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 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 when it is in context."

— Elizabeth Laval & Candice Pendergrass, Sikh Youth Public History Project

Susan Straight, Author

“The humanities are the entire reason I have a place in the world.”

Straight, a native Californian, is an award-  winning author who still resides in her hometown  of Riverside. There she co-founded the Master of  Fine Arts in Creative Writing & Writing for the  Performing Arts program at University of  California, Riverside, where she is currently a Distinguished Professor of Creative Writing and  the director of the graduate program.