Videos and Recorded Programs

Los Angeles–based artist Mustafa Ali Clayton reflects on his creative process and the influence of Sargent Claude Johnson on his new sculpture, "Ms. Lanise."

During “Why It Matters,” Ava DuVernay and President Karen R. Lawrence discussed storytelling, courage, and the power of the humanities to reveal a fuller, truer picture of the American experience.

Nancy Yunhwa Rao, Board of Governors Professor of Music, Rutgers University, tells the story of an engraved illustration of a glamorous Chinese theater in San Francisco from 1870.

Dustin Tahmahkera, professor of Native American studies at the University of Oklahoma, discusses stories of Comanches in film and media.

Catherine Ceniza Choy, professor of ethnic studies at the University of California, Berkeley and the Los Angeles Times Distinguished Fellow, discusses Filipina food scientist Maria Ylagan Orosa's legacy of innovation.

Artist Wang Mansheng shares the stories and techniques behind the exhibition “Without Us.”

Artist Wang Mansheng discusses the imperfection and beauty of the brushes he handcrafted for his exhibition “Without Us.” Watch the artist at work and learn how experimentation has shaped his distinctive practice.

Ashley Brown, winner of the 2025 Shapiro Book Prize, discusses her biography of Althea Gibson, the first African American tennis player to win titles at Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals.