Full Interview with Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
*Note: this is the full-length interview. You can also find a shorter version of this interview here on our site. Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, author of California Reads selected book Farewell […]
Full Interview with Richard Beeman
Our partner Mary Menzel from the California Center for the Book spoke with Beeman, who is one of the nation’s foremost Constitutional scholars, at the Newport Beach Library at an author in conversation event in April 2012.
Author in Conversation: Rebecca Solnit
Mary Menzel, our partner from California Center for the Book, interviewed Rebecca Solnit at the Long Beach Public Library in April 2012.
Author in Conversation: Daniel Alarcón
Daniel Alarcón is the author of California Reads selected book Lost City Radio. In March 2012, our partner Mary Menzel from California Center of the Book interviewed Alarcon about his […]
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author, Miriam Pawel Talks about the Farmworker Movement in California
On the Road with California Humanities, a series of talks with Pulitzer Prize winners continues on September 28 with the conversation: The Farmworker Movement in California: From Chavez Onwards. Miriam Pawel shares her reflection on the lessons of the Movement as a guide to organizers and activists today.
California’s Water: Rivers, Oceans, and Our Future
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Bettina Boxall joins Felicia Marcus, Chair of California’s State Water Resources Control Board on to how to manage a future in which water is going to become […]
Importance of Historical Literacy: What Good is History?
Two of America’s most talented historians, Alan Taylor and Elizabeth “Lil” Fenn join in conversation about the relevance of history and humanities.
The Farmworker Movement in California: From Chavez Onwards
Noted director and playwright Luis Valdez, founder of El Teatro Campesino led a conversation the farmworker movement of the past.
In Tune: The Arts and Humanities in the Golden State
Artist and educator Marc Bamuthi Joseph of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, led a conversation at East Bay Center for the Performing Arts.
Zócalo in San Diego: Where Will Vigilance Come From In a Post-Newspaper Age?
In a world where traditional media is under fire, and the way we get information is in a period of rapid transition, what does vigilance mean?
