Cal Humanities

"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

All Day

CLAREMONT–Exhibit: It Really Is a River

Claremont Colleges Library 800 N Dartmouth Avenue, Claremont

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 – […]

Free

PBS Premiere—FREE CHOL SOO LEE

CA

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 […]

SAN JOSE–Exhibit: Queer Threads

San Jose Museum of Quilts & Textiles 520 South 1st Street, San Jose

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 […]

$5 – $10

SANTA ANA—FESTIVAL DE TRASH-MEX

The Frida Cinema 305 East 4th Street, Santa Ana

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, […]

SAN DIEGO–Premiere of BY MY SIDE

Museum of Photographic Arts 1649 El Prado, San Diego

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 […]

SAN FRANCISCO–FANNY screening at CAAMFest 2023

SFMOMA- Wattis Theater 151 3rd Street, San Francisco

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 […]

$13 – $15