IDA Student Fellows 2004-2005

Joseles De La Cruz, Class of 2006, is from the Central Coast of California. He is an Interdisciplinary Studies Major with a focus in Modern Thought and Literature.

He is a free-spirit whose passion for self-expression originates in his first love of photography. At Stanford his passion expanded through his participation in the revival of Stanford's Latin@ Socio-Political Literary Journal, eXprésion. He feels that creative expression is intrinsic to the process for creating social change. And has extended his creativity into the movement as a coordinator of the Stanford Labor Action Coalition, and a member of M.E.Ch.A. He has also volunteered for an NGO in Indonesia where he learned firsthand the power of humans coming together to create change. He appreciates the power of action, and extends his gratitude to all those committed to using their actions(big and small) to create social change.

Catherine Ho , Class of 2007, is an oboist from San Ramon, California, a suburb in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is a Music major with a performance concentration and is interested in minoring in Cultural and Social Anthropology. She has taken an increased interest in the arts of California and the San Francisco Bay Area, and how they enrich these diverse California communities with creativity. She is also interested in film, visual art, especially modern art, and other forms of performing arts. Catherine has been classically trained as a concert musician since the age of five and currently studies the oboe with Pamela Smith and James Matheson. She is in her third year as an oboist with the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and recently toured with them this past summer through Austria, Germany, France, and the Netherlands,

performing in Vienna's Musikverein, Paris’ Theatre des Champs Elysees, Berlin's Haus des Rundfunks, the Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and the Rheingau, St. Riquier (both in Germany), and "Les Nuits de Fourviere" (Lyon, France) Festivals. She feels that in order to truly understand and improve on her art, she must learn to appreciate other forms of music and art. She is anticipating working with percussionist John Santos in his IDA class this winter quarter.

Malika Williams , Class of 2006, originally from the Seattle area, attended high school in Northern England. She is a Comparative
Studies in Race and Ethnicity major with an interest in hybrid performative arts and the formation of identities for women of color and artists of mixed race. Caroline is a writer and performer of theatre, dance, and spoken word. She has interned at Youth Speaks in San Francisco as well as La Peña Cultural Center in Berkeley where she helped coordinate their annual performative arts festival, Hecho en Califas. She formerly served as El Centro Chicano's publicity coordinator, and is also a founding member of the Stanford chapter of Sigma Theta Psi, Inc., a multicultural interest sorority. Last year, Caroline served as an IDA fellow assisting choreographer Joanna Haigood and will return again this year to assist Marc Bamuthi Joseph.

Christina Knight , Class of 2005, is originally from Southern California. At the age of seven, Sarita and her family relocated to Salt Lake City, Utah, where she grew up and lived for fourteen years. Sarita is thrilled to share her Senior year at Stanford with her family who recently moved to the Bay Area.
Sarita is majoring in Comparative Studies in Race and Ethnicity with a thematic focus on the intersections of public policy in racial and ethnic communities. She is very excited to be part of the IDA team after having the opportunity to participate in the program her sophomore year.
Sarita's passion and experience lie within the theater and visual arts. Not only does her work transcend on the stage but also in her acrylic paintings, installation art and photography. Last spring, Sarita painted a new mural at Stanford's Latino/Chicano theme dorm, Casa Zapata. The mural encompasses the importance of familia. This is the second mural, which she has directed and painted.

She recently interned at Latino Public Broadcasting (LPB) and the American Film Institute (AFI). Through the mediums of film, theater and the visual arts, Sarita hopes to continue her artistic and acting endeavors within the professional world after graduating from Stanford. She will be assisting artist Celia Rodriguez in the IDA program this year.