- California Documentary Project, Press Releases, Spotlight
13 new California Documentary Project grantees for 2024 will document California in all its complexity.
"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
21 Afrolatiné Californians and 4 Afro-Mexican communities in their own words SAN BERNARDINO—One in four Latin Americans has African ancestry. And yet, there is a general deficit of knowledge regarding
Caption: Soon-duk Kim, Taken Away, 1995, courtesy of Comfort Women: Then and Now–Who They Were and Why We Should Remember Them. LOS ANGELES—In collaboration with Comfort Women Action for Redress
Caption: Nathaniel Smith, circa 1880-1900. Photograph courtesy of Open UCLA Collections MENDOCINO—Nathaniel Smith arrived in Mendocino County in the 1850s and is believed to be the first African American to
Caption: Photos courtesy of Dr. Sudarsky. LOS ANGELES—Los Angeles Poverty Department (LAPD) is pleased to announce the opening of its new Skid Row History Museum & Archive exhibition, Welcome to
Caption: Alice Wiggins, "The Beginning," c. 1942, Photograph, 3.5" x 5", Collection of Mariano Family, https://wiith.ucsc.edu/items/show/929 SANTA CRUZ—Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley explores Filipino labor and
OXNARD—Hosted by Daughters of Mother Earth, Melissa Ann Skeet (Diné ) will be sharing her story as a keynote speaker at a community event raising awareness, education, and support of
UKIAH—The Ukiah Poet Laureate Committee is thrilled to announce the 22nd Annual ukiaHaiku Festival, a celebration and contest devoted to the haiku form of poetry. Prizes will be awarded for the
SAN FRANCISCO TREASURE ISLAND—Do you have questions about how the current redevelopment of the island has anticipated and prepared for climate change, earthquakes, and sea level rise? Our current exhibition
OAKLAND—Join a special screening of FOR OUR CHILDREN (formerly Black Mothers Love & Resist), followed by a Q&A with the filmmaking team and our protagonist Wanda Johnson, the mother of Oscar Grant. The
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
Caption: Sandra Lucille, Dear Watsonville, 2023, Video, Collection of Sandra Lucille SANTA CRUZ—To kick off Asian American and Pacific Islander History Month, the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
SAN JOSE—Join the San Jose Museum of Art for the finale of their three-part residency with Francis Experience Quintet. Blending rap, poetry and storytelling, this unique performance series is broken
Watsonville—The Watsonville Film Festival (WFF) is reclaiming the Cinco de Mayo holiday with five days of films and festivities honoring Mexican and Chicano heritage and pride. The celebration is part
SAN BERNARDINO—Join the CSUSB Anthropology Museum for conchas and cake to celebrate the May 5 birthday of Alta California's last governor, Pio Pico! Part of the ongoing exhibit Afróntalo. When:
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about funding opportunities for humanities programming in California. Join us Friday, May 10 at 11 am PT on Zoom; to
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
RIVERSIDE—Join director James Q. Chan for a free screening of FOREVER, CHINATOWN, a documentary about unknown, self-taught 81-year-old artist Frank Wong who has spent the past four decades recreating his fading
LANCASTER—The Lancaster Museum of Art and History (MOAH) is pleased to announce This Valley is Sacred: The Ancestors are Speaking, a multi-faceted exhibition and community engagement project that seeks to
WATSONVILLE—Join us to honor our Abuelita’s, whether biological or chosen, with food, films and ceremony. We will gather to share stories of our beloved elders, build a collective altar to
LOS ANGELES—Join the Los Angeles Public Library in celebrating Anne Frank Day during Jewish American Heritage Month. The event, presented by Anne Frank LA, honors the legacy of Anne Frank,
SAN FRANCISCO—Center for Asian American Media (CAAM)-funded Home Court is a story of an All-American baller Ashley Chea following her pursuit of college level hoop dreams. In the three years
WEBINAR—California Humanities invites you to attend a free informational session about Humanities for All Quick Grants. Join us Wednesday, May 15 at 11 am PT on Zoom; to attend, register
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
RIVERSIDE—Hollywood Chinese is a captivating revelation on a little-known chapter of cinema: the Chinese in American feature films. From the first Chinese American film produced in 1917, to Ang Lee’s triumphant Brokeback
LOS ANGELES—LAist host Austin Cross (All Things Considered, AirTalk Friday) talks with guests Andrew Muñoz (Moo’s Craft Barbecue), Gilberto Cetina (Holbox), and others about how owners of independent restaurants have
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
SAN PEDRO—All are invited to listen and learn at this series of free, public, spoken word presentations on the deck of the Battleship Iowa during Fleet Week at the Port of
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
LOS ANGELES—Join Joyce Yip Green and Helen H. Kim of the California Humanities-supported (re)Location project, along with other Loyola Marymount University faculty, alumni, and community partners, as they discuss various
Caption: Aladina Cawaling Standing Around Flowers, c. 1960s, Photograph, 3.5" x 3.5", Collection of Cawaling Family, https://wiith.ucsc.edu/items/show/739?collection=15 SANTA CRUZ—Watsonville is in the Heart will collaborate with The Humanities Institute of
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
SANTA CRUZ—Explore the Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History's new exhibition Sowing Seeds: Filipino American Stories from the Pajaro Valley. In an interactive two-hour tour featuring family heirlooms, oral
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