Trailer: When Medicine Got It Wrong
Schizophrenia affects 2.4 million American adults. Until the 1970s it was believed that parents — specifically, mothers — caused the disease. That changed when a small group of middle-class San […]
Trailer: Chicano Rock! The Sound of East LA
For some, Chicano Rock ‘n’ Roll is synonymous with Ritchie Valens, a teenager from the San Fernando Valley who became a superstar with his 1958 hits “Donna” and “La Bamba.” […]
Trailer: We Were Here: The AIDS Years in San Francisco
When AIDS (or “gay cancer,” as it was first called) began ravaging San Francisco’s gay community in the 1980s, the epidemic raised profound personal and community issues and unleashed broad political and social upheaval. Despite the fear and turmoil, many Bay Area residents responded tirelessly in compassionate and creative ways.
War Comes Home: Carol Burke
Carol Burke is a Professor of English and Folklore at UC Irvine.
War Comes Home: Geoff Millard
Geoff Millard was a member of the New York National Guard.
War Comes Home: Author Karl Marlantes
As part of our War Comes Home initiative, a statewide read of best-selling novelist Karl Marlantes’ book, What It Is Like to Go to War took place in 2014.
War Comes Home: Michelle Dallocchio
Michelle Dallocchio is an Iraq War U.S. Army Veteran and an artist.
War Comes Home: Shad Meshad
Shad Meshad is a Vietnam War veteran and therapist.
War Comes Home: Rita Nakashima Brock
Rev. Dr. Rita Nakashima Brock is a theologian and author.
War Comes Home: Dottie Guy
Dottie Guy served in Iraq in 2003 as a member of the military police.
