“I am a water fiend . . .Water is everything to me.” – John Steinbeck, 1948 As part of a national celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Pulitzer Prize, California Humanities is convening a series of discussion forums throughout the state through the Pulitzer Prize Centennial Campfires Initiative. The fourth …
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California Humanities is pleased to announce the 2016 deadline for the California Documentary Project (CDP) competitive grant program. CDP supports the research and development and production stages of humanities-based media projects that enhance our understanding of California and its cultures, peoples, and histories.
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Recently, California Humanities staff had a chance to listen to and meet with Betty Reid Soskin, who at the age of 94 is the oldest full-time National Park Ranger in the United States. Soskin is assigned to the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Historical Park in Richmond, California. Born in …
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Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold, discusses the future of food in this land and includes both plenty and need author and peach grower Mas Masumoto.
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NOW EN ESPAÑOL tells the story of five Latina actresses in Los Angeles who dub “Desperate Housewives” for Spanish language audiences in the US.
Read More »July 11, 2016 California Humanities announced today that it will award $188,000 in the latest round of the Community Stories Grants program. This competitive grant program supports community-centered, story-based public humanities projects about the California experience.
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California Humanities A State of Open Mind
