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Dìdi: A Cinematic Reflection on Identity and Belonging

Dìdi: A Cinematic Reflection on Identity and Belonging
Sean Wang’s debut film "Dìdi" explores feeling like an outsider in a place where you think you should belong, capturing the tension between cultural identity and self-acceptance.
Alexis Marion, Staff Writer September 29, 2024

What does it feel like to be an outsider in a place you think you should belong to, where everyone looks like you? Sean Wang, a 30-year-old Taiwanese American filmmaker hailing from Fremont, California, dove into the unique experiences of his childhood that sparked this question in his first feature-length...

Fires rage throughout Silverado Canyon

Smoke fills the horizon as evacuees escape raging fires.
Over 80,000 residents of the Orange County hills were recommended to evacuate as brush fires threaten their homes.
Ashley Grams, Maria Weyne, and Jayne Bickford October 27, 2020

“I’ve never seen anything like that,” said sophomore business major Noah Munivez. “Just piles and piles of smoke and seeing the embers go right past my head. There were some embers and ash and some of the debris that was coming. I thought they were birds in the sky.” Munivez, like many others,...