The movie “Cesar Chávez: An American Hero,” directed by Mexican filmmaker and actor Diego Luna, comes to the big screen this week. It seeks not only to place Chávez and his partner in struggle Dolores Huerta on the pedestal of heroes, but also remind the public that their battle for dignity is more relevant than ever before. José López Zamorano reports from the nation’s capital.

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(Español) Ninguno de nosotros puede decir que conoce exactamente lo que César habría dicho acerca de esta lucha, o cualquier otra. Pero sí creo que él querría que recordáramos que los debates que tenemos son menos sobre política que sobre la gente.

One of the oldest cultural expressions from the American continent is the music of the first peoples of the Andes: the Aymaras and Quechuas, ancient cultures that have passed on throughout the generations their rich oral traditions and ways of seeing the world, seeking to live in harmony with the planet.

Ron Quesada is about to launch his first album with his novel musical proposal. Quesada hopes to have an impact on young Filipino-Americans, to help them learn more about their cultural roots.

(Español) El Departamento de Policía que tanto hostigó a los mexicanos en aquel tiempo es hoy en su mayoría un departamento de mexicanos. El ambiente de hostilidad anti sindical en la nación, en cambio parece regresar estos días, sobre todo en algunos recintos de la Cámara de Representantes.

On the 60th anniversary of the blacklisted film Salt of the Earth, unionists, scholars and Chicano activists mark the milestone with celebrations. The film portrays a real life strike of Chicano mine workers in New Mexico and the revolutionary role their wives played in the picket lines.