Sights & Sounds

Work Life

When the First Family Leaves, the Staff Remains: Transitions at the White House

January 18, 2021 | James Deutsch

Since the early 1990s, the Center has been documenting occupational culture at the White House.

From a distance are pictured an arrangement of nine rusty pipes, bent and opening at various angels are placed in the dark soil. The visible openings are painted to appear like a blue sky with white, fluffy clouds.

Art & Design

“Inside Out”: How Anush Ghukasyan’s Performative Installation Embraces Hope

December 27, 2020 | Nairi Khatchadourian

Such an ongoing crisis sheds light on how nature and heritage are wounded.

Sunlit mountain, with roofs of homes and a bell tower peaking through the trees.

Celebrations

El Nadal corre pels rierols de Joanetes: el Pessebre Vivent perdura en temps de pandèmia

December 23, 2020 | Meritxell Martín i Pardo

Des del 1983, Joanetes hagi estat la llar d’un pessebre vivent innovador i vibrant.

Celebrations

Christmas Runs through Joanetes: A Village Nativity Scene Lives on in the Pandemic

December 22, 2020 | Meritxell Martín i Pardo

Since 1983, Joanetes has been home to a sprawling, vibrant Living Nativity.

Illustration of a mother rocking a baby.

Music

Born of a Whisper: Evolution of an Armenian Lullaby in the Time of COVID

December 8, 2020 | Nairi Khatchadourian

Armenians have transmitted folk lullabies from one generation to another in a range of local dialects.

Illustration of a young female superhero fighting a fire-breathing water monster.

Education, Storytelling

Marvels with Purpose: A Balinese Superhero Powered by Community

December 4, 2020 | Ni Nyoman Clara Listya Dewi

Luh Ayu adventures show her saving the environment, encouraging reading, and promoting sustainable development.

Education, Storytelling

Kaluihan sané Mapikenoh: Superhéro Bali Kawiwitin olih Krama

December 3, 2020 | Ni Nyoman Clara Listya Dewi

Satua petualangan Luh Ayu ngédéngang parilaksananipun ngraksa palemahan, ngogok anaké mamaca, miwah nglimbakang pawangunan linantur.

A man holding a small guitar and a suitcase crosses a street toward a large gazebo. The towering Downtown Los Angeles skyline looms in the distance.

Music

The Sounds of California in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles

November 17, 2020 | Betty Marín

Sounds of California: Boyle Heights is an initiative organized by the Alliance for California Traditional Arts in collaboration with the Community Power Collective and local residents.

Three people act as blood-splattered zombies in a street filled with dead leaves and cardboard gravestones.

Celebrations

Neither Halloween nor Chestnut Fest: The Night of Fear in St. Esteve d’en Bas

October 26, 2020 | Marta Ayala i Rovira

By adding a new component to All Saints’ Day, this village of 1,400 residents has combined tradition and innovation.

Illustration of a ship carrying Jewish caricatures across the ocean. Even the ship, fish, and bird overhead have large noses. The top reads: THE NEW “TRANSATLANTIC HEBREW LINE.” The bottom captions reads: FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF “THE PERSECUTED.”

Art & Design, Immigration & Migration

How Jewish Newspaper Editors Flipped Anti-Semitic Imagery into the First Yiddish Cartoon

October 15, 2020 | Eddy Portnoy

The rise of racial and ethnic caricature took place during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

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