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California’s 1990s Chicano rave revolution as told through archived photos

By Lexi Manatakis – DazedDigital.com – Photo: Courtesy Guadalupe Rosales and Deborah Meza Photo: Swing Kids party crew from San Gabriel Valley, 1994 Split into two archives that are homed on Instagram, Rosales’ work as an archivist is increasing Chicano...

Cheech Marin Coming To Wichita Falls To Show Off His Art Collection

By Eric The Intern – NewsTalk1290.com – Photo: Emma McIntyre. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong have grown up and gone their separate ways. The two remain in contact and make appearances from time to time. Something I did not know about Cheech Marin, is that...

Piñata-style artworks and sculptures by Justin Favela that celebrate his Guatemala-Mexican-American heritage

By Laura Collinson – CreativeBoom.com – Photo: Mikayla Whitmore Photo: Fridalandia. 2017. Justin Favela is a mixed media artist whose large-scale installations and sculptures are inspired by the traditional piñata. His work references pop culture, art...

Preserving the Latino veteran experience

By Kaylah Jackson – ConnectingVets.com – Photo courtesy of VOCES Oral History Project. When Dr. Maggie Rivas-Rodriguez was looking for books about the Mexican-American experience during World War II, she couldn’t find anything. But it’s not because there...

Pacoima is ready to celebrate The Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway in one more reminder of the late Chicano rocker’s legacy

By Dalia Espinosa | Los Angeles Daily News – DailyNews.com – Photo: Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG. This mural, La Bamba, by Hector Ponce is on Van Nuys Boulevard and Amboy Avenue. An unveiling of the Ritchie Valens Memorial Highway will take...

Latin in Manhattan: A look at early Hispanic New York

By Lucie Levine – 6sqft.com – Photo: Wiki Commons. Photo: New Amsterdam in 1671 New York is the largest Latino city in the United States. Over 2.4 million New Yorkers, or nearly one third of the population, identify as Hispanic or Latino. The city’s...