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.
DOGTOWN REDEMPTION, a documentary film directed by Amir Soltani, follows the lives of three recyclers in West Oakland’s Dogtown neighborhood.
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CRUZ REYNOSO: SOWING THE SEEDS OF JUSTICE is an award-winning documentary film produced by Abby Ginzberg about the life and extraordinary career of Cruz Reynoso.
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HOLLYWOOD CHINESE brings together a fascinating portrait of actors, directors, writers, and iconic images to show how the Chinese have been imagined in movies.
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Jorge Mariscal is a Professor of Literature and Chicano Studies at UC San Diego.
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Brayden Yoder is a writer & filmmaker who served in the U.S. Army in Iraq & Germany 200-2004.
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Starlyn Lara served in the U.S. Army 1995-2007 & is the Women VA Program Manager at Swords to Plowshares.
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Geoff Millard was a member of the New York National Guard.
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Carol Burke is a Professor of English and Folklore at UC Irvine.
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Keith Jeffreys is a US Army veteran and the Executive Director, USVAA.
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Dottie Guy served in Iraq in 2003 as a member of the military police.
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