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 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: 2018

Engaging students in the future of California: A CA 2020 Media Summit Recap

  • Blog, Spotlight
Students from Bakersfield College/Kern Sol News visit the KQED Public Radio newsroom in San Francisco. Photo: Kern Sol News.
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Students from four different cities came together talk about the future of our state and of media.

California Humanities Awards $277,245 to 17 Innovative Projects

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Grant Programs Target Emerging Media Makers & Locally-Initiated Public Humanities Projects For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 December 19, 2018

Pulitzer Prize-Winner Sonia Nazario to Speak at Forum “On Immigration and Journalism” at Shasta College on February 6

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Event Part of California Humanities’ CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen Initiative For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 December

The Green Book in California: An Historical Exploration

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Cover of the 1940 edition of The Negro Motorist Green Book.
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Dr. Kenya Davis-Hayes on the real story of the Green Book and the incredible places it listed.

National Endowment for the Humanities awards $1.6 million in grants throughout California

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Image via the National Endowment for the Humanities
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Of the 253 projects awarded nationally, 28 awards were made in California.

Grantee Feature– Undocumented Heart: Oakland Day Laborers Tell Their Stories

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Artwork by Ramon Carrillo
Artwork by Ramon Carrillo
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OAKLAND– Undocumented Heart: Oakland Day Laborers Tell Their Stories is an exhibition by Peralta Hacienda Historical Park that explores the lives of Oakland’s undocumented workers from

Artist, storyteller and California Humanities Board Member Brenda Wong Aoki on receiving a Hewlett50 grant

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Artist, storyteller and California Humanities Board Member Brenda Wong Aoki, recipient of a Hewlett50 grant.
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“J-town, Chinatown, Our Town” will be a major multi-media and multi-disciplinary theater work.

What We’re Reading for the Holidays

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Image: Martha W McQuade
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Every year, California Humanities staff share a list of books they’ve enjoyed over the past year and/or what they plan to read over the

Supporting Youth in Shaping California’s Future – a message from our President and CEO

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Looking for Hope by Media Alliance, a Community Stories grantee. Image: Matt O'Brien.
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President and CEO Julie Fry reflects on how we can support young people in California.

Grantee Feature– Walking Into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi American Women in California on KVIE

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Wedding Photo, Punjab, India, 1979. Courtesy of Pushpinder Kaur
Wedding Photo, Punjab, India, 1979. Courtesy of Pushpinder Kaur
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BROADCAST– Watch California Humanities-supported documentary film Walking into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi American Women in California on PBS Station KVIE (Sacramento Region).

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