One Last Project

My geography professor assigned us a final project rather than a final this semester. Sounds cool and all… but. Let’s be real. A final merely requires the simple study hours whereas a project requires you to get out of your room and into the field. School and work ferociously eats up my energy everyday already, so the thought of getting off my butt sounded like a drag.

And then, my professor told us ever-so bluntly that we can do whatever we want for the final. All she required was that we make a legitimate map.

At that realization, I decided to stop the lazy/whiny/senioritis talk and take advantage of this project as an opportunity. You see, I am graduating this year from SJSU and the one thing that consistently kept me sane in these four years was the art community. So… Why not take advantage of this project as a chance to capture the art in my most recent home and share it with my global studies comrades?

And with that thought, I decided to share it with you guys too.

I swear, although this school was my last choice, this city has spoiled me with art and love like it was meant to be.

- ChiChai@Empire

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Cloud Tee Cameo!

Thank you to Vanessa Paneyra for reppin!
[aka the fun-sized swagger girl in the middle]

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Spring Break 4 Evah!

Finally taking a break from bombarding your dashboards with an influx of buy-me-now links. I decided to share some good ol’ Californian appreciation.

Money and time created a travel radius limit this spring break, but hey! Nothing is wrong with the “backyard.”

Christopher, Jen, Anthony, and I headed down to Santa Cruz for its famous soft sands, boardwalk, and arcade.

 

We made it seem like a dream date with jiggy music and Christopher’s cinematography (and the new clothes). You can read more about it here.

The day after, Christopher and I put on some black&orange, hopped on Bart and Muni, and basked in the sunlight pouring down the AT&T park.

It was the pre-season game Giants vs A’s— a Bay Area battle royale. Just kidding. It wasn’t that epic (it was a pre-season game and… ugh, we lost.) But! Sitting in the bleachers, we got to enjoy the bleacher perks: easy-access to fatty food and beer, join the crowd in unified yelling and cursing, and laugh and high-five with everyone as though they were our best friends.

This spring break wasn’t that eventful but I am grateful nonetheless. Times like these make me appreciate what’s readily there. I suppose anyone’s backyard is awaiting playtime.

- ChiChai@Empire

P.s. I lied. This is the last day to purchase anything from the True Connections collection! Click here :)

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Santa Cruz Jig

Christopher and I deviously tricked our friends Jen and Anthony to feature in a new video by inviting them on a double date to Santa Cruz. Actually, all our hangouts involve us throwing on some Empire shirts onto our friends and filming them. Just kidding! All the videos and photos are all voluntary [ I swear]. But… we really were on a double date… and we really did ask them to.

Anyway! In all seriousness, since we are all on Spring Break, Santa Cruz served as a good day vacation for us four. We ate scrumptious 1/2 lb burgers at Betty’s Burgers, got competitive at the arcade ( guess who won first place at Mario Kart— yee yee mfkas!), played wannabe DDR, strolled along the soft sanded beach, and ended the trip with good ol’ Marianne’s ice cream. It was gloomy but the good company made up for it. (Which is why Christopher and I couldn’t help but take advantage of these happy characters by putting Empire clothes on them haha.)

Thank you Jen and Anthony for joining us!

Everyone! Don’t forget that the 31st is the last day to pre-order anything from the True Connections collection at www.empireintheair.bigcartel.com

The Cloud Tee, $20
The Jetpack CrewNeck, $30
The Bridge Hoodie, $40

And keep in mind that 10% of the profit will be going to Project PEARLS. My momma wants to use our donations towards their Brain Booster program, a program for “homework help, basic english, math, spelling, reading, writing tutorial, arts and crafts, story telling, fun learning games.”

-ChiChai@Empire

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Pre-sales end on March 31 for all three pieces of the collection True Connections.

The Cloud Tee, $20
The Jetpack CrewNeck, $30
The Bridge Hoodie, $40
And keep in mind that 10% of the profit will be going to Project PEARLS. My momma wants to use our donations towards their Brain Booster program, a program for “homework help, basic english, math, spelling, reading, writing tutorial, arts and crafts, story telling, fun learning games.”

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The Bridge

Project PEARLS was founded in the Bay Area but all its love goes to those in Ulingan. Now, about 5 years later, people all over the world are connecting with the organization.
Right in the middle of the bridge, the California Bear and the Pilipina Eagle happily meet. This design represents the joy Project PEARLS’ connection brings. It shows that no matter who you are or where you are, we can all work together.

***PRE-SALES END ON MARCH 31***
***Please e-mail for pick-up arrangements***

Keep in mind that 10% of the profit will be going to Project PEARLS. My momma wants to use our donations towards their Brain Booster program, a program for “homework help, basic english, math, spelling, reading, writing tutorial, arts and crafts, story telling, fun learning games.”

Purchase yours now at empireintheair.bigcartel.com

 

 

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Pre-sales end on March 31 for all three pieces of the collection True Connections.

The Cloud Tee, $20
The Jetpack CrewNeck, $30
The Bridge Hoodie, $40
And keep in mind that 10% of the profit will be going to Project PEARLS. My momma wants to use our donations towards their Brain Booster program, a program for “homework help, basic english, math, spelling, reading, writing tutorial, arts and crafts, story telling, fun learning games.”

Thank you to everyone that’s supported so far! Please continue helping Empire on this journey. Let’s keep this climb’s momentum!

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