After we (MECHA) had submitted our request to implement Chicano Studies to IVC, I began checking with the office of the Deputy Supt an average of once a week. I ...

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 ...

However, this one is for the community. In the background, homages to Mexican folklore can be seen along with the letters Hillside in “old Chicano lettering.” “I wanted to give everyone ...

“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.

Photo credit: lajollaplayhouse.org When I first arrived in San Diego from Mexico City in the early 1980’s, I was a little surprised at how different Mexican culture and Chicano culture were.

Gustavo Arellano is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, covering Southern California everything and a bunch of the West and beyond. He previously worked at OC Weekly, where he was an ...

“I didn’t really have a Latino community,” Downs said. “I felt like I was quite alone.” This can be the reality for many other Latino or Chicano students at the University, who made up 2.6 percent of ...

âÄúItâÄôs given me a lot of time to think.âÄù Many of his thoughts have turned to the state of Latinos in higher education, he said, as the Chicano studies department he helped found at the University ...

Her commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion is evident through her impactful work with the Chicano Federation in San Diego, where she has tirelessly advocated for equal opportunities and ...

It’s the time of year where San Diegans make the haul to Anza-Borrego Desert State ...

From a costume parade to a museum celebration, here are some of the ways to celebrate Dia De Los Muertos in Pueblo ...