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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Cal Humanities

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Archive Month: April 2017

Grace Lee’s K-TOWN ’92 Tells a Different Story of LA Riots

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
Tammerlin Drummond and John Lee were young Los Angeles Times reporters who were called upon to cover the LA Riots. They are featured in K-TOWN ’92 Reporters, a new short documentary by Grace Lee that will begin streaming on World Channel on April 29, 2017, the 25th anniversary of the LA Riots.
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Grace Lee’s K-TOWN ’92, an interactive web documentary, was supported by California Humanities through the California Documentary Project Production Grant in 2017. You can

A State of Open Mind Leads to the Strong Connection Between Arts and Humanities in California

  • Blog
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California Humanities’ President & CEO Julie Fry, along with Craig Watson, the former director of the California Arts Council speak with Dennis Mangers, former

Japanese Americans on the Peninsula, Project Director Interview

  • Blog, Latest News
Palos Verdes Library District Invite
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In recognition of Asian Pacific Heritage Month, California Humanities interviewed Laura Ishizaka and Lessa Kanani’opua Pelayo-Lozada, project directors of Japanese American on the Peninsula:

California Humanities to Showcase Real Boy, The Return, and Ovarian Psycos on Virgin America

  • Press Releases
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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA) California Humanities is pleased to announce that three award-winning films from the California Documentary

California Humanities Awards $400,000 in California Documentary Project Grants

  • Press Releases
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For Immediate Release Media Contact: Jody Sahota 415.391.1474 (Oakland, CA), California Humanities is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 California Documentary Project (CDP)

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