Allyson Vergara

2 weeks ago | pressenterprise.com | Allyson Vergara

"Hope Out of Fire," showing at the Shops in Santa Anita and at the Nixon Library, features 40 compelling images from photojournalists who covered the Eaton and Palisades wildfires.

2 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Allyson Vergara |Keith Birmingham |Sarah Reingewirtz

Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Ringo Chiu’s exhibit, “Hope out of Fire,” opens this weekend at the Shops at Santa Anita in Arcadia, and next week in Yorba Linda. Chiu stands with the exhibit on Friday, May 23, 2025. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG) PUBLISHED: May 24, 2025 at 7:30 AM PDTA new, limited photo exhibition opening this weekend showcases resiliency after the devastation of the Eaton and Palisades fires.

2 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Allyson Vergara

A prominent educator at UC Irvine is speaking up against what she calls retaliation by school officials. Frances Contreras was ousted from her position as the former dean of the UCI School of Education. Contreras said that she received the notice March 31 without warning, preventing her from engaging in a five-year review – a process she said is afforded to her peers under University of California policy – and is calling for a formal investigation.

2 weeks ago | dailynews.com | Allyson Vergara

PUBLISHED: May 19, 2025 at 5:20 PM PDTAt an empowerment conference in the L.A. Historic Filipinotown district, young people came together to discuss activism, leadership and mental health during Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

3 weeks ago | ocregister.com | Victoria Ivie |Allyson Vergara

“Like a family” is how Cal State Fullerton senior Kaia Karim describes her college experience with her SWANA classmates, with whom she celebrated graduation in a special ceremony this month for Southwest Asian and North African (SWANA) students. Karim, president of CSUF’s Lebanese Student Association, said she didn’t have many Arab friends growing up.