Meet our VC Archives Artists-in-Residence: Linda Wei! As a first-generation Chinese-American adopted into a Black and mixed-race family, she found refuge in the visual arts amid a tangle of identities. Ever since, she has fiercely championed the right to choose one’s own name and tell one’s own story.

Meet our VC Archives Artists-in-Residence: Habiba Hassaan! Habiba is an Egyptian filmmaker and a multi-disciplinary artist with a BFA degree in animation from California State University Long Beach and a minor in Photography.

Meet our VC Archives Artists-in-Residence: Derek Benig! Derek is a writer, director and content producer based in Los Angeles, CA by way of SF, Boulder and Boston. He is an alumni of Emerson College.

Meet our VC Archives Artists-in-Residence: Mia Barnett! Mia is a freelance filmmaker and organizer based in Los Angeles with a passion for building community.

Meet Gillian Gee, our UCLA Mellon MLIS Graduate Intern! She is currently a second-year MLIS student at UCLA specializing in Archival Studies.

Meet Kate Ahn, our Archives Exhibition Intern this summer! Kate is a recent graduate from UCLA with a degree in film.

Meet Isaac Bolanos, our Archives Preservation Intern this summer! Isaac is joining us as a part of the Getty Marrow Internship Program to help with managing the archives.

Meet Valerie Naing, our Artistic Programs Intern this summer! Valerie is an outgoing UCLA student in the Fall majoring in Philosophy and minoring in Asian-American Studies.

Meet Penelope Jia, our Development and Communications Intern this summer! Penelope is a D.C. native entering her third year at Occidental College with a major in Economics and a minor in Asian Studies.

Meet Blair Black, our newest UCLA Mellon MLIS Graduate Intern! Blair is a L.A. native in her second year of the Masters Library Information Science (MLIS) program at UCLA with a specialization in (Media) Archival Studies.

Meet Esperanza Bey, our UCLA Mellon MLIS Graduate Intern! Esperanza is an Archivist/Librarian and recent graduate of University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Library & Information Science program with a specialization in Archival Studies

Meet one of our our latest #VCSummerInterns, Dana Worrell! Dana Worrell is joining us from UCLA to be the Getty Marrow Archive Preservations Intern.

Learn more about her involvement in and passion for the arts, favorite noodle soup, and experience with storytelling through research and dance!

Meet one of our our latest #VCSummerInterns, Dani Nalangan! Dani recently graduated from UCLA and is joining us in the Archives team as the Getty Archives Exhibition Intern.

Learn more about her many artistic hobbies and her professional and research interests as a first-gen Filipino American!

Meet one of our our latest #VCSummerInterns, Emma Fukunaga! As our 2024 Artistic Programs Intern, Emma is joining us as a graduate from Scripps College to support our program development!

Learn more about why she chose VC and her love for baking and dancing!

Meet one of our our latest #VCSummerInterns, Emma Cho! As our 2024 Development and Communications Intern, Emma is joining us from Occidental College to support the marketing, fund development, and external communication efforts.

Learn more about why she chose VC, her interests in AAPI history, and her toothless cat Buff!

Meet VC's new Programs Intern: Margarita Verde! Learn more about her role in the Armed With a Camera (AWC) fellowship, her favorite VC moments, and stay tuned for her TikTok on @vcmediaorg! 

Meet Kimmy Rice, VC’s 2023 Archives intern. Learn more about her daily duties in the archives, the Getty Marrow Undergraduate Intern experience, and her songs of the summer!

Meet, Bella Kwan, our 2023 Development and Communications Intern! Learn more about her favorite VC moments, interest in the history of Asian Americans in media, and her favorite food/drink spots in Little Tokyo!

Meet Kathy Ou, our 2022 LACDAC Development and Communications Intern! Learn more about her roots in southern China, her curiosity for Asian American history and communities, and her latest obsession with a Chinese dance show!

Meet Cindy Nguyen, our 2022 LACDAC Programs Intern! Learn more about her coming-of-age from SGV to UCLA, enthusiasm for culture and community, and love for window shopping.