Cal Humanities

"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

John Cho, Film & Television Actor

“Humanities help deal with the most important questions in life.”

Cho is an American film and television star. Born in Seoul, South Korea, Cho moved to California at a young age, obtained an English degree at UC Berkeley before pursuing an acting career. Starring as the first Asian to play a romantic male lead in a television series, Cho continues to inform about Asian stereotypes in the American media.