California Humanities A State of Open Mind
To honor Native American Heritage Month this November, we are proud to feature an interview …
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November 1, 2018
Grantee Feature– Over Here: Nevada County’s Experience of World War I
Although the battlefields of World War I were far from rural Nevada County, its residents were deepl…
October 31, 2018
California Humanities Hosts “CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen” Forums
California Humanities hosted three public forums with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazari…
October 30, 2018
L. Frank Manriquez, Artist, Writer, Activist
In honor of Native American History Month in November, learn about L. Frank Manriquez. Manriquez is…
October 18, 2018
Grantee Feature– Exhibit: Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Refugees from Laos On View Until Jan 13
REDDING– Untold stories of refugees from Laos (B2W) is a project of the Center for Lao Studies…
October 16, 2018
“WordsUncaged” Exhibition Extended Through the End of 2018
The California Humanities Art of Storytelling exhibit WordsUncaged: Voices from Inside Lancaster Pri…
October 15, 2018
Grantee Feature– Screening of Walking Into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi Women in California on Nov 16
ORANGE– California Humanities’ grantee Punjabi American Women Oral History Project will …
October 15, 2018
Grantee Feature– South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie Exhibit through Nov 4th
South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie is a multi-platform storytelling project by Fonografia Co…
October 15, 2018
Betty Reid Soskin, US National Park Ranger and Author of Sign My Name to Freedom
Born in Detroit, raised in New Orleans, and making California her home for the majority of her life,…
September 30, 2018
Strengthening Education Through the Humanities
One of California Humanities’ three primary strategic components, developed as part of our strategic…
September 11, 2018
The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty That Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation, a new book by California Humanities partner, Miriam Pawel
Miriam Pawel, a former grantee and current partner of California Humanities, was recently featured i…
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“Against All Odds:” Native Californian Story Exhibition Complements Native American Heritage Month
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California Documentary Project Applications Due November 1
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Library Innovation Lab Projects Happening in November
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Humanities Surface in Veterans Affairs Medical Centers Through Literature & Medicine®
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California Humanities to Present a Workshop, Humanities Programming That Engages Immigrants, at the 2018 National Humanities Conference in New Orleans
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