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Sonoma County’s Fiesta de Independencia teaches youth about Latin heritage

By Robert Digitale | The Press Democrat – PressDemocrat.com – Photo: Schlanker/The Press Democrat. Photo: Janney Olmedo, 1 year old, performs with the group Ballet Folklorico Ireri Petaluma during the Fiesta de Independencia at the Luther Burbank Center...

Celebrando Chicano Art Gala To Raise Funds for The Cheech

By Press Release – InlandEmpire.us – Photo Not Credited. Receiving the Chicano Industry Award during the Celebrando Chicano Art Gala will be Cardenas Markets. Jesus Cardenas was an ambitious and determined young man when he came to this country from the...

Latino Life: Arte Americas Offers A Chance To Immerse Yourself in Latino Culture

By Aurora Diaz – ABC30.com – Photo: ABC 30. Photo: Arte Americas is offering opportunities to immerse yourself in Latino culture. Fresno, California (KFSN) — Whether its Dia de Los Muertos altars created by local artists or pieces coming from Mexico,...

‘Destinos,’ the Chicago International Latino Theater Festival, to return for another year of ‘new Latino theater’

By KT Hawbaker | Chicago Tribune – ChicagoTribune.com – Photo: Roberto Ricciuti. Photo: The North American premiere of “Acéléré” by Colombian circus troupe Circolombia will run Oct. 23–Nov. 4 at The Yard at Chicago Shakespeare Theater. The...

Bridges in Time of Walls: Mexican/Chicano Art from Los Angeles to Mexico

By ArtfixDaily Artwire™ – ArtFixDaily.com – Mural: Frank Romero, The Closing of Whittier Boulevard. In a landmark cultural exchange, the renowned Museo de Arte Carrillo Gil (MACG) in Mexico City and Los Angeles-based AltaMed Health Services, the...