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: 2020

Join us in 2021 for California on the Ballot Events

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California Humanities is excited to announce the launch of our new statewide initiative, California on the Ballot.

A Peek Into 2021 from California Humanities’ President & CEO

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Photo with 2021 and Happy New Year
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A New Year message from our President & CEO.

California Humanities Wins Schwartz Prize for Outstanding Public Humanities Programming

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The Schwartz Prize 2020 medal.
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The national award recognizes Library Innovation Lab, which supports responsive and relevant public humanities programming in California’s public libraries.   (Oakland, CA) — California

Celebrate the Holidays with Your Local California Library

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A photo of a glass filled with cranberry orange holiday punch topped with a cinnamon stick.
Cranberry-Orange-Holiday-Punch by Melissa Hillier is licensed under CC BY 2.0
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The holiday season is here! Wherever you are, you can join a festive virtual event at one of our participating California public libraries to

The Art of Resilience Veterans Project: Bringing Warriors Wisdom, Healing, and Homecoming

  • Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A photo of the Your Service Was Your Mission Karl Monger
Your Service Was Your Mission Karl Monger | Veteran Inspired by the point “Point of View” by Edward Tick.
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The Art of Resilience by Mil-Tree Veteran Project

Revisiting California Humanities’ War Comes Home

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California Humanities Revisits War Comes Home

2020 National Humanities Conference Awards California Humanities the Schwartz Prize…Plus Our Conference Reflections

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photo with a picture of the Schwartz Prize nominee speaker Kirsten Vega and photos from the winning program, Library Innovation Lab.
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2020 National Humanities Conference Prize & Reflection

A Glimpse Into Mindful Veteran Project’s “Into the Underworld”

  • Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A post-performance panel discussion on February 23, 2020, in the Stern Grand Hall of the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion.
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Highlights from “Into the Underworld” by Mindful Veteran Project

California Humanities Announces New Initiative: California on the Ballot

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Multiple hands in various colors hold papers. Behind them is an outline of the state of California.
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This important area of focus is supported by the “Why it Matters: Civic and Electoral Participation” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities

California on the Ballot: What’s the Deal with Direct Democracy? 

  • California on the Ballot
Multiple hands in various colors hold papers. Behind them is an outline of the state of California.
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From the legality of prize fighting (1914) to the definition of marriage (2000), Californians have approved 132 ballot measures, with profound and long-lasting consequences

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California Humanities

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