Folds of Identity: Storytelling through Origami

Join us as you are guided through an origami workshop led by Dr. Carol Park and learn about the influence of Korean women, their impact, and contribution to maintaining Korean culture in a new settlement. Dr. Park will then lead participants through a reflective prompt while conducting a specific origami fold pattern.

Kitchen Stories: Culture Through Food and Memory

Join us Sunday, October 26, 2025, for a FREE Korean food history program and zine workshop guided by food experts Robert Ji-Song Ku and Susan Park. Learn how Korean food helped aid in the preservation of food culture and how it evolved while also creating and sharing zines centered around recipes from your culture! We hope to see you there!

Seeking Justice: A Pathway to Passing the Bar

Seeking Justice has returned with its fourth program in its series, “Seeking Justice: A Pathway to Passing the Bar.” Please join us on Tuesday, October 28 from 6 pm to 8 pm in our Diversity Center for a screening of producer Jay Gerren’s film Bar Daddy, a documentary that follows the story of Al Jenkins, a man who dedicated his life to helping over 3,000 Black law graduates pass the California bar exam for free, followed by a panel discussion with Jay Gerren, Rahman Gerren, and Willie W. Williams, Esq.

CRIISC Radio Segment

Community Collective’s Romarick interviews CRIISC Executive Director Sabrina Gonzalez.

Virtual World Experiences Are Now Available!

Experience the power of history with our new virtual world, bringing past exhibits to life in an immersive digital space. Your support helps us share compelling civil rights stories, inspiring learners at home and in classrooms everywhere.

Inland Edition Interview - CRIISC

Our Executive Director, Sabrina Gonzalez, recently spoke with KVCR about the impactful work we’re doing at CRIISC.

New Exhibition Now Open!

‘Building Our Region’s Korean Communities’ exhibition expands on the traveling Pachappa Camp exhibition created by UCR’s Young Oak Kim Center’s to include a fuller regional experience for the audience. With this exhibition, we celebrate the legacy of early Koreans in America by uncovering and preserving their stories for future generations. 

Photo Gallery Now Live!

Explore highlights from the Building Our Region’s Korean Communities exhibition opening ceremony.

Mission

The Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California inspires people of all ages through lifting up the historic and ongoing civil rights stories of the region, fostering community advocacy, and building champions of tomorrow.

Vision

Connecting people from all walks of life through stories, sharing of information, and personal relationships to make Inland Southern California a center of civil rights and social justice.

Values

Inclusive, Collaborative, and Good Trouble

RADIO SEGMENT

LEGACY BUILDERS VIDEOS

New Exhibit Reveals Riverside as Home to America’s First Koreatown

By Community Contributor | The Raincross Gazette Photo Credit: Erik Chen July 31, 2025 'Building Our Region's Korean Communities' exhibit highlights 1905 Pachappa Camp discovery by UC Riverside researcher. On July 24, the Inland Empire Civil Rights Institute...

What is the Civil Rights Institute of Inland Southern California?