"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
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 – Claremont Colleges Library (800 N. Dartmouth Ave., Claremont, CA 91711) Exhibit on view during Library building hours Explore the Los Angeles River at The Claremont Colleges […]
It Really Is a River: Discussion and Reception Documenting an iconic urban waterway Wednesday, March 29, 2023 | 4:15 pm- 5:30 pm PT Founders Room, Honnold 2 – Claremont Colleges Library You are invited to attend an exhibition discussion for It Really is a River. Enjoy a welcome blessing from indigenous culture bearer Tina Calderon […]
Come UCR ARTS in Riverside for a screening of ADIOS AMOR & post-film Q&A with the director.
OAKLAND—Quiet Lightning’s quarterly showcase of writers of color features intimate readings/performance by Rebecca Samuelson, griffin jing martin, Charles Orgbon III, ayodele nzinga and special host for the evening, Duane Horton, followed by a community Q&A. Due to limited capacity, admission is not guaranteed to walk-ups and advance registration is highly encouraged. Quiet Lightning: Better Ancestors […]
REDDING–Watch the movie and join the conversation at KIXE PBS Indie Lens PopUp presentation of "Free Chol Soo Lee". After a murder in San Francisco’s Chinatown, police arrest Chol Soo Lee, a 20-year-old Korean immigrant with previous run-ins with the law. He is convicted, and while serving a life sentence, an investigative reporter writes stories […]
SAN DIEGO CITY COLLEGE–Join San Diego City College for a screening of MAKING WAVES, a documentary film that reveals the hidden power of sound in cinema, introduces us to the unsung heroes who create it, and features insights from legendary directors with whom they collaborate. Presented by San Diego City College World Cultures Program, City […]
SAN FRANCISCO–You are invited to a screening of HOME IS A HOTEL, premiering at the San Francisco Film Festival on Saturday, April 22, at 12:45 PM PT, at CGV San Francisco. “You gotta build your whole life in a room,” says one of the protagonists of this memorable documentary focused on residents of San Francisco […]
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 survive, investigative journalist K.W. Lee takes a special interest in his case, igniting an unprecedented social justice movement. Nearly five decades later, FREE CHOL SOO […]
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about funding opportunities for humanities programming in California. Join us Thursday, May 4 at 11:00 am PT on Zoom; to attend, register here. Program staff will give an overview of our current grant programs: Humanities For All Grants (Quick Grants and Project Grants), California Documentary Project Grants, Civics […]
LOS ANGELES SCREENING–The UCLA Film & Television Archive and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association present FREE CHOL SOO LEE on May 6, 2023. The film is being screened as part of "Making Waves," a series featuring contemporary BIPOC filmmakers whose works awed audiences when they premiered and continue to cause a ripple today. After a […]
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