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"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

"The understanding of a culture comes from hearing the language, tasting the food, seeing personal interactions, experiencing the traditions, and so much more when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Day After Trinity

Quotes from Rob Epstein: In making the Times of Harvey Milk studying what john did I learned about craft that I applied in making Times of Harvey Milk. QUALITY OF..Read More

Kitchen Sisters

The two Kitchen Sisters stand close smiling with a white and black horse.

The Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson, are legends in the world of radio. The Peabody Award-winning sisters are also legends here at California Humanities. When they received their..Read More

Humanists in the Schools

Humanists in the Schools (HIS), one of California Humanities’ longest-term projects, began as an experimental program to embed humanities scholars in three-year “residencies” in public schools in order to enhance..Read More

We The People

“We the People: Eyewitness News Year 2000” was one of the new organization’s first public programs. Produced by California Humanities (then known as “California Council for the Humanities in Public..Read More