A conversation on Drag and Community with the Imperial Court of Los Angeles and Hollywood
Zakarya and Naomi Diouf of Oakland and Hugo Morales of Fresno Honored
Promoting and preserving Lao culture
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Hmong Youth and Parents United
Empowering underserved communities
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Richard Bugbee
Waw'kish, A Southern California Tribal Sport
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Ventura County Arts Council
Ventura County arts and culture
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Ysamur Flores Peña
Orisha practitioners throughout the Yoruba diaspora have prepared special foods for ceremony and offerings to the Orishas. This tradition, cooking for the Orisha and ancestors, is based on utilizing specific ingredients and ways of preparing foods and meals, which has been passed on from generation to generation. The Alashe is…
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Cheza Nami
African and African diaspora Arts and Culture
The Gabrielino/Tongva Springs Foundation preserves and protects the ancestral village of Kuruvungna Springs, located within the University High School campus in West Los Angeles. Dedicated to educating the general public about California’s indigenous history, particularly the inhabitants of the LA basin, the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples, they provide…
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Los Diablos de Nuu Yuku
After citizens of the town of San Miguel Cuevas, Oaxaca, Mexico migrated and settled their families in the Central Valley, many became concerned that their children would not be exposed to their indigenous roots leading to cultural extinction. In 2001, community members came together to discuss how they can continue…
