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A Hollywood ending: Former Disney artist continues to defy the odds in new hometown
Duarte enrolled in classes at California State University, Northridge and caught her first big break during her freshman year. She had been mailing comic book-style letters to her friends, using cartoons to depict life events. One friend had left a letter on a coffee table when a commercial director stopped by for a visit and requested to connect with the artist behind the images. -- Current Publishing
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital Foundation Adds 3 to Board
A graduate of California State University, Northridge, Stern holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration. Joining Stern, Kory, Sreden & Morgan in 1986, he continued to pursue his education and received his Certified Public Accountant license in 1995. -- SCV News
Dreamers turn out for a mariachi opera whose story sings with familiar sorrow
Jazmin Perez left her on-campus job at Cal State Northridge on Friday night and rushed to meet her mom and little brother. The destination: the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, where Perez and her family were attending a concert preceded by a reception in their honor. -- Los Angeles Times
Cuentan sacrificios de inmigrantes mediante una ópera
La presentación de la obra se llevó a cabo en el Auditorio Younes y Soraya Nazarian del Centro de Artes Escénicas de CSUN. La misma contó con la presencia de 50 “Dreamers” como invitados de honor, quienes pudieron comprender todo lo que pasaron sus padres para traerlos al país. -- Telemundo 52 (in Spanish)
Dreamers turn out for a mariachi opera whose story sings with familiar sorrow
With parents and grandparents also in attendance, Cal State Northridge students watch the tale of an immigrant family tragically split apart in Cruzar la Cara de la Luna" (To Cross the Face of the Moon). By night's end, tears are flowing. -- cetusnews
Mariachi opera at CSUN imitates life on stage for audience of Dreamers
NORTHRIDGE, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A new mariachi opera that tells the story of the migration of a Mexican family and their journey to the U.S. premiered at California State University, Northridge, where more than 100 Dreamers and their families were guests. -- ABC Los Angeles
A timely mariachi opera about the border and identity
For the past few weeks, Rodriguez and his castmates have been rehearsing the opera at The Soraya, a beautiful, new performing arts center on the Cal State Northridge campus. What makes this opera special is that it’s believed to be the first time Mexican mariachi music takes center stage in this classically European art-form. -- KPCC Southern California Public Radio
A night for Dreamers at the mariachi opera
"Cruzar la Cara de la Luna" brings its heart-wrenching immigrant's tale to Northridge, and college-age Dreamers turn out for opening night. -- Los Angeles Times
Movement perception, autism traits may share genetic roots
“This paper pulls me and others out of the rut,” says Maggie Shiffrar, professor of psychology at California State University, Northridge, who was not involved with the work. “It’s not a secondary result of living with autism.” -- Spectrum News
New books: Nazis in Hollywood; and Jewish refugees who returned to fight Hitler
Rosenzweig, a Palo Alto resident who has taught American Jewish history at UC Santa Cruz and San Francisco State University, makes the point that the L.A. Jewish Community Committee was more significant than other Jewish organizations in thwarting domestic Nazi terror, but has been neglected by historians — perhaps a symptom of being on the West Coast. Indeed, the archival materials used most by both Ross and Rosenzweig are located at Cal State Northridge and have not been consulted frequently by historians. -- The Jewish News of Northern California