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Ornate manuscript cover featuring an ivory relief engraving of Christ on the cross with portions inlaid with gold. The border features colorful precious stones set in gold bezel and intertwined with gold beadwork.

Manuscript page topped with colorful floral and knotwork illumination in red, yellow, blue, and green. The text beneath is written in a Carolingian miniscule script likely with iron gall ink.

Manuscript page topped with simple illumination in red ink. A capital “S” is depicted as a double headed bird interwoven with knots.

Modest leather manuscript cover featuring ruled etched lines across its surface, four metal buttons, and two simple metal clasps.

Over 170 manuscripts from the Abbey of Saint Gall are available through UCLA Library Digital Collections, featuring well preserved 9th century examples of Carolingian miniscule script and broader trends amongst Carolingian manuscript cultures: ucla.in/46n9xad

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Garment Worker at Work, 2004-2005. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

Garment Industry Buildings, Los Angeles, 2004-2005. UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center

L.A. leads the U.S. in garment manufacturing, an industry sustained by immigrants who typically aren't afforded many labor protections. Though often overlooked, these workers play a crucial role in the city.

📷: Garment Workers of LA Collection, UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center: ucla.in/3H5xqvS

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Kayaking on the Los Angeles River (ca. 1990-96). Friends of the Los Angeles River records (1987-2013), UCLA Library Special Collections.

Volunteers at the 15th Annual Los Angeles River Clean Up (2004). Friends of the Los Angeles River records (1987-2013), UCLA Library Special Collections.

Save Our River, Beautify Our City (2004). Friends of the Los Angeles River records (1987-2013), UCLA Library Special Collections.

Photograph of the Los Angeles River at Taylor Yard (ca. 1999). Friends of the Los Angeles River records (1987-2013), UCLA Library Special Collections.

🚣Happy #NationalRiversMonth! Local organization Friends of the Los Angeles River (FoLAR) is an active participant in cleanup efforts and passionate advocate for the river.

Check out some highlights from their archives, which are stewarded by UCLA Library Special Collections: bit.ly/ucla-folar

02.06.2025 23:26 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

🎶 Listen to a Spotify playlist that captures the playful spirit and political and cultural context of Dzi Croquettes, curated by UCLA Library librarian, archivist and @dublab.bsky.social DJ T-Kay Sangwand @tttkay.bsky.social ⬇️

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Dzi Croquettes ✨Purpurina✨ by t-kay Playlist · t-kay · 14 items · 16 saves

The @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social invited me to curate this ✨Purpurina✨ playlist for their upcoming screening of Dzi Croquettes, a documentary on the queer Brazilian performance troupe that emerged under military dictatorship. Catch the film at the Hammer Museum 5/18! open.spotify.com/playlist/02n...

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sunday 5/11 i’m soundtracking @lapubliclibrary.bsky.social’s skill share event featuring hands on activities such as ikebana, cyanotype printing, bike repair, sashiko mending, zine making, botanical inks, and a clothes swap! come thru from 2-4p 🛹

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i’m honored to have professor / dj @owang.bsky.social as a guest on my @dublab.bsky.social show tmrw 5/3 from 10a-12p pst! we’ll be sharing boogaloo and other latin records. lmk if you have any questions for oliver!

www.dublab.com/schedule/5dj...

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Over 175 eps of Tom Reed's “For Members Only” have been preserved by @uclaftvarchive.bsky.social and available to watch on UCLA Library Digital Collections: ucla.in/3GlELGM

Airing in Los Angeles from 1980-2000s, the series offers Black perspectives on various topics, from history to popular music.

22.04.2025 00:21 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

my 2025 record store day set is now up! www.mixcloud.com/TheArtformSt... 📻 tune in for some brasilian grooves and mexican funk covers of familiar tracks 🧡 thank you as always to sherry younge and the artform studio for having me!

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thursday 4/17 from 8-11p ~ honored to DJ the opening, intermission and closing sets for explorare, one of my fave jazz ensembles in LA. come thru to the let’s go disco in the dtla arts district. free! highly recommend arriving early to eat some yummy pizza next door at de la nonna 🍕🪩

16.04.2025 20:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

listen to my new arrivals crate with me on @dublab.bsky.social 🎧 www.mixcloud.com/dublab/t-kay... 🎁 this set features records i picked up in mexico, thailand, new orleans, san diego and around town 🌏 hour 1 ~ experimental ambient vibes 🪲 hour 2 ~ worldwide psych and funky vibes 🪱

20.03.2025 20:23 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

thank youuuu, ngozi! lmk if any tracks particularly resonate w you ✨

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my ‘LA Strong’ set for @dublab.bsky.social is dedicated to and features music by many folks in our beloved LA music community that have been directly impacted by the 2025 wildfires. 🎧 www.mixcloud.com/dublab/t-kay...

12.03.2025 02:42 — 👍 6    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

I haven't been posting much bc I'm sitting in gratitude. The #ACH2024 keynote with T-Kay Sangwand and K.J. Rawson's keynote is needed, essential.

Sangwand: It is time to "build capacities for memory work outside institutions."
Rawson: "We need more terminology to get it [representation] right."

06.11.2024 21:52 — 👍 19    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

Just submitted proposals to DH, ACURIL, and SALALM 2025. Anyone planning on heading to any of those?

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my 2025 meditation mix for @dublab.bsky.social, a soothing sonic offering for raw hearts: www.mixcloud.com/dublab/t-kay... prayers up for all our community impacted by the fires 🙏🏽 peep dublab ig for how to support our djs who lost their homes 🫶🏽

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