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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

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 when it is in context."

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

Archive Year: 2013

Trailer: The Case Against 8

  • Blog, California Documentary Project
Documentary Film Case Against 8
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The Case Against 8 is a behind-the-scenes look inside the case to overturn California’s ban on same-sex marriage. Shot over five years, the film

What Will You Be Reading Over Winter Break?

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At Cal Humanities we love books! Here’s what we’re reading over the winter break: Ralph Lewin is readng At Night We Walk in Circles, by

Grapes of Wrath, Retracing the Steps 75 Years Later

  • California Documentary Project, Community Stories, Literature & Medicine, On The Road
Grapes of Wrath, Retracing the Steps 75 Years Later
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The Grapes of Wrath, marking its 75th anniversary this year, is the story of the Joad family, who, along with other dust-bowl migrants,  journey

CA Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s Anti-Bullying Poetry Project

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Young participants in the "i-Promise Joanna - End Bullying Project" strike a group pose. Photo courtesy Juan Felipe Herrera.
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by California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Joanna Ramos was a 5th-grade, eleven-year-old girl who got caught up in a fight and died as

Prop 8, Public Libraries, and Photography Pioneers…15 New California Documentary Project Grant Awardees

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We are pleased to announce the new grant awardees of our California Documentary Project (CDP) program. Through this competitive grants program, Cal Humanities encourages

California Humanities Establishes the Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya Memorial Fund

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Former California Humanities Board Chair Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya displayed a passion and enthusiasm for public service, an abiding devotion to her community, and boundless

Camp to Campus

  • Community Stories
Camp to Campus
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This Bakersfield Eyewitness News coverage of Camp to Campus, which premiered at CSU Bakersfield in February, gives a taste of the inspirational stories featured in the documentary. Funded

Judo, Rebels, and Wonder Women…New California Documentary Project Public Engagement Grant Awardees

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Collage image from California Humanities-supported documentary film Wonder Women! The The Untold Stories of American Superheroines.
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We are proud to announce that three new Public Engagement projects have been awarded funding through our California Documentary Project. In December 2012, grants of

Surfers, San Quentin, Shipbuilding, Sex Workers, Shasta…20 New Community Stories Grant Awardees

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A Khmer New Year dancer in traditional dress. One Community Stories project will tell the story of how Stockton's Cambodian population is preserving its history and culture through Khmer New Year celebrations. Photo by Andrew Page.
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We are thrilled to announce that 20 new projects have been awarded funding through our Community Stories grants program. The slate includes projects focused

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