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Nya Manneh

Nya Manneh is a 22-year-old Master’s student from Minnesota studying at the University of Southern California. She is passionate about writing stories that highlight underrepresented voices and meeting new people from all walks of life.

The Huntington Library’s Photo Collection Inducts Its First Filipina American Photographer In 2025

The Huntington Library was established over 100 years ago, and now the new Valerie J. Bower exhibit is opening long-awaited doors for L.A. artists.

December 1, 2025

‘Courage’ By Eric Hernandez Is ‘Not a Cowboys and Indians’ Film

San Gabriel Valley-raised celebrated hoop dancer and director Eric Michael Hernandez honors his Mexican-Lumbee upbringing in his new film "Courage."

November 26, 2025

This DIY Underground Art Gallery Fights to Survive In a Changing Neighborhood

“I don't ever want to be a part of the art gallery industrial complex that just gentrifies neighborhoods and commodifies things,” Superchief's co-founder and owner Bill Dunleavy says.

November 12, 2025

L.A. TACO’s Ultimate Guide to Día de Muertos Events in Los Angeles

Day of the Dead lowrider cruises, arts workshops, ofrenda contests, Indigenous dancing, and a brand-new festival in Downtown mark this big year in remembrance and community perseverance.

October 21, 2025

The Earnest C. Watson Lecture Series Returns To Caltech For Its 103rd Year

Free to all, a community of curious guests will gather for enchanting evenings of food, drinks, and live music to learn directly from some of the greatest minds about the groundbreaking wonders of innovative engineering and curiosity-driven science. 

September 26, 2025

With Film Production Down, Is the Sun Setting on the Hollywood Dream?

In the past five years, the whirlwind effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2008 and 2023 actors’ and writers’ strikes, the advent of AI, and productions filming outside of California and the greater U.S. have meant that the glamorous “Hollywood” industry has become more of an ideal rather than a physical setting.

September 2, 2025