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Louie Gutierrez Cooks up Nostalgia and History in The Mission

November 12, 2023November 12, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments Xela Vargas, Aztec Dance, El Barrio, panadero, DJ, La Raza Unida, culture, Cathie Arellano, the mission, Juana Alicia, CCSF Alumni, The Mission Cultural Center, Dolores Huerta, Carlos Kookie Gonzales, Louie Gutierrez

Being a Mission local, you may think you know Louie Gutierrez – panadero, law school dropout, DJ, radio show host, professional banter-er, filmmaker, anthropologist, City College alum, and much, much more.

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Attend the 10th Anniversary of An Indigenous People’s History of the United States with Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz

November 12, 2023November 13, 2023 The Guardsman 0 Comments culture, Xela Vargas, Native American History, CCSF Alum

Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. join City College in welcoming notable alumna, activist, academic, and published author Roxanne Dunbar Ortiz as they celebrate the 10th anniversary of the publishing of her book, An Indigenous People’s History of the United States.

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City College Hosts Black Lives Matter Co-founder Alicia Garza for Talk on Social Justice and Equality

May 10, 2023June 6, 2023 The Guardsman African American studies, policy, activism, social justice, Black Lives Matter, Alicia Garza, Ann Marie Galvan, mission campus, labor studies, san francisco, fascism, culture, systemic racism, equality

Alicia Garza, activist and co-founder of Black Lives Matter, spoke about the relationship between culture and policy and urged San Francisco and its people to be active participants in the fight for social justice and equality both locally and on a larger scale.

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Equipto: Hip Hop and Collectivity

April 28, 2021April 28, 2021 The Guardsman social justice, Equipto, rapper, mc, bay area, George Eduardo Barahona, hip-hop, san francisco, music, culture, rap

An exclusive interview with legendary San Francisco MC and Bored Stiff member, Equipto. He speaks on his crew, Bored Stiff’s beginnings, balancing music and community work, and what it’s like to be an independent artist in 2021.

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Museum Exhibit to Celebrate the Life and Legacy of Bruce Lee

February 23, 2021February 24, 2021 The Guardsman Hong Kong, san francisco, San Francisco Museum, culture, Casey Michie, Events, Daina Medvedor Koziot, Bruce Lee, Chinese Historical Society of America, CHSA, Chinese Opera, We Are Bruce Lee

The Chinese Historical Society of America will soon debut an exhibit which offers guests an immersive experience into the life and legacy of San Francisco native and martial arts legend, Bruce Lee.

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Fashion Community Week’s 1st Ever Virtual Fashion Show

October 12, 2020October 16, 2020 The Guardsman IB Bayo, Kiara Afrik, Nubi Collections, Carlitas, Rana Samaan, Elite Pour La Vie, culture, Anshula Dixit, fashion program, Hannah Asuncion, Shirin Hashem, Fashion Community Week, Carla Sigua, International Couture Fashion Show, fashion design

Due to this ongoing pandemic, Fashion Community Week is hosting their first ever Virtual Fashion Show throughout the weekend of Sept. 24-27. This includes the International Couture Fashion Show, which features hand made gowns. Anshula Dixit, a current City College fashion student is part of the core staff for Fashion Community Week.

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The Surplus Property of Fort Mason

September 27, 2020 The Guardsman AFT2121, Alan D’Souza, Fort Mason Campus, Peter Warfield, Leslie Milloy, Equity for Older Students, Art department, chief of staff, Vick Van Chung, Hannah Asuncion, Burcu Ozdemir, board of trustees, art supplies, student trustee, surplus, culture, Anna Asebedo

Since the closure of the Fort Mason Campus, there has been a lot of talk about the disposal of various art supplies that were provided for the students and faculty at the Fort Mason Campus. It’s still a bit unclear of what the Board of Trustees have decided to do, since there has been lots of speculation with the details of their decision.

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Immigrants should teach their children their native language

September 9, 2020September 19, 2020 The Guardsman bilingual, Chinese, Immigrant, Eleni Balakrishnan, children, Kevin Kelleher, parenting, Spanish, ESL, culture, language, English

Immigrants and other people who speak a different language should speak to their children in that language, so their children can reap the benefits of bilinguality.

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City College Alumni Hung Van Lam Gets His Big Break on Netflix’s “100 Humans”

May 17, 2020 The Guardsman Adina Pernell, b-boy, Amazon, breakdancing, College of San Francisco, COVID-19, Hung Van Lam, hELLA HUNG, the guardsman, “100 Humans”, CCSF, Human # 54, city, Netflix, culture, “Cyborg Universe”, CCSF Journalism, So You Think You Can Dance

By: Adina Pernell apernell@theguardsman.com Contributer Where do you interview someone who is a child of the 80’s, a member of

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Virtual Tours Allow World Exploration During Shelter in Place

April 20, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman zoo, EarthCam Inc., nature, lesson plans, history, aquarium, culture, entertainment, Arts, museum, google, virtual tour, refinery29

An overview of websites that offer virtual tours, webcams, and learning activities for families to see the world from their couches during shelter in place.

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Project Survive Educators Face the Wrath of Funding Reductions

February 19, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman CCSF, class cuts, culture, project survive, women’s and gender studies

Because of funding cuts that took place later in the fall semester of last year, the Women’s and Gender Studies Department has had to cease events and courses related to their multi-campus college sexual violence prevention and healthy relationship promotion program Project Survive.

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Art Display Explores Emotional Trials and Tribulations

February 19, 2020May 3, 2020 The Guardsman class cuts, culture, activism, emotions, Resilience, art, CCSF

Artist and former CCSF teacher, Lauren Van Duren, had an art exhibit called Rise to Resilience, from January 13th through February 4th at the Sunset CCSF Campus. Within this article Lauren explains her inspirations for this particular exhibit. She also explains her early start as an artist as well as her experience teaching at City College.