In Community: Reflections from California Native American Day
By mariana Aq’ab’al moscoso Every year, I look forward to California Native American Day on the west steps of the State Capitol in Sacramento. It is a day to learn […]
Continue the Conversation: Reclaiming Our Stories and Indigenous Peoples’ Day
Listening can open the door to deeper conversation. This October, California Humanities invites audiences to continue the conversations sparked by Reclaiming Our Stories, our six-part podcast series centering California Native […]
California Humanities Heads to Fresno for the Inaugural Great Valley Gathering
This October, California Humanities is heading to Fresno to celebrate the people, stories, traditions, and cultures that make California’s Central Valley unique. From October 2–4, 2026, the Great Valley Gathering […]
The California Documentary Project Returns
A renewed commitment to California stories, documentary storytellers, and the communities whose experiences shape our understanding of the state. After a short pause, the California Documentary Project is returning. This […]
Making Space to Think Together
This summer, California Humanities staff stepped away from our usual routines for something we don’t always get enough of: time to think, learn, and simply be together. Hosted by the […]
When California’s Stories Meet Our Own
By Alexandria Ybarra Experiencing American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez alongside my grandmother—who came of age in the barrio of the San Fernando Valley and whose own journey toward […]
Across California
Every Connecting California grant begins with a simple idea: when people come together to share stories, communities grow stronger. This month, California Humanities awarded $40,000 through the second round of […]
Stories in Motion
Reclaiming Our Stories continues its journey. Some stories aren’t meant to stay in one place. This month, we’re proud to launch Reclaiming Our Stories: Reflecting on the Land, a new […]
From Our Community
By Shonda Moore California has a way of surprising me. Although I didn’t grow up here, I’ve come to appreciate that some of the state’s most remarkable stories aren’t the […]
History Matters: A California Humanities Statement
California Humanities supports the thoughtful essay In Defense of Public History, published by Zócalo Public Square and co-authored by historian William Deverell, USC Professor of History and former California Humanities […]