Sunday, October 11

Video: Gang-related tattoo removal at Homeboy Industries

Volunteer doctors outline the shapes of gang tattoos on the skin of former gang members with a green laser, working to erase the tattoos and help the ex-gang members transition out of the gangs and into society. Free laser tattoo removal is only one of the many programs offered by Homeboy Industries, a non-profit organization focused on gang intervention. UCLA is currently doing a scientific study on how to evaluate and measure Homeboy Industries’ level of success in changing the lives of gang members.


Video: Coming out as Undocumented

During the Immigration Awareness Week rally hosted by Improving Dreams, Equality, Access, and Success (IDEAS) and the Office of the External Vice President, students and their supporters come out as being undocumented citizens at Bruin Plaza. More »

Video: Sandwiching work and music

Pen in hand, behind a mic, UCLA Subway employee Darnell Polidore, known in his career as “Focal, and his brother Chris, known as “Dutch,” moved from Florida to Los Angeles to pursue a music career. More »

Video: A community of film archivists

In a department of fewer than 20 colleagues, the Moving Image Archive Studies Department fosters close community ties in preparation for their graduate students’ future careers of restoring and preserving aging film reels. More »


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