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The Huntington Celebrates Pride Month!! Inspired by historian and DJ, Chris Cruse’s Queer Maps Project, our Pride Employee Resource Group (ERG) co-leads, Stone Van Allen and Izabel (Izzy) Wilbur hosted an incredible staff event centering LGBTQ+ history in Los Angeles. The Queer Maps project is an archive designed to preserve and share the rich histories of LGBTQ+ spaces and significant sites in Los Angeles from 1871 to the present. The staff event also covered the history of Stonewall and the essential leadership of BIPOC and trans voices in queer liberation. On June 7, we hosted our annual Evening Among the Roses where staff, members, and guests celebrated Pride!! Queer Maps Project: https://lnkd.in/d-gwx6iJ

Come work for us! We're hiring a Gardener to work in our Japanese Garden. If you're interested visit our careers page to learn more and apply! https://lnkd.in/gJEG3N_z

In honor of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, our AAPI ERG hosted a conversation between historian, activist, and current Huntington long-term fellow, Gordon H. Chang, and Huntington Bradford and Christine Mishler Associate Curator of American Art, Yinshi Lerman-Tan for staff. Today, we hosted the first meeting of our intergenerational ERG, Generations.

The Huntington has launched seven (7) Employee Resource Groups!! This week, our Caregivers and Latinx/Hispanic groups met for the first time. More to come!

The Huntington has kicked off seven (7) Employee Resource Groups!! Our Black & African American, and LGBTQ+ ERG groups met last week. The LGBTQ+ group hosted a panel discussion for youth from Rainbow Labs as their first official event. More to come!!

The Digital & Technology team at the Huntington is searching for a CRM Technician Lead.  If you're interested visit our careers page to learn more and apply! https://lnkd.in/gJEG3N_z

Happy International Women’s Day!!   International Women's Day (IWD) is recognized every year on March 8. It is a global celebration of the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. This year’s theme is Inspire Inclusion. The day also marks a call to action for accelerating women's equality. The first IWD gathering occurred in 1911 and was supported by over a million people. Today, IWD belongs to all groups collectively everywhere. Photo 1: Melanie Colmenares, Shirley Vistan, Monique L. Thomas, Laura Sanders, Victoria Gonzalez, Becky Miller, Misty Bennett Photo 2: Wes Hardesty, Stone Van Allen, Brian To, Suzanne Oatey, Mide Koleowo, Rebecca Hui, Lillian Robles, Veronica Mercado Oliveras, Cynthia Kapteyn, Pedro Gomez, Roy Huse, Tim Young, Jon Sims, Thea Page, Veronica Aguirre, Melodi Chin and Holly Mendenhall

Last month, The Huntington hosted incredible events for staff to celebrate Black & African American Heritage Month! Virginia Steele Scott Chief Curator of American Art, Dennis Carr provided a guided tour of our Sargent Claude Johnson exhibition. Johnson’s powerful works span the Great Depression to the Civil Rights Movement and includes masks, sculptures, and monumental public commissions. It will be the first exhibition devoted to Johnson in over 25 years. The DEI Committee also hosted a staff event centering Black identity through a discussion of the book, Black Hair in a White World. DEI Manager, Monique L. Thomas moderated a discussion between the book’s author, Dr. Tameka Ellington | First Generation Revolutionaries and Gail-Oxford Associate Curator of American Decorative Arts, Lauren Cross, Ph.D. Stay tuned for our Women’s History Month posts!!

The Huntington is searching for a Curator of California & Hispanic Collections to be a part of the Library's Curatorial Department. If you're interested visit our careers page to learn more and apply! https://lnkd.in/gJEG3N_z