‘Come for the egg rolls but stay for the talk on racism’: Sharing Asian American stories with Curtis Chin

On Oct. 16, Scripps Presents hosted writer and filmmaker Curtis Chin in Balch Auditorium for a conversation on his memoir, writing process and his creative journey as a whole. His memoir,“Everything I Learned I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant” from which he read sections throughout the event, began as a collection of comedic family stories, eventually transforming into a reckoning of his intersecting racial and religious identities.

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Scripps ‘Student Recital of Works by Women Composers’ introduces and lifts new voices in traditionally exclusive arena

On Nov. 4, Scripps hosted a concert exclusively featuring pieces composed by women, helping to expand and diversify the canon of classical music.

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