by Terry Grieve | Jun 21, 2019 | Culture, Museums | 0 Comments
By HotSR.com – Image: Submitted photo. Image: “On The Prowl,” by Luis Saldaña Little Rock, Arkansas – “Latinos Unidos,” an art exhibit featuring Latino artisans living in the United States, will be on exhibit at the Landmark Building, 201...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 21, 2019 | Cuisine, Culture | 0 Comments
By Lauren Saria – | Arizona Republic – AZCentral.com – Photo Not Credited. Smoke wafts toward the ceiling of the matchbox-size kitchen at Barrio Cafe Gran Reserva as chef Silvana Salcido Esparza cooks verdolagas over an orange-blue flame. Though the...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 21, 2019 | Culture, Dia de los Muertos, Festivals, History | 0 Comments
By Ana Velasco – KCET.org – Image: Courtesy of Self Help Graphics And Art. Image: “Día de Los Muertos” by Leonard Castellanos (1976 Commemorative Dia de Los Muertos Print) The Day of the Dead (or Día de Los Muertos), is undoubtedly one of the better-known...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 20, 2019 | Culture, Dia de los Muertos, Festivals, History | 0 Comments
By Lara Medina – KCET.org – Photo: AmbarCCPM | Wikicommons. Photo: Day of the Dead altars in Metepec, Mexico. Sixteenth-century Spanish Catholic rituals honoring the dead shared some characteristics with those of indigenous cultures in Latin America....
by Terry Grieve | Jun 20, 2019 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Alfredo Torres Jr. | For the Express-News – MySanAntonio.com – Photo: File Photo. Photo: Veteran Edward Albert Peniche, seen in 2001, wasn’t a citizen when he went to fight in Europe, but he returned a hero. This year marks the 75th anniversary of...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 20, 2019 | Culture, History | 0 Comments
By Gabriel San Román – OCWeekly.com – Image Not Credited. There’s one mousey milestone that won’t be marked with a “Get Your Ears On” celebration at Disneyland this year although it endures in Chicano political memory. Back in 1994, California Governor...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 19, 2019 | Culture, Festivals, Videos | 0 Comments
By Manuel Betancourt – Remezcla.com – Photo: Courtesy Of Eli Jacobs Fantauzzi. Established in 2012, the Philadelphia Latino Film Festival (PHLAFF) stands as the region’s only fest showcasing the work of emerging and established Latino and Latin American...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 19, 2019 | Culture, History, Sports | 0 Comments
By Traci Rockefeller Cusack – SacramentoPress.com – Photo Not Credited. The Center for Sacramento History will present a special Speaker Series event about the history of baseball and the overlooked history of the local Mexican American sports community on...
by Terry Grieve | Jun 19, 2019 | Culture, LowRiders | 0 Comments
By John Gilbert – Hotrod.com – Photo Not Credited. Under the hood of Mark’s pearlescent baby blue 1950 is a 302 Ford with a mild cam and a trio of Autolite two-barrel carbs. The transmission is the forever dependable Ford C4 three-speed automatic coupled...