"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
VIRTUAL—California Documentary Project Application Webinar In advance of the November 4, 2024 California Documentary Project (CDP) grant deadline, applicants are invited to attend a free informational grant workshop with California Humanities staff on how to develop a competitive application and manage the online submission process. Attendees are strongly encouraged to read the CDP grant guidelines […]
LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles Public Library will host a special discussion around the People Recorder’s podcast, an exploration of the 1930s Federal Writers’ Project. This virtual conversation will center on the experiences of LA artist Miné Okubo and her family in the Japanese American community during World War II, when they were forcibly incarcerated in […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—Please join Chaffey College and Tierra del Sol artists as they read selections of their poetry. When: Wednesday, September 18 | 12:30-2 pm Where: Wignall Museum of Contemporary Art, 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737 | CAA-211 This program is part of the exhibit Reading Room: Zines, Comix & Other Radical Texts, a […]
LOS ANGELES—Women are behind every element of some of your favorite restaurants, from business and creative decisions to cooking on the line. Join LAist host Julia Paskin (she/her) as she goes behind the scenes with some of the women running kitchens across Los Angeles. They’ll share their stories, what inspires them, and what challenges still […]
SAN DIEGO—Join San Diego's New Children's Museum for their upcoming Seed to Tree workshop, “Playful World Building,” led by Robert Karimi (he/they) on Saturday, September 21 from 10 am-1 pm! Inspired by Silver Star, the first character imagined by Octavia E. Butler, Robert will guide participants through a creative journey to: Tell stories and design […]
SANTA BARBARA—Acompáñanos en la Biblioteca Central en un evento especial con Ramona Garcia, quien narrará la historia de las muñecas de papel maché mientras creas tu propia muñeca y un poema "De dónde vengo". Tanto la muñeca como el poema serán parte de nuestra exposición del Mes de la Herencia Hispana en la Biblioteca Central. […]
LOS ANGELES—“Rooted” is a community-based discussion series, designed by filmmaker Elizabeth Gray Bayne and in partnership with the Nature Nexus Institute & Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation, inviting Black residents to reflect on their relationship to nature, environmental racism, and ways they might increase their engagement with the natural world. This three-part […]
SAN DIEGO—KPBS Public Media invites you to a behind-the-scenes look at Port of Entry, the cross-border podcast series that tells stories that question what it means to belong to a region that exists at the edge of distinct cultures and languages. KPBS has created a space in the airwaves where those cross-border stories can resonate […]
LOS ANGELES— See an outdoor screening of UNITED SKATES. When America’s last standing roller rinks are threatened with closure, a community of thousands battle in a racially charged environment to save an underground subculture—one that has remained undiscovered by the mainstream for generations, yet has given rise to some of the world’s greatest musical talent. […]
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—You might find yourself in the Wignall Museum surrounded by art and words, and you might ask yourself “What the **** is a zine?” And you might ask yourself, “How did these artists and writers create such work?” Join this conversation to hear local zinesters Sondria Bailey, Mark Todd, and Esther Pearl Watson discuss […]
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