"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
"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
It Really Is a River: Exploring The Los Angeles River Exhibit Documenting an iconic urban waterway Wednesday, March 6, 2023 - May 31, 2023 (may extend) North Lobby Gallery – Claremont Colleges Library (800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, CA 91711) Exhibit on view during Library building hours Explore the Los Angeles River at The Claremont Colleges […]
Image: Sundance Institute. PBS National Broadcast—In 1970s San Francisco, 20-year-old Korean immigrant Chol Soo Lee is racially profiled and convicted of a Chinatown gang murder. After spending years fighting to survive, investigative journalist K.W. Lee takes a special interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social justice movement. Nearly five decades later, FREE CHOL SOO […]
RADIO BROADCAST—Tune into KDUP, 88.1 FM, Surprise Valley community radio, every Sunday between 4 and 5 pm through December 17, 2023, to hear Valley Tales, a series of interviews with diverse members of the Surprise Valley community including ranchers, farmers, members of the Northern Paiute Kidutokado band, artists, writers, musicians, and others. These interviews will […]
SANTA ROSA–Set in Northern California, BY MY SIDE is an intimate portrait of three veterans suffering from the “invisible wound,” called post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is the most prevalent and unhealed wound suffered by veterans. Approximately 20% of those who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are still haunted by visions, chased by enemies […]
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about funding opportunities for humanities programming in California. Join us Thursday, May 4 at 11:00 am PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Program staff will give an overview of our current grant programs: Humanities For All Grants (Quick Grants and Project Grants), California Documentary Project Grants, Civics […]
"Mexican American Civil Rights" Saturday, May 6, 2023 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm PT California History Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino, California You are invited to a public program that is part of the Before Silicon Valley Project project, a talk with Chicana and Chicano Studies Department Emeritus Faculty member Dr. Gregorio Mora-Torres, Ph.D. titled “Mexican American […]
LOS ANGELES SCREENING–The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association present FREE CHOL SOO LEE on May 6, 2023. The film is being screened as part of "Making Waves," a series featuring contemporary BIPOC filmmakers whose works awed audiences when they premiered and continue to cause a ripple today. After a […]
"Mexican American Civil Rights" Sunday, May 7, 2023 | 1:30 - 3:30 pm PT | Historic Adobe Building, 157 Moffett Blvd. Mountain View, CA, 94043 Hosted by: Mountain View Historical Association, with the Los Altos History Museum You are invited to a public program that is part of the Before Silicon Valley Project project, a talk […]
RADIO BROADCAST—Tune into KDUP, 88.1 FM, Surprise Valley community radio, every Sunday between 4 and 5 pm through December 17, 2023, to hear Valley Tales, a series of interviews with diverse members of the Surprise Valley community including ranchers, farmers, members of the Northern Paiute Kidutokado band, artists, writers, musicians, and others. These interviews will […]
WEBINAR—In this session, program staff will give an overview of the Humanities For All Quick Grants program, which supports small-scale humanities projects in every part of California. Join us Thursday, May 11 at 11:00 am - 12:15 PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Learn about eligibility requirements, get familiar with recent projects supported by Quick Grants, and […]
Queer Threads OPENS TO MEMBERS ON MAY 11, 2023 / OPEN TO THE PUBLIC ON MAY 12, 2023 - AUGUST 20, 2023 Guest Curator: John Chaich Wednesday, March 6, 2023 - May 31, 2023 (may extend) Turner, Gilliland, Finlayson and Porcella Galleries – San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles Queer Threads is a traveling […]
RIVERSIDE–Join UCR ARTS for a special screening of FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK! The film will screen as part of UCR ARTS' inaugural AAPI Film Series, supported by the Voy and Fay Wong Family Endowment. A live performance by Fanny bandmates with Q&A — including filmmaker Bobbi Jo Hart — will follow the screening. Synopsis: […]
RADIO BROADCAST—Tune into KDUP, 88.1 FM, Surprise Valley community radio, every Sunday between 4 and 5 pm through December 17, 2023, to hear Valley Tales, a series of interviews with diverse members of the Surprise Valley community including ranchers, farmers, members of the Northern Paiute Kidutokado band, artists, writers, musicians, and others. These interviews will […]
SANTA ANA—Join The Frida Cinema for FESTIVAL DE TRASH-MEX, a three-night film festival at The Frida Cinema showcasing what “Trash-Mex” is all about with six genre classic Mexican film screenings, original Mexican film memorabilia displayed in the theater, and more! Armando Hernández of Trash-Mex.com partners up with film programmer Michael Aguirre for a curation of […]
SAN DIEGO–Set in Northern California, BY MY SIDE is an intimate portrait of three veterans suffering from the “invisible wound,” called post-traumatic stress disorder. PTSD is the most prevalent and unhealed wound suffered by veterans. Approximately 20% of those who served in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are still haunted by visions, chased by enemies […]
SAN FRANCISCO–Join us for a special community partner screening of FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK! This California Documentary Project-supported documentary will screen during CAAMFest's 2023 season, continuing the world’s largest showcase for new Asian American and Asian film, food, and music programs in San Francisco and Oakland. Since 1982, the film festival has been an […]
Japantown Immersive Walk the streets of San Jose Japantown to be immersed in the stories, art, and culture of this historic neighborhood! Saturday, May 20, 2023 | 4:30 - 8:30 pm PT Location: San Jose Japantown, with most Japantown Immersive events taking place at or near the intersection of 5th and Jackson Streets Japantown Immersive […]
RADIO BROADCAST—Tune into KDUP, 88.1 FM, Surprise Valley community radio, every Sunday between 4 and 5 pm through December 17, 2023, to hear Valley Tales, a series of interviews with diverse members of the Surprise Valley community including ranchers, farmers, members of the Northern Paiute Kidutokado band, artists, writers, musicians, and others. These interviews will […]
PBS–FANNY THE RIGHT TO ROCK will premiere on PBS nationally Monday, May 22,10 p.m. ET, and stream on PBS.org and the PBS App. The film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and winner of the coveted Hot Docs Audience Choice Award, chronicles the life and revival of this groundbreaking all-female rock group in 1970s America, revealing the […]
PBS PREMIERE– The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and PBS announced the May 22nd broadcast premiere and streaming launch for the critically-acclaimed documentary FANNY: THE RIGHT TO ROCK. The film, directed by Bobbi Jo Hart and winner of the coveted Hot Docs Audience Choice Award, chronicles the life and revival of this groundbreaking all-female […]
RADIO BROADCAST—Tune into KDUP, 88.1 FM, Surprise Valley community radio, every Sunday between 4 and 5 pm through December 17, 2023, to hear Valley Tales, a series of interviews with diverse members of the Surprise Valley community including ranchers, farmers, members of the Northern Paiute Kidutokado band, artists, writers, musicians, and others. These interviews will […]
"Imagining Indigenous Cinema: New Voices, New Visions" June 2-18, 2023 | Various times Screenings and programs will take place at the Billy Wilder Theater at the Hammer Museum, and the Vidiots theater in Eagle Rock, Los Angeles All showings are FREE to the public. To register and view the full lineup, visit: https://cinema.ucla.edu/events/2023/imagining-indigenous-cinema-new-voices-new-visions LOS ANGELES […]
SAN FRANCISCO–Attend the hometown feature debut of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY, directed by Leslie Tai. Tai, who grew up in San Francisco, brings her film to the San Francisco Documentary Film Festival on June 3, 2023. HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY is a kaleidoscopic voyage into the booming shadow economy catering to […]
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