"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
21 Afrolatiné Californians and 4 Afro-Mexican communities in their own words SAN BERNARDINO—One in four Latin Americans has African ancestry. And yet, there is a general deficit of knowledge regarding […]
Caption: Soon-duk Kim, Taken Away, 1995, courtesy of Comfort Women: Then and Now–Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them. LOS ANGELES—In collaboration with Comfort Women Action for Redress […]
Caption: Nathaniel Smith, circa 1880-1900. Photograph courtesy of Open UCLA Collections MENDOCINO—Nathaniel Smith arrived in Mendocino County in the 1850s and is believed to be the first African American to […]
Caption: Photos courtesy of Dr. Sudarsky. LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is pleased to announce the opening of its new Skid Row History Museum & Archive exhibition, Welcome to […]
Come UCR ARTS in Riverside for a screening of ADIOS AMOR & post-film Q&A with the director.
Caption: The Francis Experience at Part 1 (Yellow) of the First Friday: Hip Hop(e) residency in November 2023. Photo by Frederick Liang SAN JOSE—Join the San Jose Museum of Art […]
CORONADO—Join current and former San Diego Poetry Annual authors and editors as we celebrate local poets! Featured SDPA readers will be followed by a community open mic. Bring a poem […]
LOS ANGELES—Join Lanterns in the Dark: Afrolatine LA In Verse, a poetry and open mic event featuring poets Lucas Rivera, Reggie Myles, Sean Hill, Cameron Mouton, and Jenise Miller and co-sponsored […]
SAN DIEGO—Join San Diego Poetry Annual for the Poetry to the People event, featuring 2023-24 SDPA authors, community readers, and community leaders at the Point Loma Library, celebrates our biggest community poetry […]
SAN BERNARDINO—Join a guest lecture by Danyeli Rodriguez Del Orbe from the Undocublack Network and a film screening of MEJOR ALLÁ. This program is free and part of the public programming […]
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