On this date 54 years ago, the largest ethnically focussed action in the movement against the Vietnam War took place—offering an important example of the power of a people united. Today, August 29, ...

Cinco de Mayo isn’t a really popular holiday in Mexico, believe it or not. But since the 1960s, it’s become widely celebrated in the United States due to a civil rights movement called the Chicano ...

55 years ago, young Chicano activists took to the streets to proclaim, “our fight is in the barrio, not Vietnam.” Their protest still resonates to this day. An image from the 1971 film Chicano ...

Activist Diana Serna Aguilera (right) speaks alongside Latricia Davis, director of education, during a discussion about the Crystal City walkout at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum, ...

Library purchase through the Smithsonian Latino Initiatives Pool, administered by the Smithsonian Latino Center. La biblioteca recibió apoyo federal del Fondo de Iniciativas Latinas, administrado por ...

Decades after a pivotal moment in Chicano history, the Latino Theater Company is reaching back to the height of resistance movements in Los Angeles. “August 29,” a play set in 1990, centers on a young ...

Santa Ana is celebrating Chicano heritage on Sunday, hosting a festival with headline performances by iconic 1960s Latin rock and soul bands Thee Midniters and El Chicano. The festival, in its fourth ...

In the Curator’s Words is an occasional series that takes a critical look at current exhibitions through the eyes of curators. When Rafael Barrientos Martinez first discovered Ramsés Noriega’s art, he ...