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Libraries participating in the 2018 Library Innovation Lab: Exploring New Ways of Engaging Immigrant Communities through Public Humanities Programming project are actively programming!  Please visit our online events calender to find out about events near you. A sample of what’s coming up in October includes the following:  The Florence Branch …

Come and celebrate the diversity of stories that make Southern California such a place of discovery at the Los Angeles Archives Bazaar, a free annual event presented by L.A. AS SUBJECT and the University of Southern California Libraries. Anyone with an interest in the region’s history will find something of value. …

Thousands of African Americans participated in Northern California’s Gold Rush. Where did they go? A new project will research the lives of African Americans who mined for gold in Shasta and Siskiyou Counties. If you are interested in Ethnic Studies, theatre, archeology, or history, this project is for you! Actors …

California Humanities presents two free public forums, On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario. The forums are on October 9, 2018, in partnership with Bakersfield College’s Distinguished Speaker series, and on October 16, 2018 at San Jose State, in partnership with the Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Nazario …

California Humanities presents On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario at San Jose State University on October 16th. This free public forum is presented in partnership with Foothill-De Anza Community College District. Nazario won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for her six-part Los Angeles Times series “Enrique’s Journey” …

California Humanities presents On Immigration and Journalism: A Conversation with Sonia Nazario at Bakersfield College on October 9th. This free public forum is presented in partnership with Bakersfield College’s Distinguished Speaker Series. Nazario won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize in Feature Writing for her six-part Los Angeles Times series “Enrique’s Journey” about the …

Application Deadline: November 1, 2018 California Humanities offers free informational grant workshops on how to apply to the 2018 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant program. Are you considering applying to the 2018 California Documentary Project grant with a film, audio, or digital media project? Do you have questions about writing …

We are proud to share the work of a grantee of our new grant program Humanities for All. This project was awarded a Humanities for All Quick Grant from California Humanities.  Through artistic expression So Cal Summit on Black Masculinity (a day-long symposium on September 29th) will facilitate a community dialogue on black masculinity, …

California Humanities’ CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen Initiative Showcases Pulitzer Prize-winner Sonia Nazario California Humanities presents ON IMMIGRATION AND JOURNALISM: A CONVERSATION WITH SONIA NAZARIO in Bakersfield on October 9 and in San Jose on October 16. These two free public forums are presented in partnership with Bakersfield …

Libraries participating in the 2018 Library Innovation Lab: Exploring New Ways of Engaging Immigrant Communities through Public Humanities Programming cohort will begin offering public programs in September. First out the gate is Oceanside Public Library, with an appearance and book signing with Enrique Morones, co-author of The Power of One: The …