Featured Student Projects about GLAS
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GLAS Metro Wings/Art Exhibit
Created by Elena GuzmanThis artwork was created and gifted to GLAS by a GLAS Minor and 2017-2018 Co-chair of the GLAS Student Advisory Board, Elena Guzman.
Artist statement: This exhibit highlights the GLAS student experiences and the vibrant community that engages with and supports students in their college career. “GLAS Metro” showcases a place that welcomes the inclusion of a variety of students. The UIC campus is full of students with unique and diverse backgrounds, often passing each other without stopping. However, we can all come together and make a stop for a cup of ramen. Whether you eat it with a fork, spoon, chopsticks, or with limon, Tapatio, Sriracha, or Tabasco, all are welcome to come together to heat up a bowl and eat at our table. “GLAS Wings” chronicles both the academic and social milestones a GLAS minor needs in order to obtain their wings. Not only will a GLAS minor be exposed to knowledge about global Asia but he/she/they can join the GLAS crew, apply that knowledge elsewhere, and be able to spread their wings into the future.
Mentor: Anna Guevarra
Peace Revelations
Created by Ada TongThis artwork was designed by Ada Tong, GLAS Minor and UIC alumna, class of 2016. Ada gifted it to GLAS in 2018.
Artist Statement: Peace Revelations is my journey through the known and unknown stories of WWII. Memory is fluid. It records both good and evil. It might be forgiving to some but unforgiving to others. I am the writer of my memories, I am the artist of my memories, and I am the listener of my memories. I wanted to be kind to my mind. Learning how to draw and write from my memories, I was able to stitch them together. Here I have traditional and non-traditional icons and images from WWII. There are 3 interconnected histories from the United States, China, and Japan. How did I get here? Well, I am a Chinese-American who traveled to China and Japan. The worldly powers wanted to hide their actions but I wanted to preserve and share them with you.
Mentor: Karen Su
The GLAS Wave
Created by Elizabeth ChangThis artwork was designed and gifted to GLAS by Elizabeth Chang in 2018 by taking inspiration from Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave.”
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Student-produced videos about the Program