Film examines Dolores Huerta from jazz to ‘Sí, se puede’

Film examines Dolores Huerta from jazz to ‘Sí, se puede’

By Russell Contreras/The Associated Press – SantaFeNewMexican.com – Associated Press file photo. Albuquerque, New Mexico — Dolores Huerta formed the first farmworkers union with Cesar Chavez, stood next to Sen. Robert Kennedy minutes before he was...
Video: The history of El Paso’s Pachuco culture

Video: The history of El Paso’s Pachuco culture

By ElPaso411.com – Photo Not Credited. We’ve all heard people call El Paso Chucotown or just Chuco.  If you walked down the streets of El Paso, Texas, in 1942, you probably wouldn’t think much of a man wearing an oversized suit and fedora hat. The style was...
Cesar Chavez’s son to speak in Riverside for Chavez Days 2018

Cesar Chavez’s son to speak in Riverside for Chavez Days 2018

By Staff report/Press-Enterprise – PE.com – AP file photo. Photo: United Farm Workers leader Cesar Chavez pauses during his 1,000-mile march though the agricultural valley of California on behalf of the UFW union in 1975./AP file photo Cesar Chavez Days...
“The Rise And Fall Of The Brown Buffalo” Review

“The Rise And Fall Of The Brown Buffalo” Review

By Peter Wong – BeyondChron.org – Image Not Credited. The man that writer Hunter S. Thompson immortalized in “Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas” was actually a Chicano rights activist named Oscar “Zeta” Acosta. Director Phillip Rodriguez tells Acosta’s...
Mural Honoring Almost 200 Mexican-American Veterans Vandalized

Mural Honoring Almost 200 Mexican-American Veterans Vandalized

By Remezcla Estaff – Remezcla.com – Art by Alan López for Remezcla. Titled “Heroes Among Us,” the mural is a source of pride and a reminder of the contribution of Mexican-Americans. Carlos “El Jaguar” Aguilar dedicated more than four years to creating the...