From KCRW DJ Raul Campos: As the youngest of 7, and being the only sibling who was born and raised in LA, I take great pride in being Chicano and an Angeleno. The family values that were instilled by ...
From the base of a pillar on a bridge over Chicano Park, artist Berenice Badillo fine-tuned details of her mural paying homage to strong women. It’s something Badillo has done before. She first ...
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 ...
Identifying myself was never hard when I was younger. People would ask what I was, and I would have no problem with simply responding by saying, “I’m Mexican.” And that’s what I was. I was so used to ...
Harry Gamboa Jr., “Humberto Sandoval, Actor” (1991), from Chicano Male Unbonded series, gelatin silver print, 1/6(©1991, Harry Gamboa Jr.) LOS ANGELES — Harry Gamboa Jr.’s series Chicano Male Unbonded ...
An East Pueblo park is being nominated for the National Register of Historic Places due to its ties to the Chicano Movement, women's history and artistic significance. Plaza Verde Park, 800 E. Ash St.
As MEChA celebrated its 40th anniversary last week with a series of cultural activities, one member said drawing attention to Chicano issues remains relevant. Ruben Lucio Palomares, a Chicano studies ...
SAN DIEGO — Chicano Park is getting a big facelift with $10 million from the state of California’s budget. Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez, Chicano Park muralists and representatives of the Chicano Park ...
Robert J. Lopez is a Times staff writer. In a seminal essay published shortly before his death in 1970, Los Angeles Times columnist Ruben Salazar asked: “Who is a Chicano? And what is it the Chicanos ...
It wasn’t that long ago that the land occupied by the MSA Annex was vacant. Arianna Luna recalls what it was like when she would stop by the area for the Festival Procession. “The All Souls Procession ...