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Shane Abad
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"The nature of my work asks the audience to work to understand the juxtaposition of images, and through this labor they gain an understanding of the issues I am trying to address." |
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Adriana Alcala
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"I can also see myself as an educator, mediator and designer in order to improve bilingual education... My life and my studies have been affected by living in both Mexico and the United States. [My work] is mostly a combination of Mexican and American culture." |
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Johana L. Alfonso
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"... it is important to me that Latino students, particularly women, achieve their goals regardless of the obstacles they come across... There are a lot of misconceptions and stereotypes about Latinos in the media. I want to break those stereotypes that exist and educate people about the beauty of being Latino/a." |
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Boushra Almutawakel
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"... coming from a highly segregated, male-dominated society... [is the] driving force that makes me who I am... I was one of the founders of the International Cultural Halaqa, a non-governmental organization that aims to support the arts and culture in Yemen by informing the Yemeni public of art and cultural activities and providing a network between artists and counterpart organizations throughout the world." |
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Francisco J. Araujo
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"I came to the United States of America because I wanted to go to college here. The country I am from, Colombia, is now facing a hard time full of violence and institutional corruption... Here, I am on my own. It has not been easy at all. However, when things get rough and I feel tired and alone, I think about my dreams. I think about the reasons why I came here." |
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Ryo Arita
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"The Japanese Zen concept that food is at once sustenance and transitory perishable art - pleasing to the senses to be ingested, digested, and transformed again to life-sustaining energy - remains with me and remains for me a fascinating media. I view my works and creative processes much the same way - as art...powerfully compelling to primary instincts... perishable...yet timeless... "Sound Bites"..." |
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Isabel Avila
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"I'm currently... documenting life in lower income Hispanic neighborhoods. My goal is not to represent only the unfortunate struggles of being poor, but to express the closeness of a unique and lively community of individuals whose faces tell the story of Spanish and indigenous descent. I want the warmth of the people to send a message that materialism isn't the key to life." |
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Simone Bailey
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"Furniture design is another piece of the puzzle, another tool to fuse harmonious living. Historically, it seems as if good design has only been accessible to the wealthy population. I believe that good design should be enjoyed by all. My interest lies with mass production of affordable quality furniture." |
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Cesar Bobonis
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"Ten years ago some developers "discovered" this amazing paradise [in Puerto Rico] and decided they could invest in luxurious housing for people in the area. This situation has become a problem and a threat to the forest... [In Puerto Rico] I will try to make people aware of what nature has to offer. Therefore, they can understand a balance where nature and human kind could live in harmony." |
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Brian Bordelon
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"Speaking about the future and the future of architecture as a profession, I see that minorities in the field are getting more recognized, and I would like to be one of the front runners in keeping the progression going. I see myself helping to increase [awareness] of minority architects." |
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