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

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ONLINE SCREENING—AWAKEN: America Indian Film Festival® Virtual45

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ONLINE SCREENING—AWAKEN, by Daniel Golding, Nathaniel Golding, and Xavier Madrid premieres at the American Indian Film Institutes’ America Indian Film Festival® Virtual45 under the Student Film category. AWAKEN examines the challenges of three cousins as they navigate the contemporary world and the traditional world. Metal music is their passion and traditional music their duty. Can […]

ONLINE EVENT—Chinese in the Richmond

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ONLINE EVENT—As development on the west side of San Francisco increased in the 20th-century, restrictive racial covenants preventing people of color from owning homes and operating businesses in the Richmond and Sunset Districts directly impacted the demographic makeup of the area. In 2017, the Chinese Historical Society of America (CHSA) launched a traveling exhibition called […]

ONLINE TOWN HALL—The Pending Eviction Crisis

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  ONLINE TOWN HALL—COVID-19, the pandemic-induced recession, and high-tension elections have dramatically compounded our community’s need for affordable housing, accessibility, equity, and justice. As eviction moratoriums come to a close and unemployment rates remain high, we want to address the pending eviction crisis. How does this affect already vulnerable communities? Who’s next? What comes next? […]

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

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  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 […]

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ONLINE SCREENING—Little Manila and The Delano Manongs Film Screening with Filmmaker Marissa Aroy

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  ONLINE SCREENING—Sine Kwento: Filipino Stories in Film presents Little Manila: Filipinos in California's Heartland and The Delano Manongs: Forgotten Heroes of the United Farm Workers Movement. San Diego Filipino Cinema invites you to revisit Emmy award-winning filmmaker, Marissa Aroy's two important documentary films as part of Sine Kwento: Filipino Stories in Film's month-long art […]

WEBINAR—Artists Conversation: What’s Her Story: Women in the Archives

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  WEBINAR—Join Liza Posas, Head Research Services & Archives at the Autry Museum of the American West, as she moderates a discussion with UCLA Professor of English and Chicana/o Studies, Dr. Marissa Lopez, and members of Versos y Besos: Dr. Amy Shimson-Santo, poet, and Janice Ngan, Co-Founder of Art In Residence. The exhibition, What’s Her […]

ONLINE READING—Stand Up and Be Counted at Eves at the (Virtual) Beat

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  ONLINE—Write Now! SF Bay presents Stand Up and Be Counted at Eves at the (Virtual) Beat. Come listen to BIPOC womxn, educators, healers, activists working in many ways for equality, justice, and positive change. Join us for a virtual reading by womxn of color standing up to be counted as writers and activists. It […]

ONLINE PERFORMANCE—New Voices: New Performance Work-in-Progress Zoom Showcase and Artist Q&A

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ONLINE PERFORMANCE—West Creative performing Arts, in collaboration with The Santa Cruz Art League, have come together to create a space for LGBTQQAI+ youth in Santa Cruz County through New Voices. The goal of this new performance program for youth, ages 16-19, is to provide a safe, supportive, and creative space for young people to explore […]