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: April 2019

Humanities are in the Heart

  • Blog, Spotlight
A man wears glasses, speaking, and gesturing in the middle of a group of other men who are laughing, smiling, and listening attentively.
Alex Espinoza speaks to a group of listeners. Image: PEN America Emerging Voices.
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Our Board Vice-Chair Alex Espinoza shares how the humanities impacted him as a young person.

California Library Association Hosts Reflections on Library Leadership Webinar

  • In the Field
California Library Association logo and photo of young people at library computer workstations.
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Learn how to empower library staff and prospects, especially those interested in the library IT and/or technical services concentration.

Our Bodies, Our Planet: Celebrating Earth Day & World Health Day

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A desert landscape at dusk. The moon can be seen over the horizon in the distance and brush and small plants are growing on the desert floor.
King Clone is a 9,400, possibly 11,700 year old creosote located in Lucerne Valley, California. The Mojave Project is an experimental transmedia documentary led by Kim Stringfellow exploring the physical, geological and cultural landscape of the Mojave Desert.
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Celebrate spring with past projects and upcoming events.

Congratulations to the 2019 California Documentary Project Grant Awardees

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Latest News
A woman stands on a stage under a spotlight. She is singing into a mic, smiling, and her arm is outstretched.
Meklit Hadero, host of 2019 CDP awardee Movement.
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Subjects include former Governor Jerry Brown, the Kashia Pomo tribe, and a 70’s all-women rock band.

California Humanities Announces Awardees of 2019 California Documentary Project Grants

  • Press Releases
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14 Grantees Will Receive $350,000 for Production, Research & Development For Immediate Release Media Contact: Claudia Leung, cleung@calhum.org, 415.391.1474 x303 April 18, 2019 (Oakland,

Congratulations to California Recipients of the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes

  • Blog, In the Field
A close-up image of a Pulitzer Prize award, with two gold coins embossed with on a wooden placard. The coin on the left is stamped with the image of a person operating a printing press. The right coin is stamped with a profile image of Benjamin Franklin. Below the coins reads the words "Electrotype Reproduction of Original Gold Medal."
Pulitzer Prizes, from YouTube.
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A list of the Californians and California-based organizations among the recipients. 

Entering Ursula K. Le Guin’s World with Arwen Curry

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
Two people stand next to each other on a beach. It is dusk and the light is dim. Both wear sturdy jackets, and the one closer to the camera has long hair pulled back and a scarf. Some of their hair is loose and flying in the wind. The other standing further back looks older and has gray hair in a circular cut. They both look at something off in the distance.
Filmmaker Arwen Curry and Ursula K. Le Guin on Cannon Beach in Oregon.
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The filmmaker speaks about getting to know the famous and highly imaginative author.

The Life-Changing Magic of Archiving Information

  • Blog, Spotlight
A woman wearing a striped white cardigan over a black shirt stands in a courtyard, smiling. There is foliage behind her.
Archivist Debbie Kahn.
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The “KahnDebbie Method,” or our archivist Debbie Kahn’s approach to record-keeping.

Take a Look, It’s in a Book: A Selection of Literary Projects

  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Humanities For All, Library Innovation Lab, Spotlight
A shelf of books with titles about California.
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National Poetry Month and World Book Day are both in April.

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