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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

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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 when it is in context."

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

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  • Sat 11
    We Are Home promotional graphic showing a square of a community quilt
    November 11, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

    SAN FRANCISCO–We Are Home: Second Saturday Reception

    Root Division 1131 Mission Stret, San Francisco, United States

    SAN FRANCISCO—Visit the Second Saturday reception for We Are Home: Tenderloin Community Quilt Project. Free and open to the public with registration! Saturday, November 11, 4-6 pm: 2nd Saturday reception, Root Division (free and open to the public) The Second Saturday reception will feature a performance by Tenderloin resident based performance group Skywatchers, and will overlap […]

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  • Wed 15
    Doughy pastry with cilantro sprigs
    November 15, 2023 DALY CITY–Taste of the Top of the Hill

    DALY CITY–Taste of the Top of the Hill

    Daly City Library John Daly Library, 134 Hillside Blvd, Daly City, CA, United States

    DALY CITY– This fall, the Daly City Library launches Taste of the Top of the Hill, a community culinary gathering. Taste of the Top of the Hill will bring together Daly City’s diverse restaurants for food-tasting events that illuminate the immigrant experience – through food! The in-library food tours will consist of tabling events inside the John Daly […]

  • Sat 18
    November 18, 2023

    SAN LEANDRO–Teen Storytellers Take the Stage

    San Leandro Public Library Main Branch San Leandro Main Library, 300 Estudillo Avenue, San Leandro, CA

    San Leandro–Join the San Leandro Public Library to hear true stories, told live by a group of teens who have spent the last two months studying with Alma Jurado.  For more information, contact Portia Carrier at PCarryer@sanleandro.org. This project is supported by the Library Innovation Lab.

  • Thu 30
    November 30, 2023 HAYWARD–Curbie Cares

    HAYWARD–Curbie Cares

    Hayward Public Library 888 C Street, Hayward, United States

    HAYWARD– Hayward Library will host events at senior living facilities regularly visited by the bookmobile on Friday, October 27th & Thursday, November 30th. Chinese and Korean immigrant residents of the complex will enjoy talks and demonstrations of healthy Asian cooking techniques by nutritionists, dieticians and the local foodbank. Health and wellness conversations will be followed by recipe […]

  • December 2023

  • Sat 2
    Land of Milk and honey promo graphic
    December 2, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 8:00 pm

    CALEXICO–Closing Events: Land of Milk & Honey

    SAN FRANCISCO—Please join the Land of Milk & Honey curatorial team at the Steppling Art Gallery (Calexico) for these closing events. Curators will be available to answer questions and discuss projects pertaining to the exhibition. This casual event is free and open to the public. Land of Milk & Honey celebrates the cultural significance of agriculture and foodways in the shared […]

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  • Sun 3
    December 3, 2023 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm RADIO BROADCAST—Valley Tales

    RADIO BROADCAST—Valley Tales

    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 […]

  • Tue 5
    Creando Memoris En Oceanside flyer in sea green
    December 5, 2023 OCEANSIDE–Cultura y Comunidad

    OCEANSIDE–Creando Memorias in Oceanside

    Oceanside Public Library 330 North Coast Highway, Oceanside, CA, United States

    OCEANSIDE–Join the Oceanside Public Library in celebrating Oaxacan culture through a series of events and workshops that will be held at the Crown Heights Community Resource Center and Civic Center Library. The Oceanside Public Library recognizes there is a large and diverse Oaxaqueño community present not only in Oceanside, but throughout the North County and […]

  • Thu 7
    Culture Fair Series poster for LIL 2023 cohort, Escondido Public Library
    December 7, 2023 ESCONDIDO–Cultural Fair Series

    ESCONDIDO–Yalda, Persian Winter Solstice Celebration

    Escondido Public Library 239 S Kalmia St., Escondido

    SAN DIEGO–The Cultural Fair Series presents Yalda, Persian Winter Solstice Celebrations on Thursday, December 7, 5:30 - 7:00 pm. Program Schedule: •Persian live music performance by Delnavazan Daf Ensemble: 5:30- 5:40 •Lecture: include information about the Yalda Persian Winter Solstice, customs, and celebrations on this night with Q&A: 5:40 – 5:50 •Persian live music performance by Delnavazan […]

  • Thu 7
    Musicians and dancers celebrate at a festival.
    December 7, 2023 JURUPA VALLEY–My Life, My Struggle, My Victory/Mi Vida, Mi Lucha, Mi Victoriam.

    JURUPA VALLEY–My Life, My Struggle, My Victory/Mi Vida, Mi Lucha, Mi Victoria

    Glen Avon Regional Library 9244 Galena Street, Jurupa Valley, CA, United States

    JURUPA VALLEY–Attend the première of the independently produced film, “My Life, My Struggle, My Victory/Mi Vida, Mi Lucha, Mi Victoria”, a documentary about the varied immigrant experiences that formed the foundation of Jurupa Valley. African, European, Asian, and Hispanic families have built this community in unique ways. Through the shared experiences of our neighbors we […]

  • Thu 7
    Flyer for opening of Presreving the History of South Los Angeles at Pepperdine Libraries, with collage of family photos along the top.
    December 7, 2023 @ 12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

    MALIBU–Preserving the History of South Los Angeles

    Payson Library, Pepperdine University 24255 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, United States

    MALIBU—With support from California Humanities, Pepperdine Libraries' Preserving the History of South Los Angeles initiative has recorded oral history interviews as part of the broader effort to preserve the voices and lived experiences of members of the African American community in South Los Angeles. We spoke to elders in the community who come from a […]

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