Latino arts, history and culture
CONTEXT: The history of Mexican Americans in the United States has been a long and troubled one. Dr. Felipe De Ortego y Gasca puts this history in perspective in this brief history of Chicanos in the … [Read more...]
Octavio I. Romano V (1923-2005) was the pioneering founder of Tonatiuh-Quinto Sol Publications, one of the earliest editorials to publish Chicano authors in the United States. He created the Premio … [Read more...]
MOMENT IN TIME RICARDO FALCON PRESS CONFERENCE In September of 1972, the La Raza Unida political party, made up primarily of Mexican Americans and other Latinos, convened its national convention … [Read more...]
AUGUST 29, 1970 CHICANO MORATORIUM MARCH Historically, Mexican Americans have defended their country and have distinguished themselves in the wars of the United States. Mexican Americans fought in … [Read more...]
CONTEXT: The on-going efforts in Congress to pass a definitive immigration bill may continue for some time. Latinopia thought it would be important to remind ourselves of the vision for such … [Read more...]
In 1930, the all-white school board of Lemon Grove, California voted to build a separate schoolhouse for children of Mexican descent. This provoked a community response, a boycott of the "Mexican … [Read more...]
After leaving Houston, Texas, the librotraficante banned book caravan arrived in El Paso, Texas on March 14, 2012. They were met with open arms by local poets and community activists who welcomed the … [Read more...]
March 17, 1966 EL PLAN DE DELANO CONTEXT: On September 16, 1965, the 6,000 members of the United Farm Workers Association voted to strike California grape growers for higher salaries and … [Read more...]
Renowned labor leader and President of the United Farm Workers Union César Chávez died on April 23, 1993. On April 29th, more than 50,000 people attended his funeral in Delano, California. This was … [Read more...]
FRANK SIFUENTES - A REMEMBRANCE BY FRIENDS Frank “Kiko” Sifuentes passed away on Monday, October 8th, 2012. Writer, educator, mentor, and community activist he touched many lives. Following are … [Read more...]
This photo was taken on August 30, 1972. It shows the registration tables in the lobby of the Paso Del Norte hotel in El Paso, … [Read more...]
In 2011, the Arizona State Legislature passed HB 2281, a law which prohibits schools from offering courses at any grade level that advocate ethnic solidarity, promote overthrow of the US government, … [Read more...]
Jaime Escalante (1930-2010) was a renowned mathematics teacher at Garfield High School in East Los Angeles. His teaching success inspired the motion picture Stand and Deliver, directed by Ramón … [Read more...]
July 4, 1776THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE CONTEXT: For many years citizens of the thirteen American colonies had chafed under severe duties and tax laws imposed upon … [Read more...]
On March 12, 2012, a caravan of social justice activists set out from Houston, Texas to Tucson, Arizona to deliver books to high school students that had been banned by the Tucson Unified School … [Read more...]
“Cowards die hundreds of times a day; a warrior only once,” my father once said to me. When I met Reies López Tijerina these words came to have meaning and impact. He was a warrior for our people’s … [Read more...]
On its way to Tucson, Arizona, the Librotraficantes Caravan of Censored Books stopped in Albuquerque, New Mexico where the librotraficantes received a warm welcome at the National Hispanic Cultural … [Read more...]
EL TEATRO CAMPESINO/ TEATRO MASCARONES COLLABORATION This photo shows Chicano theater director Luis Valdez with a combined acting team of members of the El Teatro Campesino theater company (United … [Read more...]
MOMENT IN TIME 1973 FESTIVAL DE LOS TEATRO CHICANOS In the summer of 1970, Luis Valdez, who along with Agustín Lira and Felipe Cantú co-founded El Teatro Campesino, imagined a national … [Read more...]
For years the Mexican American community in the United States suffered from educational neglect, unemployment, job and political discrimination and law enforcement abuses. In the late … [Read more...]
RODOLFO "CORKY" GONZALES, POLITICAL ACTIVIST One of the most vocal and charismatic leaders of the Chicano Movement, Rodolfo "Corky" Gonzales began his career as a prizefighter in Denver, Colorado. … [Read more...]
