The Villa of the Birds located in Alexandria, Egypt hosts a stunning array of Early Roman mosaics conserved by five transnational agencies between 1998-2000.

View more photos documenting the conservation process through the UCLA Library International Digital Ephemera Project: ucla.in/4nNOgOT

UCLA Library has fully published the collection “Material Culture of the Tule Lake Japanese Language Library.”

Consisting of over 1,900 volumes, the digitized materials give insight into the experience those unjustly incarcerated in the Tule Lake concentration camp during WWII: ucla.in/488oUr5

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

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

🚣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

🎶 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 ⬇️

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...

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 🛹

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...

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.

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!

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 🍕🪩

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 🪱

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...

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."

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

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 🫶🏽