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Carren Jao

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Born and raised in the Philippines, Carren is a storyteller at heart, working to uplift diverse voices. She is a skilled digital storyteller with more than a decade of experience working on engaging content that lives on multiple platforms. Her arts and culture stories have won recognition from the LA Press Club and the Asian American Journalists Association.

As arts and culture editor for KCET, a public television station and online destination in Southern California, she leads editorial strategy and content development for arts, culture, food, travel and history content. Working with collaborators across 11 Southern California counties, she tells award-winning stories that matter.

Previously, Carren has worked as a full-time freelance journalist. Her work has been published around the world, including the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, Wired UK, Surface, Dwell and many others.

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CSRC_LaRaza_B4F4C4_JR-RR_001 Protesters at Whittier Boulevard during the National Chicano Moratorium | La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: The Self-Determination of the Chicano
In the 1960s and 70s, photojournalism was used as a technique for organizing and to fight negative streotypes of the Chicano in the media.
CSRC_LaRaza_B14F5S2_N010 Toasting during La Raza staff party | Manuel Barrera, Jr., La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: The Young Activists of La Raza
'La Raza,' the community newspaper turned magazine, drew an eclectic mix of people from all walks of life. Hear La Raza photographer Luis Garza talk about his colleagues.
CSRC_LaRaza_B1F6C2_LG_021 Protesters and Pedro Arias, La Raza staff photographer, demand reinstatement of Sal Castro | Luis Garza, La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: Affirming the Constitutional Rights of the Chicano
During the turbulence of the 60s and 70s, 35 people were arrested for sitting in a Board of Education meeting. But no trial ever came to being. Hear Raul Ruiz talk about those fateful arrests.
CSRC_LaRaza_B16F6C14_Staff_014 Man photographs protesters against Rodino Bill | La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: Police Surveillance and Infiltration During the Movimiento
Police surveillance and infiltration on the youth activists was prevalent. But they weren't the only ones watching, so were the activists. Hear Patricia Borjon Lopez's take on these police activities.
CSRC_LaRaza_B5F2C1_RR_022 Young men protest in front of Parker Center, the headquarters of the LAPD. | Raul Ruiz, La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: Continuing the Struggle for Social Justice Today
Many of the issues that were prevalent in the 1960s and 70s are still present in today's times. Hear how La Raza photorapher Gil Lopez's thoughts on continuing the struggle today.
CSRC_LaRaza_B11F13C3_RR_023 Children at a musical performance by Estudiantina de la Facultad de Ingenieria from UNAM | Raul Ruiz, La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Narrated Photo Essay: The Chicano Movement's Multi-generational Nature
The Chicano Movement wasn't just one segment of the population. It encompassed people of all ages. See their photos and hear photographer Devra Weber speak about them.
Father Luce gives mass | Courtesy of the Church of the Epiphany
How a Small Lincoln Heights Church Energized the Chicano Movement
Nothing signals “Revolution HQ” about the Church of the Epiphany in Lincoln Heights, but if its walls could speak, perhaps they would rally and roar because this place of worship was also a place of resistance in the 1960s and 70s.
CSRC_LaRaza_B12F9S1_N010 Demonstration spurred by the lack of Latinos in the industry and negative depictions in film | La Raza photograph collection. Courtesy of UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center
Do You Know These Photos? Help KCET and UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center
In the 1960s and 70s, a group of intrepid young activists took over 25,000 images for the community newspaper-turned-magazine La Raza. These photos now exist at UCLA's Chicano Studies Research Center. Now we're asking for your help in filling the blanks.
Carmen Argote, "If it were only that easy...," 2018. Moto Guzzi V11 motorcycle in Guadalajara, in the artist's father's house | Courtesy of the artist
Art and Life Lessons from Motorcycle Riding
A motorcycle journey becomes Los Angeles-based artist Carmen Argote's latest medium to explore explore themes of home and identity.
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Venezuelan Artist Finds New Meaning in Siquieros Mural
Venezuelan artist Ángela Bonadies excavates archives. In her latest work, she finds new meaning in David Alfaro Siqueiros’ controversial censored mural “América Tropical.”
Ana Teresa Fernandez, "Erasing the Border," 2012
Breaking Borders: Must Read Artbound Stories of 2017
This year has been a tumultuous one and it has left this country examining its values and what it cherishes most. This year's top stories have revolved around inclusivity and a willingness to explore beyond the usual borders.
The documentation books of "Transaction / Translation", 2016, Taipei, Taiwan | Courtesy of I-Chen Lai
Taiwanese Artist I-Chen Lai Uses Social Media to Complicate the Notion of a Private Self
I-Chen Lai (or I-Chern or I-Che(r)n, depending on your Chinese translation site) pushes the boundaries of the gray area between the personal and the public in her multi-layered works.
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