Calligraphy, literally "beautiful writing," has been appreciated as an art form in many different cultures throughout the world, but the stature of calligraphy in Chinese culture is unmatched. In ...

This is understood as a prohibition of using animal and human forms in texts, textiles and architecture. Islamic calligraphy and illustrated manuscripts have been highly prized for millennia. The ...

BEAVERTON, Ore. (KOIN) — At the end of a school day at Beaverton High, a group of students gather and begin shaking cans of ...

I asked. “I would say resilience,” said Valerie Jaimes, Executive Director of the Chicano Park Museum and Cultural Center. Resilience in art, and in the movement. “You know, a lot of these ...

Chicanx Studies, also listed as Chicano/a Studies, La Raza Studies, or Mexican American Studies at various colleges and universities throughout the state and nation, came into existence at California ...

East Los Angeles is not only the single largest Chicano/Mexicano population in the country. It is the largest Hispanic community in the United States. Add to that the proximity of the U.

San Jose was home to two legends in the arts: brothers Rudy and Sonny Madrid. Rudy was a trailblazing musician, and Sonny founded Lowrider magazine, a world-renowned publication. "Rudy, he was a ...

In the background, homages to Mexican folklore can be seen along with the letters Hillside in “old Chicano lettering.” “I wanted to give everyone something to identify with,” Gemini said.

The walkouts continue for two weeks until the demands are met. Just days after the opening of the HemisFair in San Antonio, Chicano high school students stage walkouts—first in San Antonio ...

“There’s something about the American character that’s embodied in this group that’s made up of Salvadorans (Herbert Siguenza and Ric Salinas) and a Chicano (Montoya himself),” he said.