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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

"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

Making Waves PBS Premiere Dates in May

MAKING WAVES

“Sound is still the best way to experience emotion.” — Gary Rydstrom, American Sound Designer We are excited to share the upcoming PBS premiere dates of MAKING WAVES: THE ART […]

Literature & Medicine®: Humanities at the Heart of Healthcare

Photo collage depicting selfies of healthcare professionals wearing masks and holding books they are reading

Above: 2023 Literature and Medicine participants. Credit: Carolyn Cusick.  Since 2010, California Humanities has presented Literature & Medicine, a humanities-focused professional development program for healthcare providers at Veteran’s Affairs Medical […]

3 Questions With Rachel Hatch

A group of people posing for a photograph in front of a large wall mural, blue with a hummingbird within a circle and girl wearing a headdress with shells covering her eyes.

Above image: Rachel Hatch with California Stewardship Network Exchange attendees in front of a Redding, California mural created by Indigenous artists to honor the Wintu place name of the area, […]

3 Questions With Julie Fry

Above image: Julie Fry (center), with California Humanities staff in Oakland on February 9, 2023. This month we talk to outgoing President & CEO Julie Fry about – of course […]