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Ruben Salazar: The man behind the myth
By Dorany Pineda, Los Angeles Times – August 23, 2020 On Sept. 16, 1970, during a celebration of the 160th anniversary of Mexico’s independence from Spain, a group of young ... -
Ruben Salazar: Reading into a Prophetic Reporter
By: Gustavo Orellano, Los Angeles Times – Aug. 23, 2020 About 20 years ago, I visited a Chicano bookstore in Santa Ana to buy “Border Correspondent,” a greatest-hits compilation of pioneering Los ... -
When the Brown Berets occupied Catalina Island, locals feared a Mexican ‘invasion’
By: BRITTNY MEJIA, LOS ANGELES TIMES – AUG. 16, 2020 The young Mexican Americans boarded boats and a seaplane that brought them to the shores of Santa Catalina Island. They ... -
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. ... -
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 ... -
Sal Castro Memorial Conference on the Emerging Historiography of the Chicano Movement Feb. 28-29, 2020
The Sal Castro Memorial Conference on the Emerging Historiography of the Chicano Movement will bring together 28 participants to present their research on a variety of topics on the Chicano ... -
To change the church 50 years ago, Catolicos por La Raza first had to break ...
By BRITTNY MEJIA, Los Angeles Times ~ January 26, 2020 A crowd of Mexican American protesters pounded on the locked doors of St. Basil’s, an opulent new Catholic church on Wilshire ... -
The historical legacy of the Raza Unida Party
By José Angel Gutiérrez and Luz Bazán Gutiérrez, founders of La Raza Unida Party, Exclusive for El Magonista, January 15, 2020 La Raza Unida Party (RUP) was created shortly after ... -
We Commemorate the 49th Anniversary of the National Chicano Movement and the Tragic Killing of ...
Read full newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/46f1e699829f/we-commemorate-today-the-49th-anniversary-of-the-national-chicano-movement-and-the-tragic-killing-of-ruben-salazar In Memoriam of Ruben Salazar and Gus Chavez Voices: Remembering the Chicano Moratorium and Ruben Salazar By: NBC ~ August 29, 2014 From the few times ... -
Why Chicanos Love Fidel Castro But Hate Cuban Exile Politics
By Gabriel San Roman, OC Weekly ~ November 29th, 2016 http://www.ocweekly.com/news/why-chicanos-love-fidel-castro-but-hate-cuban-exile-politics-7705045 Cuban exiles greeted news of Fidel Castro's death this weekend with jubilant celebrations from the streets of Miami to ...
