During the height of the farmworker movement, my father grew up in the historic Chicano neighborhood of Boyle Heights in East ...
Four leaders of the Brown Berets (from left, Fred Lopez, David Sanchez, Carlos Montes, and Ralph Ramirez) in 1968. Previously known as Young Chicanos for Community Action, the group advocated for ...
The work of more than 50 multidisciplinary North Texas artists is featured in the “Chicano” art exhibition at the Art on Main gallery. A myriad of Chicano art is on display at an East Dallas art ...
Artists, filmmakers, and singers once championed Cesar Chavez as a hero. But now the late union organizer has been discredited — after revelations that he sexually abused two minors in the 1970s and ...
Linda and Carlos LeGerrette represent the legacy of the Chicano Movement of the late 1960s and 70s in San Diego. Beginning as students at Mesa and San Diego State, they were in the forefront of that ...
There is a certain something about Chicano-style motorcycle builds that always gets me dreamy. It may have to do with the shapes of the massive fenders that go over both wheels, or with the very ...
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 ...
TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — On Sunday at the Mercado San Augustin Annex on the Westside, Latino music could be heard in the plaza. If someone stepped inside, they could see Chicano-owned businesses and a ...
SAN DIEGO — The third annual Chicano Music Festival returned to San Diego, drawing people to celebrate Chicano culture through music, art, and community pride. “The vibe is personal, freedom, raza, ...
Today marks the 55th anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium in Los Angeles: A peaceful protest by thousands of Chicanos against the Vietnam War that people who were there say ended in violence by law ...
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 ...
It’s music that has defined a movement. Chicano music broadly encompasses various musical styles created by Mexican Americans, often reflecting themes of cultural identity, resistance, and the Chicano ...