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“The First Thing I Do When I Get Home,” a painting by alumna Hiejin Yoo, explores the feeling of freedom she experiences when she goes through the ritual of removing her bra every day, she said. (Courtesy of HieJin Yoo)

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Hiejin Yoo felt compelled to wear a bra every day when she grew up in the relatively conservative culture of South Korea. Now living in the United States, she notices women feel more freedom to decide whether they wear a bra or not.

https://dailybruin.com/2018/07/08/alumnas-deeply-personal-artwork-plays-with-themes-of-sexuality-feminism/

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Alumna’s deeply personal artwork plays with themes of sexuality, feminism

By Eli Countryman

July 8, 2018 10:58 p.m.