Check out this brief clip about Cesar Chavez' founding of the United Farm Workers of America in the 1960s from A History of Hispanic Achievement in America.
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WHO AM I? CHICANOCANDACE.
What is the history behind Chicano rap? What the heck is "Aztlan"? What is "La Raza" and how can I get one? Has Chicano rap appropriated any earlier movements/trends/other groups? All the answers to your most BURNING Chicano rap questions. Right here. Right now.
WHO AM I? CHICANOCANDACE.
LOCATED: los angeles, ca
LIVES FOR: la raza + bronze pride
LOVES: funky aztecs, 2mex, AZTLAN, cesar chavez, XICANO records + film, brownpride.com, the godfather KID FROST, junebug slim, mexican american civil rights movement
LOATHES: 50 cent, COUNTRY MUSIC, racial + ethnic inequality, GWB
LIVES FOR: la raza + bronze pride
LOVES: funky aztecs, 2mex, AZTLAN, cesar chavez, XICANO records + film, brownpride.com, the godfather KID FROST, junebug slim, mexican american civil rights movement
LOATHES: 50 cent, COUNTRY MUSIC, racial + ethnic inequality, GWB
TERMS TO KNOW!
- AZTLAN- "the Aztec territory, spanning from Mexico to California, that existed prior to the Mexican-American War (1849)"
- CHICANO- "a descendant of the original civilizations of this land (i.e. Mexica, Inca, Maya, Toltec, etc.)"
- LA RAZA DE BRONCE- "the bronze race"
- LA RAZA- "the race"
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La Muerta
Mark Vallen, 2006
Oil on masonite panel, 9" x 12"
This small painting portrays a young Chicana as she celebrates the ancient Mexican holiday of Dia de los Muertos.
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