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Within an increasingly crowded and competitive field of student groups, these fashion shows find their affiliations with cultural organizations and institutions a great financial asset. Last fall Project East, committed to remaining an entirely Asian-American and Asian enterprise, was sponsored by the Reischauer Institute, which supports research on Japan, and the Korea Institute. Says Harel-Cohen, “there are these very big student organizations associated with minorities. We were linked to different Asian organizations on campus because they can raise the money. It’s much easier to do it from that framework than to just...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...adults to enact positive change in their communities in the Boston area. Likewise, this year Identities donated their profits to Artists For Humanity, which seeks to reduce socioeconomic and racial divisions by empowering underprivileged kids with paid employment in the arts in Boston. Project East, however, was the only show of the three to donate directly back to the community which supported them: in 2009, profits went to the China Tomorrow Education Fund to help build a school in rural China...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...charitable impulse itself, however, is derived from a more optimistic sentiment among the boards of these fashion shows; altruism seems to override ineligibility for UC grants. “It’s more than just having a show and ending; we want to make a political statement and demonstrate that we can do good through fashion,” Lee says of Identities...

Author: By Kristie T. La, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cultural Couture | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

Despite the seriousness of these creative inquiries, the show is primarily intended to be an amusing and entertaining...

Author: By Araba A. Appiagyei-Dankah, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: HSM Scenes | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

...snarls at his sister, “There are no happy endings in real life!” “The Pillowman” does not have a happy ending either—but it is this raw and unflinching exploration of complex, volatile issues which makes the show an intelligent, thought-provoking drama...

Author: By Clio C. Smurro, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 'Pillowman' Anything But Fluffy | 4/20/2010 | See Source »

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