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: 2019

Crafting a Future of Resilience Beyond Borders

  • Blog, Experience the Humanities, Humanities For All
Courtesy of the Hub for Sustainable Living.
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A series of events in Santa Cruz explore themes of identity and freedom through craft.

Honoring World AIDS Day

  • Blog, Experience the Humanities, Spotlight
AIDS Memorial Grove in San Francisco.
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Learn about work we’ve supported that document the impact of HIV on communities in California.

We’re Growing and Need Your Help

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Image: Prayitno (CC BY 2.0).
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Support us as we continue to listen, learn, and implement new ways of bringing people together through the public humanities.

Our Holiday Book List

  • Blog, Spotlight
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Check out our staff’s recommended reads for the long holiday breaks ahead.

California on the International Stage: Oakland/Saint-Denis Cooperation Project

  • Blog, Spotlight
The Saint-Denis delegation in Oakland.
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A Learning Expedition Blog about the cultural exchange California Humanities is a part of this fall.

We’re Growing and Need Your Help

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Support us as we continue to listen, learn, and implement new ways of bringing people together through the public humanities.

Reflections from #NHCOceania

  • Blog, Spotlight
Image: Hawai'i by Eric Cooper. (CC BY 2.0)
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California Humanities staff & board attendees to this year’s National Humanities Conference in Honolulu share their experiences.

Digital Humanities Project Puts the Stories of Muslim Veterans & Service Members on the Web

  • Blog, Community Stories, Spotlight
Screen capture from LOYALTY: STORIES by David Washburn.
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Watch short interviews with US service members of the Islamic faith.

California Wildfire Emergency Relief for Artists

  • Blog, In the Field
Ceramic Artist and CERF+ Beneficiary Kevin Leiva after a fire destroyed his studio.
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Learn more about a fund for artists’ fire relief from CERF+.

Native Authors of California: A Shortlist

  • Blog, Experience the Humanities, Spotlight
From left: Bad Indians by Deborah A Miranda; There, There by Tommy Orange; Junk by Tommy Pico.
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A few writers to check out for #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth and #NationalAuthorsDay.

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