Creative writing PhD candidate Jean Chen Ho talks to Pulitzer Prize winner Viet Thanh Nguyen about her acclaimed first book, “Fiona and Jane,” and how her research into a violent event in Los Angeles history illuminates today’s spike in anti-Asian racism. [5 min read]
Madina Zermeño draws from her experiences growing up in San Diego as a Muslim child and later volunteering abroad as she aims for a career improving life in underrepresented communities. [4½ min read]
Determined to counter misinformation and racial disparities in organ transplants and donations, USC Dornsife Trojan Selah Kitchiner takes on her challenge with the restrained strength of a survivor. [2 min read]
The Center for International and Public Affairs will now bear the name of the late Native American historian and renowned chief of the Apsáalooke (Crow) Nation, who earned his master’s degree in anthropology. [3¼ min read]
Political science major Luis Tun says he wants to create a firm to help spread financial literacy among immigrant, low-income and Latinx communities. [3 min read]
Associate Professor (Teaching) of Writing Indra Mukhopadhyay synthesizes Eastern and Western philosophy in his popular writing classes. [6¼ min read]
Noelani Day, the first Tongan from the island to swim at the Games, grew up sharing the waters around her home with humpback whales. The first-year USC Dornsife student now plans to become a physiotherapist. [5 min read]
Laura Isabel Serna of history and Latin American Iberian Cultures at USC Dornsife is committed to making sure that Latinx stories become part of the pandemic’s historical record. [3¼ min read]
Laila Ward, a freshman studying human biology at USC Dornsife, recently took home the crown at the Miss Black Pasadena pageant, which honors local talented teens. [3¾ min read]
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