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 […]
El Pachuco Comes Home: A California Story Returns
Written by David Alvarado What does a culture choose to keep, perform, and pass on? In June 1943, mobs of servicemen swept through Los Angeles for days, attacking the young […]
Stories, Songs, and Futures of Sovereignty Welcoming Staff to California Humanities
Written by Alexandria Ybarra On Saturday, June 26, Native and non-Native Communities across the ancestral lands now known as California gathered at the Autry Museum of the American West for […]
A Budget That Stabilizes, But Doesn’t Fully Rebuild
California’s newly signed 2026–27 state budget is being presented as a stabilization budget: balanced for the next two years, supported by reserves, and designed to delay some of the deepest […]
Building Bridges Through Story, Dialogue, and Shared Experience
When California Humanities launched Connecting California, we asked a simple but urgent question: How can we help Californians come together across differences? The answers are emerging in communities throughout the […]
Join Us for a Powerful Evening of Storytelling, Culture, and Community
What does sovereignty mean today? How do Indigenous communities carry forward culture, leadership, and identity while shaping the future? On June 27, California Humanities invites you to experience a special […]
Connecting California Grants Bring Communities Together Across the State
From Santa Cruz to San Diego, Fresno to Richmond, communities across California are finding new ways to connect through storytelling, art, history, and shared experiences. California Humanities recently awarded $48,120 […]
