Día de los Muertos is an important holiday for Mexicans and Mexican-Americans. While the holiday is celebrated around Latin ...

Chicano/a is a philosophical word that denotes a person who is passionate about freedom, and the God-given rights one possesses as a person. It is a person who is willing to fight and sacrifice to ...

Liz Ramírez spent the first two months in her role as the new chief executive officer of the Chicano Federation meeting with each of the nonprofit’s 70 staff members. “Of course, it’s been a whirlwind ...

The appropriation of working class clothing strips fashion of its history. Clothing is far more than the fabric it is made ...

Dancers at one of Kansas City's previous Chicano Art Festivals. Taking place Oct. 7 in the West Bottoms, Kansas City's Chicano Art Festival includes live music, dancing and a lowrider hop competition.

An influential and rare permanent space dedicated to prolific Chicano art and culture –possibly the nation’s first and largest permanent collection of Mexican American Art, museum officials say – ...

Up for a fiesta? On Thursday, Cal State L.A. will hold a shindig complete with a mariachi, a new song by ’70s punk icon Alice Bag, and a keynote speech by labor activist Dolores Huerta. The occasion ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Preservation efforts for Chicano/Chicana murals across Colorado are receiving a major boost moving forward. On Wednesday, the National Trust for Historic Preservation included ...

One of Colorado's largest and most iconic murals was painted over, whitewashed at the height of its influence. Now - thanks to advances in technology and a boost from the National Trust for Historic ...

Lorna Dee Cervantes, 28, reared in the poverty of what she calls the welfare class of San Jose, said her writing career began one Christmas morning when she found the works of Stevenson, Byron and ...

“We feel confident when we're with them, they give us confidence. And that's, what helps us get through those hoops,” said Virginia Monterrosa. At age 64, she has had to jump through many hoops in her ...