Nearly 40 years after the 1973 Festival de Flor y Canto, the first Chicano literary festival, the spirit of the genre remains very much alive in Southern California. Read more...
Photo:
FOWLER MUSEUM
Marina Gonzalez Palmier will perform at the Fowler Museum in partnership with Sally Shore’s New Short Fiction Series.
I'm convinced that there's nowhere quite like Venice. It's a cultural mecca for all things quirky and the people-watching capital of Los Angeles "“ if not the state. Read more...
In Spanish, the word "cambalache" means exchange. For the Chicano music group Cambalache, it represents a cultural exchange between Chicanos in the United States and southern Veracruz, Mexico. Read more...
Photo:
Courtesy of Rudy Ramirez
Now that students have grown out of trick-or-treating for free candy and attending awkward high school costume parties, they are ready for all the thrills of a Los Angeles Halloween. Here are some fun events happening in the city during the days leading up to Halloween Read more...
In the Filipino language Tagalog, the term "Balikbayan" means to return to one's town. With more than 7000 miles separating Los Angeles from the Philippines' capital city of Manila, returning to their roots is a long trip for Filipinos. Read more...
Photo:
Philippino empowerment exhibit in Kerckhoff Grand Sallon
A small girl beams at the camera, her eyes big and shiny, her short brown hair barely grazing her shoulders. The photo might be normal, passe even, if it weren't for the fact that her small hands are clasping a heavy metal hammer and her entire face is smeared with black carbon dust. Read more...
The breakup of a favorite band is a sad thing. In fact, it may be a sadder event for fans of the band than for the band itself. Read more...
