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Suavecito: The love song that became an anthem
2 years, 1 month ago

Suavecito: The love song that became an anthem

BBC  

Suavecito: The love song that became an anthem Courtesy of Richard Bean This year marks the 50th anniversary of the release of Suavecito, by the band Malo, which became a mainstream hit at a time when Latino people were just a small percentage of the US population. More "As I was singing to the crowd, four huge Chicano guys marched …

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Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A.
3 years, 6 months ago

Sesshu Foster and Arturo Romo have the antidote for the erasure of East L.A.

LA Times  

This story is part of L.A. — We. Real and imagined Eastsiders fill Foster’s many books, from the novel “Atomik Aztex” to his latest poetry volume, “City of the Future.” Sesshu Foster, left, and Arturo Romo. SF: My aunt and uncle met at the Fellowship House by Evergreen Cemetery, and that’s why I ended up in East L.A. After the …

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Mexican Americans in San Diego: Border divides the best of both worlds
4 years, 3 months ago

Mexican Americans in San Diego: Border divides the best of both worlds

LA Times  

Beneath the Coronado Bridge, Monica Cruz, front, and Marina Garcia visit Chicano Park. Former San Diego City Councilman Jess Haro, now board chairman of the Chicano Federation, said, “You don’t read too many stories about Chicanos. All this has added to the fact that this is a quiet minority community.” Besides, “San Diego doesn’t tolerate activism,” she said. “What makes …

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Activists sets sights on making Latinos the ‘Swing Vote’
4 years, 3 months ago

Activists sets sights on making Latinos the ‘Swing Vote’

LA Times  

A national news magazine once called Willie Velasquez, a veteran Chicano activist from San Antonio, “the man the Anglo establishment hates to see.” But when that article was published several years ago, the “establishment” that Velasquez was challenging were the Anglos who ran politics in places such as Sanger, Calif., or Pecos, Tex. Velasquez is the first to concede that …

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The Chicano Moratorium was a 'catalytic moment' for L.A. art
4 years, 4 months ago

The Chicano Moratorium was a 'catalytic moment' for L.A. art

LA Times  

It was a day that began with exuberance and then exploded in violence. The Chicano Moratorium, one former marcher said, “was a catalytic moment.” Judy Baca, then 23, was working as a roving art teacher for the Department of Recreation and Parks, holding workshops at Eastside community centers. The Moratorium “was a catalytic moment,” says Rita Gonzalez, a co-curator of …

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