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Red covered book titled Crying in H Mart is perched on a brick wall outside a modern white building
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“Crying in H Mart” explores self-discovery, grief and Korean-American culture through the celebratory lens of food and family.

Michelle Zauner’s “Crying in H Mart” named UCSB Reads 2026 book

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Orange glass bottle mosaic structure with dolls and miscellanea
Inside one of the unique dwellings by California folk artist Tressa "Grandma" Prisbrey.

Bottle Village and the impact of transportation on midcentury folk art
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Records from Platform Holly provide a glimpse of how petroleum production affects natural gas seeps
Cherríe Moraga wearing a black turtleneck and black rimmed glasses
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Cherríe Moraga

UC Santa Barbara’s Cherríe Moraga to receive the 18th annual Luis Leal Award
wavy symmetrical pattern in black and white
From "Phantom Waves" by George Legrady

George Legrady's Phantom Waves, new algorithmic art
Three actors on stage, one in a sea captain's hat, one in pajamas, one dressed as a security guard
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Jeff Liang
A scene from Roni Ragone's “Night Night, Roger Roger”

Theater and Dance premieres student-penned original production
Hutsul marriage ritual scene from 'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'
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Reimagined Hutsul marriage ritual from 'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'

Carsey-Wolf Center to screen restored Ukrainian classic 'Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors'
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New Carsey-Wolf Center initiative shines a light on influence, impact of Black artists
Caleb Luna
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Debra Herrick

Feminist studies postdoctoral scholar centers fat experiences in poetry and cultural critique
Multiple faces of young people and the movie poster for Hiding in Plain: Youth Mental Illness Sight

UCSB Arts & Lectures resumes its Justice for All series with examination of mental health
Ballet Preljocaj performs "Swan Lake" onstage.
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Ballet Preljocaj performs "Swan Lake."

Arts & Lectures performances of ‘Swan Lake’ and ‘EDEN’ celebrate the harmonies of nature

Recording Latinx Dance Histories
Workstation for spatialization app and two portraits of men

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