A woman with short curly hair, cat-eye glasses and a picnic-basket colored dress stood behind the stage curtain while people settled in their seats in
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Chicano studies hosts second speaker event
In the second of the Chicano and Latino/a Heritage Month Speaker series, taking place last Wednesday night at the Eugene and Dow theater, began with
‘Flor y Canto:’ Conversation with Danny Trejo
Los Angeles Pierce College students and faculty clutched books in their hands while whispering among themselves in the Performing Arts Building. Everyone was waiting
A celebration of life
The Associated Students Organization and the MEChA de Pierce College club hosted a Día de Los Muertos celebration on Nov. 4, from 11:30 a.m. –
Celebrating Chicano/ Chicana roots
Discovering cultural roots through a means of expression can be transformational. For this club, it is the central basis for diversity and family. A collaborative
The importance of knowing your roots
Culture, it is the manifestation of the arts, customs, and achievements of a collective group, It is our roots, it is what gives us a
Day of the dead
Pierce College’s Dia De Los Muertos celebration reminds students of the greater aspects of life. The yearly event was held on campus last Thursday
Honoring the dead
Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlán (MEChA), a club that promotes the advancement of Latinos through political movements, hosted the celebration in the Great Hall on
Fiesta at The Great Hall
The sounds of rhythmic drum beats and heavy chanting blend together to fill the room, as a man in brightly colored indigenous clothing and an
Clubs clash on social media
Controversy surrounding immigration and the Black Lives Matter movement have ignited tension nationwide leading up to the 2016 presidential election. That kind of vitriol and