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November 5, 2009
A top Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) official confirmed that officers were conducting a training exercise at CSUN that involved members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA) earlier this semester. – Members said they were targeted and profiled by LAPD officers during their first meeting on Sept. 2. & that they were followed, harassed and intimidated by “undercover police officers” during a ceremony to welcome first-time freshmen to their organization.
October 28, 2009
What is a Chicana/Chicano? Woman and Man in the Street Edition, San Diego – (scroll down to watch the video – funny)
October 14, 2009
1969: Chicano Movement Rising – Notes on Raza history in East LA, Oct 14 at Cal State LA
October 13, 2009
Lucha Libre SANTO Poster Exhibit AND Teatro Chicano Invade Laredo, Texas!
October 5, 2009
Rancho Cucamonga crowd sees many sides of Edward James Olmos – An audience of nearly 500 got to see him as a stand-up comedian, a Chicano activist, an avid reader and a lover of East L.A
October 2, 2009
TOP 10 Reasons the ALMA and Latin Grammys Exclude Chicano Bands
September 29, 2009
Dallas to host national conference of minority students and professionals in science – SACNAS – Advancing Hispanics/Chicanos & Native Americans in Science
Angela de Hoyos, grande dame of Chicano poetry, dies in San Antonio
September 28, 2009
‘Housewives’ actress Eva Longoria back to school – will enroll in a master’s program in Chicano studies and political science.
September 21, 2009
Noted Chicano artist Gabriel S. Gaytán and his son, Gabriel Itzai, will unveil their new mural, “El Corazón de El Paso,” during the Lincoln Park Car Show from noon to 5 p.m. today in the park. – El Paso
August 17, 2009
1st National Online Chicana and Chicano Conference, Aug. 29
July 9, 2009
Ricardo Mario Aguirre of Renton, a Chicano/Latino social activist, star Husky football player and coach and successful business owner in the insurance industry died last Friday.
June 17, 2009
The 21st Century Chicano Activist Convention in Dallas – August 21st-23rd, 2009
June 16, 2009
Review: Contemporary Chicana and Chicano Art: Artists, Works, Culture, and Education / Holden Caulfield missing.
June 11, 2009
Dr. Filipe de Ortego y Gasca, considered the founder of Chicano literary history, will teach a course on Chicano studies this summer at Western New Mexico University.
June 5, 2009
Five Reasons It’s Great to be a Chicano in Denver
May 30, 2009
A title bout between two Eastsides in Los Angeles – The protest is no mere issue of semantics. It’s a threat to their community’s identity, the Eastsiders said. They argue that the term Eastside is synonymous, in California and beyond, with the Chicano movement; home to working-class immigrants and the city’s first Latino mayor in more than a century
May 28, 2009
San Jose’s Chicano theater troupe Teatro Visió marks 25 years of community creativity
December 12, 2008
Chicano Rock on the Small Screen – CHICANO ROCK! THE SOUNDS OF EAST LOS ANGELES – TV documentary filled with intimate first person story-telling, rare film and photos, and ever-changing and exuberant music
December 10, 2008
My Abuelita was One Talented Mujer – Multi-Cultural Chicano musical history in Southern California with classical music Indianist composer and Chicana pianists in LA
December 9, 2008
Review: The Chicano/ Latino Literary Prize. An Anthology of Prize-Winning Fiction, Poetry, and Drama
November 18, 2008
Chicano Mexicano Prison Project Promotes Art Among Hispanic Prisoners – Inmates learn to express themselves artistically — and send a message about what is happening in prison
November 3, 2008
The many faces of Chicanos: Collection doesn’t pretend everyone has the same story – Rigoberto González’ “Men without Bliss” (University of Oklahoma Press, $24.95).
October 2, 2008
The Chicano Movement Through Music and Fine Arts – Emmy Award Winner Hector A. Gonzalez spreads the word in Texas
September 29, 2008
New volume collects works of Chicano writer, artist and Renaissance man :: José Antonio Burciaga – “The Last Supper of Chicano Heroes,” edited by Mimi R. Gladstein and Daniel Chacón (University of Texas at El Paso)
August 4, 2008
Alfred Arteaga, a UC Berkeley professor of Chicano and ethnic studies, died July 4 in Santa Clara of a heart attack. He was 58.
July 21, 2008
A visit with artist Cesar Martinez
July 17, 2008
“Another L.A. Chicano Legend Moves On” – World lightweight champion Mando Ramos, 1948~2008
June 20, 2008
La Bloga: Juan Felipe Herrera Continues To Amaze
June 17, 2008
Cheech Marin’s Chicano art at LACMA – Los Angeles
June 12, 2008
Snippet – Chicano and Latino students account for 25 percent of the 2008 entering freshman class with 1,181 students, compared with 1,026 students last year. – UC Santa Barbara
June 3, 2008
La Bloga: Evaluation of the 6th Annual National Latino Writers Conference
Hundreds march in support of DREAM Act – Las Vegas
May 29, 2008
There’s lots to celebrate at Chicano graduation – Cal State Bakersfield
El Chicano Rocks On! – After all these years, ‘band’ of friends from East LA – El Chicano – still keepin’ it real.
May 27, 2008
Key ‘68 activist to speak at local Chicano forum – Sal Castro
May 22, 2008
Hispanic Museums and Memorial Day – Advertising Age – The Big Tent
May 21, 2008
Dr. Lydia Villa-Komaroff, has been named MOSI’s 2008 National Hispanic Scientist of the Year. – Museum of Science and Industry
Raza studies gives rise to racial hostility – Teacher claims: “curriculum that engendered racial hostility, irresponsibly demeaned America’s civil institutions, undermined our public servants, discounted any virtues in Western civilization and taught disdain for American sovereignty.” – Raza/Chicano Studies in Tucson, Arizona
May 13, 2008
“Sounds Latino!” Exhibition at UCSB Accessible Via Telephone
Latino Families to Gather at UCSD May 31 for Comienza con un Sueño College Outreach Event – San Diego
May 12, 2008
Singer returns reluctantly, then triumphantly on CD – Ersi Arvizu
May 8, 2008
El Vez, the ‘Mexican Elvis,’ brings his wild ‘El Vez for Prez’ show to CSU-Monterey Bay
May 5, 2008
El Chicano’s Ersi Arvizu finds her voice again – Ry Cooder coaxes an East L.A. songbird out of retirement.
Latino rappers kick off outdoor shows at Usana in honor of Cinco de Mayo – Salt Lake City
April 28, 2008
La Bloga: In the Grove special issue: homage to Andrés Montoya
Q & A: Javier O. Huerta – My main area of interest is bad poetry
April 25, 2008
A three-day conference honoring the late Guillermo Hernández, a professor of Spanish and Portuguese at UCLA and a leading scholar of Mexican narrative ballads, will take place at the University of California, Santa Barbara in May. “The Sixth International Corrido (Mexican Narrative Ballad) Conference” will also celebrate the work and memory of composer and vocalist Lalo Guerrero.
April 21, 2008
Culture clash at Arizona State University takes center stage in satire ‘Speak Spanish to Me’
Painting over O.C.’s Latino past – A move in Fullerton to obliterate Chicano murals is typical for Orange County.
Chicano art up close – Con Safos – (the National Museum of Mexican Art in Chicago)
April 8, 2008
Chicano photographer offers up-close view of Mexican-Americans
April 7, 2008
Undocumented students dream of financial aid – The California Dream Act would give undocumented students federal aid.
Chicano art, beyond rebellion – ‘Phantom Sightings: Art After the Chicano Movement’ provides a rare showcase at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
GRIEGO: Future will be what kids make it
April 2, 2008
Latino show speaks with several voices – Con Safos: Contemporary Chicano Art From the Joe A. Diaz Collection at the National Museum of Mexican Art – Chicago
April 1, 2008
LACMA Exhibition Showcases Provocative Artworks Created After the Chicano Movement
March 31, 2008
LA Chicano Muralist George Yepes to Speak at VC April 17 – Ventura College
March 28, 2008
UC San Diego Honors Activist Gracia Molina de Pick at César Chávez Event
March 25, 2008
Cozen O’Connor Member Blanca Quintero Named Managing Partner of San Diego Office
March 20, 2008
MECA Honors Cesar Chavez – Houston
March 18, 2008
Rudy Benavides – Chicano Music Pioneer – The Latin Lover of Flash Records and much more
40 Years After Walkouts, Little Has Changed, Latinos Say – Los Angeles
Playwright pays tribute to his roots – Juan Felipe Herrera
March 11, 2008
Claremont Colleges Celebrate Cesar Chavez With Series of Events
Tomás Rivera Conference Honors Painter, Poet – Alfredo Arreguín and author Lauro Flores
March 10, 2008
Activists take over L.A. streets celebrating 1968 ‘blowouts’ – Thousands re-enact the East Los Angeles high school boycotts by marching from Lincoln H.S. to Hazard Park. – Los Angeles
March 5, 2008
A Chicano activist celebrates an anniversary – Armando Vazquez-Ramos celebrates the birth of the Chicano Movement 40 years ago
February 26, 2008
2008 San Diego Latino Film Festival Boasts San Diego State University Month Connection
February 25, 2008
RENOWNED PERFORMANCE ARTIST GUILLERMO GOMEZ-PENA TO VISIT COLORADO STATE
Loss of poet Raúl Salinas is loss to literature
Carrying on the Valdez heritage – FATHER AND SON COLLABORATE ON ‘MUMMIFIED DEER’ AT SJSU
New Book Blames Latino Culture for High Drop-Out Rate
February 20, 2008
Defining Latino identity in poetry – The Wind Shifts: New Latino Poetry
February 19, 2008
Garcia: Clinton’s fire wall is curling smoke
February 14, 2008
Raúl Salinas, poet, teacher and activist, dies – Austin resident and bookstore owner gave voice to Chicano struggle.
Chicano films in the spotlight – Cine Chicano Film Festival – Arizona
February 11, 2008
Board honors former regent Jesus Salas for lifelong dedication to higher education – Wisconsin
February 5, 2008
New LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Album RAICES Set For March 4th Release
La Bloga: Multi (bits) cultural (and pieces)
American Latino TV & LatiNation Debut New Episodes This Weekend!
February 4, 2008
David Valdes, Film Producer – Latino nominated for an Academy Award in cinematography
January 28, 2008
Mexican Museum still searching for a home – San Francisco
January 23, 2008
Chicano/Chicana Life Across America Exhibition at the Muzeo Museum in Anaheim « THE LOS ANGELES EASTSIDE SCENE
January 16, 2008
Chicano Art Panel at the Getty – Los Angeles
La Bloga: SPOTLIGHT ON AZTLAN BOOKS Y MAS – Las Vegas
