Joan Didion Scholarship Fund

Joan Didion was a descendant daughter of both the American Revolution (DAR), and a Donner Party wagon train migration family that diverted at the Humboldt Sink, to Oregon Territory in 1846, inadvertently allowing for the family to survive the snowbound Cascade Mountains, ultimately leading the Didion family to California’s capital, Sacramento.

 

Eight generations of Didion family history has left a lasting memory on the city of Sacramento. That memory cast a deep reservoir of culture onto Joan Didion, uniquely “sculpting” her and her writing. It is clear that every thought that Joan observed reflected the essence of growing up as a Sacramentan; an essence that would weave its way into Joan’s entire body of work that has been nationally celebrated in books, movies, and awards.

 

The Sacramento City College Literary Scholarship endowment was created to reward and encourage hundreds of future City College students to explore the intrepid journalistic spirit for which Didion is so well-known.​ Your support and donations continue to help SHS offer this scholarship opportunity to outstanding SCC scholars. Thank you for making a difference and for celebrating the everlasting legacy of Joan Didion.