Events
March 3, 2012
2:00pm to 5:00pm
¡Feliz Cumpleaños! Ruben Salazar: The Life and Legacy of the Chicano Journalism Maestro celebrates the life and career of journalist Ruben Salazar, who covered the Chicano Movement as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times. The one-day exhibition will be Saturday, March 3, 2:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m, at the historic Plaza de la Raza, located in Lincoln Park in Lincoln Heights.
March 5, 2012
12:00pm to 1:30pm
Lars Ove Trans, a PhD fellow in the Department of Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies at the University of Copenhagen, will present “New Sites of Government: Voices, Silences, Exits and Re-entries in Oaxacalifornia,” a talk based on his ongoing research of indigenous migrant communities from the Mexican state of Oaxaca.
March 7, 2012
On Wednesday, March 7, 1:00 p.m., in the CSRC Library, Miguel Chavez, director of the Chicana and Chicano Studies at St. Cloud State University, will discuss his study “Las Cuatro Esquinas (The Four Corners): The Chicana and Chicano Movement in the West Side of Los Angeles, 1963–1979.” His is the first study to examine the history and development of el movimiento in four historical Mexican barrios in West Los Angeles.