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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

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Fall 2023 Project Grants Awarded $330,000 for Engaging Humanities Programs Across California

14 new grantees will receive $330,000 in funding through the Humanities for All Project Grant program.
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Emerging Journalist Fellows at El Camino College Win Top Media Prize for Coastal Erosion Series

Read more about first place awards from the College Media Association (CMA) for the 2023 Emerging Journalist Fellowship team at El Camino College in

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Emerging Journalist Fellows at El Camino College Win Top Media Prize for Coastal Erosion Series

Read more about first place awards from the College Media Association (CMA) for the 2023 Emerging Journalist Fellowship team at El Camino College in

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SAN FRANCISCO–Exhibit: Contemporary Indigenous Voices of California’s South Coast Range

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EXHIBIT— Imperial Geographies: How Border Policy, Pollution, and Labor Create the Modern Salton Sea and Imperial Valley

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