During World War II, the United States government forcibly removed over 120,000 Japanese Americans from the Pacific Coast. These individuals, two-thirds of them U.S. citizens, were sent to ten camps […]
Only 100 years ago, in 1920, the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote in the United States. The fight for ratification was long and difficult for […]
Theodore Roosevelt was the 26th President of the United States, from 1901 to 1909. Here you can read about his six children, their lives at the White House and beyond. […]
Women representing a range of environmental and arts-based organizations share their work and ask: “How Can The Arts Inspire Environmental Advocacy?” Presenters included: Amy Lipton, director/curator of ecoartspace, Miranda Massie, […]
"The Art of Citizenship" is a digital resource that explores the modern-day relevance of Thomas Jefferson's ideas about the American experiment in self-government. Using videos, podcasts, photos, timelines, and quotes, […]
We the People: Civic Engagement in a Constitutional Democracy Gain a foundational knowledge of American constitutional democracy and understand how to encourage others to explore their own civic paths, while […]
Every election season in the United States revolves around a set of issues—health care, foreign affairs, the economy. In 1868, at the height of the Reconstruction, the pressing issue was […]
Women have been working side by side with each other and with men – fathers, brothers, partners, husbands, sons – throughout human existence. The theme “women at work” should therefore […]
The Unity Center exhibit at the California Museum celebrates the state’s diverse people, customs and cultures. Initiated in 1999 in response to a series of Northern California hate crimes, the […]
Discover the stories of selected Golden State women from the 1700s to present who inspire change and reflection on the ongoing struggle for equality in the online version of the […]
To what degree are identities shaped by food exchanges—from cultivation and harvest to preparation and consumption? In this virtual program, food rights activist Ianne Fields Stewart, interdisciplinary artist Wanda Raimundi-Ortiz, […]
Viewed through a wider lens, declaring independence involved more than a single document and a single historical moment. Before July 1776, numerous local organizations had urged the Congress to embrace […]