Culture & Identity • Global Virginia • News
Teaching for a Global Virginia
Students heading back to school this year will benefit from new educational resources developed by Virginia Foundation for the Humanities (VFH) and its partners, which will help teachers and students better understand the history of Latin American immigration, immigrant experiences, and the challenges and opportunities presented by immigration.
Culture & Identity • Food & Community • News
Walter Tejada shares a story. Community leaders gathered to discuss food and community traditions at the home of John Andelin and Ginger Geoffrey in Arlington, Virginia. Pat Jarrett/VFH Staff Food and Community
Food and Community is an exploration of the meanings food has for us as members of communities and cultures. Food is central to our understandings of ourselves, our identities. It’s at the center of all the major events of our lives–from birth through death, food brings us home and reminds us of who we are. […]
African American Heritage • Culture & Identity • History
The former Dan River Fabrics building in Danville. Installation of the “Home” sign was a community event sponsored by the History United Project and the Danville Historical Society in 2016. Photo courtesy of Mark Aron and the Danville Regional Foundation. History United
With major funding from the Danville Regional Foundation, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities has launched a three-year project using local history to create a stronger future for the Danville region.
