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On the shoulders of our parents — the cooks, nannies and gardeners — we’ve traveled ...
By ESMERALDA BERMUDEZ, Los Angeles Times – AUG. 5, 2020 When I’m out and about reporting, I think often of my mother. I see traces of her by the garment district, in the seamstresses who wait at dusk for their bus home. I see her inside office buildings, in the janitors ... -
Centro CHA, city’s largest Latino-serving nonprofit, may finally get permanent location
By: Stephanie Rivera, LB Post – Jul. 30, 2020 Since the early 90s, Centro CHA, has provided services ranging from job training, immigration services and case management to the city’s largest demographic: Latinos. While the nonprofit agency worked to provide stability to low-income and underrepresented clients it found itself constantly ... -
The real star of Showtime’s new series? L.A.’s neglected Mexican and Chicano history
By Yolanda Machado, Los Angeles Times – April 26, 2020 Segregation. Racism. Nazis infiltrating local government. Even for many Angelenos, the popular conception of city’s history leaves out its darkest aspects. With the next iteration of “Penny Dreadful,” creator and showrunner John Logan plans to change that. “When you think about ... -
Mexican American religious life will be preserved in UCLA archive collection
By acknowledging these nuances of religion, ‘you end up with a much more complex understanding of people,’ said Chon Noriega, director of the Chicano Studies Research Center. By: Alejandra Molina, Religion News Service – April 14, 2020 LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center archives Mexican American ... -
Recordando a Benito Juárez
Por Juan Carlos Mendoza Sánchez, Tiempo de Laredo ~ March 21, 2020 Hace 214 años, el 21 de marzo de 1806, nació en el pueblo de Guelatao, en el Virreinato de la Nueva España, Benito Juárez García; un indio zapoteca quien se convertiría en el más grande estadista que ha ... -
Inside Japan's Chicano Subculture
I grew up with Chicano and Chicana culture in Los Angeles and heard it had spread to Japan. I wondered: Is this cultural appropriation? By Walter Thompson-Hernández, New York Times – Feb. 19, 2019 I grew up in southeast Los Angeles, the son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, ... -
Chicano Studies Seminar in Mexico City's Hall of Congress - Newsletter 3/3/2020
Read full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/f1dc16ac4e0a/convocatoria-seminario-de-estudios-chicanos-en-el-congreso-de-la-ciudad-de-mxico-chicano-studies-seminar-in-mexico-citys-congress El Centro de Estudios California-Mexico, la Coordinación General de Asesores y Relaciones Internacionales del Gobierno de la Ciudad de Mexico, la Comisión de Relaciones Internacionales del Congreso de la Ciudad de México, el Centro de Investigaciones Sobre América del Norte, el Programa de Maestría en Estudios ... -
Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-1945
By: Whitney Museum of American Art - Feb. 17 - May 17, 2020 Mexico underwent a radical cultural transformation at the end of its Revolution in 1920. A new relationship between art and the public was established, giving rise to art that spoke directly to the people about social justice ... -
How Mexico’s Muralists Lit a Fire Under U.S. Artists
A stupendous show at the Whitney Museum explores the profound impact of Mexican painters — the meeting and mingling that enriched American culture. By: Holland Cotter, New York Times – Feb. 20, 2020 From floated proposal to finished product, “Vida Americana: Mexican Muralists Remake American Art, 1925-1945” at the Whitney Museum of ... -
Expulsion of Mexicans and Mexican Americans during the 1930's teacher training
LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes will be conducting a special teacher workshop titled "Expulsion of Mexicans and Mexican Americans during the 1930's: Implementing the CA History - Social Science Framework." The training will take place on Saturday, February 22, 9am to 1pm, at LA Plaza. Over one million Mexicans ...
