By Rebecca Senf — 2021
Ansel Adams's Legacy and the Diverse Artists Building on an Icon
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It’s hard to be a joyful Black creative on a good day; to pour your being into beautiful work amid ongoing injustices is already taxing. And during the current unprecedented and uncertain times, reclaiming and protecting that Black joy may feel particularly difficult.
On a birthday like no other, Canyon Sam reflects on celebrating beauty, practicing joy and compassion, and the inspiration of novelist Maxine Hong Kingston in the face of an increase in anti-Asian violence.
Music carries a special power—to physically and emotionally move us. It connects us to other people and places. Through these tracks, we call up the ancestors, stay present and look to the future.
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Multidisciplinary Artist Amanda Phingbodhipakkiya shows strength through creativity: equity and access in the arts for Asian American/Pacific Islander communities.