Latino arts, history and culture
GLORIA MOLINA: A CHICANA PIONEER. Like many, many others, I was saddened to learn of the passing of Gloria Molina. She had battled cancer for three years. Accolades poured in from public … [Read more...]
Latino identity has always been a vexing question. Should we call ourselves Mexican Americans, Chicanos, Puerto Ricans, Boricuas, Latinos, Hispanics? A historic moment of self-definition took place in … [Read more...]
In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The event was pivotal in that it … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event Trevino on Denver Youth Conference from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at … [Read more...]
In March of 1969, more than 1500 Mexican American youth attended the National Chicano Youth Liberation Conference at the Crusade for Justice in Denver, Colorado. The event was pivotal in that it … [Read more...]
The 1969 Denver Youth Conference attracted more than 1500 Mexican American and Puerto Rican youth from throughout the United States to discuss an ideological framework for the incipient Chicano … [Read more...]
JOSÉ ANGEL GUTIÉRREZ Born on October 25,1944, José Ángel Gutiérrez was the son of a medical doctor in the South Texas town of Crystal City. Although better off than many of the farm workers who … [Read more...]
THE HISTORY OF MEXICAN AMERICANS IN AUSTIN by Dr. Cynthia e. Orozco The history of Mexican Americans in Austin is largely an unexplored and unwritten history. No book or scholarly article about … [Read more...]
In 1943, gangs of American servicemen attacked young Mexican American youth dressed in Zoot Suits, beat them and ripped off their clothes. This infamous incident, that lasted a week, became known as … [Read more...]
The effort to organize farm workers under a union contract has been a long and difficult struggle. In 1965, César Chávez and Dolores Huerta created what would become the United Farm Workers Union. … [Read more...]
Centuries before the first Spanish Explorers ventured into the El Paso region, the "High Plains" and deserts of the Rio Grande valley were the home of the Mansos, Tiguas, Piro as well as … [Read more...]
This photo is of Alex and Esther Bernal who in 1943 won a historic and precedent-setting lawsuit which challenged long-standing residential segregatiom in Fullerton, California. Here's the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on El Movimiento from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. José Angel Gutiérrez is the founder of the La Raza Unida political party which had a major impact on the … [Read more...]
Latinopia Event 2018 Gutiérrez on el movimiento 2 from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In the 1960s the American political landscape was rocked when a new third political party comprised of and directed to … [Read more...]
Latinopia Events 1972 Raza Unida Convention from Latinopia.com on Vimeo. In 1969, a third American political party, whose membership was predominantly Mexican American, was founded in Crystal … [Read more...]
In the 1960s, conditions for Mexican Americans and other Latinos in the United States were bleak. Latinos experienced high unemployment, poor housing, a 50% drop out rate at high schools where … [Read more...]
Following the conclusion of the Spanish American War in 1898, the island of Puerto Rico became a colony of the United States. Since that time, Puerto Ricans have debated the best course for the … [Read more...]
In 1983, a group of Mexican American reporters and columnists working at the Los Angeles Times, together undertook a massive project to report on the Southern California Mexican American community. … [Read more...]
A MOMENT IN TIME A Meeting of Scholars. In October of 1982, a number of Chicano scholars attended a conference at the University of Texas at Austin. Following the conference, Sociologist Dr. … [Read more...]
In 1940, the first generation of bilingual, bi-cultural Mexican American youth found themselves living as second-class citizens in the United States. They responded by creating a vibrant … [Read more...]
In the 1940s, in response to widespread discrimination by American society, Mexican American youth created their own counter-culture movement. They called themselves pachucos and they had their own … [Read more...]
