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— George Takei, Actor, Author, Director, Activist

Cal Humanities

"Part of resilience is finding joy, finding beauty, finding love."

— George Takei, Actor, Author, Director, Activist

Experience the Humanities

A sample of California Humanities hosted and co-sponsored lecture series, panel discussions, and interviews with authors, thinkers and educators. Also included here are documentary film trailers from California Humanities-supported projects and California Humanities grantees’ events.

Announcing the December 2020 Humanities for All Project Grant Awardees

  • January 19, 2021
  • Blog, Humanities For All
Numerous rows of faces/black persons images.
California Humanities Announces December 2020 Humanities for All Project Grant Awardees
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Celebrate the Holidays with Your Local California Library

  • November 23, 2020
  • Blog, Library Innovation Lab, Spotlight
A photo of a glass filled with cranberry orange holiday punch topped with a cinnamon stick.
The holiday season is here! Wherever you are, you can join a festive virtual event at one of our participating California public libraries to
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The Art of Resilience Veterans Project: Bringing Warriors Wisdom, Healing, and Homecoming

  • November 23, 2020
  • Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight
A photo of the Your Service Was Your Mission Karl Monger
The Art of Resilience by Mil-Tree Veteran Project
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A Glimpse Into Mindful Veteran Project’s “Into the Underworld”

  • November 19, 2020
  • Blog, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Highlights from “Into the Underworld” by Mindful Veteran Project
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November Library Innovation Lab Programming Offers Cultural Events Throughout California

  • October 27, 2020
  • Blog, Library Innovation Lab
Sherina Han Khampraseuth - a master performer in lanard (or lanat), sits with another person behind a suspended, wooden xylophone.
Celebrate November by learning about the stories and cultural traditions of California’s diverse immigrant populations.
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Bringing Indigenous Knowledge & Teachings as a Form of Self-care & Community Wellness: An Interview with Melissa Sanvicente

  • October 27, 2020
  • Blog, Experience the Humanities, Experiences, Humanities For All, Spotlight
Kalpulli Temachtia Quetzalcoatl's Huey Miccailhuitl Celebration. A crowd of persons wear tradition Indigenous ceremony clothes. Two persons bow towards each other in the center. One holds a drum.
The Indigenous in Us: Embracing Ancestral Knowledge & Sharing the Beauty of Practice Interview
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Quechan Youth Create AWAKEN: A Documentary Highlighting their Cultural Experiences on the Nation’s Fort Yuma Reservation

  • October 27, 2020
  • Blog, CA 2020, Experience the Humanities, Experiences, Spotlight
The Directors and Cast of AWAKEN stand looking at the camera holding some filming equipment.
An Interview with the producer and co-directors of the Youth Documentary AWAKEN.
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Documenting California

  • September 29, 2020
  • Blog, California Documentary Project, Spotlight
A poster with a long green bus. Different hands and a crutch stick out of the busses windows. On the bus the writing says, “Nothing about us without us.”
Since 2003, we have made over 250 grants and awarded nearly $6.5 million through the California Documentary Project grant program to humanities-based media projects.
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Library Innovation Lab Supports Virtual & Social Distance Events this October

  • September 28, 2020
  • Blog, Library Innovation Lab, Spotlight
A colorful room with images of fish, trucks, rockets, and more. A person sits on the floor with a child on their lap. 
Libraries around the state that are participating in the 2020 Library Innovation Lab program offer an exciting array of virtual and socially distanced public
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