It’s 1993, and the Mexican American artist, then 52 years old and on a day off from his job as a city maintenance worker, drives to San Antonio to see the largest exhibit of Chicano art ever ...

As Mexico gears up to celebrate its 214th Independence Day, you can find people celebrating ... include the city of Vista and Barrio Logan's Chicano Park.

When filmmaker Travis Gutiérrez Senger reflects on ASCO’s legacy, he quickly notes they were more than an art ... the Chicano Moratorium, an anti-Vietnam War movement during which many Mexican ...

It's a popular misconception that Cinco de Mayo, which translates to "fifth of May" in Spanish, is Mexico's Independence Day or is the ... with the rise of the Chicano movement in the 1960s ...

is Mexico’s Independence Day. In reality, Cinco de Mayo commemorates the Battle of Puebla in 1862, a significant but separate event. Cinco de Mayor celebration began in California among Chicano ...

The holiday then picked up more traction during the Chicano Movement ... in America than in Mexico. "Our most important celebration is Sept. 16 - that is our Independence Day," said Silvia Lugo ...