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 Month: March 2019

Four Projects Highlight Cesar Chavez and Today’s Farmworker Struggles

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Mimi Plumb, Cesar Chavez delivers a speech to the supporters of the United Farmworkers Union (July 26, 1975), Camp Roberts.
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Celebrate and remember Cesar Chavez and the farmworker movement with projects throughout the state.

California Humanities Announces 2019 Library Innovation Lab Cohort

  • Press Releases
Wat Dharmmararam Buddhist Temple's Kong Tith, 44, in his english classes at Stockton School for Adults in Stockton.
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After a competitive process, California Humanities is pleased to announce awards for the 2019 Library Innovation Lab (LIL) cohort and grant program to ten

California Humanities Went to Washington

  • Blog, Spotlight
From left: Board Member Oliver Rosales, President and CEO Julie Fry, Board Member Cheryl Alethia Phelps, National Endowment for the Humanities Chairman Jon Parrish Peede, Advocacy and Outreach Manager John Nguyen-Yap, and Humanities on the Hill Coordinator Christianna Shortridge. Photo: Allison O’Brien .
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How we made a powerful and meaningful case for our work on Capitol Hill.

Grantee Feature: Stories from the Farther Shore in San Jose & San Francisco

  • Blog, Uncategorized
Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Island, 2017. Courtesy of Tuan Andrew Nguyen and James Cohan, New York.
Tuan Andrew Nguyen, The Island, 2017. Courtesy of Tuan Andrew Nguyen and James Cohan, New York.
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See recent documentary, short, artistic, and feature-length films by Southeast Asian filmmakers.

Phelicia Wright on the Los Angeles Skating Scene

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
Still from UNITED SKATES film.
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Phelicia Wright, who appears in the new film UNITED SKATES, talks about roller skating culture & custom shoes.

United Skates’ Co-Directors on Making the Documentary

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
United Skates' co-directors Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler. Courtesy of United Skates.
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An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.

The Civil Rights History of Roller Skating

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
A woman wearing a red tshirt and rollerskates holds up her hands and points her skates inwards as she stands on a roller rink. Colorful neon lights on the wall behind her.
Still from United Skates, a documentary by Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler.
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An interview with Tina Brown and Dyana Winkler, the filmmakers behind new documentary UNITED SKATES.

Women’s History from Bike Warriors to Retirement Communities

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Community Stories, Humanities For All, Library Innovation Lab, Spotlight
A still from short film "Dance Around the World," created by Sutter County Library with support from a Library Innovation Lab grant.
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Watch films, read stories, and download apps focusing on women from around California.

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