experience in Los Angeles Times
Associate Professor of American Studies Wendy Cheng discussed the history of the Taiwanese immigrant identity in a Los Angeles Times article on the current Taiwanese American experience.
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In the Media: MSN, Fortune Cite Roberto Pedace’s Research in Discussion of Hollywood Pay Gap
The analysis found that “on average, top female actors were earning just 38 percent of the salaries being earned by top male actors.”
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In the Media: Kim-Trang Tran’s Artwork Featured in New USC Pacific Asia Museum Exhibition, Pasadena Now Reports
The exhibition celebrates women of color’s role in shaping social change.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Cryptocurrency Scams in The Conversation
Wood and Hanoch point out that many cryptocurrency scams combine similar techniques as other types of fraud—such as romance scams and Ponzi schemes—with the anonymity and lack of oversight that the cryptocurrency market provides duplicitous users.
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In the Media: Broadway World Highlights The Conference of the Birds at the Broad Stage
The performance co-premiered at Scripps College in March and is funded in part by a 2021 grant from the National Endowment of the Arts.
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In the Media: Jih-Fei Cheng Discusses Monkeypox and Homophobia in Slate
Jih-Fei Cheng, associate professor of feminist, gender, and sexuality studies, spoke to Slate about monkeypox and reporting that has focused on the disease’s spread among gay and bisexual men.
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In the Media: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Ebony Mourn Passing of Professor Emerita Samella Lewis
Samella Lewis, “godmother” of Black art and professor emerita of art, has died at 99.
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In the Media: Hao Huang Discusses California’s History of Anti-Asian American Racism on History News Network
“Surely, California cannot be held up as an unblemished paragon of tolerance and peaceful inclusion,” Huang writes.
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In the Media: Martha Gonzalez’s Band, Quetzal, Featured in Mission Local
Martha Gonzalez, associate professor of Chicanx-Latinx studies, and her Grammy Award-winning band, Quetzal, were featured in Mission Local.
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In the Media: Stacey Wood Discusses Home-Buying Scams in NextAdvisor
Stacey Wood, Molly Mason Jones Chair in Psychology and professor of psychology, discussed the prevalence of home-buying solicitation scams with NextAdvisor, a financial advice publication produced in partnership with TIME magazine.
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