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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: 2015

Trailer: An American Mosque, Project Director Interview

  • Blog, California Documentary Project
Documentary Film, An American Mosque by David Washburn
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David Washburn is a documentary filmmaker who has received support from California Humanities through the Communtiy Stories Grant project for his films, An American

California Humanities Awards Nearly $200,000 to Storytelling Projects

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Iran/ America: Stories of the Journey to California
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We couldn’t be more excited to announce the newest round of Community Stories grant recipients! We’re awarding nearly $200,000 throughout California to 20 projects

California Humanities Celebrates 40 years of Humanities Programming

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“…this council’s leadership was fundamentally and closely involved in the evolution of that hugely important concept and practice of the public humanities…” — NEH

Big Sur Oral History Project Director Interview

  • Blog, Community Stories
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Big Sur Oral History Project will capture and preserve an oral history of a unique community in one of the most remarkable landscapes in

What Will You Be Reading Over the Holiday Break?

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At California Humanities we love books! Here’s what we’re reading over the winter break: Julie Fry is reading the following: Between the World and

California Humanities Wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Work in Humanities Programming

  • Blog
California Humanities board and staff at the National Humanities Conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Photo credit, Julie Fry, President & CEO
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California Humanities was the 2015 recipient of the Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities for War Ink. This prize is awarded annually by

California Humanities wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Work in Humanities Programming

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November 17, 2015 California Humanities is a 2015 recipient of the Schwartz Prize for outstanding work in the public humanities, a prize that is awarded

California Humanities celebrates 40th Anniversary with National Humanities Leader

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November 10, 2015 This week, California Humanities will celebrate its 40th anniversary together with the 50th anniversary of its primary partner, the National Endowment for

Docks to Delta Project Director Interview

  • Blog, Community Stories
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“…humanities projects encourage us to see the world in all of its rich complexity…” – Ildi Carisle-Cummins Docks to Delta Project was launched at

Why the Work of Humanities Scholars Often Go Ignored

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The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) just celebrated its 50th anniversary with a ceremony at the White House. Despite over $5bn in grants to promote

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