Spotlight

Although the battlefields of World War I were far from rural Nevada County, its residents were deeply engaged in the war’s issues and the challenges it presented.  The war was the most consequential event of the 20th century, yet it has almost faded from modern memory. Over Here: Nevada County’s …

California Humanities hosted three public forums with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sonia Nazario as part of the CA 2020: Democracy and the Informed Citizen, a year-long partnership with California community colleges designed to engage a broad cross-section of young Californians in a consideration of the vital connections between democracy and journalism. …

REDDING– Untold stories of refugees from Laos (B2W) is a project of the Center for Lao Studies. B2W is made possible with the generous support from the McConnell Foundation, Turtle Bay Exploration Park, California Humanities, and Central Valley Community Foundation. Between Two Worlds will present and juxtapose these crucial stages …

The California Humanities Art of Storytelling exhibit WordsUncaged: Voices from Inside Lancaster Prison has been extended and will continue on view at our Oakland office through the end of 2018. Please send a message to jfry@calhum.org to make an appointment to see this exhibition. Words Uncaged, a project funded by …

ORANGE– California Humanities’ grantee Punjabi American Women Oral History Project will be presenting a documentary film Walking into the Unknown: A History of Punjabi Women in California at SIKHLENS: Sikh Arts & Film Festival on Friday November 16, 2018 at 6:30 pm.  We invite you to honor Punjabi women by …

South of Fletcher: Stories from the Bowtie is a multi-platform storytelling project by Fonografia Collective, a project that received an Humanities for All Quick Grant from California Humanities. Ruxandra Guidi and Bear Guerra have been working at the Bowtie parcel of land next to the L.A. River for the past year, talking to people …

Born in Detroit, raised in New Orleans, and making California her home for the majority of her life, at the age of 97 Betty Reid Soskin is the oldest US National Park Ranger and an eloquent storyteller. We recognize Ms. Soskin’s past achievements and her current successes. Ms. Soskin’s memoir, Sign My Name …

One of California Humanities’ three primary strategic components, developed as part of our strategic refresh in 2015/2016, is focused on deeper engagement with K-12 and higher education. This strategy ensures that California’s students have a whole child education, rich in the benefits of the humanities–history, philosophy, languages, and more— alongside …

Miriam Pawel, a former grantee and current partner of California Humanities, was recently featured in the New York Times with an opinion piece about her new book, The Browns of California: The Family Dynasty That Transformed a State and Shaped a Nation. Her book outlines the history of the Brown family and the deep …