California dreamin': migration, work, and settlement in the other california [from the exhausted hope of the joads to the tenacity of cesar chavez; from the austere garveyian self-reliance of…

This Project Grant award from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Promotion of the Humanities Professional Development program (CFDA 45.163) provides $183,226 to support a humanities education initiative titled "CALIFORNIA DREAMIN': MIGRATION, WORK, AND SETTLEMENT IN THE OTHER CALIFORNIA". The project will deliver a series of educational programs, including readings, films, and primary source document studies, focused on exploring the contributions of diverse populations - including African Americans, Filipinos, ethnic Mexicans, and Dust Bowl Okies - to the agricultural and cultural development of California's San Joaquin Valley. The award period runs from November 1, 2024 to January 31, 2026 and will be implemented by the Bakersfield Auxiliary For Sponsored Programs Administration at California State University.

California dreamin': migration, work, and settlement in the other california [from the exhausted hope of the joads to the tenacity of cesar chavez; from the austere garveyian self-reliance of allensworth to the lyricism of the bakersfield sound, very few locales have captured the promise, struggles, and artistry of rural america more than california's SAN joaquin valley. The SAN joaquin valley demonstrates the extent that the historic, literary, and musical wealth of rural america has been stitched together by a truly multi-ethnic mosaic of americans united in their pursuit of the american dream. Four principal landmark sites frame the experience, including: allensworth, sunset labor camp, delano, and the national cesar chavez center in keene, california. Through readings, films, and primary source documents related to each location's history, participants will explore the contributions of african americans, filipinos, ethnic mexicans, and dust bowl okies in the making of america's most productive agricultural region in the heart of california's central valley.]