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SELF “ It has been important to me to reclaim my Filipina-American identity through art, specifically in fashion. My process and research is focused on decolonizing the Filipinx body and going back to our roots.” Loren “ Museums are inherently racist. We need more POC curators to work in these institutions. I’m always pushing for representation of POC artists. Recently, I co-curated Nandito Na Ako: I’m Here, Now with Vi Viray Bautista. The show featured 9 Filipinx artists from SAIC. It has travelled from Chicago to Tennessee.”