The Art of Change Series Welcomes Musician Rachel Wong, Thurs., May 7

Seattle-based singer/songwriter Rachel Wong.

Seattle-based singer/songwriter Rachel Wong.

The English 101 Series “The Art of Change” welcomes its first artist, Rachel Wong, to campus Thurs., May 7 from 10:30-11:20 a.m. and 12:30-1:30 p.m. in the Music Building, room 818. Wong’s event in the series is titled “Perfectly Imperfect: Music and Racial Identity.”

Rachel Wong is a Seattle-based Asian-American pop/soul singer who was recently featured on Good Morning America and is known for hits like “Perfectly Imperfect.”

This event is one in a three-part series bringing local artists to our campus this quarter to investigate how different artists think about the relationship between cultural production and social change in their work and in their lives more generally. Each guest will perform/give a talk/show images and address this theme. There will also be space for student-driven Q and A.

The series is FREE and open to the public.

Additional upcoming events in the series are:

Julia Freeman, Artist, Curator, UW Art Instructor, “Unmaking and Making: A Feminist Practice.”
May 20 from 10:30-1120 a.m. and 12:30-1:30 p.m. in Room 2346

Mari Ichimasu, Artist, “Travel Cats, Indie Comics and Punk Bands from Japan to the US: A Journey through Little Oze.”
June 1 from 10:30-11:20 a.m. and 12:30-1:30 p.m. in PUB Quiet Dining Room 

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