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

Potluck Poetry Workshop #1

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA

MONTEREY PARK--Join us for the first in a series of workshops on poetry. The first program will introduce a variety of poetry including bilingual poetry with readings and activities.

Free

Watercolor Painting Art Workshop

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA

MONTEREY PARK--Explore watercolor painting and your family history at an art workshop at the Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library's "Global Citizens" One World, Many Stories" adult summer library program.

Free

Potluck Poetry Workshop #2

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA

The Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library adult summer library program, "Global Citizens: One World, Many Stories," will celebrate poetry with a series of  three poetry workshops that will engage the audience with reading and writing poetry, and culminate with a potluck and bilingual reading performances on the last program. Participants will be introduced to bilingual poetry […]

MONTEREY PARK– Herstory: Chinese American Women 165 Years of Struggle & Success Exhibit

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA

MONTEREY PARK--See the ten exhibit panels highlighting 165 years of  Chinese American Women’s history, struggles and successes.  The Herstory exhibit presents the stories of ordinary people who fought for their rights, and in doing so, helped to shape a new world for Chinese Americans and the rest of the world. The exhibit features the legal […]

Free

MONTEREY PARK– Herstory: Chinese American Women 165 Years of Struggle & Success Exhibit and Reception

Monterey Park Bruggemeyer Library 318 S. Ramona Avenue, Monterey Park, CA

MONTEREY PARK--Attend the opening reception of the Herstory exhibit and meet exhibit curator, Dr. Chang C. Chen.  After the reception see the ten exhibit panels highlighting 165 years of  Chinese American Women’s history, struggles and successes.  The Herstory exhibit presents the stories of ordinary people who fought for their rights, and in doing so, helped […]

Free