Highway 99: A Literary Journey
Highway 99: A Literary Journey wrote the Central Valley back into the story of California, often defined by North and South. It also spoke to questions of diversity that persist […]
Investing in the Common Good
If your house were on fire, what would you save? Today, ongoing wars, the housing crisis, and the recession have hit many of us hard. Thousands have lost homes, retirement […]
California Humanities Establishes the Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya Memorial Fund
Former California Humanities Board Chair Nancy Takahashi Hatamiya displayed a passion and enthusiasm for public service, an abiding devotion to her community, and boundless energy that touched and inspired everyone […]
CA Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera’s Anti-Bullying Poetry Project
by California Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera Joanna Ramos was a 5th-grade, eleven-year-old girl who got caught up in a fight and died as a result of a hit to […]
What Will You Be Reading Over Winter Break?
At Cal Humanities we love books! Here’s what we’re reading over the winter break: Ralph Lewin is readng At Night We Walk in Circles, by Daniel Alarcon A beautifully written, at […]
Now We Can Dance: The Story of The Hayward Gay Prom
Hayward Public Library is pleased to announce that copies of the DVD Now We Can Dance, the Story of the Hayward Gay Prom, are now available free of charge to […]
Congratulations to Our New California Reads Grant Recipients
Congratulations to the 43 public libraries receiving grants for California Reads 2014! Focused on Karl Marlantes’ best-selling work of narrative non-fiction, What It Is Like to Go to War, our […]
Does A Humanities Education Matter?
Why study the humanities, when you can study STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics)? David M. Rubenstein, co-founder of the globally renowned asset management company The Carlyle Group weighs in, […]
Awesome Sauce!
California Humanities-supported Community Stories project, LA Heat: Mouth Altering Condiments—Artworks, which explores the impact of Sriracha and Tapatio in Los Angeles, recently opened its exhibit to a record-setting crowd on March […]
Cultures of the Iranian Diaspora
With the support of California Humanities, San Jose State University’s Persian Studies Program will for the first time hold a two-day Cultures of the Iranian Diaspora conference featuring panels on […]
