How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

How My Southeast L.A. Culture Got to Japan

By Walter Thompson-Hernández – NYTimes.com – Image Capture: Walter Thompson Hernandez | The New York Times. I grew up in southeast Los Angeles, the son of an African-American father and Mexican mother, and the concept of identity is a theme that has been...
Smithsonian Adds Gallery Honoring Latino-American Culture

Smithsonian Adds Gallery Honoring Latino-American Culture

By Peter Libbey – NYTimes.com – Photo: Credit Joshua Voda | National Museum of the American Indian. Photo:The Smithsonian Latino Center collaborated on the exhibition “Taíno: Native Heritage and Identity in the Caribbean” with the National Museum of the...
The Veteranas of Chicana Youth Culture in Los Angeles

The Veteranas of Chicana Youth Culture in Los Angeles

By Melissa Smith – NYTimes.com – Photo: Courtesy of Guadalupe Rosales. Photo: A party crew on 6th Street Bridge, in Boyle Heights. 1993. Guadalupe Rosales is a collector.  For an installation in art school, she built her version of a typical teenager’s...
Edward James Olmos on ‘Mayans M.C.’ and How Art Informs Activism

Edward James Olmos on ‘Mayans M.C.’ and How Art Informs Activism

By Simon Abrams – NYTimes.com – Photo: Emily Berl for The New York Times. Photo: Edward James Olmos is returning to television with “Mayans M.C.,” a sequel to “Sons of Anarchy” debuting Tuesday on FX. In the new FX drama “Mayans M.C.,” a sequel to “Sons of...