Mapping New California Histories
Jan 23–Jan 24, 2025
University of California Humanities Research Institute, UC Irvine
A UCHRI and UC Humanities Network Entanglement Program in partnership with the UC Irvine History Project, the UC Irvine Teacher Academy, and the UC Irvine Humanities Center.
Elevating the work of public historians, geographers, K-12 teachers, and community and university archivists, this event invites participants to share their work recovering stories and mapping the impact of diverse communities that have contributed to the political culture and democratic promise of California. By bringing together public historians from around the state, this convening aims to share new knowledge and collaborative curricula that link regional histories to an expanded vision of California as a whole. The program features regional history projects from eight UC campuses that document the entanglement of migration, conquest, land use, integration, contestation, creativity, and renewal that shape the region. The event includes hands-on opportunities to explore unique primary sources from around the state.
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Humanities Instructional Building 135
4:00 pm | Learning with A People’s Guide to Orange County
featuring co-authors Gustavo Arellano (LA Times), Thuy Vo Dang (UC Los Angeles) and Elaine Lewinnek (CSU Fullerton).
Introduction by Julia Lupton, UCHRI; Q and A facilitated by Cindy Mata, UC Irvine History Project
Reception to follow.
Friday, January 24, 2025
Humanities Instructional Building 135
9:00 am to 4:00pm
For the full schedule for both days, you can find it at the following link:
Mapping New California Histories event
This convening is funded by MRPI funds from the UC Office of the President.
Image credits (from lower left, clockwise): Jose and Tecla Reyes in the Strawberry Fields, c. 1955 (Reyes Family Collection, Watsonville Is in the Heart Community Digital Archive); Japanese American Community in Winters, California, 1930s (Yolo County Archives); Hendrik Zeitler, from The Archive’s Fold (Latipa, 2018).