By BoNhia Lee | Excerpt published with permission from FresnoStateNews.com
Asmaa Althami is happiest when creating art. Vibrant shades of yellow, pink, blue and purple pop up in her work as a recent graduate of the integrated design program at Fresno State.
Her art is bright — cheerful.
But for a time in her life, Althami couldn’t practice art. When she first pursued her undergraduate degree 12 years ago at the International University of Technology Twintech in Yemen, war broke out and forced the university to close. She was one year away from graduating.
The College of Arts and Humanities at Fresno State 