Citlalli Chávez-Nava

Arts and Culture Journalist

Citlalli Chávez-Nava is an arts and culture journalist. Over the span of her career she’s also written about labor, social justice and immigrant life in Southern California so this lens enriches her approach to culture writing. Currently, she’s pursuing a masters degree in arts journalism at USC and forms part of Annenberg Media’s Equity Board.

Thornton School of Music student re-establishes USC’s mariachi band

Second-year Thornton School of Music classical guitar major, Daniela Santiago, helped re-establish the university’s mariachi band, Mariachi Los Troyanos de USC.

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January 17, 2023 at 10:39 am PST

iLe speaks truth to power on her bold new album, ‘Nacarile’

In her latest album, "Nacarile," iLe explores politics, feminism, and relationships alongside numerous collaborators who remind listeners that moving forward amid hardship is an act of resistance.

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November 30, 2022 at 4:47 pm PST

Fashion influencer Jackie Rodriguez links planet-conscious living to generational wealth

The conversation around sustainable fashion can help more than the environment.

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November 02, 2022 at 5:23 pm PDT

Art installation pays homage to Mexican women who were sterilized without consent at L.A. County-USC hospital

Unveiled in July 2022, ‘Sobrevivir’ which translates to “survive” in Spanish was commissioned by the LA County Board of Supervisors in 2018 to apologize to over 240 largely Mexican immigrant women who were forcibly sterilized at the hospital between 1968-1974. Designed by local artist, educator and mother, Phung Huynh, the artwork reflects the cultural heritage of the mothers. Huynh also specifically selected corten steel, a stable, durable weathered metal, as a symbol of the mothers’ strength, beauty and permanence. The artwork is open to the public and is located in a courtyard in front the hospital’s administrative building.

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October 12, 2022 at 5:43 pm PDT