COVID-19 Resources for the Humanities and Arts
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TRY HARDER! An Interview with Director Debbie Lum
“Today’s wave of anti-Asian violence is a stark reminder of a history of anti-Asian sentiment in America and how Asian American Pacific Islanders have been rendered less than human through […]
Recent Youth-Based Projects Supported by California Humanities
As students and teachers prepare for back to school, we share some grantee projects that focus on engaging youth. California Documentary Project NextGen School-Based Projects With the new school year […]
Student Fellows Gain Nonprofit Experience at California Humanities
Strengthening connections between the worlds of academic and public humanities has long been an important goal of California Humanities. Humanities scholars have always been well-represented on our board of directors, […]
Exploring California Landscapes
California is a unique state filled with diverse cultures and plenty of landscapes to explore. Comprised of long coastlines, majestic mountains, deep valleys, and vast desserts, the great outdoors is […]
The Elkhorn Slough Reserve Exhibit via Video
The “Cultural Heritage and Historical Ecology of the Elkhorn Slough Woven Across Time” is a multi-media project to strengthen the public’s understanding of the connections between natural and human communities in the […]
Inside “California Foodways” with Producer Lisa Morehouse
“What I came to really believe is that California’s story can’t be separated from food.” – Lisa Morehouse California Foodways is a radio and podcast series by independent producer Lisa […]
How Do Books Keep Us Alive? A Conversation with Author Susan Straight
We recently spoke with author Susan Straight, who joined us from her home in Riverside, California, to learn more about how she has spent the past pandemic year, what started her on […]
Talking LGBTQ Resources, Support, & Humanities: An Interview with the GLBT Historical Society
The project’s main outcome has been an incomplete yet invaluable archive of oral histories that anyone with an internet connection can access. This material shows that local conditions still matter, that the […]
New 2021 CDP NextGen Grants Announced
Announcing 2021 CDP NextGen Grant Recipients.