Why Our Work is Important
In a recent convening of former California Story Fund grant recipients, one project director described an especially powerful interview. The interviewee talked about his experiences as a Japanese American in the WWII internment camps.
When asked why he previously hadn’t shared his story, tears ran down his face as he said simply, “…because nobody asked me.”
By creating opportunities for the untold stories like the one above to be gathered and shared, California Council for the Humanities is helping to build cultural bridges of understanding and respect. The projects and programs that we sponsor represent a wide range of experiences, capturing the full diversity of California through a humanities lens.
The humanities explore what it means to be human. Through the humanities—history, literature, philosophy, and more—we engage our most vital inheritance: the wisdom of our cultures, the experience of remarkable individuals, and the defining values that guide our lives as a people. The humanities invite us to partake in life-long learning, to examine the world through different perspectives, and to discuss what matters to each of us. CCH is dedicated to the creation of a state in which this cultural inheritance can be enjoyed by everyone, enabling us to fully develop our personal capacities, to appreciate our cultural diversity, and to pursue the common good we desire.
To achieve this mission, CCH works to create connections within California by engaging active participation in community activities on a variety of cultural subjects. Because of the geographic size of our state, CCH partners with other beneficial California cultural institutions to create synergy and maximize the impact of our programs and initiatives.
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