The Art of South Asia Project is a collaboration by students enrolled in HIST-4336-3, “Art History of South Asia,” for Spring 2019 at Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, TX. The course instructor is Dr. Hillary Langberg.
The site’s contents are written by students in partial completion of the Writing Intensive course requirements and/or Fine Arts and Global Cultures core requirements at HTU.
Cymone Perkins
Cymone Perkins is a student at Huston-Tillotson University. She is a Junior studying Sociology with a minor in Criminal Justice. Before transferring to HT she studied Criminal Justice at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX, which is close to her hometown of Houston, TX. Her first connection made to South Asia was when she became interested in yoga. She has completed an online certification to become a yoga instructor and looks forward to taking a 200-hour course to become a Registered Yoga Teacher with the Yoga Alliance.
Cookie Guyton
Ms. Guyton is a full-time student at Huston-Tilloston University and is currently a junior. Cookie is from a small town called Elgin, Texas. She is an ambassador for Tom Ford at Dillard’s in the Domain. Cookie is also a full-time fashion model who became published in 2018 and plans to use her spotlight to make a difference in the Criminal Justice System. She plans to become a penologist and also wants to work with troubled youth. She has always had a passion to help others and to change the world. One day she hopes to attend law school and become a judge in a court of law.
Steven Valadez
Steven Valadez is a full-time student at Huston-Tillotson University. He is a senior in criminal justice and cannot wait to graduate already! He adores his little champ and loves the game of baseball. He plans on becoming a DPS trooper in the future. He enjoys traveling and learning about other people’s culture, religion, and beliefs.
Michelle Lazos
Michelle Lazos attends Huston-Tillotson University in Austin, TX. She is currently a senior and plans to graduate with a B.A. in Psychology. Despite being born in Texas, Michelle spent most of her childhood years on the beaches of Sarasota, FL, but returned to Texas in her late teens. She focuses her time on reaching those society deems “unlovable,” the prisoners, homeless, and mentally ill. She travels to various speaking engagements ranging from church gatherings to juvenile facilities sharing her testimony of the power of love and forgiveness she found in Jesus Christ. She is a group facilitator in a nearby women’s prison. She plans to publish a book in the near future sharing her testimony while highlighting various strategies that have proved effective in overcoming adversity and implementing her book in prison libraries; making it available to inmates at no charge.
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