On this date 54 years ago, the largest ethnically focussed action in the movement against the Vietnam War took place—offering an important example of the power of a people united. Today, August 29, ...

55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day. An image from the 1971 film Chicano ...

Armando Vazquez-Ramos, the founder and leader of the Chicano movement in Long Beach, was described as a leader, trailblazer, mentor, inspiration and aspiration by many who knew him during a ...

Decades after a pivotal moment in Chicano history, the Latino Theater Company is reaching back to the height of resistance movements in Los Angeles. “August 29,” a play set in 1990, centers on a young ...

Día de los Muertos is an important holiday for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. While the holiday is celebrated around Latin America, and by people all over the world, the celebration is most closely ...

In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. When Rafael Barrientos Martinez first discovered Ramsés Noriega’s art, he ...