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 in context."

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

"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

Documenting California

A poster with a long green bus. Different hands and a crutch stick out of the busses windows. On the bus the writing says, “Nothing about us without us.”

Since 2003, we have made over 250 grants and awarded nearly $6.5 million through the
California Documentary Project grant program to humanities-based media projects.

Welcoming New Communications Manager Cherie Hill

A person with tan skin and a blue shirt stands outside in front of green leaves.

“I envision the arts and humanities as perpendicular lines that cross through each other.
There are similarities, yet they can branch out into different territories that reflect our incredible human diversity.” 

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