"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
HEALDSBURG–Enjoy tamales, horchata, and holiday treats, while joining us to learn about our new immigrant oral history project and how you can record your family history using the library’s Playback […]
CALEXICO—Imperial Geographies: How Border Policy, Pollution, and Labor Create the Modern Salton Sea and Imperial Valley examines the hidden inequities and environmental justice issues that disproportionately affect residents of the […]
Caption: Black seamen onboard ship . Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. SACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for […]
LOS ANGELES—The St. Clair Bourne 4th Tuesdays Community Screening series is a free community monthly documentary film and discussion series, named in honor of the founder of our organization, the […]
PASADENA—Join LAist for an old-school Hamburger Fry! LAist associate editor of food and culture Gab Chabrán (he/him) fondly recalls attending these community-style events as a kid and now we’re inviting you […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Crip’d Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments, co-curated by moira williams and Jeremiah Barber, will be presented at Root Division in February-March 2024, with an Opening Reception on February 10, 2024. […]
COSTA MESA—Join a special live taping of The Splendid Table, a weekly audio companion celebrating the intersection of food and life. For this live experience, host Francis Lam (he/him) will dig into Orange […]
LOS ANGELES—Please join us for the LOS ANGELES PREMIERE of HOW TO HAVE AN AMERICAN BABY on February 8 at 6 pm at UCLA. Los Angeles County is the place where most of the […]
Caption: Black seamen onboard ship . Miriam Matthews Photograph Collection, African American Museum and Library at Oakland. SACRAMENTO—Visit the Central Library in Sacramento from January 23 to March 16 for […]
SAN FRANCISCO—Crip’d Ecologies: Unfurling Expanded Environments, co-curated by moira williams and Jeremiah Barber, will be presented at Root Division in February-March 2024, with an Opening Reception on February 10, 2024. […]
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