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 […]
Making Something Beautiful from the Mess: Reflections from the Native Americans in Philanthropy 2026 Conference
Written by mariana Aq’ab’al’ moscoso From April 14 to 16, I had the privilege of attending the Native Americans in Philanthropy (NAP) 2026 Annual Conference alongside my colleagues Shonda and Marika. I […]
To Bring People Together, California Humanities Launches First Round of Connecting California Grants
New grants totaling $48,120 are awarded to community-rooted storytelling and public humanities projects across California. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Shonda MooreDirector of Marketing & Communications(951) 963-4362smoore@calhum.org Oakland, CA — […]
Reclaiming Our Stories: Centering Indigenous Voices Across California
“Reclaiming Our Stories”
Artwork by Monica Zavala
Reclaiming Our Stories Begins with a Different Kind of Listening
As conversations surrounding the United States Semiquincentennial begin to take shape across the country, California Humanities is inviting audiences to pause and ask a deeper question: Whose stories are being told—and whose […]
