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

ONLINE—Our Communities and Climate Change Panel

CA

ONLINE—Join the Oakland Asian Cultural Center for a panel discussion featuring experts on the subject of climate change and environmental justice in Asian American and immigrant communities. Author and scholar Julie Sze will discuss how the climate crisis connects with struggles against racism, gender violence, and the exploitation of people and natural resources. In conversation with environmental […]

ONLINE EVENT—Stand Up and Be Counted: Claim Ourselves, Connect with Each Other

Online

  ONLINE EVENT—African American educator Sandra Bass, Salvadoran American author Roberto Lovato, African American artivist Mark Harris, Japanese American writer Shizue Seigel, and members of Asian Health Services in a virtual presentation on challenging racism by reclaiming and sharing our life experiences as people of color. Following the presentation, the audience can share their own […]

ONLINE–Centering Senior Care and Aging During COVID-19

CA

ONLINE–Join an online panel talk (in-person with simultaneous live stream broadcast) focusing on elders’ experiences and challenges during this global pandemic amidst the rise of anti-Asian hate in ethnic neighborhoods across the U.S. In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we faced a racial justice reckoning as anti-Asian hate violence escalated across the nation. […]

Free