LATINOPIA EVENT 2018 GUTIÉRREZ ON EL MOVIMIENTO
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...]
TALES OF TORRES 8.28.16 “THE CHICANO GENERATION”
I now have a little granddaughter and I’m thinking that when she’s old enough she just might ask, “What did you do in the Chicano Movement, grandpa?” I should live that long. She’s one year old. I’m … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 6.16.14 ‘WHOSE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT?”
I recently visited the Brooklyn Museum, eager to see Witness: Art and Civil Rights in the Sixties. The exhibition is organized into eight sections and features 103 works by 66 artists. It was … [Read more...]
LATINOPIA CINEMA JOHN VALADEZ ON “PREJUDICE AND PRIDE”
John Valadez is the producer and director of two episodes of the six part PBS documentary series Latino Americans. In the episode titled "Prejudice and Pride," he tackles the story of the Chicano … [Read more...]
MIRÁNDOLO BIEN with EDUARDO DÍAZ 4.05.15 “THE PEOPLE WHO WEREN’T KIDDING”
"Chicanos are Mexican Americans who aren't kidding!" —Dan Guerrero I love that Dan Guerrero came up with this shorthand definition of Chicano; it succinctly captures both a personal reflection … [Read more...]