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Zoot Suits and Lowrider Culture: A Night at the Petersen Museum

Zoot Suits, Lowriders & Cultura: A Night at the Petersen Please click on link to read this article by HollywoodLand News on this incredible event. “It was truly an honor to be at the Peterson Museum for this incredible collaboration—one that brought together...

Chicano Park is 50 years old. Its history is as vibrant as its murals.

By Kevan Malone – SanDiegoUnionTribune.com – Photo: Eduardo Contreras | The San Diego Union-Tribune. Photo: A mural in Chicano Park depicting five cars caravaning north on Interstate 5, from Las Playas de Tijuana to Chicano Park. San Diego, California...

A Brief History of Chicano Park’s 50 Years

By Carolyn Osorio – CoronadoTimes.com – Photo Not Credited. Chicano Park is considered a National Historic Monument, and part of California’s Cultural Districts. The Park started as a construction site. It is inextricably tied to the dislocation of...

A colorful life: Latino artist Daniel DeSiga remembered

By Dian Ver Valen | Walla Walla Union-Bulletin – Union-Bulletin.com – Courtesy Image. Image: Painting by Walla Walla, Washington, native Daniel SeSiga titled “Cultivating Your Future.” Renowned muralist and Walla Walla native Daniel DeSiga...

50th Anniversary of Chicano Park Day Marked by Enrique Morones Podcast

By Chris Stone – TimesOfSanDiego.com – Photo: Chris Stone. Photo: An image of Enrique Morones is part of a mural on a support structure in Barrio Logan’s Chicano Park. Human rights activist Enrique Morones plans his own remembrance of the event. In his...

Here’s Why We Need to Let Our Abuelas Know We Love Them

By Mary Quill | [email protected] – LatinPost.com – Photo: Wikimedia. In many Hispanic families, the most respected family members are the grandparents. They are seen as an important figure in their grandchildren’s lives. The majority of Hispanic...