I sat down with Tomás Ybarra-Frausto at the D.R. Semmes Family YMCA to congratulate him on the 40th anniversary of “Modern Chicano Writers: A Collection of Critical Essays,” his groundbreaking book of ...

From the soulful R&B-fused parties of 1950s Chicano youth to today’s global Latin music takeover, the cultural thread remains unbroken. Historians, artists, and musicians continue to preserve and ...

Los Angeles band Chicano Batman have always managed to masterfully blend the sounds of their funk and soul predecessors with a contemporary style. Three years since the release of their acclaimed ...

Rudolfo Anaya was one of the founders of modern Chicano literature. His best-known book was Bless Me Ultima. He died at age 82 at his home in... Remembering Chicano Author Rudolfo Anaya STEVE INSKEEP, ...

I read Rafael Castillo’s well-written — and quite scholarly — op-ed on the historical genesis of Chicano literature. In his piece, Castillo centered on Tomás Ybarra-Frausto’s and Joseph Sommers’ ...

A new documentary explores the life and death of Ruben Salazar. He was a journalist. He's considered one of the founders of the modern Chicano movement and by many a martyr. He was killed in 1970 ...

Richard “Cheech” Marin–the iconic comedian and actor–had for 30 years established himself as a preeminent collector of Chicano art by the time officials from the City of Riverside, California and the ...

The Old Orange County Courthouse is hosting “The Chicano Collection,” or “La Colección Chicana,” a free art exhibit showcasing Chicano artists and cities from 1969 to 2001. The display will be up ...