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How One Player Helped Angelenos and the Dodgers Bridge Their Divide

By Michelle Bruton – OZY.com – Photo Not Credited. Photo: Dodger’s Pitching Sensation, Fernando Valenzuela. When Valenzuela, a native of Etchohuaquila, Mexico, earned his first start, Latino players made up just 11.1 percent of MLB teams, according...

PPG’s Ray Garcia Presents PPG Lowrider Palace at Goodguys Del Mar Nationals

By Autobody News – AutobodyNews.com – Photo: Autobody News Image Gallery. Photo: “Rag daddy 64” owned by Mike Ochoa, paint by Southside Customs Ray Garcia is passionate about lowriders—so passionate that he’s the owner of a 1971...

Latino’s Taste: Radford’s Greatest Latin Cuisine Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

By Nicholas Clark – RUTartan.com – Photo Not Credited. Latino’s Taste is a quality local dining option in Radford, Virginia, serving authentic Salvadorian food. Latino’s Taste is a small restaurant located on the part of W. Main Street that sees minimal...

Chicano artist speaks about art, walkouts and comics during his speech

By Grant Cayton – OWUTranscript.com – Photo: Kit Weber. Photo: The title is “Salon de los Ilegales.” Some of Carlos Fresquez’s art work displayed in Beeghly Library. From cowboys to cars, from paint to prints– nothing is off limits for...

12 Must-See Latino Movies at the San Francisco International Film Festival

By Manuel Betancourt – Remezcla.com – Photo: Pahokee|Director Patrick Bresnan, Ivete Lucas. As the Bay Area readies itself to welcome yet another edition of the San Francisco Film Festival, Latinx audiences will be happy to hear there’s plenty to enjoy in...

Getting to the bottom of Chicano subculture coverage on Japan

By Patrick ST. Michel – JapanTimes.co.jp – Photo: Yoshiaki Miura. Photo: Lowrider culture in Japan has been covered by several media organizations since at least as far back as 2011. Over the past month and a half, a number of Western media outlets have...