This Tools of the Trade session explores ways to raise the visibility and impact of public humanities programs, through a conversation California Humanities grantees. Hear stories from project directors who have recently garnered new relationships with the media and elected officials.

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Holly Alonso has served as Executive Director of Peralta Hacienda Historical Park in Oakland for 22 years. She developed “Faces of Fruitvale”, an exhibit consisting of first-person photopanels and audio interviews with the diverse community of Fruitvale. The historic site won the National Museum Medal in 2017 for its “outstanding contribution to the community.”

Philip W. Chung is a project advisor for the Japanese American National Museum’s “Little Tokyo Drift” exhibition, which covers the history of the Japanese American car scene in Southern California from the 1930s to the present. Philip works as a producer, writer, and creative director at companies including Lodestone Theatre Ensemble, Netflix and HBO Max.

Karina Huerta is a Youth Services Librarian at Sunnyvale Public Library. She received her Master of Library and Information Science degree from San Jose State University. Karina was awarded the Library Innovation Lab Grant in 2019 which helped her develop the Marigold Series, a series of events intertwining the Latinx and South Asian communities and cultures of Sunnyvale, CA.

Drew Oberjuerge is the Director of the Riverside Art Museum (RAM). In 2014, she directed the Community Stories-funded project, Off We Go: Into the Wild Blue Yonder, an interactive exhibition of photographs and text that shared stories of Southern California veterans in Riverside. A strong proponent of collaboration and community partnerships, she has led the establishment of The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art & Culture of the Riverside Art Museum, a public private partnership with collector Cheech Marin, the City of Riverside and RAM.

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