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East L.A. Chicano trio bring Day of the Dead vibe to Japan

By Michael J. Miller, KYODO NEWS – English.KyodoNews.net – Photo Not Credited. Photo: El Haru Kuroi perform at the Japanese American National Museum. From left to right, bassist, Michael Ibarra, drummer Dominic Rodriguez, and vocalist/guitarist Eddika...

These Are the Spanglish Slang Words You Need to Be on Vida’s Level

By Megan Vick – TVGuide.com – Photo Vida. Photo: Chelsea Rendon The middle of East Los Angeles as its newest dramedy Vida explores the gentrified neighborhood and the lives of its Mexican-American inhabitants. The series centers on two sisters, Emma...

TV series ‘Vida’ explores Latino culture of East L.A.

By Adrian Gomez | Journal Arts and Entertainment Editor – ABQJournal.com – Photo: Starz. Photo: Luis Bordonada, left, in a scene from the series “Vida,” which airs on Starz. Albuquerque, New Mexico — The series, Vida, follows two...

‘ColdChela’ Celebrates L.A.’s Latino Homebrewers With Its Annual AYCD Beer Festival

By Javier Cabral – LATaco.com – Image Courtesy of Ray Ricky Rivera. The temperatures in the southland have been steadily rising, and so are the numbers of members in the all-Latino homebrew club based here, the SoCal Cerveceros. And this Saturday evening...

Cheech Marin’s Chicano art museum given $9.7 million from state of California

By Associated Press – LATimes.com – Photo: Alan Rogers / Casper Star-Tribune via AP. Just months after California legalized recreational marijuana the state is giving stoner comedian Cheech Marin’s Chicano art museum $9.7 million. The Cheech Marin...