The South Colton Oral History Project
In recognition of National Hispanic Heritage Month, Dr. Tom Rivera, Project Director of Community Stories Project, South Colton Oral History Project writes about rediscovering the lost history of the Chicano “neighborhood” he grew up in Colton, California.
Jonathan Gold Discussing Food Futures with California Humanities at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Pulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold, discusses the future of food in this land and includes both plenty and need author and peach grower Mas Masumoto.
Docks to Delta Project Director Interview
“…humanities projects encourage us to see the world in all of its rich complexity…” – Ildi Carisle-Cummins Docks to Delta Project was launched at the end of September 2015 with […]
Documentary Film Everything Comes from the Streets screened in Ethnografilm Festival in Paris
Félicitations! to Community Stories Project Director Alberto López Pulido, who just received notice that his award-winning documentary, Everything Comes From The Streets: A Documentary on the Origins and History of […]
The Montford Point Marines of San Diego Screening
This California Humanities-supported project is a study of the lives and experiences of young African American men, who willingly put their lives on the line. This project sought to answer […]
Project Director Candacy Taylor Discusses the Negro Motorist Green Book
During the era of Jim Crow, many African Americans relied on this “Bible of Black Travel” to navigate safe passage and find sustenance and respite while on the road. This […]
The Women of El Toro, Project Director Interview
The Women of El Toro is a collaboration between Cal State Fullerton (CSUF), the Center for Oral Public History at CSUF, and the Orange County Great Park. This project will raise awareness […]
Young City at War: West Hollywood During the AIDS Epidemic, Project Director Interview
The humanities teach us to be more conscious of our personal humanity… — Project Director, Andy Sacher Launched on World AIDS Awareness Day 12/01/2015, THE LAVENDER EFFECT’S Oral History Project […]
Film: Hyampom Oral History Project
The Hyampom Oral History Project received a Community Stories grant to record the stories of several elders of diverse backgrounds in the Siskiyou County community of Hyampom.
Film: The Polk Gulch Oral History Project
When a new wave of urban gentrifiers infiltrate a historically disenfranchised LGBT San Francisco community conflicts and tensions abound. Can they find a way to live together harmoniously or will war […]
