Share: Friends, family and staff from PCC’s CORE program gathered Thursday evening at the Circadian to remember Daisy Morales, a PCC alumna who transferred to UC Berkeley and died September 27, at age 29. Those who spoke described a student who never stopped pushing toward her dreams and a friend who made the people around her feel seen. Dawn Garcia, a former CORE member and current Cal State Fullerton student, opened the memorial by calling Morales “a scholar, a student, a daughter, a sister, a …
‘Haitian Magical Realism’ exhibit gives a taste of an idealized Haiti
Share: The aroma of smoky djon djon rice, chicken simmering in sauce, and sweet plantains pulled faculty and students into the Terrace Room at the Shatford Library on Thursday evening, September 10, just ahead of a curator talk at the latest exhibit from PCC Film Professor Jack Constant, “Haitian Magical Realism”, a curated selection of paintings from Constant’s personal collection which started over a decade ago. After dinner, everyone moved downstairs to the library’s African American Heritage room, where Constant explained the idea of Haitian …